Diadama NICKERSON

Born

15 March 1756 , Harwich, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

16 June 1849 , Argyle, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Diadama married Benjamin ROBERTS 27 December 1775 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Benjamin ROBERTS was born 6 December 1756 in Dover, New Hampshire, New England. Benjamin died 21 March 1824 in Glenwood, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. Benjamin was the child of Benjamin ROBERTS and Deborah Azuba WEYMOUTH .

Parents & Family of Diadama NICKERSON

Parents of Diadama NICKERSON

Father

Elisha NICKERSON

Mother

Desire Covell NICKERSON

Grandparents of Diadama NICKERSON

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Diadama NICKERSON

Diadama NICKERSON married

Benjamin ROBERTS
Marriage date: 27 December 1775
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Benjamin ROBERTS was the child of Benjamin ROBERTS and Deborah Azuba WEYMOUTH

Children of Benjamin ROBERTS and Diadama NICKERSON

Mercy ROBERTS

Born: 21 July 1781, Argyle, Yarmouth Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 20 July 1879, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: William WHITEHOUSE 1804

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Birth — 1756
15 March 1756
Harwich, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1775 Marriage / Partner
Diadama NICKERSON and Benjamin ROBERTS 27 December 1775,

She was 19 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Mercy ROBERTS was born 21 July 1781, Argyle, Yarmouth Co., Nova Scotia, Canada

Diadama was 25 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Death of Spouse/Partner
Benjamin ROBERTS died 21 March 1824, Glenwood, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

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

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

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)

Death — 1849
16 June 1849
Argyle, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
She died at the age of 93.

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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