Anna (Bridgham) Nelson (1791 - abt. 1866)

Born 5 Feb 1791 in Hebron, Oxford, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Nathan Nelson — married 30 Mar 1808 in Minot, Androscoggin, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

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Biography

Anna Bridgham was born on February 5, 1791, the oldest of six children.

She married Nathan Nelson on March 30, 1808, in Minot. He was born on August 29, 1784, in Hebron., the son of Nathan and Jerusha Nelson. He was a farmer.

Nathan Nelson died on August 15, 1853, at the age of 68, just two weeks shy of his birthday.

Anna (Bridgham) Nelson died on March 11, 1866, in Oxford, Maine at the age of 75.

Facts

NAME
Anna Bridgham ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}
Ann Bridgham ^[5]
Anna ^{[6] [7]}

SEX
Female

BIRTH
Minot, Androscoggin, Maine, United States ^[8]
5 FEB 1791; Hebron, Oxford, Maine, United States ^[1]
ABT 1891; Maine, United States ^[6]
ABT 1892; Maine, United States ^[7]

DEATH
11 MAR 1866 ^[9]

RESIDENCE
1850; Oxford, Oxford, Maine, United States ^[6]
1860; Minot, Androscoggin, Maine, United States ^[7]

FAMILY
Husband
Nathan Nelson
Wife
Anna Bridgham
Marriage
30 MAR 1808; Minot, Androscoggin, Maine, United States ^[2]

Research Notes

A "Copy of an Old Record of a Birth," for Anna Bridgham shows her born in Hebron on February 5, 1791 to "William" and Jemima Bridgham. This is the only record I have of this person. I assume that she died young.

In addition, there is another "Copy of an Old Record of a Birth" for Fanna Bridgham, February, 1791 to Willard and Jemima Bridgham.

FindaGrave says she married Nathan Nelson, Jr in March of 1808 and had 12 children. She died March 11, 1866.

In 1860, 68yo Anna Nelson lived in Minot, ME in the household of 50yo E. D. and 43yo Phebe Nelson.

Notes, from FindaGrave:

Ann Nelson was the daughter of Willard and Jemima (Packard) Bridgham of Hebron, Maine. The birth record copy accessed via FamilySearch.org gives the specific birth date of 5 Feb. 1791 which relates to the calculated birth year of about 1790 from the gravestone. Most genealogy sources list her as 'Anna.' She and Nathan Nelson, Jr. were married in March of 1808. Together they had 12 children per the Annals of Oxford, Maine (Marquis Fayette King: Portland ME, 1893).

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Source: Title: www.ancestry.com , Page: "Copy of an Old Record of a Birth," for Anna Bridgham,
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Source: Title: "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907" , Repository name: www.familysearch.org
3. ↑ Source: Title: "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921" , Page: Death record for daughter Jerusha (Nelson) Bryant. , Repository name: www.familysearch.org
4. ↑ Source: Title: "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921" , Page: Death record for her son, Carydon B. Nelson. , Repository name: www.familysearch.org
5. ↑ Source: Title: FindaGrave , Page: Find A Grave: Memorial #56903156
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Source: Title: "1850 Census" , Page: Oxford, Oxford, Maine; Roll: M432_263; Page: 81B; Image: 163 , Repository name: www.ancestry.com
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} Source: Title: "1860 Census" , Page: Minot, Androscoggin, Maine; Roll: M653_432; Page: 570; Family History Library Film: 803432 , Repository name: www.ancestry.com
8. ↑ Source: Title: "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921" , Page: Death record for her daughter, Jerusha (Nelson) Bryant. , Repository name: www.familysearch.org
9. ↑ Source: Title: Gravestone , Page: Find A Grave: Memorial #56903156