Family:Ezekiel Nelson and Ruth Harkness (1)

Ezekiel Nelson b. Abt 1776 Hebron, Washington, New York, United States d. 28 May 1854 Warwick, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States	Parents: John Harkness and Elizabeth Sweet Ruth Harkness b. 8 Apr 1795 Richmond, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States d. Aft 1855

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Facts and Events

Marriage^[1]^[2]

25 Feb 1816

Children

		Birth	Death
1.	Horatio A. Nelson	22 Oct 1816 Richmond, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States	8 Jan 1887 Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States
2.	Eliza Nelson	31 Jul 1818 Richmond, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States	13 May 1853 Warwick, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
3.	Emeline Melissa Nelson	3 Jun 1820 Richmond, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
4.	John M. Nelson	9 Jun 1822 Richmond, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States	1826 Richmond, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
5.	Mary Nelson	7 Nov 1824 Richmond, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States	1832 Richmond, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
6.	Lafayette Nelson	2 Jan 1827 Richmond, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States	18 Oct 1863 Crab Orchard, Lincoln, Kentucky, United States
7.	Ezekiel V. Nelson	25 Oct 1829 Richmond, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States	13 May 1895 Royalston, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
8.	George W. Nelson	22 Feb 1832 Richmond, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States	15 Jul 1894 Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

References

↑ New Hampshire, United States. New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947. (New Hampshire Division of Vital Records Administration)
[1].

Groom: Ezekiel Nelson
Bride: Ruth Harkness
Residence of Groom: Richmond
Residence of Bride: Richmond
By whom Married: Nathaniel Aldrich
Residence: Richmond
Official Station: Just. Peace
Date of Marriage: Feb. 25, 1816
Place: Richmond
↑ The births of the children are listed in Source:Bassett, William. History of the Town of Richmond, Cheshire County, New Hampshire : From Its First Settlement, to 1882, but do not seem to be found in Source:New Hampshire, United States. New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900. Source:Richmond, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. Records of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, 1750-1916, lists Ezekiel Nelson and family in the index as p. 282, but there seems to be gap in the pages between p. 268 and p. 289. We can only assume Bassett saw the original records before they were lost?