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Nellie Munro Fessenden

Nellie Munro Fessenden

Female 1859 - 1945  (86 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Nellie Munro Fessenden was born on 25 Apr 1859 in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA (daughter of Nehemiah Munro Fessenden and Mary Elizabeth Fiske); died on 31 Aug 1945 in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA.

    Notes:

    References:

    (1) "History and Genealogy of the Lexington, Mass. Munroes", 2nd ed. by R. S.
    Munroe - Florence, Massachusetts (1986) - 13-31-22-17 - p 340

    Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

    Nellie married Nathaniel Cushing Nash, II on 26 Jun 1884 in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA. Nathaniel was born est 1857; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Nathaniel Cushing Nash, III was born on 19 Jun 1885 in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA; died on 7 Sep 1979 in Marblehead, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA.
    2. Edward Fessenden Nash was born on 14 Mar 1892; died in 1894.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Nehemiah Munro Fessenden was born on 20 Jan 1821 in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA (son of Philip Bemis Fessenden and Rebecca Cutler); died on 7 Apr 1867 in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA.

    Notes:

    Nehemiah was a member of the Masonic Lodge, a miller, businessman, and a merchant in Boston, Massachusetts. He kept a diary.

    References:

    (1) "History and Genealogy of the Lexington, Mass. Munroes", 2nd ed. by R. S.
    Munroe - Florence, Massachusetts (1986) - 13-31-22-1 - p 339

    Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

    Nehemiah married Mary Elizabeth Fiske on 3 Apr 1845 in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA. Mary (daughter of Jonas Stone Fiske and Pamelia Brown) was born on 2 Jan 1824 in Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA; died on 15 May 1890 in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Mary Elizabeth Fiske was born on 2 Jan 1824 in Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA (daughter of Jonas Stone Fiske and Pamelia Brown); died on 15 May 1890 in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA.

    Notes:

    Mary attended the first state normal school in the U.S. at Lexington, Massachusetts graduating in 1841. She taught school in Lexington and declined an appointment to the school committee because she felt it as a man's duty.

    She was a member of the Follen Church and the Ladies Society of the Unitarian Church in Arlington, Massachusetts.

    References:

    (1) "History and Genealogy of the Lexington, Mass. Munroes", 2nd ed. by R. S.
    Munroe - Florence, Massachusetts (1986) - 13-31-22-1 - p 339

    Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

    Children:
    1. Phillip Winslow Fessenden was born on 13 Feb 1848 in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA; died on 24 Dec 1848.
    2. Edward Stanley Fessenden was born on 21 Mar 1848 in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA; died in 1937 in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA.
    3. Lelia Crafts Fessenden was born on 10 Feb 1851 in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA; died in 1933 in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA.
    4. Horace Chapman Fessenden was born on 15 Mar 1853 in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA; died on 24 Jul 1924 in West Medford, Massachusetts, USA.
    5. Mary Pamelia Fessenden was born on 26 Mar 1855 in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA; died on 31 Dec 1949 in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA.
    6. Evelyn Rebecca Fessenden was born on 27 Apr 1857 in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA; died on 22 Feb 1939 in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA.
    7. 1. Nellie Munro Fessenden was born on 25 Apr 1859 in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA; died on 31 Aug 1945 in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA.
    8. Marion Brown Fessenden was born on 15 Mar 1861 in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA; died on 8 Apr 1930 in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Philip Bemis Fessenden was born on 7 May 1797 in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA (son of Ichabod Fessenden and Rebecca Munroe); died on 4 Mar 1859 in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA.

    Notes:

    On 22 Aug 1851, a tornado struck the towns of Medford, West cambridge and Waltham in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. In the list of damages is found Fessenden and Whittemore, $1000, the largest loss listed, the total for all being $23,606.

    Philip was a member of the Unitarian (?) Church of Arlington, Massachusetts. He helped his father run the mill in West Cambridge and he eventually ran it on his own, probably with the help of his brother, Ichabod.

    Philip's wife, Rebecca, was the daughter of Rebecca Cutler of Lexington. Rebecca was previously married to Tufts. She was a grinder of spices, medicines and dye stuffs.

    Ref: "Lexington, Mass. Munroes", 2nd ed. by R. S. Munro - 13-31-22
    Clan Munro files - Coutant, Martha

    Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

    Philip married Rebecca Cutler on 31 Aug 1820 in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA. Rebecca was born on 7 May 1799 in Prob., Lexington, Massachusetts; died on 2 Sep 1887 in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Rebecca Cutler was born on 7 May 1799 in Prob., Lexington, Massachusetts; died on 2 Sep 1887 in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA.

    Notes:

    Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

    Children:
    1. 2. Nehemiah Munro Fessenden was born on 20 Jan 1821 in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA; died on 7 Apr 1867 in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA.
    2. John Jerome Fessenden was born on 9 Jun 1823 in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA; and died.
    3. George Harris Fessenden was born on 19 Mar 1826 in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA; and died.
    4. Almira Tufts Fessenden was born on 20 Sep 1828 in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA; and died.
    5. Caroline Cordelia Fessenden was born on 19 May 1831 in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA; and died.
    6. Charles Bemis Fessenden was born on 6 Aug 1834 in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA; and died.
    7. Philip Winslow Fessenden was born on 7 Jul 1837 in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA; and died.
    8. James Henry Fessenden was born on 10 Oct 1840 in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA; and died.

  3. 6.  Jonas Stone Fiske was born on 9 Mar 1799 in Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA (son of Joseph Fiske and Elizabeth Stone); died on 23 Mar 1828 in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA.

    Notes:

    Jonas was the third of six children.

    Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

    Jonas married Pamelia Brown on 18 May 1823 in Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA. Pamelia (daughter of James Brown and Pamelia Munroe) was born on 29 Jul 1800 in Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA; died on 4 Aug 1897 in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Pamelia Brown was born on 29 Jul 1800 in Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA (daughter of James Brown and Pamelia Munroe); died on 4 Aug 1897 in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA.

    Notes:

    Ref: "Lexington, Mass. Munroes", 2nd ed. by R. S. Munroe - 13-31-31

    Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

    Children:
    1. 3. Mary Elizabeth Fiske was born on 2 Jan 1824 in Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA; died on 15 May 1890 in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA.
    2. James Francis Fiske was born on 31 Dec 1825 in Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA; and died.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Ichabod Fessenden was born on 6 Jul 1769 in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA; was christened on 6 Dec 1772 in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA; died on 3 Apr 1830 in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA.

    Notes:

    Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

    Ichabod married Rebecca Munroe on 7 Jun 1795 in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA. Rebecca (daughter of Capt. Edmund Munroe and Rebecca Harrington) was born on 27 Jun 1771 in Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA; died on 15 Apr 1848 in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Rebecca Munroe was born on 27 Jun 1771 in Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA (daughter of Capt. Edmund Munroe and Rebecca Harrington); died on 15 Apr 1848 in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA.

    Notes:

    Rebecca's husband was a miller by trade. "Stephen Cutter, miller, sold a certain grist mill in Cambridge with all and singular the dam, flooms, mill pond, etc., together with all other property to Ichabod Fessenden in 1795, specifying a house, barn and gristmill, dams, flooms, etc. (Middlesex Registry, cxxv 27, 28). This property was sold by Ichabod Fessenden to John Perry and Stephen Locke, millers, in 1809."

    Ichabod is also listed as having paid $139 for pew No. 73 in the meeting house, Second Precinct, Cambridge, and as having been one of the assessors in 1803 and 1804.

    He was a member of the Northeast parish of Cambridge Singing Society, serving as treasurer in 1805 and 1806. It became the West Cambridge Musical Society in October 1807 and Ichabod Fessenden (with clarinet) was one of the subscribers to the constitution.

    In 1816 he built a mill at the J.C. Hobbs privilege as it was still called in 1907, though Deacon Hobbs had been dead several years. Another enterprise strikingly different was the making of machine knives which made Ichabod famous was carried on at the brick factory he erected on the Hobbs property.

    Ref: "Lexington, Mass. Munroes", 2nd ed. by R. S. Munroe - 13-31-2
    Clan Munro files - Coutant, Martha

    Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

    Children:
    1. Edmond Munroe Fessenden was born on 11 Mar 1796 in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA; died in 1831.
    2. 4. Philip Bemis Fessenden was born on 7 May 1797 in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA; died on 4 Mar 1859 in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA.
    3. Nehemiah Munroe Fessenden was born on 15 Dec 1799 in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA; died on 6 Nov 1819.
    4. Ichabod Fessenden was born on 11 May 1802 in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA; died on 15 Oct 1803.
    5. Ichabod Fessenden was born about 1804 in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA; died on 7 Sep 1849.
    6. Sophronia Fessenden was born on 27 Feb 1807 in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA; and died.
    7. Rebecca Harrington Fessenden was born on 5 Oct 1809 in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA; and died.
    8. Mary Perrin Fessenden was born on 27 Feb 1813 in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA; died on 8 Sep 1880 in Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
    9. James Munroe Fessenden was born on 25 Dec 1816 in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA; died on 23 Jul 1886 in Bever Falls, Pennsylvania.

  3. 12.  Joseph Fiske was born about 1769; and died.

    Notes:

    Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

    Birth:
    Estimate: Joseph's birth date is an estimate based on the birth date of his son, Jonas.

    Joseph married Elizabeth Stone. Elizabeth was born about 1771; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 13.  Elizabeth Stone was born about 1771; and died.

    Notes:

    Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

    Birth:
    Estimate: Elizabeth's birth date is an estimate based on the birth date of her son, Jonas.

    Children:
    1. 6. Jonas Stone Fiske was born on 9 Mar 1799 in Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA; died on 23 Mar 1828 in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA.

  5. 14.  James Brown was born on 23 Jun 1773 in Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA (son of Deacon Joseph Brown); died on 28 Jun 1854 in Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA.

    Notes:

    James was a respected farmer in Lexington, Massachusetts, also a member of the Follen Church, a Whig in politics, a member of the church parish committee, and the Lexington School Committee in 1839.

    Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

    James married Pamelia Munroe on 19 Oct 1799 in Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA. Pamelia (daughter of Capt. Edmund Munroe and Rebecca Harrington) was born on 20 Sep 1773 in Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA; died on 28 Jun 1849. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 15.  Pamelia Munroe was born on 20 Sep 1773 in Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA (daughter of Capt. Edmund Munroe and Rebecca Harrington); died on 28 Jun 1849.

    Notes:

    Pamelia was a member of the Follen Church and taught school.

    Ref: "Lexington, Mass. Munroes", 2nd ed. by R. S. Munroe - 13-31-3

    Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

    Children:
    1. 7. Pamelia Brown was born on 29 Jul 1800 in Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA; died on 4 Aug 1897 in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA.
    2. Francis Brown was born on 29 Aug 1802 in Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA; died on 30 May 1848 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA.
    3. Harriet Brown was born on 28 Sep 1804 in Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA; died on 15 Apr 1901 in Brookline, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, USA.
    4. Charlotte Brown was born on 11 Nov 1806 in Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA; died on 21 May 1902.
    5. Edmund Munroe Brown was born on 13 Feb 1809 in Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA; died on 28 Apr 1879 in Medford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA.
    6. Charles Brown was born on 3 Jun 1812 in Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA; died on 1 Jan 1813.
    7. Charles Brown was born on 2 May 1816 in Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA; and died.