John
Nelson
Born in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Roger Nelson
and [mother unknown]
Brother of
Madison Nelson
Husband of
Frances Harriet (Burrows) Nelson
— married
1821 in Frederick, Maryland, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Mary Sim (Nelson) Neill and Rosa Landonia (Nelson) Steele
Died
at age 68
in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Oct 2018
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Biography
John Nelson was a Marylander.
John Nelson is Notable.
John was born in 1791. He was the son of Roger Nelson. He was Attorney General of the United States from 1843 to 1845 under President John Tyler. He passed away in 1860.
Sources
- https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/nelson-john
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Nelson_(lawyer)
- Wikidata: Item Q1701201, en:Wikipedia
- http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=N000037
- "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HYLC-LDPZ : 12 February 2020), John Nelson in entry for Ann Cecilia Nelson, 1821.
- "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HYGY-XTT2 : 12 February 2020), John Nelson in entry for Rosa Landonia Nelson, 1825.
- "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HYLC-LD6Z : 12 February 2020), John Nelson in entry for Frances Columbia Nelson, 1830.
- "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HY25-TJ2M : 12 February 2020), John Nelson in entry for Harriet Love Nelson, 1832.
- "District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNR1-C7Y : 9 March 2021), John Nelson and Francis H Burrows, 18 Nov 1816; citing p. 119, Records Office, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 2,079,172.
- "Maryland Marriages, 1666-1970", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4J4-K8H : 16 January 2020), John Nelson, 1838.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7527082/john-nelson : accessed 21 December 2021), memorial page for John Nelson (1 Jun 1791–18 Jan 1860), Find A Grave: Memorial #7527082, citing Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA ; Maintained by Find a Grave .
- FamilySearch: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/MGVC-T41
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Mike Wells
Nelson-26585 and Nelson-17259 appear to represent the same person because: Duplicate
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Rejected matches › John Neilson (1794-bef.1861) › John E. Nelson (1789-1872) › Johannes Nilsson (1791-1860) › Johannes (Nilsson) Sandström (1792-1862) › Hans Nilsen (1793-)
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