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Male 1799 - 1871  (72 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William Nelson, Sr. > was born in 1799 in Dublin, Ireland; died on 3 Jan 1871 in Ravenswood, Long Island City, Queens, NY; was buried on 6 Jan 1871 in Green Wood Cemetery Brooklyn, NY.

    William married Helena Anne Desmond, > on 9 Jul 1823 in Dublin, Ireland. Helena (daughter of Timothy Desmond) was born in 1800 in Cork, Ireland; died on 9 Jan 1882 in New York, New York, NY; was buried on 12 Jan 1882 in Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Horatio Nelson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Apr 1824 in Dublin, Ireland; died on 12 Feb 1891 in Hackney, London, England.
    2. 3. Helen Desmond Nelson  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1828 in Ireland; died on 18 May 1916 in New York, New York, NY.
    3. 4. William Nelson, [ii]  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1830 in {NY}; died in 1905.
    4. 5. Catherine Sheils Nelson  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1833 in NY; died on 11 Jun 1902.
    5. 6. Charles Sheils Nelson  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1833 in New York, New York, NY; died in 1838 in New York, New York, NY.
    6. 7. Alfred Nelson, ^  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Dec 1837 in New York, New York, NY; died on 25 Mar 1922 in {Flushing, Queens, NY}; was buried on 29 Mar 1922 in Brooklyn (Green-Wood Cemetery), Kings, NY.
    7. 8. Emily Nelson  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1839; was christened on 4 Aug 1859; and died.
    8. 9. Virginia Nelson  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1844 in NY; died on 26 Jul 1918.
    9. 10. Anna Jones Nelson  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1846 in Ravenswood, Long Island City, Queens, NY; died about 1922.
    10. 11. Catherine Nelson  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1855; died in 1903.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Horatio Nelson Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 19 Apr 1824 in Dublin, Ireland; died on 12 Feb 1891 in Hackney, London, England.

  2. 3.  Helen Desmond Nelson Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born about 1828 in Ireland; died on 18 May 1916 in New York, New York, NY.

  3. 4.  William Nelson, [ii] Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in 1830 in {NY}; died in 1905.

    William married Mary Matilda Bebee on 3 Jun 1851 in NY. Mary was born in 1829; died on 15 Jul 1866 in Brooklyn, Kings, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    William married Maria Rassmussen in 1891 in Wassaic, Dutches, NY. Maria was born in Sweden; died on 18 Jan 1932 in New York, New York, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 5.  Catherine Sheils Nelson Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in 1833 in NY; died on 11 Jun 1902.

  5. 6.  Charles Sheils Nelson Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in 1833 in New York, New York, NY; died in 1838 in New York, New York, NY.

  6. 7.  Alfred Nelson, ^ Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 21 Dec 1837 in New York, New York, NY; died on 25 Mar 1922 in {Flushing, Queens, NY}; was buried on 29 Mar 1922 in Brooklyn (Green-Wood Cemetery), Kings, NY.

    Alfred married Emily Fairlie Ogden, > on 21 Aug 1860 in Ravenswood, Long Island City, Queens, NY. Emily (daughter of Samuel Gouverneur Ogden, > and Julia Fairlie, >) was born on 1 Oct 1838 in Philadelphia, PA; was christened on 2 Nov 1838 in New York, New York, NY; died on 3 Aug 1923 in Flushing, Queens, NY; was buried in Brooklyn (Green-Wood Cemetery), Kings, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Norman Fairlie Nelson, Sr. [i] ^  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Jun 1862 in Ravenswood, Long Island City, Queens, NY; was christened in PRHPS 1862 in Ravenswood, Long Island City, Queens, NY; died on 13 Jul 1954 in Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY; was buried on 10 Aug 1954 in Brooklyn (Green-Wood Cemetery), Kings, NY.
    2. 13. Alfred Gouverneur Nelson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Dec 1864 in Brooklyn, Kings, NY; died on 1 Nov 1885 in Astoria, Queens, NY; was buried on 3 Nov 1885 in Brooklyn (Green-Wood Cemetery), Kings, NY.
    3. 14. Horatio Ogden Nelson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Sep 1866 in Brooklyn, Kings, NY; was christened in PRHPS 1866 in Brooklyn, Kings, NY; died on 8 May 1945 in Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY; was buried on 10 Jun 1945 in Brooklyn (Green-Wood Cemetery), Kings, NY.
    4. 15. Desmond Nelson, ^  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Nov 1869 in 4th Ave; was christened in New York, New York, NY; died on 28 Feb 1958 in East Patchogue (Brookhaven Memorial Hospital), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY; was buried in Bellport (Woodland Cemetery), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY.
    5. 16. Francis Nelson  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1870 in NY; and died.
    6. 17. Allen Campbell Nelson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Feb 1872 in New York, New York, NY; was christened on 18 Jan 1874; died on 10 Feb 1947 in FL; was buried in 1947 in St. Augustine, St. Johns, FL.
    7. 18. Robert Burns Nelson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Apr 1878 in Astoria, Queens, NY; was christened on 22 Apr 1878; died on 23 Apr 1882 in Ravenswood, Long Island City, Queens, NY; was buried on 24 Apr 1882 in Brooklyn (Green-Wood Cemetery), Kings, NY.

  7. 8.  Emily Nelson Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in 1839; was christened on 4 Aug 1859; and died.

  8. 9.  Virginia Nelson Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born about 1844 in NY; died on 26 Jul 1918.

  9. 10.  Anna Jones Nelson Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in 1846 in Ravenswood, Long Island City, Queens, NY; died about 1922.

    Family/Spouse: John P. Appleton. John was born about 1846; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  10. 11.  Catherine Nelson Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in 1855; died in 1903.


Generation: 3

  1. 12.  Norman Fairlie Nelson, Sr. [i] ^ Descendancy chart to this point (7.Alfred2, 1.William1) was born on 22 Jun 1862 in Ravenswood, Long Island City, Queens, NY; was christened in PRHPS 1862 in Ravenswood, Long Island City, Queens, NY; died on 13 Jul 1954 in Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY; was buried on 10 Aug 1954 in Brooklyn (Green-Wood Cemetery), Kings, NY.

    Norman married Matilda Mitchel Von Faas, ^ on 4 Aug 1898 in New York, NY. Matilda (daughter of Gustave Von Faas and Emily Mitchel) was born on 21 Oct 1875 in Sweden; died on 22 Mar 1959 in Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. Norman Fairlie Nelson, Jr. [ii] ^  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Jul 1899 in Flushing, Queens, NY; was christened on 28 Jan 1900 in Flushing, Queens, NY; died on 1 Aug 1990 in Peconic Bay, Long Island, NY.
    2. 20. Alfred Nelson, ^  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Mar 1903 in Flushing, Queens, NY; was christened on 14 Aug 1904 in {Southampton, Suffolk, NY}; died on 13 Oct 1988 in Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY; was buried on 31 Oct 1988 in Brooklyn (Green-Wood Cemetery), Kings, NY.

  2. 13.  Alfred Gouverneur Nelson Descendancy chart to this point (7.Alfred2, 1.William1) was born on 24 Dec 1864 in Brooklyn, Kings, NY; died on 1 Nov 1885 in Astoria, Queens, NY; was buried on 3 Nov 1885 in Brooklyn (Green-Wood Cemetery), Kings, NY.

  3. 14.  Horatio Ogden Nelson Descendancy chart to this point (7.Alfred2, 1.William1) was born on 7 Sep 1866 in Brooklyn, Kings, NY; was christened in PRHPS 1866 in Brooklyn, Kings, NY; died on 8 May 1945 in Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY; was buried on 10 Jun 1945 in Brooklyn (Green-Wood Cemetery), Kings, NY.

    Horatio married Charlotte Amelia Willey on 20 Jun 1895 in Long Island City, Queens, NY. Charlotte (daughter of James Marshall Willey and Emma Jane Phillips) was born on 21 Mar 1870 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; was christened on 3 Oct 1875 in Central Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn, Kings, New York; died on 11 Dec 1956 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; was buried on 14 Dec 1956 in Brooklyn (Green-Wood Cemetery), Kings, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 21. Emily Nelson, <  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Feb 1897; and died.
    2. 22. Beatrice Beirean Nelson, <  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Mar 1901 in Flushing, Queens, NY; and died.

  4. 15.  Desmond Nelson, ^ Descendancy chart to this point (7.Alfred2, 1.William1) was born on 21 Nov 1869 in 4th Ave; was christened in New York, New York, NY; died on 28 Feb 1958 in East Patchogue (Brookhaven Memorial Hospital), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY; was buried in Bellport (Woodland Cemetery), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY.

    Desmond married Ethel Morris, ^ about 1917. Ethel (daughter of Elsden Augustus Morris and Harriet Louisa Davis) was born in Jun 1878 in New Jersey, United States; died on 7 May 1966 in Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY; was buried in Bellport (Woodland Cemetery), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 16.  Francis Nelson Descendancy chart to this point (7.Alfred2, 1.William1) was born about 1870 in NY; and died.

  6. 17.  Allen Campbell Nelson Descendancy chart to this point (7.Alfred2, 1.William1) was born on 23 Feb 1872 in New York, New York, NY; was christened on 18 Jan 1874; died on 10 Feb 1947 in FL; was buried in 1947 in St. Augustine, St. Johns, FL.

  7. 18.  Robert Burns Nelson Descendancy chart to this point (7.Alfred2, 1.William1) was born on 12 Apr 1878 in Astoria, Queens, NY; was christened on 22 Apr 1878; died on 23 Apr 1882 in Ravenswood, Long Island City, Queens, NY; was buried on 24 Apr 1882 in Brooklyn (Green-Wood Cemetery), Kings, NY.


Generation: 4

  1. 19.  Norman Fairlie Nelson, Jr. [ii] ^ Descendancy chart to this point (12.Norman3, 7.Alfred2, 1.William1) was born on 30 Jul 1899 in Flushing, Queens, NY; was christened on 28 Jan 1900 in Flushing, Queens, NY; died on 1 Aug 1990 in Peconic Bay, Long Island, NY.

  2. 20.  Alfred Nelson, ^ Descendancy chart to this point (12.Norman3, 7.Alfred2, 1.William1) was born on 23 Mar 1903 in Flushing, Queens, NY; was christened on 14 Aug 1904 in {Southampton, Suffolk, NY}; died on 13 Oct 1988 in Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY; was buried on 31 Oct 1988 in Brooklyn (Green-Wood Cemetery), Kings, NY.

    Alfred married Alice Peterson Andrews, ^ on 14 Jul 1934 in Bronxville, Eastchester, Westchester, NY. Alice (daughter of Charles Sperry Andrews, Jr. and Alice Cobb Peterson) was born on 3 Dec 1912 in New York, New York, NY; was christened on 26 Apr 1913 in New York, New York, NY; died on 13 Jan 1988 in Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY; was buried on 31 Oct 1988 in Brooklyn (Green-Wood Cemetery), Kings, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 23. Norman Fairlie Nelson, [iii] ^  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Oct 1935 in Bronxville, Eastchester, Westchester, NY; was christened on 5 Jan 1936 in Bronxville, Eastchester, Westchester, NY; died on 28 Aug 2013 in Scarborough, Cumberland, ME.
    2. 24. Lucia Ogden Nelson, ^  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 25. James Fairlie Nelson  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 21.  Emily Nelson, < Descendancy chart to this point (14.Horatio3, 7.Alfred2, 1.William1) was born on 1 Feb 1897; and died.

    Family/Spouse: John Butler Rosenquest. John was born on 14 Sep 1899 in Pelham, Westchester County, New York, United States of America; died on 15 Dec 1968 in Winter Park, Orange County, Florida, United States of America; was buried in Elkins Park, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 26. Betty Rosenquist, <  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 27. Emily Ogden Rosenquist, <  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 22.  Beatrice Beirean Nelson, < Descendancy chart to this point (14.Horatio3, 7.Alfred2, 1.William1) was born on 12 Mar 1901 in Flushing, Queens, NY; and died.

    Family/Spouse: David F. Maxwell. David was born on 7 Nov 1900; died in Oct 1985. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 28. Charles Robert Maxwell, <  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1921; died on 18 Feb 1934 in Germantown, {Philadelphia?}, PA.


Generation: 5

  1. 23.  Norman Fairlie Nelson, [iii] ^ Descendancy chart to this point (20.Alfred4, 12.Norman3, 7.Alfred2, 1.William1) was born on 13 Oct 1935 in Bronxville, Eastchester, Westchester, NY; was christened on 5 Jan 1936 in Bronxville, Eastchester, Westchester, NY; died on 28 Aug 2013 in Scarborough, Cumberland, ME.

    Norman married Sally Lou Hutt, <^ on 6 Sep 1958 in Kenmore, Tonawanda, Erie, NY. Sally (daughter of Lester Ralph Hutt, > and Louisa Rich Fraser, <>) was born on 23 Mar 1937 in Kenmore, Tonawanda, Erie, NY; died on 29 May 2019. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 29. Jennifer Fraser Nelson, ^  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 30. Peter Fairlie Nelson, ^  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 31. Molly Andrews Nelson  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 24.  Lucia Ogden Nelson, ^ Descendancy chart to this point (20.Alfred4, 12.Norman3, 7.Alfred2, 1.William1)

    Lucia married Philip Arthur Hubert, Jr. ^ [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: John H. Thomson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 25.  James Fairlie Nelson Descendancy chart to this point (20.Alfred4, 12.Norman3, 7.Alfred2, 1.William1)

    James married Julie Lynn Dozier [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 26.  Betty Rosenquist, < Descendancy chart to this point (21.Emily4, 14.Horatio3, 7.Alfred2, 1.William1)

  5. 27.  Emily Ogden Rosenquist, < Descendancy chart to this point (21.Emily4, 14.Horatio3, 7.Alfred2, 1.William1)

  6. 28.  Charles Robert Maxwell, < Descendancy chart to this point (22.Beatrice4, 14.Horatio3, 7.Alfred2, 1.William1) was born about 1921; died on 18 Feb 1934 in Germantown, {Philadelphia?}, PA.


Generation: 6

  1. 29.  Jennifer Fraser Nelson, ^ Descendancy chart to this point (23.Norman5, 20.Alfred4, 12.Norman3, 7.Alfred2, 1.William1)

    Jennifer married Pierre Poltoratszky [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Jennifer married Christopher Roberts [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Jennifer married Harris Sondak [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 30.  Peter Fairlie Nelson, ^ Descendancy chart to this point (23.Norman5, 20.Alfred4, 12.Norman3, 7.Alfred2, 1.William1)

    Peter married Judith Merrill Wray [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 31.  Molly Andrews Nelson Descendancy chart to this point (23.Norman5, 20.Alfred4, 12.Norman3, 7.Alfred2, 1.William1)

    Molly married Howard John Pease [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



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