Nancy Page (maiden name: Gates) was born in January 1822 in Vermont. She married John C. Page on September 29, 1846, and they had at least five children: George, born around 1847; Flora, born around 1854; Ida, born around 1857; Calista, born around 1860; and Eugene, born around 1862. They lived in Ryegate, Vermont, and her husband worked as a carpenter. By 1850, they owned $2,000 of real estate. By 1870, they were living in Westmore, Vermont. Her husband worked as a farmer, and they owned $2,000 of real estate and $1,200 of personal property. They employed at least two white domestic servants. She died on February 6, 1880.