Jerusha KNOWLES

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abt. 1738 , Eastham, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Born: abt. 1738 in Eastham, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Jerusha married John NICKERSON abt. 1770 . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
John NICKERSON was born 12 June 1730 in Harwich, Province of Massachusetts Bay . John died abt. 1794 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Jerusha KNOWLES married

John NICKERSON
Marriage date: abt. 1770
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Children of John NICKERSON and Jerusha KNOWLES

Watson NICKERSON

Born: 23 December 1770, Harwich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Married: Sarah NICKERSON 23 April 1795 Place: Harwich, Massachusetts, USA

Lucretia Jane NICKERSON

Born: abt. 1772, , Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Scott NICKERSON 16 December 1789

John NICKERSON

Born: abt. 1773, Argyle, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: abt. 1822, Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: Dorothy James BURKE 6 May 1786

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1770 Birth of Child
Watson NICKERSON was born 23 December 1770, Harwich, Massachusetts, USA (N., S., E., W.) (Harwichport) (Pleasant Lake)

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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