David Nelson

Brief Life History of David

When David Nelson was born on 6 June 1801, in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Jonathan Horatio Nelson, was 27 and his mother, Eunice Stone, was 27. He married Mary Thompson Miller on 6 March 1836, in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 27 September 1882, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

David Nelson
1801–1882
Mary Thompson Miller
1817–1849
Marriage: 6 March 1836
Mary Eunice Nelson
1837–1906
James Horace Nelson I
1839–1924
Josiah Nelson
1841–1841
David George Nelson
1842–1872
Samuel Jonathan Nelson
1844–1846
Martha Ann Nelson
1846–1848

Sources (37)

  • David Nelson, "United States Census, 1870"
  • David Nelson, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • David Nelson, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1818

Illinois is the 21st state.

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

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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