Brief Life History of Rachel
When Rachel Nichols was born on 10 March 1712, in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Thomas Nichols, was 41 and her mother, Jane Jameson, was 39. She married Roger Eastman Jr on 8 December 1730, in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 19 September 1791, in Newton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Newton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States.
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Sources (11)
- Rachel Nickals, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
- Rachel Eastman in entry for Samuel Eastman, "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900"
- Rachel Eastman in entry for Isiac Eastman, "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900"
Spouse and Children
1711–1791 Male
1712–1791 Female
Children (10)
1731–1817 Female
1733– Male
1735–1831 Female
1738– Female
1740–1828 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1670–1724 Male
1673–1721 Female
Siblings (8)
1695–1794 Female
1697–1748 Male
1701–1780 Female
1703– Female
1706– Male
+3 More Children
World Events (2)
1776
Age 64
1776
Age 64
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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