Eleanor Ellen NICKERSON
Born: 24 April 1825, Cape Sable Island, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: abt. 1912,
Died: abt. 1912,
Married: Henry William BRANNEN 1845
Herman W
NICKERSON
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abt. 1797
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Harwich, Massachusetts, USA
Died
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Born: abt. 1797 in Harwich, Massachusetts, USA
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Herman W married Sabra NICKERSON 31 December 1816 in Argyle, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sabra NICKERSON was born 8 July 1796 in Argyle, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. Sabra died 11 June 1870 in Central Woods Harbour, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada. Sabra was the child of Watson NICKERSON and Sarah NICKERSON.
Herman W NICKERSON died abt. 1878 in Central Woods Harbour, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Herman W NICKERSON married Sabra NICKERSON
Marriage date: 31 December 1816
Marriage place: Argyle, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sabra NICKERSON was the child of Watson NICKERSON and Sarah NICKERSON
Sabra NICKERSONMarriage date: 31 December 1816
Marriage place: Argyle, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sabra NICKERSON was the child of Watson NICKERSON and Sarah NICKERSON
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1816 Marriage / PartnerHerman W NICKERSON and Sabra NICKERSON 31 December 1816, Argyle, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
1825 Birth of ChildEleanor Ellen NICKERSON was born 24 April 1825, Cape Sable Island, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 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)
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 Death of Spouse/PartnerSabra NICKERSON died 11 June 1870, Central Woods Harbour, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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