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DORCAS BASSETT 1707–1770 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1707

Birth Location: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Ame, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: June 1770

Death Location: Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Nathan Bassett

Mother: Mary Crowell

Spouse(s): JOHN NICKERSON

Children(s): Abner Nickerson, Abner Nickerson, Asa Nickerson, Bassett Nickerson, John Nickerson, Phineas Nickerson, William Nickerson, Christian Nickerson

The story of DORCAS BASSETT began in 1707 in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Ame, Massachusetts, USA. DORCAS BASSETT married John Nickerson, and had children including Abner Nickerson, Asa Nickerson, Bassett Nickerson, Christian Nickerson, John Maker Nickerson, Phineas Nickerson, William Nickerson. DORCAS BASSETT passed away in 1770 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of DORCAS BASSETT began in 1707 in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Ame, Massachusetts, USA.
  • DORCAS BASSETT married John Nickerson, and had children including Abner Nickerson, Asa Nickerson, Bassett Nickerson, Christian Nickerson, John Maker Nickerson, Phineas Nickerson, William Nickerson.
  • DORCAS BASSETT passed away in 1770 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathan Bassett
1677–1728
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colo, Massachusetts, USA
NB
Mary Crowell
1688–1742
Birth Location: Yarmouth Port, Barnstable Co, MA, Massachusetts, USA
MC

Spouses(s)

JOHN NICKERSON
1707–1794
Birth Location: –
JN

Children(s)

Abner Nickerson
1732–1798
Birth Location: Harwich, Barnstable, MA
AN
Abner Nickerson
–1811
Birth Location: –
AN
Asa Nickerson
1741–1788
Birth Location: Harwich, Massachusetts Bay, British America, Massachusetts, USA
AN
Bassett Nickerson
1739–1825
Birth Location: Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
BN
John Nickerson
1730–
Birth Location: Harwich, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts, USA
JN
Phineas Nickerson
1733–1813
Birth Location: Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
PN
William Nickerson
1742–
Birth Location: –
WN
Christian Nickerson
1604–1690
Birth Location: Massachusetts
CN

DORCAS BASSETT's Ancestors

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DORCAS BASSETT
1707–1770
Birth Place: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Ame, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Nathan Bassett
1677–1728
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colo, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Crowell
1688–1742
Yarmouth Port, Barnstable Co, MA, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Deborah (Pokanoket - Wampanoag) (9ggm)
1651–1722
Cape Cod or Orleans, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

DORCAS BASSETT's Descendants

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DORCAS BASSETT (1707–June 1770) m. JOHN NICKERSON (1707–30 Jan 1794)
  1. 1. Abner Nickerson 1732–1798 m. Elizabeth Baker 1744–1811
    1. 1. Sylvanus (Baker) Nickerson 1778–1890 m. Margaret Gardner 1772–1867
      1. 1. Asa (Nickerson) Capt 1801–1862 m. Sarah Nickerson 1804–1892
        1. 1. Deborah Nickerson 1838–1907 m. Aaron Goodwin 1836–1891
  2. 2. Abner Nickerson –1811
  3. 3. Asa Nickerson 1741–1788
  4. 4. Bassett Nickerson 1739–1825
  5. 5. John (Maker) Nickerson 1730–
  6. 6. Phineas Nickerson 1733–1813
  7. 7. William Nickerson 1742–
  8. 8. Christian Nickerson 1604–1690

DORCAS BASSETT's Timeline

2 Records

1707
1707
Birth of DORCAS BASSETT in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Ame, Massachusetts, USA
Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Ame, Massachusetts, USA
1770
June 1770
Age 63
Death of DORCAS BASSETT in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1707
    Event Place: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Ame, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: June 1770
    Event Place: Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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