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Esther Hand 1774–1852 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1774

Birth Location: Cape May, Cape May Co., N.J., USA

Death Date: 16 FEB 1852

Death Location: Leesburg, Cumberland Co., N.J., USA

Father: Thomas Hand

Mother: Jerusha Johnson

Spouse(s): Philip Nickelson

Children(s): Thomas Nickelson

The story of Esther Hand began in 1774 in Cape May, Cape May Co., N.J., USA. Esther Hand married Philip Nickelson, and had children including Thomas Hand Nickelson. Esther Hand passed away in 1852 in Leesburg, Cumberland Co., N.J., USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Esther Hand began in 1774 in Cape May, Cape May Co., N.J., USA.
  • Esther Hand married Philip Nickelson, and had children including Thomas Hand Nickelson.
  • Esther Hand passed away in 1852 in Leesburg, Cumberland Co., N.J., USA.

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Esther Hand's Ancestors

Self
Esther Hand
1774–1852
Birth Place: Cape May, Cape May Co., N.J., USA
Parents
Thomas Hand
1752–1783
Cape May, Cape May Co., N.J., USA
Jerusha Johnson
1745–1793
Cape May, Cape May Co., N.J., USA
Grandparents
Thomas Hand
1704–1760
N.Y., USA
Elizabeth Parsons
1712–1760
Ebenezer Johnson
Amy Townsend
Great-Grandparents
Josiah Hand
1673–1737
Mary Halsey
1680–1739
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Shamgar Hand
Sarah Pierson
Josiah Halsey
1656–1732
Sarah Topping

Esther Hand's Descendants

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Esther Hand (1774–16 FEB 1852) m. Philip Nickelson (1773–UNKNOWN)
  1. 1. Thomas (Hand) Nickelson 1797– m. Lydia Fowler 1802–
    1. 1. Hugh Nickelson 1822–1884 m. Lydia McCarty 1828–
      1. 1. Susan (W.) Nickelson 1848–1914 m. Edward (C.) Townsend 1843–1917
        1. 1. William (H.) Townsend 1888– m. Bertha (A.) Taylor 1892–

Esther Hand's Timeline

2 Records

1774
1774
Birth of Esther Hand in Cape May, Cape May Co., N.J., USA
Cape May, Cape May Co., N.J., USA
1852
16 FEB 1852
Age 78
Death of Esther Hand in Leesburg, Cumberland Co., N.J., USA
Leesburg, Cumberland Co., N.J., USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1774
    Event Place: Cape May, Cape May Co., N.J., USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 FEB 1852
    Event Place: Leesburg, Cumberland Co., N.J., USA

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