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Dorcas Nickerson 1748–1825 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Aug 1748

Birth Location: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, English Colonial America

Death Date: 23 Oct 1825

Death Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Father: James Nickerson

Mother: Dorcas Covell

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The story of Dorcas Nickerson began in 1748 in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, English Colonial America. Dorcas Nickerson passed away in 1825 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Dorcas Nickerson began in 1748 in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, English Colonial America.
  • Dorcas Nickerson passed away in 1825 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Dorcas Nickerson's Ancestors

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Dorcas Nickerson
1748–1825
Birth Place: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
Parents
James Nickerson
1704–1757
Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
Dorcas (Hannah) Covell
1704–1803
Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
Grandparents
Joseph Covell
1675–1732
Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Hannah Bassett
1678–1757
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel II
1640–1682
Sarah Nickerson
1644–1715
Joseph Bassett
1656–1721
Rachel Williston
1655–1744
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Covell
1615–1653
Emlyn Sudely
1608–1653
William II
1604–1690
Anne Busby
1607–1686

Dorcas Nickerson's Timeline

2 Records

1748
24 Aug 1748
Birth of Dorcas Nickerson in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
1825
23 Oct 1825
Age 77
Death of Dorcas Nickerson in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1748
    Event Place: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, English Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Oct 1825
    Event Place: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

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