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Desire Covell Nickerson 1715–1786 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Feb 1715

Birth Location: Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 28 August 1786

Death Location: Argyle, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Thomas Nickerson

Mother: Lydia Covell

Spouse(s): Elisha (Loyalist)

Children(s): Sarah Nickerson

Desire Covell Nickerson was born in 1715 in Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Thomas Nickerson And Lydia Covell. Desire Covell Nickerson married Elisha Eliphas Nickerson Dna Loyalist, and had children including Sarah Nickerson. Desire Covell Nickerson passed away in 1786 in Argyle, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • Desire Covell Nickerson was born in 1715 in Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Thomas Nickerson And Lydia Covell.
  • Desire Covell Nickerson married Elisha Eliphas Nickerson Dna Loyalist, and had children including Sarah Nickerson.
  • Desire Covell Nickerson passed away in 1786 in Argyle, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Desire Nickerson's Ancestors

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Desire Nickerson
1715–1786
Birth Place: Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Thomas Nickerson
1696–1766
Chatham, Barnstable, MA
Lydia Covell
1701–1790
Chatham, Barnstable, MA
Grandparents
Thomas ((Nicholson)) Nickerson
1670–1735
Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Bangs
1671–1745
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Joseph Covell
1675–1732
Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Lydia Stewart
1675–1704
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Desire Nickerson's Descendants

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Desire (Covell) Nickerson (5 Feb 1715–28 August 1786) m. Elisha ('Eliphas' NICKERSON (DNA)) (Loyalist) (06 Mar 1705–28 Aug 1786)
  1. 1. Sarah Nickerson 1740–1847 m. Nathan Kenney 1741–1827
    1. 1. Elizabeth Kinney 1766–1832 m. Capt. (Joshua Pitman Trefry) 2nd 1740–1820
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Trefry 1783–1867 m. Ezra (Churchill) II 1782–1807 m. Lupton Faulkner 1794–1870
        1. 1. Elizabeth ("Eliza") Churchill 1806–1869 m. Benjamin Davison 1796–1870

Desire Nickerson's Timeline

3 Records

1715
5 Feb 1715
Birth of Desire Covell Nickerson in Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1734
1734
Age 19
Desire Covell Nickerson was married
None
1786
28 August 1786
Age 71
Death of Desire Covell Nickerson in Argyle, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Argyle, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Feb 1715
    Event Place: Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1734

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 August 1786
    Event Place: Argyle, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Canada

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