Brief Life History of John Stewart
When John Stewart Nelson was born on 26 December 1860, in Otonabee, Peterborough, Canada West, British Colonial America, his father, Andrew Nelson, was 31 and his mother, Phoebe Harris, was 29. He lived in Otonabee, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada for about 10 years. He died on 6 January 1925, at the age of 64, and was buried in Claresholm Cemetery, Claresholm, Willow Creek No. 26, Alberta, Canada.
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Sources (3)
- John Nilson in household of Andrew Nilson, "Canada Census, 1871"
- John Stewart Nelson, "Find A Grave Index"
- John S Nelson, "Canada Census, 1881"
Parents and Siblings
1829–1915 Male
1831–1869 Female
Siblings (7)
1855– Female
1857–1938 Male
1859–1928 Male
1860–1925 Male
1862–1938 Male
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World Events (6)
1867 · Ontario Founded
Age 7
1869
Age 9
1883 · Mining Boom
Age 23
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from the personal name Nell or Nele, either of which might be a pet form of Elias or less commonly of Niel (from Latin Nigellus). See also Neal .
Americanized form of Swedish Nilsson and also of the Danish, Norwegian, and North German cognates Nielsen and Nilsen (compare Nelsen ). Compare also Neilson and Nielson .
History: The Nelson name was an important one in 18th-century VA, starting with Thomas ‘Scotch Tom’ Nelson, who emigrated to VA at the close of the 17th century from Penrith, Cumbria, where the Nelsons were numerous. Scotch Tom settled c. 1700 at Yorktown, VA, where he became a successful merchant and landholder. His son was sheriff and a member of the VA Council, and his grandson, Thomas Nelson (1738–89), a signer of the Declaration of Independence, was governor of VA.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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