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NELSON, Joseph Sr[1]

Male 1682 - 1743  (60 years)Deceased   Has 12 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name NELSON, Joseph 
    Suffix Sr 
    Birth 28 Nov 1682  Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Burial Feb 1743  Union Cemetery, Georgetown, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Age: 61
      Parents: Capt. Philip Nelson & Elizabeth Lowell, m. 1: 10m: 1666 Rowley.
      Spouse(s):
      1. Hannah Brocklebank, int. Mar. 2, 1705/6, d. June 5, 1732
      2. Elizabeth Jewett, widow, m. Sep. 5, 1732, in Ipswich

      He buried his first wife, Hannah, on his property across from the new church and later sold them the land for a burying ground.
      Inscription
      JOSEPH NELSON
      Died Feb. 8, 1743:
      Aged 61 yrs.
      This stone erected Aug. 1857
      By SYLVANUS NELSON,
      His great great grand Son. [2]
    Death 8 Feb 1743  Georgetown, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Age 60 years 
    Person ID P4119  Dutton Ancestry
    Last Modified 8 Mar 2025 

    Father NELSON, Capt Phillip
              b. 22 Jan 1635, Cottingham, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 16 Aug 1691, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother LOWELL, Elizabeth
              b. 16 Feb 1645, Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 14 Dec 1731, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage Y  [5
    Children
     1. NELSON, Joseph Sr
              b. 28 Nov 1682, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 8 Feb 1743, Georgetown, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
     
    Family ID F6408  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family BROCKELBANK, Hannah
              b. 26 Aug 1684, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 5 Jun 1732, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years)  [1, 5
    Marriage 2 Mar 1706  Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Age at Marriage He : 23 years and 4 months old - She : 21 years and 7 months old. 
    Family ID F6406  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Mar 2025 

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 28 Nov 1682 - Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 2 Mar 1706 - Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Feb 1743 - Union Cemetery, Georgetown, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 8 Feb 1743 - Georgetown, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S141] Familysearch.org.

    2. [S50] Findagrave.com.

    3. [S132] (see) Birth Record.

    4. [S50] Findagrave.com.
      Created by: Bill Boyington
      Added: Dec 4, 2005
      Find a Grave Memorial #12601953

    5. [S64] (See) Marriage Record.



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