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Dorcas Nickerson 1736–1787 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Aug 1736

Birth Location: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 19 Dec 1787

Death Location: Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Ebenezer Nickerson

Mother: Constant Covell

Spouse(s): Stephen Nickerson

Children(s): Elizabeth Nickerson, Ebenezer Nickerson, Eunice Nickerson, Martha Nickerson, Dorcas Nickerson, Stephen Nickerson, Seth Nickerson, Nehemiah Nickerson, Uriah Nickerson

Dorcas Nickerson was born in 1736 in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Ebenezer Nickerson And Constant Covell. Dorcas Nickerson married Chatham Phillips, Chatham Phillips Jr, Stephen Nickerson, and had children including Dorcas Nickerson, Ebenezer Nickerson, Elizabeth Nickerson, Eunice Nickerson, Martha Nickerson, Nehemiah Nickerson, Seth Nickerson, Stephen Nickerson, Uriah Nickerson. Dorcas Nickerson passed away in 1787 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Dorcas Nickerson was born in 1736 in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Ebenezer Nickerson And Constant Covell.
  • Dorcas Nickerson married Chatham Phillips, Chatham Phillips Jr, Stephen Nickerson, and had children including Dorcas Nickerson, Ebenezer Nickerson, Elizabeth Nickerson, Eunice Nickerson, Martha Nickerson, Nehemiah Nickerson, Seth Nickerson, Stephen Nickerson, Uriah Nickerson.
  • Dorcas Nickerson passed away in 1787 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States.

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Dorcas Nickerson's Ancestors

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Dorcas Nickerson
1736–1787
Birth Place: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Ebenezer Nickerson
1700–1762
Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Constant Covell
1699–1768
Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Dorcas Nickerson's Descendants

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Dorcas Nickerson (12 Aug 1736–19 Dec 1787) m. Stephen Nickerson (11 October 1726–JUN 1801)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Nickerson 1782–1866
  2. 2. Ebenezer Nickerson 1764–1852
  3. 3. Eunice Nickerson 1786–1851
  4. 4. Martha Nickerson 1786–1864
  5. 5. Dorcas Nickerson 1760–
  6. 6. Stephen Nickerson 1754–1844
  7. 7. Seth Nickerson 1751–1769
  8. 8. Nehemiah Nickerson 1757–1835
  9. 9. Uriah Nickerson 1757–1835

Dorcas Nickerson's Timeline

2 Records

1736
12 Aug 1736
Birth of Dorcas Nickerson in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
1787
19 Dec 1787
Age 51
Death of Dorcas Nickerson in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1736
    Event Place: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1784
    Event Place: Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Nova Scotia, Canada; Year: 1784; Page Number: 177

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1787
    Event Place: Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

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