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Gideon Nickerson 1745–1811 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 MAR 1745

Birth Location: Chatham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)

Death Date: 11 OCT 1811

Death Location: Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia

Father: William Nickerson

Mother: Sarah Covell

Spouse(s): Sarah Bearce

Children(s): Abigail Nickerson, Susannah Nickerson, Mercy Nickerson, Elizabeth Nickerson, Jane Nickerson, Hannah Nickerson, Lombard Nickerson, Sarah Nickerson, Joshua Nickerson, Martha Nickerson, James Nickerson, Mary Nickerson

The story of Gideon Nickerson began in 1745 in Chatham, Massachusetts (Barnstable). Gideon Nickerson married Sarah Bearce, and had children including Abigail Nickerson, Elizabeth Nickerson, Hannah Nickerson, James Nickerson, Jane Nickerson, Joshua Nickerson, Lombard Nickerson, Martha Nickerson, Mary Nickerson, Mercy Nickerson, Sarah Nickerson, Susannah Nickerson. Gideon Nickerson passed away in 1811 in Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia.

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Biography

  • The story of Gideon Nickerson began in 1745 in Chatham, Massachusetts (Barnstable).
  • Gideon Nickerson married Sarah Bearce, and had children including Abigail Nickerson, Elizabeth Nickerson, Hannah Nickerson, James Nickerson, Jane Nickerson, Joshua Nickerson, Lombard Nickerson, Martha Nickerson, Mary Nickerson, Mercy Nickerson, Sarah Nickerson, Susannah Nickerson.
  • Gideon Nickerson passed away in 1811 in Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia.

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Gideon Nickerson's Ancestors

Self
Gideon Nickerson
1745–1811
Birth Place: Chatham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
Parents
William Nickerson
1701–1763
Chatham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
Sarah Covell
1701–1790
Chatham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
Grandparents
William Nickerson
1675–1742
of Chatham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
Deliverance ((Lumbert)) Lombard
1680–1716
Monomoit, Massachsetts
Joseph Covell
1675–1731
Chatham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
Hannah Bassett
1678–1708
Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
Great-Grandparents
William Nickerson
1646–1716
Mercy Williams
1643–1739
Nathaniel Covell
1643–1687
Sarah Nickerson
1642–1715
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Red Stocking
1604–1690
Anne Busby
1607–1686
Thomas Williams
1610–1696
Elizabeth Tart
1617–
Nathaniel Covell
1603–
Emily Sudley
1605–
Red Stocking
1604–1690
Anne Busby
1607–1686

Gideon Nickerson's Descendants

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Gideon Nickerson (14 MAR 1745–11 OCT 1811) m. Sarah Bearce (1745–25 APR 1815)
  1. 1. Abigail Nickerson 1782– m. Thomas Ross 1774–1846
    1. 1. Moses Ross 1806–1880 m. Susannah Brannan 1807–1874
      1. 1. Samuel (Penney) Ross 1844–1929 m. Rebecca (Ring) Goodwin 1846–1937
        1. 1. Bertha (Jane) Ross 1866–
        2. 2. Ada Ross 1864–
        3. 3. Sophrona Ross 1870–
        4. 4. Reuben Ross 1873–
        5. 5. Gertrude Ross 1865–
        6. 6. Charles Ross 1867–
        7. 7. Stillman Ross 1879–
    2. 2. Edmund Ross 1806–
    3. 3. Susan Ross 1809–
    4. 4. Maria Ross 1815–
    5. 5. Benjamin Ross 1817–
    6. 6. William Ross 1822–
    7. 7. Jane Ross 1830–
  2. 2. Susannah Nickerson 1769–1846 m. Absalom Nickerson 1767–1817
  3. 3. Mercy Nickerson 1773– m. Samuel Trott 1773–1873
  4. 4. Elizabeth Nickerson 1776–1876 m. Daniel Doane 1777–1859
    1. 1. Joseph (Dimmock) Doane 1797–
    2. 2. William (Rufus) Doane 1799–1813
    3. 3. Prince (William) Doane 1801–
    4. 4. Elizabeth Doane 1803–
    5. 5. Daniel Doane 1805–
    6. 6. Sarah Doane 1811–1911 m. James (Mattingly (Killam)) Kellam 1801–1892
      1. 1. Kezia Kellam 1832–
    7. 7. Susan Doane 1819–1857 m. Eliakim ((Killam)) Kellam 1814–1872
      1. 1. Wentworth Kellam 1836– m. Mary (Jane) Blackadar 1836– m. Elizabeth Blackadar 1838– m. Ida (M.) Crosby 1836–
      2. 2. Caroline Kellam 1838–1879
      3. 3. Frederick Kellam 1839–1857
      4. 4. Mary (Crosby) Kellam 1841– m. David (K.) Campbell 1840–
      5. 5. Elizabeth (Doane) Kellam 1843– m. Benjamin (C.) Harris 1840–
      6. 6. Susan (Melissa) Kellam 1845–1879 m. Jacob Harris 1840–
      7. 7. George (William) Kellam 1846–
  5. 5. Jane Nickerson 1785–1885
  6. 6. Hannah Nickerson 1765–1865 m. Robert Atkinson 1768–1807
    1. 1. Mary Atkinson 1786–1808 m. Archibald Brannan 1768–1827
      1. 1. Susannah Brannan 1807–1874 m. Moses Ross 1806–1880
  7. 7. Lombard Nickerson 1768–1868
  8. 8. Sarah Nickerson 1784–1884
  9. 9. Joshua Nickerson 1784–1884
  10. 10. Martha Nickerson 1770–1870
  11. 11. James Nickerson 1775–1811 m. Mercy Newell 1779–
    1. 1. Thomas (B.) Nickerson 1799–
  12. 12. Mary Nickerson 1778– m. William Smith 1780–1817
    1. 1. Freeman (Doane) Smith 1799–1880 m. Lydia Knowles 1802–1878
      1. 1. William (L.) Smith 1823–1867 m. Jemima (Jane) Phinney 1826–1851
        1. 1. Eleanor (Jane) Smith 1847–1940 m. Archibald Phinney 1839–1900
    2. 2. Lucinda Smith 1807–
    3. 3. Hezekiah Smith 1807–

Gideon Nickerson's Timeline

2 Records

1745
14 MAR 1745
Birth of Gideon Nickerson in Chatham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
Chatham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
1811
11 OCT 1811
Age 66
Death of Gideon Nickerson in Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia
Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 MAR 1745
    Event Place: Chatham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
    Record Source:
    [1] Joan Say
    [2] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), Numerous Submitters - search on Gideon Nickerson born 1745

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 OCT 1811
    Event Place: Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia
    Record Source: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), Numerous Submitters - search on Gideon Nickerson born 1745

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