Brief Life History of Nelson
When Nelson Jolly Sr was born on 17 February 1741, in Middletown Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, his father, Samuel Jolly, was 31 and his mother, Leticia Nelson, was 19. He married Mary Graham about 1760, in Middletown Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Bedford, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America for about 1 years. He died in 1818, in Cloverport, Breckinridge, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in William Hardin Pioneer Cemetery, Hardinsburg, Breckinridge, Kentucky, United States.
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Sources (17)
- Kentucky, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1890
- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
- Pennsylvania, Revolutionary War Battalions and Militia Index, 1775-1783
Spouse and Children
1741–1818 Male
1741–1825 Female
Children (9)
1766–1782 Male
1770–1870 Female
1773–1789 Male
1779–1853 Male
1780– Female
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Parents and Siblings
1710–1750 Male
1721–1801 Female
Siblings (2)
1741–1818 Male
1744–1814 Female
World Events (6)
1771
Age 30
1776
Age 35
1783 · A Free America
Age 42
Name Meaning
English, Scottish, and French: nickname for someone of a cheerful or attractive disposition, from Middle English, Old French jolif, joli ‘cheerful, lively, pretty’. In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the most common French variant Joly .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Jolly Family of Breckenridge Co, Kentucky
ID: I839 Name: NELSON JOLLY SR. Given Name: NELSON Surname: JOLLY Suffix: SR. Sex: M Birth: 17 FEB 1740 in MIDDLETOWN TWP, BUCKS CO., PA Death: ABT 1818 in BURIAL:WILLIAM HARDIN PIONEER CEM. (HARDIN # …
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