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Sylvanus Baker Nickerson 1778–1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1778

Birth Location: Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 1890

Death Location: Lower Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Abner Nickerson

Mother: Elizabeth Baker

Spouse(s): Margaret Gardner

Children(s): Asa Capt

Sylvanus Baker Nickerson was born in 1778 in Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Abner Nickerson And Elizabeth Baker. Sylvanus Baker Nickerson married Margaret Gardner, and had children including Asa Nickerson Capt. Sylvanus Baker Nickerson passed away in 1890 in Lower Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • Sylvanus Baker Nickerson was born in 1778 in Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Abner Nickerson And Elizabeth Baker.
  • Sylvanus Baker Nickerson married Margaret Gardner, and had children including Asa Nickerson Capt.
  • Sylvanus Baker Nickerson passed away in 1890 in Lower Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abner Nickerson
1732–1798
Birth Location: Harwich, Barnstable, MA
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Elizabeth Baker
1744–1811
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Gardner
1772–1867
Birth Location: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Asa Capt
1801–1862
Birth Location: Argyle, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
AC

Sylvanus Nickerson's Ancestors

Self
Sylvanus Nickerson
1778–1890
Birth Place: Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Abner Nickerson
1732–1798
Harwich, Barnstable, MA
Elizabeth Baker
1744–1811
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
JOHN NICKERSON
1707–1794
DORCAS BASSETT
1707–1770
Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Ame, Massachusetts, USA
Shubael (Twinning Baker (DNA)) Sr
1710–1796
Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA
Lydia Stewart
1712–1804
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Ensign
1678–1765
Lydia Maker
1684–
Nathan Bassett
1677–1728
Mary Crowell
1688–1742
Joseph Stewart
1688–1763
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ruhamah Jones
1650–1735
James Maker
1650–1732
Deborah (9ggm)
1651–1722
Hugh Stuart
1636–1715
Waitstill Dennis
1652–1716

Sylvanus Nickerson's Descendants

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Sylvanus (Baker) Nickerson (1778–1890) m. Margaret Gardner (1772–05 Jun 1867)
  1. 1. Asa (Nickerson) Capt 1801–1862 m. Sarah Nickerson 1804–1892
    1. 1. Deborah Nickerson 1838–1907 m. Aaron Goodwin 1836–1891
      1. 1. Matilda ("Tildie" Ann) Goodwin 1864–1895 m. Robert (Howard) Nickerson 1864–1927
        1. 1. Charles (Edward) Nickerson 1890–1960 m. Ethel (Mae) Nickerson 1893–1987

Sylvanus Nickerson's Timeline

2 Records

1778
1778
Birth of Sylvanus Baker Nickerson in Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
1890
1890
Age 112
Death of Sylvanus Baker Nickerson in Lower Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Lower Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1778
    Event Place: Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1890
    Event Place: Lower Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
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