Born in Grand River, Haldimand, Ontario, Canada
Ancestors 
Daughter of William W Nelles
and Margaret Sophia (Clement) Nelles
Sister of
Warner Clement Nelles, James Cummings Nelles, Margaret Priscilla (Nelles) Cameron, John Hamilton Nelles, Nelson E. Nelles, William Sampson Nelles, Harriet Ann Nelles, Frederick Alexander Nelles, Robert Augustus Nelles and Edward Ambrose Nelles
Wife of
Robert Hay Bruce
— married
3 Feb 1840 (to 21 Jun 1853) in Grand River, Haldimand, Ontario, Canada
Wife of
Lawrence Welch
— married
after 1841 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Janet (Bruce) Elliott, Robert Hay Bruce Jr., William Hay Bruce, Margaret Bruce, James C. Welch, Thomas Welch, John William Welch, Mary Elizabeth (Welch) Collins and Harriet Ann (Welch) Bath
Died
at age 67
in Seneca, Haldimand, Ontario, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 11 May 2019
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Biography
Maria was born in 1824. She was the daughter of William Nelles and Margaret Clement. She passed away in 1892.
Sources
- Nellis–Nelles, Immigrants From the Palatinate, 1710, Vol. 1, published in 1997 by The Nellis and Nelles Family Associations and the Herkimer County Historical Society #1554 page 272
- Find A Grave: Memorial #74655305
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~6.25%
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Rejected matches › Maria (Nelles) Farrow (abt.1826-) › Maria Magdaleda Nellis (1824-) › Maria Catharina Nel (1822-) › Maria (Nellis) Jones (1826-) › Jeanetta Maria Nel (abt.1826-) › Maria (Neale) Gillam (1822-1893) › Maria Catharina (Nel) Jansen van Vuuren (1824-) › Maria Catharina Jacomina (Nel) De Beer (1823-1850) › Anna Maria Elizabeth (Nel) Strydom (bef.1826-) › Geesie Maria (Nel) Viljoen (1822-) › Cornelia Maria Christina (Nel) Naude (1819-)
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