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Gen. Nelson Cross

Gen. Nelson Cross

Male Abt 1824 - 1897  (73 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.   Gen. Nelson Cross Gen. Nelson Cross was born about 1824 in Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire (son of Ephraim Cross and Lucy P. Messer); died on 13 Mar 1897 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was buried on 15 Mar 1897 in Forest Hills Cemetery and Crematory, Jamaica Plain, Suffolk, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Lawyer
    • Cause of Death: Organic Heart Disease

    Family/Spouse: Mary Whetten. Mary was born in Nov 1832 in New York; died on 22 Mar 1911 in Manhattan, New York, New York; was buried on 25 Mar 1911 in Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Amy Cross was born in Apr 1856 in Wisconsin; died on 18 Apr 1939 in Manhattan, New York, New York; was buried on 21 Apr 1939 in Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.   Ephraim Cross was born on 19 Feb 1795 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut (son of Joseph Cross and Persis Wheeler Backus); died on 7 Sep 1876 in Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire; was buried on 9 Sep 1876 in Wilder Cemetery, Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Hatter
    • Cause of Death: Cancer

    Ephraim married Lucy P. Messer on 30 Dec 1816 in Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire. Lucy was born on 19 May 1794 in Hopkinton, Merrimack, New Hampshire; died on 2 Oct 1825 in Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire; was buried on 4 Oct 1825 in Wilder Cemetery, Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.   Lucy P. Messer was born on 19 May 1794 in Hopkinton, Merrimack, New Hampshire; died on 2 Oct 1825 in Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire; was buried on 4 Oct 1825 in Wilder Cemetery, Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire.
    Children:
    1. Elizabeth A. Cross was born on Yes, date unknown in Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire; died on Yes, date unknown.
    2. 1. Gen. Nelson Cross was born about 1824 in Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire; died on 13 Mar 1897 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was buried on 15 Mar 1897 in Forest Hills Cemetery and Crematory, Jamaica Plain, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
    3. Lucy A. Mellen Cross was born about 1826 in Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire; died on 12 Dec 1896 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.   Joseph Cross was born on 11 May 1760 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut (son of William John Cross, Sr. and Miriam Abbe); died on 20 Jan 1855 in Fairfax, Franklin, Vermont; was buried on 22 Jan 1855 in Pigeon Hill Cemetery, Pigeon Hill, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada .

    Joseph married Persis Wheeler Backus about 1797. Persis was born in 1760 -1773 in Connecticut; died about 1821 in Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.   Persis Wheeler Backus was born in 1760 -1773 in Connecticut; died about 1821 in Vermont.
    Children:
    1. 2. Ephraim Cross was born on 19 Feb 1795 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on 7 Sep 1876 in Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire; was buried on 9 Sep 1876 in Wilder Cemetery, Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire.
    2. Lucy Cross was born on 18 Aug 1798 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on 14 Jan 1878 in Cowansville, Brome-Missisquoi, Quebec, Canada; was buried on 16 Jan 1878 in Pigeon Hill Cemetery, Pigeon Hill, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada.
    3. George Washington Cross was born on 15 May 1800 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown.
    4. Erastus Cross was born on 2 Aug 1804 in Quebec, Canada; died on 16 Jun 1856 in Enosburg Falls, Franklin, Vermont; was buried on 18 Jun 1856 in Main Street Cemetery, Enosburgh Falls, Franklin, Vermont.
    5. Amanda Abbe Cross was born on 3 Apr 1805 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown.
    6. Laura Cross was born about 1808; died on Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.   William John Cross, Sr. was born on 25 May 1720 in Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut; died on 1 Jun 1801 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut.

    William married Miriam Abbe on 5 Aug 1745 in Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut. Miriam (daughter of Ebenezer Abbe, Sr. and Mary Allen) was born on 31 Aug 1726 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on 2 Dec 1823 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.   Miriam Abbe was born on 31 Aug 1726 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut (daughter of Ebenezer Abbe, Sr. and Mary Allen); died on 2 Dec 1823 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut.
    Children:
    1. Eunice Cross was born on 7 Jul 1747 in Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown.
    2. William Cross, Jr. was born on 25 Jun 1748 in Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut; died on 8 May 1834 in Otselic, Chenango, New York.
    3. Miriam Cross was born on 2 Feb 1750 in Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown.
    4. Eleazer Cross was born on 28 Sep 1753 in Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown.
    5. Nathan Cross was born on 6 Mar 1756 in Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut; died in Nov 1812 in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont.
    6. 4. Joseph Cross was born on 11 May 1760 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on 20 Jan 1855 in Fairfax, Franklin, Vermont; was buried on 22 Jan 1855 in Pigeon Hill Cemetery, Pigeon Hill, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada .
    7. Mary Cross was born on 5 Jul 1761 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown.
    8. Ebenezer Cross was born on 9 May 1762 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown.
    9. Tryphena Cross was born on 27 Apr 1767 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown in Bridgewater, Windsor, Vermont.
    10. John Cross was born about 1769 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown.
    11. Shubael Cross was born about 1771 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on 12 Jan 1851 in North Windham, Windham, Connecticut.


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