Jonathan Nelson

Brief Life History of Jonathan

When Jonathan Nelson was born on 2 December 1743, in Upton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Jonathan Nelson, was 44 and his mother, Ann Jones, was 32. He married Sarah Warren on 30 June 1767, in Upton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died in his hometown.

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Jonathan Nelson
1743–
Sarah Warren
1743–
Marriage: 30 June 1767
Daniel Nelson
1769–

Sources (7)

  • Jonathan Nelson, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Jonathan Nelson Jr., "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
  • Jonathan Nelson J. in entry for Daniel Nelson, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"

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1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776 · The Declaration to the King

"""At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""

1804

Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.

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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