Nelson Farmer Bodwell (1803-1892)

Son of:Zadok 1775

Nelson Bodwell married Salenda Tyler in 1826. She and her brother William obtained title to the family farm in Boxford, Massachusetts and forced their parents, William and Abilgail (Barker) Tyler, to seek a home at the almshouse, where they soon after died. Nelson and Salenda moved to Sommersworth, N.H., Methuen, Massachusetts, and New York, settling on the Tyler estate after William’s death. They continued to live there until 1868, when they sold the place to to Mr. Jeremiah Dacey, from Ireland. Nelson and Salenda then moved to Georgetown, where they lived until the death of Salenda about 1882. Nelson then moved to Andover.

The following brief newspaper article concerns Nelson's first son Newman:

February 22, 1881 - Machias Union Newspaper

The project of building a $20,000 hotel on Castine Head near the light house, is prospering. Mr. Newman Bodwell, the architect and builder, has raised $2,600 of the $3,000 which is all he asked to be taken up at Castine. The remainder will be subscribed for by parties in Bangor and Portland.

Born	Died	Married	Spouse
23 Sep 1803	11 Jan 1892	20 Mar 1826	Salenda Tyler
Methuen, Ma	Boxford, Ma	Boxford, Ma	b. 6 Jun 1802

Children of Nelson and Solenda (Tyler) Bodwell

	Name	Birth Date	Birth Place	Death Date	Death Place
1.	Newman	17 Mar 1828	Methuen, Ma	AFT 1881	Me
2.	Leonard Warwick	13 Dec 1829	Boxford, Ma	AFT 1920	Cumberland, Ri
3.	Sanford	22 Sep 1831	Perry, Ny	8 Apr 1908	Rowley, Ma
4.	Nancy Emeline	30 Jul 1835	Rochester, Ny	AFT Jan 1892
5.	Eliza Ann	24 Jul 1839	Rochester, Ny	20 Oct 1841	Boxford, Ma
6.	Ellen Augusta*	24 Feb 1846	Boxford, Ma	25 Feb 1847	Boxford, Ma

*Ellen died of whooping cough

Italics source: The Descendants of Job Tyler, p. 506

01/09/97 03/30/97

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