William Smith NICKERSON

(b. 12 May 1826 , Canada d. 24 December 1856 , Cape Sable Island, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada )

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William Smith NICKERSON was born 12 May 1826 in Canada

William Smith NICKERSON was the child of Levi (Leavy) NICKERSON and Marinda (Miranda) NICKERSON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joshua NICKERSON and Tabitha KENDRICK (maternal) John NICKERSON and Dorothy James BURKE

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William Smith married Sarah E Covel SMITH 18 April 1849 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah E Covel SMITH was born 17 January 1831 in West Head, Clark's Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada. Sarah E Covel died 4 June 1917 in Cape Sable Island, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada. Sarah E Covel was the child of Reuben SMITH and Deborah COVEL.

William Smith NICKERSON died 24 December 1856 in Cape Sable Island, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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William Smith NICKERSON married

Sarah E Covel SMITH-- Date: 18 April 1849 Place: Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sarah E Covel SMITH was the child of Reuben SMITH and Deborah COVEL

Children of William Smith NICKERSON and Sarah E Covel SMITH:

James Ephraim NICKERSON (b.4 September 1854, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 10 March 1913, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada)
m. Adelaide Belle "Addie Eliza" CROWELL 11 June 1885 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

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1826 Birth
12 May 1826
Canada

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 Marriage / Partner
William Smith NICKERSON and Sarah E Covel SMITH 18 April 1849, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

He was 22 years old.

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1854 Birth of Child
James Ephraim NICKERSON was born 4 September 1854, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

William Smith was 28 years old.