Birth — 1812
Death — 1880Biography
Nelson Salisbury was born December 31, 1812, at Marathon; came to Wisconsin in 1839; married Esther, daughter of Propsper Cravath and Miriam Kinney. She died April 16, 1845, leaving a child Helen (mrs. Luther L. Clark). In January 1880, he married Mrs. Julia Hemenway and died September 14, 1880.
Nelson Salisbury.—A brother of Ansel Salisbury. Born in Marathon, N.Y., Dec. 31, 1812. In 1828, he and his brother Ansel worked on the Delaware and Hudson Canal, he as steersman and Ansel as driver. At the age of sixteen, he came to Cortland, N.Y., and resided in the family of Deacon Prosper Cravath, along with his brothers Oliver and Ansel. For five years, he worked as a farm laborer and saved up six hundred dollars. In 1834, he commenced peddling dry goods and notions with a horse and wagon. In 1839, or thereabouts he, with his brother Oliver, made a trip to Wisconsin Territory, selling goods from a pedlar's wagon. One incident of this venture was the acquisition of a considerable amount
Nelson Salisbury.—A brother of Ansel Salisbury. Born in Marathon, N.Y., Dec. 31, 1812. In 1828, he and his brother Ansel worked on the Delaware and Hudson Canal, he as steersman and Ansel as driver. At the age of sixteen, he came to Cortland, N.Y., and resided in the family of Deacon Prosper Cravath, along with his brothers Oliver and Ansel. For five years, he worked as a farm laborer and saved up six hundred dollars. In 1834, he commenced peddling dry goods and notions with a horse and wagon. In 1839, or thereabouts he, with his brother Oliver, made a trip to Wisconsin Territory, selling goods from a pedlar's wagon. One incident of this venture was the acquisition of a considerable amount
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