Nelson, John (1768-1818)
- Name:
- Nelson, John (1768-1818)
- Born:
- 08/28/1768
- Birthplace:
- Portsmouth. NH
- Died:
- 01/31/1818
- Death Location:
- Portsmouth, NH
- Residence:
- Portsmouth, NH
- Nationality:
- American
- Occupation:
- Goldsmith
Silversmith
Trader, 1818 - Father:
- Nelson, Mark (1733-1787)
- Mother:
- Melony, Hannah Hunter
- Relations:
- Nephew of John Nelson (1735-1789), silversmith
Nephew of George Hunter (1741- - Spouse:
- 1) Margaret Arnold (1773-1807), Oct. 8,1792
2) Betsy LeBlanc, October 2, 1808 - Children:
- Nancy, born 1794; died 1819; m. Capt. Samuel Handy
Guardian of stepson, John F. LeBlanc, died 1815 - Notes:
- Henry N. Flynt and Martha Gandy Fales, The Heritage Foundation Collection of Silver. With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. (Old Deerfield, Massachusetts: Heritage Foundation, 1968), 286-287.
John M. Moses, "Nelsons of Portsmouth: Descendants of Matthew Nelson of Portsmouth, N.H." Ms., New Hampshire Historical Society Library.
Charles S. Parsons, New Hampshire Silver. (Cranbury, NJ: Adams Brown Company, 1983), 115-116.
Death Notice, New-Hampshire Gazette, Portsmouth, NH, February 3, 1818, 3.
North Cemetery, Portsmouth, NH
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