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John Nichols 1601 – 1655 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 MAY 1601

Birth Location: Sedgeberrow, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1655

Death Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Father: Francis Nichols

Mother: Frances Wimarke

Spouse(s): Grace Dowife

Children(s): John Nichols, Hester Nichols, Elizabeth Nichols, Hannah Nichols, John Nicholls, Mary Nicholl, Isaac Nichols, Ignatius Nichols, Sarah Nichols, Samuel Nicholes, Sarah Nichols

Born in 1601 in Sedgeberrow, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, John Nichols was the child of Francis Nichols and Frances Wimarke. In time, John Nichols married Grace Dowife, and they raised a family that included John Nichols, Hester Nichols, Elizabeth Nichols, Hannah Nichols, John Nicholls, Mary Nicholl, Isaac Nichols, Ignatius Nichols, Sarah Nichols, Samuel Nicholes and Sarah Nichols. John Nichols died in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States in 1655.

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Parents

Francis Nichols
1575 – 1651
Birth Location: Sedgeberrow, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom
FN
Frances Wimarke
1577 –
Birth Location: Sedgeberrow, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom
FW

Spouses(s)

Grace Dowife
1613 – 1680
Birth Location: London St Bartholomew by The Royal Exchange, City of London, England, United Kingdom
GD

Children(s)

John Nichols
1475 – 1511
Birth Location: Llantwit Major, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
JN
Hester Nichols
1635 – 1679
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America
HN
Elizabeth Nichols
1637 – 1713
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
EN
Hannah Nichols
1640 –
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
HN
John Nicholls
1642 – 1676
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
JN
Mary Nicholl
1642 –
Birth Location: Barnstaple, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom
MN
Isaac Nichols
1649 – 1713
Birth Location: Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
IN
Ignatius Nichols
1650 –
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
IN
Sarah Nichols
1652 –
Birth Location: United States
SN
Samuel Nicholes
1655 – 1736
Birth Location: Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
SN
Sarah Nichols
Birth Location: –
SN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 16 MAY 1601
    Event Place: Sedgeberrow, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Year: 16 MAY 1601
    Event Place: Sedgeberrow, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1655
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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