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Richard Nichols 1678–1756

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Birth Date: November 26, 1678

Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield Co., CT

Death Date: September 20, 1756

Death Location: Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Isaac Nichols

Mother:

Richard Nichols was born in 1678 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., CT, the child of Isaac Nichols And Mary Baldwin. In 1697, Richard Nichols resided in Stanford, Fairfield County, CT. Richard Nichols married Comfort Sherman Nichols, Comfort Sherman, and had children including Elijah Nichols, Jerusha Walker, Nathaniel Nichols. Richard Nichols passed away in 1756 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Why This Is a Public Tree Person

This person was detected across multiple family trees uploaded by different tree owners in the YourRoots network. Using our proprietary algorithm and AI tools, we evaluate matching based on name, birth/death dates and locations, and parents/descendants matching.

Full name consistent across 3 independent trees
Birth year and location consistent across 3 trees
Death year and location consistent across 3 trees

Reliability Score

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Reliability Score:
A
Criteria:
  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)

Verification checklist:

  • Record available
  • Descendant's record available
  • Star tree owner

Immediate Family

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Spouse(s)

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Biography

Early Life

Richard Nichols was born in 1678 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., CT, the child of Isaac Nichols And Mary Baldwin.

In 1697, Richard Nichols resided in Stanford, Fairfield County, CT.

Family

Richard Nichols married Comfort Sherman Nichols, Comfort Sherman, and had children including Elijah Nichols, Jerusha Walker, Nathaniel Nichols.

Later Years

Richard Nichols passed away in 1756 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Sources

  1. 1
    Record American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
  2. 2
    Burial Records U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
  3. 3
    Burial Records Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
  4. 4
    Birth Records Connecticut Town Birth Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
  5. 5
    Marriage Records Connecticut Town Marriage Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
  6. 6
    Burial Records Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices
  7. 7
    Marriage Records Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
  8. 8
    Census Connecticut, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index
  9. 9
    Family Tree Ancestry Family Trees

Life Timeline

1678
Born in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony
1678
Born in Stratford, Fairfield Co., CT
1697
Resided in Stanford, Fairfield County, CT
1756
Died in NewStratford, Fairfield, Connecticutown, Fairfield, CT
1756
Died in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

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