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JOHN NICKERSON 1707–1794 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1707

Birth Location: Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 30 Jan 1794

Death Location: Harwich, Barnstable, Mass.

Father: William Ensign

Mother: Lydia Maker

Spouse(s): DORCAS BASSETT

Children(s): Abner Nickerson, Christian Nickerson

JOHN NICKERSON was born in 1707 in Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of William Ruhman Nickerson Iv Ensign And Lydia Monamoy Maker. JOHN NICKERSON married Dorcas Bassett, and had children including Abner Nickerson, Christian Nickerson. JOHN NICKERSON passed away in 1794 in Harwich, Barnstable, Mass..

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Biography

  • JOHN NICKERSON was born in 1707 in Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of William Ruhman Nickerson Iv Ensign And Lydia Monamoy Maker.
  • JOHN NICKERSON married Dorcas Bassett, and had children including Abner Nickerson, Christian Nickerson.
  • JOHN NICKERSON passed away in 1794 in Harwich, Barnstable, Mass..

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JOHN NICKERSON's Ancestors

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JOHN NICKERSON
1707–1794
Birth Place: Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
William Ruhman Nickerson IV, Ensign
1678–1765
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Am, Massachusetts, USA
Lydia (Monamoy) Maker
1684–
Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, British America
Grandparents
Ruhamah ((Debra)) Jones
1650–1735
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
James Maker
1650–1732
Wampanoag in Cape Cod, MA. USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

JOHN NICKERSON's Descendants

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JOHN NICKERSON (1707–30 Jan 1794) m. DORCAS BASSETT (1710–9 Jun 1770)
  1. 1. Abner Nickerson 1732–1798 m. Elizabeth (Baker) 🟣 1744–1811
    1. 1. Samuel (Stillman Nickerson (4 GGF)) (DNA) 1788–1858 m. Mary Nickerson 1788–1876
      1. 1. Phineas Nickerson 1811–1868 m. Rosanna (Atwood) Nickerson 1811–1868
        1. 1. Charlotte Nickerson 1842–1911 m. Martin (James) Murphy 1842–1927
  2. 2. Christian Nickerson 1604–1690

JOHN NICKERSON's Timeline

4 Records

1706
1706
JOHN NICKERSON was married in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
1707
1707
Birth of JOHN NICKERSON in Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1727
14 March 1727
Age 20
JOHN NICKERSON was married in Harwich, By Nathanaell Freeman, MA
Harwich, By Nathanaell Freeman, MA
1794
30 Jan 1794
Age 87
Death of JOHN NICKERSON in Harwich, Barnstable, Mass.
Harwich, Barnstable, Mass.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1707
    Event Place: Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 346

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1706
    Event Place: Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 March 1727
    Event Place: Harwich, By Nathanaell Freeman, MA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1794
    Event Place: Harwich, Barnstable, Mass.
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 346

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