John Nelson Hastings
John Nelson Hastings was born on March 21, 1838, in Grantham, New Hampshire, to William Hastings and Mary Hart. His father was a farmer who owned $700 of real estate and $300 of personal property by 1860. Hastings grew up and attended school in Grantham, and by 1860, he was working as a machinist. He married Mary Elizabeth Corliss in the early 1860s, and they had at least two children: George, born around 1864; and Edna, born around 1876. They lived in Grantham, and Hastings worked as a farmer. By 1870, they owned $300 of personal property. He died in Grantham on August 14, 1892.
2049
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(2049)Hastings, John Nelson1838-03-211892-08-14
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Civilian
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  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 4

  • (6405) [recipient] ~ John S. Corliss to Mary E. Hastings and John N. Hastings, 1 May 1862
  • (6404) [recipient] ~ John S. Corliss to Mary E. Hastings and John N. Hastings, 1 October 1862
  • (6403) [recipient] ~ John S. Corliss to John N. Hastings and Mary E. Hastings, 11 January 1863
  • (6402) [recipient] ~ John S. Corliss to Mary E. Hastings and John N. Hastings, 12 March 1863

People - Records: 3

  • (2047) Corliss, John S. is the [parent-in-law of] (2049) Hastings, John Nelson
  • (2048) Corliss, Mary Ann is the [parent-in-law of] (2049) Hastings, John Nelson
  • (2050) Hastings, Mary Elizabeth is the [wife of] (2049) Hastings, John Nelson

Places - Records: 1

  • (1593) [birth, death, residence in 1860, residence in 1870] ~ Grantham, Sullivan County, New Hampshire

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SOURCES

1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; New Hampshire Births and Christenings Index, 1714-1904, available from Ancestry.com.