Nathaniel Henry Felton

Brief Life History of Nathaniel Henry

When Nathaniel Henry Felton was born on 31 October 1861, in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, William Henry Felton, was 39 and his mother, Sarah Jane Sperry, was 35. He married Inez C. Lindley in 1890. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in Massachusetts, United States in 1870 and Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States for about 70 years. He died in 1950, at the age of 89, and was buried in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

Nathaniel Henry Felton
1861–1950
Inez C. Lindley
1868–1958
Marriage: 1890
Helen Sarah Felton
1892–1974
Marion L Felton
1894–1911
Esther W. Felton
1897–1899
Mabel S. Felton
1905–1911
Lindley Felton
1907–1992

Sources (24)

  • Henry N Felton, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Folton, "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915"
  • N. Henry Felton, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1871 · Derby Wharf Light Built

The Derby Wharf Light was one the twin lighthouses that stood at either end of the Derby Wharf. It were used mainly to help pick up interest in the area. In 1914, when a major fire broke out in Salem flames burned the lighthouse to the ground. It was then rebuilt and later turned over to the National Park Services.

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of various places so called. Most of them, including those in Herefordshire, Shropshire, and Somerset (Winford), are named from Old English feld ‘pasture, open country’ + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’. Another place of the same name in Somerset, also known as Whitchurch, has as its first element Old English filethe ‘hay’. Felton Hill in Northumberland is named with the Old English personal name Fygla (a derivative of fugol ‘bird’; compare Fowle ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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