Researching Nancy Kelsey
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2217 people with the Kelsey surname? In that year Kelsey was ranked number 1705 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Nancy means "grace" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Nancy Kelsey on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Nancy Kelsey and the Kelsey Family History
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 2646 people with the Kelsey surname in the UK? Kelsey is now ranked number 1985 for popularity in the UK. |
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Nancy Kelsey
Nancy Kelsey (August 1, 1823, Barren County, Kentucky – August 10, 1896, Cuyama, California) was a member of the Bartleson–Bidwell Party. She was the first white woman to travel overland from Missouri, seeing Utah and Nevada before crossing the Sierra Nevada mountains into California on November 25, 1841. Wife of Benjamin Kelsey, and the mother of eight surviving children, she is sometimes referred to as the "Betsy Ross of California" for her role in creation of the original Bear Flag from which Bear Flag Rebellion got its name.
Source: Nancy Kelsey, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Kelsey
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