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John Nicholson 1796–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1796

Birth Location: Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 09 APR 1861

Death Location: Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States

Father: John Nicholson

Mother: Sarah Steel

Spouse(s): Lucinda Brooks

Children(s): Olive Nicholson, Sarah Nicholson, Sarah Nicholson, Carmi Nicholson, John Nicholson, Mary Nicholson, Adeline Nicholson, Norman Nicholson, Lucinda Nicholson, Grad Nicholson

John Nicholson was born in 1796 in Connecticut, United States, the child of John Nicholson And Sarah Steel. In 1840, John Nicholson resided in Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States. In 1850, John Nicholson resided in Merton, Waukesha, Wisconsin. John Nicholson married Lucinda Brooks, and had children including Adeline H Nicholson, Carmi Nicholson, Grad Nicholson, John B Nicholson, Lucinda Nicholson, Mary Nicholson, Norman Nicholson, Olive Nicholson, Sarah Jane Nicholson, Sarah Sykes Nicholson. John Nicholson passed away in 1861 in Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States.

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Biography

  • John Nicholson was born in 1796 in Connecticut, United States, the child of John Nicholson And Sarah Steel.
  • In 1840, John Nicholson resided in Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States.
  • In 1850, John Nicholson resided in Merton, Waukesha, Wisconsin.
  • John Nicholson married Lucinda Brooks, and had children including Adeline H Nicholson, Carmi Nicholson, Grad Nicholson, John B Nicholson, Lucinda Nicholson, Mary Nicholson, Norman Nicholson, Olive Nicholson, Sarah Jane Nicholson, Sarah Sykes Nicholson.
  • John Nicholson passed away in 1861 in Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Nicholson's Ancestors

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John Nicholson
1796–1861
Birth Place: Connecticut, United States
Parents
John Nicholson
1745–1796
Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Sarah Steel
1750–1820
New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Jeremiah Nicholson
1720–1760
New Jersey
JEMIMA WOODBRIDGE
1706–1760
Springfield, Hampden, MA
James Steele
1719–1766
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Lois Ensign
1727–1745
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Rev
1678–1718
Jemima Eliot(t)
1679–1750
Thomas Steele
1681–1757
Susannah Webster
1686–1757
John Ensign
1694–1776
Elizabeth Ensign
1695–1758
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John VII
1644–1691
Abigail (Woodbridge)
1643–1710
Samuel Steele
1652–1709
Mercy Bradford
1660–1720
Thomas Ensign
1668–1737
Hannah Shepard
1671–1709
Thomas Dickinson
1672–1717
Mehitable Meekins
1675–1694

John Nicholson's Descendants

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John Nicholson (1796–09 APR 1861) m. Lucinda Brooks (1792–Oct 23 1857)
  1. 1. Olive Nicholson 1829–1887
  2. 2. Sarah (Jane) Nicholson 1833–1917
  3. 3. Sarah (Sykes) Nicholson 1821–1878
  4. 4. Carmi Nicholson 1835–1894
  5. 5. John (B) Nicholson 1831–1870 m. Laura 1834–
  6. 6. Mary Nicholson 1821–1891
  7. 7. Adeline (H) Nicholson 1818–1857 m. Abner (Royce) Rice 1813–1858
    1. 1. Eva (Adaline) Rice 1854–1902
      1. 1. Alfred (H Van) Aernam 1885–
    2. 2. Lucinda (Stella) Rice 1849–
    3. 3. Ellen (Amelia) Rice 1848–
    4. 4. Herman (M) Rice 1855–1879
    5. 5. Lucy (H) Rice 1844–1885
    6. 6. Mary (Celia) Robinson 1843–1932 m. Joseph (Graham) Robinson 1837–1934
      1. 1. Walter (W.) Robinson 1866–1945 m. Mary Sacia 1868–1957
      2. 2. Harry Robinson 1869–1870
      3. 3. Eva (Eleanor) Steele 1877–1967 m. Charles (Michael) Steele 1866–1951
        1. 1. Donald (Graham) Steele 1904–1999
        2. 2. Dorothy (Harding) Jensen 1907–1996
        3. 3. Florence (Amelia) Steele 1910–1963
        4. 4. Eleanor (Robinson) Steele 1913–1992
        5. 5. Malcolm (Charles) Steele 1917–1978
        6. 6. Barbara (May) Steele 1919–1942
    7. 7. Stephen (Warren) Rice 1845–1922 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Sharp 1845–1908
      1. 1. Doris Smith 1868–1920
      2. 2. Mary Rice 1867–1922
      3. 3. John Rice 1886–
      4. 4. Harry (B) Rice 1877–
      5. 5. Eugene (A) Rice 1880–
      6. 6. Charles Rice 1877–1946 m. Ethel Duffy 1880–1942
        1. 1. Hugh (Stephen) Rice 1907–1968 m. Marvel (Mary) Shaughnessy 1914–2005
        2. 2. Viola Rice 1905–2000
      7. 7. Eva (Bell) Rice 1890–1983
      8. 8. Frank Rice 1883–1921
      9. 9. Ed Rice 1888–1926 m. Delia Rice 1892–1926
      10. 10. Louis (Marion) Reice 1874–1944 m. Matilda Rice 1873–1908 m. Lillian Reice 1885–1931
        1. 1. Gertrude Reice 1914–1930
        2. 2. Beatrice Monette 1914–2008 m. Alfred (Edward) Monette 1901–1992
        3. 3. John (D) Reice 1926–1997 m. Doris (Jean) Delaney 1928–1981
        4. 4. Wm Tappert 1903–1982 m. Elsie (Loraine) Paquette 1907–
        5. 5. Florence Tappert 1905–
        6. 6. Marion (J) Rice 1914–
        7. 7. Genevieve Jenkins 1916–2005 m. David (Harold) Jenkins 1908–1968 m. Ralph (Milton) Huffman 1924–2009
        8. 8. Maynard (L) Rice 1900–1965 m. Elma (Agnes) Arnott 1905–1996
      11. 11. Dora Rice 1867–1867
      12. 12. Sarah Rice 1876–1908
      13. 13. Martha Rice 1880–1942
  8. 8. Norman Nicholson 1815–
  9. 9. Lucinda Nicholson 1817–1849
  10. 10. Grad Nicholson 1816–

John Nicholson's Timeline

6 Records

1796
1796
Birth of John Nicholson in Connecticut, United States
Connecticut, United States
1840
1840
Age 44
John Nicholson resided here in Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
1850
1850
Age 54
John Nicholson resided here in Merton, Waukesha, Wisconsin
Merton, Waukesha, Wisconsin
1855
1855
Age 59
John Nicholson resided here in Waukesha County, WI
Waukesha County, WI
1860
1860
Age 64
John Nicholson resided here in Vernon, Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States
Vernon, Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States
1861
09 APR 1861
Age 65
Death of John Nicholson in Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States
Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1796
    Event Place: Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Newburg, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: ; Page: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Merton, Waukesha, Wisconsin

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Waukesha County, WI
    Record Source: Wisconsin Census, 1820-90

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Vernon, Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 APR 1861
    Event Place: Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States

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