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Benjamin Nichols 1790–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Apr 1790

Birth Location: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: AFT 1850

Death Location: Lynnfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Jesse Nichols

Mother: Elizabeth Hayward

Spouse(s): Sally Towne

Children(s): William Nichols, Benjamin Nichols

Benjamin Nichols was born in 1790 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Jesse Nichols And Elizabeth Hayward. In 1790, Benjamin Nichols resided in Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. In 1850, Benjamin Nichols resided in Lynnfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. Benjamin Nichols married Sally Towne, and had children including Benjamin Nichols, William Augustus Nichols. Benjamin Nichols passed away in 1850 in Lynnfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Nichols was born in 1790 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Jesse Nichols And Elizabeth Hayward.
  • In 1790, Benjamin Nichols resided in Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
  • In 1850, Benjamin Nichols resided in Lynnfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Benjamin Nichols married Sally Towne, and had children including Benjamin Nichols, William Augustus Nichols.
  • Benjamin Nichols passed away in 1850 in Lynnfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Children(s)

Benjamin Nichols's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Nichols
1790–1850
Birth Place: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Jesse Nichols
1760–1802
Reading, MIddlesex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Elizabeth Hayward
1763–1840
Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Benjamin (Nichols) (Nickols\Nicols)
1723–1793
Wakefield, Middlesex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Mary Trow
1728–1816
Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Josiah Hayward
1744–1810
Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Dorcas Sherman
1740–1800
Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Nichols
1691–1773
Phoebe Eaton
1690–1749
Joseph Trow
1698–1741
Sarah Bancroft
1698–1741
Josiah Hayward
1715–1810
Mary Dunham
1718–1761
Nathaniel Col.
1698–1760
Dorcas Sawyer
1700–1785
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James (Nickols)
1658–1745
Mary Poole
1662–1711
John Eaton
1645–1691
Dorcas Pearson
1650–1728
Tobias Trow
1663–1718
Mary (Greene)
1663–1748
Ebenezer Sr.
1667–1717
Abigail Eaton
1677–1716
Nehemiah (Haywood\Howard)
1670–1756
Bethiah Lovett
1682–1787
William Dunham
1684–1745
Anna Norcutt
1677–1758
Nathaniel Sherman
1656–1712
Sarah Huchason
1671–1748
William Sawyer
1674–1718
Dorcas Burnap
1679–1720

Benjamin Nichols's Descendants

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Benjamin Nichols (30 Apr 1790–AFT 1850) m. Sally Towne (2 May 1802–1839)
  1. 1. William (Augustus) Nichols 1828–1886
  2. 2. Benjamin Nichols 1825–1862

Benjamin Nichols's Timeline

4 Records

1790
30 Apr 1790
Birth of Benjamin Nichols in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1790
2 Aug 1790
Benjamin Nichols resided here in Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1850
1850
Age 60
Benjamin Nichols resided here in Lynnfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Lynnfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1850
AFT 1850
Age 60
Death of Benjamin Nichols in Lynnfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Lynnfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1790
    Event Place: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1790
    Event Place: Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts; Series: M637; Roll: 4; Page: 187; Family History Library Film: 0568144

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Lynnfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Lynnfield, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: 310; Page: 191a

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: AFT 1850
    Event Place: Lynnfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

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