Nelson PULSIFER^{[1, 2]}

1830 - 1907  (77 years)

• Name	Nelson PULSIFER
  Birth	1830	Chester, Lunenburg, NS   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1907	Hammonds Plains, Halifax, NS   [3]
  Burial	Baptist Cemetery, Hammonds Plains, NS
  Person ID	I123859	A Few Relatives of Bob and Mary Hegerich
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2011

  
  

  Father	David PULSIFER,   b. 21 Jul 1799, Chester, Lunenburg, NS d. 25 Aug 1881, Hantsport, Hants, NS (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Leonora Elizabeth FLOYD,   b. 1 Apr 1802, Chester, Lunenburg, NS d. 1838, Chester, Lunenburg, NS (Age 35 years)
  Marriage	31 Oct 1822	Chester, Lunenburg, NS   [4]
  Family ID	F46216	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy RICHARDSON,   b. 22 Nov 1838, Indian Harbour, Halifax, NS d. 3 Feb 1919, Greenwich, Kings, NS (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	19 Jan 1857	Indian Harbour, Halifax, NS   [5, 6, 7]
  Children	1. Judson Hiram PULSIFER,   b. 1856, Indian Harbour, Halifax, NS d. 25 May 1935, Greenwich, Kings, NS (Age 79 years)   2. Lydia Ann PULSIFER,   b. 5 Sep 1858, Indian Harbour, Halifax, NS d. 4 Jun 1932, Halifax, Halifax, NS (Age 73 years)   3. John William PULSIFER,   b. 1859, Hammonds Plains, Halifax, NS d. Between 1891 and 1901, Hammonds Plains, Halifax, NS (Age 32 years)   4. Joseph Theodore PULSIFER,   b. 22 May 1861, Hammonds Plains, Halifax, NS d. 2 Apr 1922, Halifax, Halifax, NS (Age 60 years)   5. Amos PULSIFER,   b. 2 Sep 1862, Hammonds Plains, Halifax, NS d. Yes, date unknown   6. Melissa PULSIFER,   b. 16 Feb 1874, Hammonds Plains, Halifax, NS d. 4 May 1929, Bridgewater, Lunenburg, NS (Age 55 years)   7. David Ainsley PULSIFER,   b. 17 Jan 1865, Hammonds Plains, Halifax, NS d. 18 Feb 1942, Hants Border, Kings, NS (Age 77 years)   8. Howard Bligh PULSIFER,   b. 25 Feb 1869, Hammonds Plains, Halifax, NS d. 27 Oct 1945, Chester Twp, Geauga, OH (Age 76 years)   9. Elizabeth PULSIFER,   b. 25 Jan 1870, Hammonds Plains, Halifax, NS d. 1888, Hammonds Plains, Halifax, NS (Age 17 years)   10. Ada Jane PULSIFER,   b. 17 Sep 1872, Hammonds Plains, Halifax, NS d. 17 Sep 1957, Halifax, Halifax, NS (Age 85 years)   11. Albert Murdock PULSIFER,   b. 9 Mar 1874, Hammonds Plains, Halifax, NS d. 9 Jul 1955, Greenwich, Kings, NS (Age 81 years)   12. Walter PULSIFER,   b. 1877, Hammonds Plains, Halifax, NS d. 1883, Hammonds Plains, Halifax, NS (Age 6 years)   13. Christina PULSIFER,   b. 1879, Hammonds Plains, Halifax, NS d. 1883, Hammonds Plains, Halifax, NS (Age 4 years)
  Family ID	F46258	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2025

  
  

• Notes

  While some have placed Nelson as the son of Daniel and Sarah (WEBBER) PULSIFER, I have placed him here for following reason. Daniel's marriage bond tells us that he has established himself as a farmer on the Windsor Road, Halifax.  From the known birthplaces of at least three of his children, it is quite evident that the portion of the Windsor Road his farm is at is now known as Sackville, and it's also clear that he, his wife, and five of their children are buried at Sackville.  So it seems safe to believe that Daniel and Sarah never lived at Hammonds Plains, where we know that Nelson lived. Now according to the 1901 census, Daniel and Sarah's son David W. is born 14 Jun 1832 and, if one believes Census dates, then one cannot believe that Nelson and David had the same parents.  Personally, I hardly ever believe census dates, so this is probably not a damning indictment of the theory that David and Nelson are brothers.  More importantly, in the 1838 Census of Lunenburg County, David PULISFER lives on the Windsor Road in Lunenburg County.  This road (which is a completely different Windsor Road than the one in Halifax County) starts at Chester, and the area usually referred to as the Windsor Road is near to Chester. Also, from his daughter Ada's death certificate and son Albert's birth registration application, we know that Nelson was born at Chester (or perhaps on the Windsor Road) at the same time that the children of Daniel and Sarah are being born at Sackville. So it would seem that Nelson belongs with David, rather than Daniel; but the smoking gun that would prove it is not at hand. While some have placed Nelson as the son of Daniel and Sarah (WEBBER) PULSIFER, I have placed him here for following reason. Daniel's marriage bond tells us that he has established himself as a farmer on the Windsor Road, Halifax.  From the known birthplaces of at least three of his children, it is quite evident that the portion of the Windsor Road his farm is at is now known as Sackville, and it's also clear that he, his wife, and five of their children are buried at Sackville.  So it seems safe to believe that Daniel and Sarah never lived at Hammonds Plains, where we know that Nelson lived. Now according to the 1901 census, Daniel and Sarah's son David W. is born 14 Jun 1832 and, if one believes Census dates, then one cannot believe that Nelson and David had the same parents.  Personally, I hardly ever believe census dates, so this is probably not a damning indictment of the theory that David and Nelson are brothers.  More importantly, in the 1838 Census of Lunenburg County, David PULISFER lives on the Windsor Road in Lunenburg County.  This road (which is a completely different Windsor Road than the one in Halifax County) starts at Chester, and the area usually referred to as the Windsor Road is near to Chester. Also, from his daughter Ada's death certificate and son Albert's birth registration application, we know that Nelson was born at Chester (or perhaps on the Windsor Road) at the same time that the children of Daniel and Sarah are being born at Sackville. So it would seem that Nelson belongs with David, rather than Daniel; but the smoking gun that would prove it is not at hand.

  
  

• Sources

  [S67] 1881 Census of *NS*, Halifax County, Hammonds Plains, family #26. [S67] 1881 Census of *NS*, Halifax County, Hammond's Plains, family #26. [S1400] Inscription Survey, United Baptist Cemetery--Hammonds Plains. [S224] Baptist Heritage in Atlantic Canada--The Diary of Joseph Dimock, #121. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, Year: 1872 - Book: 1810 - Page: 201 - Number: 1138. [S1194] Gail's GEDCOM file. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, Year: 1870 - Book: 1810 - Page: 58 - Number: 1160.