Son of Benajah Colvin and Huldah Irish.
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Husband of:
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1) Elizabeth Fish, with whom he had three known children: Huldah A, Benajah N, and James E. Colvin;
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2) Ann Lockyear, whom he married on Jan. 15, 1881, in Danby, Rutland, VT.
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BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
"Nelson Colvin m. Elizabeth, dau. of John Fish and settled on the homestead. He has owned and run a cider mill for many years, being a very industrious, thrifty farmer, and universally esteemed a valued citizen. He is a man of good morals and steady habits. They have 2 children: Huldah and Benajah. Huldah married Henry Griffin and has two children, the eldest of whom is Nelson. Benajam m. 1st Amelia, dau. of Ira H. Vail and next Lucinda Hosmore and lives with his father.
[Souce: "History and Map of Danby, Vermont," by J. C. Williams, [Rutland, VT, McLean & Robbins, 1869], p. 127]
"Colvin, Nelson, Danby, was born in Danby, Vt., on October 26, 1812. He now owns and occupies the old homestead of one hundred and seventy-five acres which he purchased from his grandmother. He was married in 1836 to Eliza Fish, of Danby. She died in 1877, leaving two children, Benegah and Huldah. He then married his second wife, Ann Gusta Lockrye [sic*], who was born in Bere Riges, Dorsetshire, England. They were married in 1881. Nelson Colvin was a son of Benegah and Hulda [Irish] Colvin, who were born in Danby, Vt., and had a family of five children, four of whom are now living; Elsie, Hulda, Stephen and Nelson, Joel [deceased]. Benegah was a son of Stephen Colvin, who was born in Danby, Vt., and Stephen was a son of Luther Colvin, who was a native of Rhode Island, and was one of the early settlers in the town of Danby, Vt., settling here when this part of the country was almost an unbroken wilderness."
[Source: "History of Rutland County Vermont," ed. H. P. Smith and W. S. Rann [D. Mason & Co., Syracuse, NY, 1886], p. 934]
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Husband of:
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1) Elizabeth Fish, with whom he had three known children: Huldah A, Benajah N, and James E. Colvin;
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2) Ann Lockyear, whom he married on Jan. 15, 1881, in Danby, Rutland, VT.
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BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
"Nelson Colvin m. Elizabeth, dau. of John Fish and settled on the homestead. He has owned and run a cider mill for many years, being a very industrious, thrifty farmer, and universally esteemed a valued citizen. He is a man of good morals and steady habits. They have 2 children: Huldah and Benajah. Huldah married Henry Griffin and has two children, the eldest of whom is Nelson. Benajam m. 1st Amelia, dau. of Ira H. Vail and next Lucinda Hosmore and lives with his father.
[Souce: "History and Map of Danby, Vermont," by J. C. Williams, [Rutland, VT, McLean & Robbins, 1869], p. 127]
"Colvin, Nelson, Danby, was born in Danby, Vt., on October 26, 1812. He now owns and occupies the old homestead of one hundred and seventy-five acres which he purchased from his grandmother. He was married in 1836 to Eliza Fish, of Danby. She died in 1877, leaving two children, Benegah and Huldah. He then married his second wife, Ann Gusta Lockrye [sic*], who was born in Bere Riges, Dorsetshire, England. They were married in 1881. Nelson Colvin was a son of Benegah and Hulda [Irish] Colvin, who were born in Danby, Vt., and had a family of five children, four of whom are now living; Elsie, Hulda, Stephen and Nelson, Joel [deceased]. Benegah was a son of Stephen Colvin, who was born in Danby, Vt., and Stephen was a son of Luther Colvin, who was a native of Rhode Island, and was one of the early settlers in the town of Danby, Vt., settling here when this part of the country was almost an unbroken wilderness."
[Source: "History of Rutland County Vermont," ed. H. P. Smith and W. S. Rann [D. Mason & Co., Syracuse, NY, 1886], p. 934]
Son of Benajah Colvin and Huldah Irish.
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Husband of:
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1) Elizabeth Fish, with whom he had three known children: Huldah A, Benajah N, and James E. Colvin;
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2) Ann Lockyear, whom he married on Jan. 15, 1881, in Danby, Rutland, VT.
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BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
"Nelson Colvin m. Elizabeth, dau. of John Fish and settled on the homestead. He has owned and run a cider mill for many years, being a very industrious, thrifty farmer, and universally esteemed a valued citizen. He is a man of good morals and steady habits. They have 2 children: Huldah and Benajah. Huldah married Henry Griffin and has two children, the eldest of whom is Nelson. Benajam m. 1st Amelia, dau. of Ira H. Vail and next Lucinda Hosmore and lives with his father.
[Souce: "History and Map of Danby, Vermont," by J. C. Williams, [Rutland, VT, McLean & Robbins, 1869], p. 127]
"Colvin, Nelson, Danby, was born in Danby, Vt., on October 26, 1812. He now owns and occupies the old homestead of one hundred and seventy-five acres which he purchased from his grandmother. He was married in 1836 to Eliza Fish, of Danby. She died in 1877, leaving two children, Benegah and Huldah. He then married his second wife, Ann Gusta Lockrye [sic*], who was born in Bere Riges, Dorsetshire, England. They were married in 1881. Nelson Colvin was a son of Benegah and Hulda [Irish] Colvin, who were born in Danby, Vt., and had a family of five children, four of whom are now living; Elsie, Hulda, Stephen and Nelson, Joel [deceased]. Benegah was a son of Stephen Colvin, who was born in Danby, Vt., and Stephen was a son of Luther Colvin, who was a native of Rhode Island, and was one of the early settlers in the town of Danby, Vt., settling here when this part of the country was almost an unbroken wilderness."
[Source: "History of Rutland County Vermont," ed. H. P. Smith and W. S. Rann [D. Mason & Co., Syracuse, NY, 1886], p. 934]
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Husband of:
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1) Elizabeth Fish, with whom he had three known children: Huldah A, Benajah N, and James E. Colvin;
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2) Ann Lockyear, whom he married on Jan. 15, 1881, in Danby, Rutland, VT.
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BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
"Nelson Colvin m. Elizabeth, dau. of John Fish and settled on the homestead. He has owned and run a cider mill for many years, being a very industrious, thrifty farmer, and universally esteemed a valued citizen. He is a man of good morals and steady habits. They have 2 children: Huldah and Benajah. Huldah married Henry Griffin and has two children, the eldest of whom is Nelson. Benajam m. 1st Amelia, dau. of Ira H. Vail and next Lucinda Hosmore and lives with his father.
[Souce: "History and Map of Danby, Vermont," by J. C. Williams, [Rutland, VT, McLean & Robbins, 1869], p. 127]
"Colvin, Nelson, Danby, was born in Danby, Vt., on October 26, 1812. He now owns and occupies the old homestead of one hundred and seventy-five acres which he purchased from his grandmother. He was married in 1836 to Eliza Fish, of Danby. She died in 1877, leaving two children, Benegah and Huldah. He then married his second wife, Ann Gusta Lockrye [sic*], who was born in Bere Riges, Dorsetshire, England. They were married in 1881. Nelson Colvin was a son of Benegah and Hulda [Irish] Colvin, who were born in Danby, Vt., and had a family of five children, four of whom are now living; Elsie, Hulda, Stephen and Nelson, Joel [deceased]. Benegah was a son of Stephen Colvin, who was born in Danby, Vt., and Stephen was a son of Luther Colvin, who was a native of Rhode Island, and was one of the early settlers in the town of Danby, Vt., settling here when this part of the country was almost an unbroken wilderness."
[Source: "History of Rutland County Vermont," ed. H. P. Smith and W. S. Rann [D. Mason & Co., Syracuse, NY, 1886], p. 934]
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NELSON COLVIN
Died
Aug. 17, 1889,
AE. 75 Y'rs.
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