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Benjamin Nichols 1814–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 May 1814

Birth Location: Bowdoin, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States

Death Date: 28 May 1855

Death Location: Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Benjamin III

Mother: Elizabeth Sherman

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In 1814, Benjamin Nichols entered the world in Bowdoin, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States, born to Benjamin Nichols Iii And Elizabeth Betsey Sherman. Benjamin Nichols passed away in 1855 in Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1814, Benjamin Nichols entered the world in Bowdoin, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States, born to Benjamin Nichols Iii And Elizabeth Betsey Sherman.
  • Benjamin Nichols passed away in 1855 in Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Benjamin Nichols's Ancestors

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Benjamin Nichols
1814–1855
Birth Place: Bowdoin, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States
Parents
Benjamin Nichols III
1780–1859
Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth ("Betsey") Sherman
1784–1847
Bowdoin, Sagadahoc, Maine, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin (Nichols) Jr.
1754–1818
Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Rebecca Bancroft
1761–1842
Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin (Nickols\Nicols)
1723–1793
Mary Trow
1728–1816
Joseph Lt.
1735–1825
Elizabeth Temple
1736–1815
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Nichols
1691–1773
Phoebe Eaton
1690–1749
Joseph Trow
1698–1741
Sarah Bancroft
1698–1741
Thomas Bancroft
1696–1748
Lydia Emery
1698–1784
John Lt.
1704–1776
Rebecca Parker
1706–1770

Benjamin Nichols's Timeline

2 Records

1814
21 May 1814
Birth of Benjamin Nichols in Bowdoin, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States
Bowdoin, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States
1855
28 May 1855
Age 41
Death of Benjamin Nichols in Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 May 1814
    Event Place: Bowdoin, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 May 1855
    Event Place: Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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