Individual Details
Nelson Mower
(14 Oct 1806 - 6 Jun 1855)
Events
| Birth | 14 Oct 1806 | Greene, Androscoggin, Maine |  | ||
| Census | 1 Jun 1850 | Calais, Washington, Vermont |  | | |
| Death | 6 Jun 1855 | injuries from an accident blow of flying rail from a load - Calais, Washington, Maine | | ||
| Death Notice | 29 Jun 1855 | Vermont Journal - Calais, Washington, Vermont | | | |
| Marriage | Olive Perry | | |||
| Burial | Robinson Cemetery, Calais, Washington, Vermont | |
Families
| Spouse | Olive Perry (1810 - 1874) |
| Child | Cynthia Lavina Mower (1829 - 1885) |
| Child | Lucina Mower (1831 - 1836) |
| Child | Cemantha Barnes Mower (1835 - 1907) |
| Child | Marcus M. Mower (1840 - 1863) |
| Father | Marshall Mower (1773 - 1831) |
| Mother | Charity Curtis (1773 - 1843) |
| Sibling | Lucy Mower (1790 - 1855) |
| Sibling | Mary "Polly" Mower (1792 - 1817) |
| Sibling | Nancy Mower (1795 - 1850) |
| Sibling | John Mower (1797 - 1797) |
| Sibling | Sophia Mower (1797 - 1798) |
| Sibling | Laura Mower (1799 - 1802) |
| Sibling | Caleb Curtis Mower (1801 - 1876) |
| Sibling | John Russell Mower (1803 - 1805) |
| Sibling | Alfred Mower (1804 - 1892) |
| Sibling | Cyrus Mower (1809 - 1896) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Mower (1813 - 1813) |
| Sibling | Eleanor Mower (1813 - 1816) |
| Sibling | Cynthia Mower (1815 - 1882) |
Notes
Census
Nelson Moore was enumerated as head of household, age 43, male, farmer, owned real estate valued at $850, and born in Vermont. Other members of the household were Olive Moore, Cynthia Moore, Samantha Moore, and Marcus Moore.Death Notice
ACCIDENT IN CALAIS. - On Wednesday 6th inst., as Mr. Nelson Mower, of Calais, was engaged in hauling fence rails, one of them fell from the load, was thrown over by the wagon, and struck him upon the forehead with so much force as to fracture his skull. He lived but about sixteen hours.Endnotes
1. FamilySearch, "Records of births, deaths, marriages and marriage intentions, 1755-1925 (Greene, Maine)," database with digital images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org: accessed 8 August 2016), page 144, image 142 of 855; citing Town Clerk, Greene, Maine; LDS Film #007595552.
2. Walter L. Mower, Mower Family History: A Genealogical Record of the Maine Branch of This Family together with Other Branches of the Family Tree (Portland, Maine: The Southworth Press, 1923), 30, 178.
3. 1870 U.S. Census, Washington County, Vermont, population schedule, Town of Calais, 445, dwelling 894, family 904, Nelson Moore household, line 22, Nelson Moore; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 5 February 2020); NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. .
4. Walter L. Mower, Mower Family History: A Genealogical Record of the Maine Branch of This Family together with Other Branches of the Family Tree (Portland, Maine: The Southworth Press, 1923), 30, 178.
5. "Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908," Ancestry.com, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 5 February 2020), digital image, "Death Record," Nelson Mower; State of Vermont; Vital Records through 1870; New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
6. "Accident in Calais," (Windsor) Vermont Journal, 29 June 1855, p. 3, col. 2; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : accessed 5 February 2020).
7. "Accident in Calais," (Windsor) Vermont Journal, 29 June 1855, p. 3, col. 2; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : accessed 5 February 2020).
8. Walter L. Mower, Mower Family History: A Genealogical Record of the Maine Branch of This Family together with Other Branches of the Family Tree (Portland, Maine: The Southworth Press, 1923), 178.
9. "Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908," Ancestry.com, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 5 February 2020), digital image, "Death Record," Nelson Mower; State of Vermont; Vital Records through 1870; New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
10. Ancestry.com, Find-A-Grave, database with digital images (www.findagrave.com : created 12 January 2014), Memorial 123336457.
11. Robinson Cemetery (Robinson Cemetery Road, Calais, Vermont), Nelson and Olive (Perry) Mower gravestone; personally viewed by Dale Walter Mower, 21 September 2014.