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121) Samuel Nelson Family
Author
Publisher
J.N. Hanson
Pub. Date
1985
Physical Desc
v, 400 p. : ill., coat of arms, geneal. tables, facsims.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Samuel Nelson (1845-1937) immigrated in 1850 from Scotland to Salt Lake City, Utah with his Latter-day Saint convert parents, Robert Nelson and Elizabeth Joseph. They later moved to Smithfield, Utah and Samuel married Ann Janette McBride in 1865. Descendants and relatives lived in Utah, Idaho, California, Arizona and elsewhere. Some descendants went to Alberta and elswhere in Canada.
Author
Publisher
Microfilming Corporation of America
Pub. Date
1979
Physical Desc
6 microfiche
Language
English
Description
" ... Little is known about Jonathan Geere, the immediate ancestor of the family in England ... Jonathan was born about 1580, and died prior to 1635, soon after the death of his wife. He left two young sons, George and Thomas, under the guardianship of an uncle. ... At an early age, their uncle, in order to obtain possession of their property, arranged to ship the two boys to America. ... [They] arrived in Boston in 1635 ... The first reliable record...
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