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Alexander Nichols 1718 – 1784 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jan 1718

Birth Location: East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island

Death Date: After 16 August 1784

Death Location: East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island

Father: James Nichols

Mother: Elizabeth Huling

Spouse(s): Mercy Spencer

Children(s): William Nichols

Alexander Nichols was born in 1718 in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, the child of James Reynolds Nichols and Elizabeth Eunice Huling. Alexander Nichols married Mercy Spencer, and had children including William Nichols. Alexander Nichols passed away in 1784 in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island.

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Biography

  • Alexander Nichols was born in 1718 in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, the child of James Reynolds Nichols and Elizabeth Eunice Huling.
  • Alexander Nichols married Mercy Spencer, and had children including William Nichols.
  • Alexander Nichols passed away in 1784 in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Nichols
1693 – 1746
Birth Location: Rhode Island, USA
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Elizabeth Huling
1695 – 1727
Birth Location: Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mercy Spencer
1708 – 1741
Birth Location: Rhode Island, USA
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Children(s)

William Nichols
1741 – 1791
Birth Location: East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
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Alexander Nichols's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Nichols
1718 – 1784
Birth Place: East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island
Parents
James Reynolds Nichols
1693 – 1746
Rhode Island, USA
Elizabeth (Eunice) Huling
1695 – 1727
Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Nichols
1660 – 1745
East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
Mercy (Reynolds) Nichols
1664 – 1738
Plymouth Colony, Plymouth, MA
Alexander Huling
1665 – 1725
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Reynolds
1625 – 1700
James, Huling
1636 – 1687
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Huling*
1619 – 1648

Alexander Nichols's Descendants

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Alexander Nichols (28 Jan 1718 – After 16 August 1784) m. Mercy Spencer (Abt. 1708 – Abt. 1741)
  1. 1. William Nichols (14 Apr 1741 – 1791) m. Susanna Barker (1749 – 1815)
    1. 1. Thomas Nicholas (abt 1772 – 1855) m. Margaret Smith (Abt. 1793 – Abt. 1864)
      1. 1. Morey Nicholas (1801 – 1879) m. Elizabeth Nichols (Abt. 1807 – )
        1. 1. Hulda Nicholas (1847 – 1872) m. James (D) Coffin (1846 – 1879)

Alexander Nichols's Timeline

2 Records

1718
28 Jan 1718
Birth of Alexander Nichols in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island
East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island
1784
After 16 August 1784
Age 66
Death of Alexander Nichols in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island
East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1718
    Event Place: East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: After 16 August 1784
    Event Place: East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island
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