Elizabeth
NICKERSON
Born
15 May 1735
,
Chatham, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died
24 April 1827
,
Nova Scotia, Canada
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Elizabeth NICKERSON was born 15 May 1735 in Chatham, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Elizabeth married Archelaus SMITH 16 July 1752 in Chatham, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Archelaus SMITH was born 23 April 1734 in Chatham, Massachusetts, USA (South Chatham). Archelaus died 3 April 1821 in Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Elizabeth NICKERSON died 24 April 1827 in Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Archelaus SMITH-- Date: 16 July 1752 Place: Chatham, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Archelaus SMITH-- Date: 16 July 1752 Place: Chatham, Province of Massachusetts Bay Children of Archelaus SMITH and Elizabeth NICKERSON
Mercy SMITH (b.12 March 1758, Chatham, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 25 September 1845, Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada)m. John E CUNNINGHAM 1785
Eunice Elizabeth SMITH (b.12 March 1760, Barrington, Shelburne, Acadie d. 1 September 1810, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada)m. Henry NEWELL 1776 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)
James SMITH (b.6 October 1762, Barrington, Shelburne, Acadie d. 29 May 1842, Cape Sable Island, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada)m. Sarah Elizabeth WILSON December 1784
m. Tabitha KENDRICK 1792
Archelaus SMITH (b.19 August 1766, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 6 February 1836, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada)m. Patience HAMILTON 6 October 1785
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1735 Birth 15 May 1735
Chatham, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1752 Marriage / PartnerElizabeth NICKERSON and Archelaus SMITH 16 July 1752, Chatham, Massachusetts, USA (South Chatham)
She was 17 years old.
1758 Birth of ChildMercy SMITH was born 12 March 1758, Chatham, Massachusetts, USA (South Chatham)
Elizabeth was 22 years old.
1760 Birth of ChildEunice Elizabeth SMITH was born 12 March 1760, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Elizabeth was 24 years old.
1762 Birth of ChildJames SMITH was born 6 October 1762, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Elizabeth was 27 years old.
1766 Birth of ChildArchelaus SMITH was born 19 August 1766, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Elizabeth was 31 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1810 Death of ChildEunice Elizabeth SMITH died 1 September 1810, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Elizabeth was 75 years old.
1821 Death of Spouse/PartnerArchelaus SMITH died 3 April 1821, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
1827 Death 24 April 1827
Nova Scotia, Canada
She died at the age of 92.
Added: 12/18/2025 12:25:08 PM
- Updated: 12/27/2025 7:11:56 PM
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
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1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
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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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