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Ruth Nichols 1767–1834 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jan 1767

Birth Location: Cohassett, Massachusetts

Death Date: 15 Jul 1834

Death Location: HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS

Father: Micah Nichols

Mother: Unknown Ruth

Spouse(s): Jonathan Hersey

Children(s): Naaman Hersey, Caleb Hersey, Caleb Hersey, Ebed Hersey, Stephen Hersey

Ruth Nichols was born in 1767 in Cohassett, Massachusetts, the child of Micah Nichols And Unknown Ruth. Ruth Nichols married Jonathan Hersey, and had children including Caleb Hersey, Ebed Hersey, Naaman Hersey, Stephen Hersey. Ruth Nichols passed away in 1834 in HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS.

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Biography

  • Ruth Nichols was born in 1767 in Cohassett, Massachusetts, the child of Micah Nichols And Unknown Ruth.
  • Ruth Nichols married Jonathan Hersey, and had children including Caleb Hersey, Ebed Hersey, Naaman Hersey, Stephen Hersey.
  • Ruth Nichols passed away in 1834 in HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS.

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Spouses(s)

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Ruth Nichols's Ancestors

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Ruth Nichols
1767–1834
Birth Place: Cohassett, Massachusetts
Parents
Micah Nichols
1737–1809
HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
Unknown Ruth
1738–1808
Grandparents
Daniel Nichols
1712–
HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
Abigail Beal
1718–
COHASSET, MASSACHUSETTS
Great-Grandparents
Lazarus Beal
1691–1774
Ruth Andrews
1696–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lazarus Beal
1661–1723
Susanna Lewis
1666–

Ruth Nichols's Descendants

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Ruth Nichols (15 Jan 1767–15 Jul 1834) m. Jonathan Hersey (27 Jun 1765–)
  1. 1. Naaman Hersey 1791–
  2. 2. Caleb Hersey 1794–1873
  3. 3. Caleb Hersey 1790–1793
  4. 4. Ebed Hersey 1788–1859 m. Elizabeth (Bradbury) Francks 1789–1835
    1. 1. Jonathan Hersey 1813–1842
    2. 2. Mary (Ann) Hersey 1824–1850
    3. 3. Catherine Hersey 1829–
    4. 4. Joann Hersey 1826–1884 m. Charles (Newcomb) Marsh 1828–
      1. 1. Ellen (Billings) Marsh 1867–
      2. 2. Fanny (Walker) Marsh 1855–1856
      3. 3. Ebed (Hersey) Marsh 1857– m. Lizzie (Wallace) Stodder 1860–
        1. 1. Fred (Wallace) Marsh 1878–
    5. 5. Lydia Hersey 1819– m. Levi Thaxter 1804–1880
    6. 6. Sarah (Bartlett) Hersey 1833– m. Henry (Foster) Hersey 1833–
      1. 1. Henry (Foster) Hersey 1869–1869
      2. 2. Nellie Hersey 1861–
    7. 7. Ruth (Nichols) Hersey 1821– m. James (F.) Clement 1801–
    8. 8. Rebecca (Cushing) Hersey 1817–1856 m. William Sprague 1816–1876
      1. 1. Herbert (Gardner) Sprague 1848–
      2. 2. William (Wallace) Sprague 1842–
      3. 3. William (Wallace) Sprague 1842–
      4. 4. Horace (Fiske) Sprague 1845–1848
      5. 5. Helen (Parker) Sprague 1840–
    9. 9. Elizabeth Hersey 1815–1872 m. Lemuel (S.) Blackman 1795–
  5. 5. Stephen Hersey 1796–1850 m. Maria Lincoln 1805–1880 m. Maria Lincoln 1805–1880
    1. 1. Maria Hersey 1838–1880
    2. 2. Susan (Lincoln) Hersey 1840–
    3. 3. Stephen Hersey 1838–1842
    4. 4. Henry (Edson) Hersey 1830–1863 m. Catharine Sylvester 1836–1877
    5. 5. Mary (Catherine) Hersey 1834– m. Henry (Otis) Little 1832– m. Bela (Herndon) Whiton 1816–
      1. 1. Elijah Whiton 1874–
      2. 2. Henry (Edson Hersey) Whiton 1871–

Ruth Nichols's Timeline

2 Records

1767
15 Jan 1767
Birth of Ruth Nichols in Cohassett, Massachusetts
Cohassett, Massachusetts
1834
15 Jul 1834
Age 67
Death of Ruth Nichols in HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1767
    Event Place: Cohassett, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1834
    Event Place: HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS

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