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Emily Ann Eastman[1]

Female 1853 - ?


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  • Name Emily Ann Eastman  [2]
    Nickname Emma
    Birth 16 Feb 1853  Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Female
    Also Known As Emma A Eastman  [3, 4] 
    Census 17 Jul 1860  City of Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence May 1870  Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 29 Jul 1870  City of Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Residence Jun 1880  Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Census 9 Jun 1880  Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Residence May 1898  _______, _______, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Death ?  (unknown) Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I1122  Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
    Last Modified 25 Dec 2015

    Father Warren Eastman,   b. 19 May 1821, Parsonsfield, York County, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jan 1908, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
    Mother Rachel Young Cole,   b. 12 Jan 1832, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jan 1916, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    Marriage 10 Jun 1849  Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Notes 
    • “10 Mar 1849” and “Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts”, derived from [LDS-IGI-1982c], are probably references to the date and location of Warren and Rachel’s registration of their intention to marry... not their actual marriage. [9]
    • [NEHGS-1849a] does not actually state that Warren Eastman and Rachel Young Cole were married in Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, but the location is assumed due to the following: Rachel and Warren were residents of Chelsea at the time; the marriage was registered in Quincy, and the officiating pastor was also from Quincy. [8]
    Family ID F25  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Albert Nelson,   b. Abt 1851, Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ?, (unknown) Find all individuals with events at this location
    Marriage 23 May 1870  Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Children 
     1. John Albert Nelson,   b. 4 Oct 1870, Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ?, (unknown) Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F802  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Oct 2014

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 16 Feb 1853 - Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 17 Jul 1860 - City of Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - May 1870 - Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 23 May 1870 - Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 29 Jul 1870 - City of Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Jun 1880 - Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 9 Jun 1880 - Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - May 1898 - _______, _______, California, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Emily Ann Eastman appears twice in “Wellfleet Births, Marriages, Deaths 1843 - 1859, Volume 2”. First on page 37, entry 41 with a birthdate of 16 Feb 1853. Second on page 41, entry 119 with a birthdate of 16 Feb 1854. Since it is highly unlikely that a second child with the same name was born exactly one year later, this database assumes that this is simply an entry mistake. Moreover, no death record has yet been found for an older daughter named Emily Ann Eastman. [10]
    • John A. and Emily Ann (Eastman) Nelson were living with Emily’s parents, Warren and Rachel Young (Cole) Eastman at the time of the enumeration of 1870 US Federal census. However, both Emily and John are listed as single, and John is listed as a “boarder” in the Eastman home in Chelsea. It may be the case that the census information was gathered before the date of John and Emily’s marriage in May of that year. [1, 6]
    • Emily “Emma” Ann Eastman used her maiden name and listed herself as “single” in the 1880 US Federal census. In addition, her 10 year old son, John Albert Nelson, is listed in the same household as a “boarder”. Therefore it’s likely that Emily’s marriage to the elder John A Nelson in May of 1870 was simply to provide legitimacy to their son’s birth, and they did not live as husband and wife thereafter. [1, 7, 11]
    • There is an Eastman family rumor that a daughter of Warren and Rachel Young (Cole) Eastman was living in California at the time of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and was not heard from again afterwards. Given that [NHBoVR-1898a2] indicates that John Albert Nelson Jr.’s mother was living in California at the time of his 2nd marriage and that no other Eastman children were ever recorded as living in California, Emily “Emma” Ann Eastman may have been that lost daughter. [1, 12]

  • Reference  Herndon, William Robert. "Emily Ann Eastman", Lindell-Herndon Genealogy. [Online]. Available: https://lindell-herndon.org/getperson.php?personID=I1122&sitever=mobile&tree=LindellHerndon. [Accessed: 06-Jun-2026].

  • Sources 
    1. [S315] [Herndon-2025] Herndon, William Robert, Lindell-Herndon Genealogy, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin: By the author, 2025.

    2. [S725] [Holbrook-1853a] Holbrook, Jay Mack, "Birth Entry for Emily Ann Eastman," Massachusetts Vital and Town Records, 1620 - 1988: Wellfleet Births, Marriages, Deaths 1843 - 1859, Provo, Utah: Holbrook Research Institute, 2011, volume 2, page 37, entry 41.

    3. [S54] [US-1860-1b] "City of Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts," Eighth Census of the United States, 1860,
      Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication M653, roll 526, page 291.

    4. [S948] [NHBoVR-1898a2] "Marriage Record for J. Albert Nelson and Amy Maud Davis," New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659 – 1947, Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records (via NEHGS), (back).

    5. [S734] [NEHGS-1870a] "Marriage Entry - Emily A. Eastman and John A. Nelson," Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840 – 1911: Marriages Registered in the City of Chelsea for the Year 1870, Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, volume 228, page 198, number 12.

    6. [S707] [US-1870-1z] "City of Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts," Ninth Census of the United States, 1870,
      Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication M593, roll 650, sheet 176A, page 355.

    7. [S701] [US-1880-2a] "Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts," Tenth Census of the United States, 1880,
      Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication T9, roll 562, E.D. 788, sheet 301C, page 31.

    8. [S584] [NEHGS-1849a] "Marriage Entry - Warren Eastman and Rachel Y Cole," Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911: Marriages registered in the Town of Quincy 1848 - 1849, Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, volume 38, page 149, entry 35.

    9. [S59] [LDS-IGI-1982c] "Extracted Marriage Record(s) of Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts," International Genealogical Index (IGI), Salt Lake City, Utah: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1982.

    10. [S725] [Holbrook-1853a] Holbrook, Jay Mack, "Birth Entry for Emily Ann Eastman," Massachusetts Vital and Town Records, 1620 - 1988: Wellfleet Births, Marriages, Deaths 1843 - 1859, Provo, Utah: Holbrook Research Institute, 2011, volume 2, page 37, entry 41.

    11. [S944] [NEHGS-1870b] "Birth Entry - John Albert Nelson," Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840 – 1911: Births Registered in the City of Chelsea for the Year 1870, Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, volume 225, page 193, entry 17.

    12. [S948] [NHBoVR-1898a2] "Marriage Record for J. Albert Nelson and Amy Maud Davis," New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659 – 1947, Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records (via NEHGS), (back).


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