Anna Nichols

Brief Life History of Anna

When Anna Nichols was born about 1768, in Boscawen, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States, her father, Samuel Clark, was 39 and her mother, Hannah Marden, was 33. She married Moses Quimby on 26 March 1793, in Weare, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She died in Fort Covington, Fort Covington, Franklin, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Moses Quimby
1775–
Anna Nichols
about 1768–
Marriage: 26 March 1793
Ester Quimby
1797–
Jesse Quimby
1799–1837
Alexander Quimby
1802–
Lydia Jane Quimby
1805–1887

Sources (9)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Anna Nichols - Published information: Transcript: birth-name: Hannah Clark
  • Anna Nichols, "New Hampshire, Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
  • Anna in entry for Ester Quimby, "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900"

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World Events (8)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

New Hampshire is 9th state.

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Nichol , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. In North America, this surname has absorbed various cognates from other languages, e.g. Croatian and Serbian Nikolić (see Nikolic ); see also below.

Americanized form of various like-sounding Jewish surnames.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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