Abner NICKERSON

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28 April 1732 , Harwich, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

4 February 1790 , Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Born: 28 April 1732 in Harwich, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Abner married Elizabeth BAKER 25 October 1765 in Yarmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Elizabeth BAKER was born 2 January 1744 in Yarmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay . Elizabeth died 21 April 1811 in Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Abner NICKERSON died 4 February 1790 in Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Abner NICKERSON married

Elizabeth BAKER
Marriage date: 25 October 1765
Marriage place: Yarmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Children of Abner NICKERSON and Elizabeth BAKER

Scott NICKERSON

Born: abt. 1766, , Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Lucretia Jane NICKERSON 16 December 1789

Elizabeth NICKERSON

Born: abt. 1768, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: abt. 1820, Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: William Henry CHETWYND 29 January 1794

Isaiah NICKERSON

Born: abt. 1775, Lower Woods Harbour, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 8 October 1803, At Sea*

Married: Anne RIDER 19 March 1795 Place: Harwich, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1732
28 April 1732
Harwich, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1765 Marriage / Partner
Abner NICKERSON and Elizabeth BAKER 25 October 1765, Yarmouth, Massachusetts, USA (South Yarmouth) (West Yarmouth) (Yarmouth Port)

He was 33 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

Death — 1790
4 February 1790
Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 57.

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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