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Ruby Mosokwetos Nichols 1783 – 1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Aug 1783

Birth Location: Bennington, Wyoming, New York

Death Date: 29 Sep 1863

Death Location: Iowa City, Allamakee, Iowa

Father: James Nichols

Mother: Lydia Herrington

Spouse(s): Joseph Usher

Children(s): Faney Holtslander

In 1783, Ruby Mosokwetos Nichols entered the world in Bennington, Wyoming, New York, born to James H Nichols and Lydia Herrington. Ruby Mosokwetos Nichols married Joseph Usher, and had children including Faney M "Fanny" Holtslander. Ruby Mosokwetos Nichols passed away in 1863 in Iowa City, Allamakee, Iowa.

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Biography

  • In 1783, Ruby Mosokwetos Nichols entered the world in Bennington, Wyoming, New York, born to James H Nichols and Lydia Herrington.
  • Ruby Mosokwetos Nichols married Joseph Usher, and had children including Faney M "Fanny" Holtslander.
  • Ruby Mosokwetos Nichols passed away in 1863 in Iowa City, Allamakee, Iowa.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Nichols
1755 – 1829
Birth Location: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States
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Lydia Herrington
1754 – 1822
Birth Location: Scituate Twp, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
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Spouses(s)

Joseph Usher
1778 – 1848
Birth Location: Ludlow City, Hampden, Massachusetts
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Children(s)

Faney Holtslander
1800 – 1894
Birth Location: New York
FH

Ruby Nichols's Ancestors

Self
Ruby Nichols
1783 – 1863
Birth Place: Bennington, Wyoming, New York
Parents
James H Nichols
1755 – 1829
Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Lydia Herrington
1754 – 1822
Scituate Twp, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Grandparents
Benjamin Nichols\Nickels
1723 – 1806
Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Keziah Wood
1722 – 1788
Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Judith Hoag
1687 – 1724
Keziah Martin
1697 – 1753
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ruby Nichols's Descendants

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Ruby (Mosokwetos) Nichols (8 Aug 1783 – 29 Sep 1863) m. Joseph Usher (1 Sep 1778 – 1 Oct 1848)
  1. 1. Faney (M "Fanny") Holtslander (18 Mar 1800 – 5 Feb 1894) m. Lawrence (T) Holtslander (1798 – 21 Jan 1841)
    1. 1. Lorenzo (M) Holtzlander (1825 – Apr 1901) m. Julia (Ann) Lewis (Mar 1851 – 16 Aug 1932)
      1. 1. Lorenzo (Tierze) Holtzlander (25 Mar 1872 – 29 DEC 1947) m. Mary (Esther) Hollenbeck (15 Feb 1885 – 13 Nov 1933)
        1. 1. David (Donald) Holtzlander (9 March 1924 – 3 January 2010) m. Edith (Marie) Holtzlander (27 January 1936 – 6 January 1997)

Ruby Nichols's Timeline

2 Records

1783
8 Aug 1783
Birth of Ruby Mosokwetos Nichols in Bennington, Wyoming, New York
Bennington, Wyoming, New York
1863
29 Sep 1863
Age 80
Death of Ruby Mosokwetos Nichols in Iowa City, Allamakee, Iowa
Iowa City, Allamakee, Iowa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1783
    Event Place: Bennington, Wyoming, New York

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1863
    Event Place: Iowa City, Allamakee, Iowa
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