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Beardsley, Frances | Marriage Date: 5-16-1836

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Nelson Beardsley was born on May 30, 1807, in Southbury, Connecticut, the daughter of John and Alice (Booth) Beardsley. Nelson's father moved to Scipio, Cayuga County, New York, in 1808, where he was involved in local politics. Nelson attended the Cayuga Academy in Aurora, New York, and entered Yale Academy in 1823. Upon graduation, he studied law with John W. Hulbert of Auburn, New York, and then entered a partnership with William H. Seward. Upon Seward's election to Governor of New York, Nelson partnered with John Porter. Nelson became president of the Cayuga County Bank in 1843. He was also one of the incorporators of the Oswego Starch Company and a trustee of the Auburn Savings Bank. Nelson married Frances Powers in 1836. Together they had six daughters before her premature death in 1854. Nelson Beardsley died on January 15, 1894, at the age of 87.

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Nelson Beardsley was born on May 30, 1807, in Southbury, Connecticut, the daughter of John and Alice (Booth) Beardsley. Nelson's father moved to Scipio, Cayuga County, New York, in 1808, where he was involved in local politics. Nelson attended the Cayuga Academy in Aurora, New York, and entered Yale Academy in 1823. Upon graduation, he studied law with John W. Hulbert of Auburn, New York, and then entered a partnership with William H. Seward. Upon Seward's election to Governor of New York, Nelson partnered with John Porter. Nelson became president of the Cayuga County Bank in 1843. He was also one of the incorporators of the Oswego Starch Company and a trustee of the Auburn Savings Bank. Nelson married Frances Powers in 1836. Together they had six daughters before her premature death in 1854. Nelson Beardsley died on January 15, 1894, at the age of 87.

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America's Successful Men of Affairs: The United States at large, Vol. II
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Henry Hall
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The New York Tribune
Year: 
1896
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76
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Historical Records of a Hundred and Twenty Years in Auburn, N.Y.
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Joel Henry Moore
Year: 
1913
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173
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176
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The Cravath Firm and Its Predecessors, 1819-1947, Vol. 1
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Robert T. Swaine
Publisher Location: 
Clark, NJ
Publisher Name: 
The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
Year: 
2007
Start Page: 
61
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Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
America's Successful Men of Affairs: The United States at large, Vol. II
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Henry Hall
Publisher Name: 
The New York Tribune
Year: 
1896
Start Page: 
76
Citation Notes: 
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