Brief Life History of Drusilla
When Drusilla Nickerson was born in 1765, in Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Rev. Joshua Nickerson, was 46 and her mother, Thankful Eldredge, was 37. She married Daniel Head in 1782. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 28 March 1857, in Albany, Carroll, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Tamworth, Carroll, New Hampshire, United States.
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- Druscilla Nickerson Head, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1789
George Washington elected first president of United States.
Name Meaning
English (Norfolk and Lincolnshire): variant of Nixon , in which trisyllabic Nickeson has been spelled Nickerson.
English: alternatively, a variant of Nicholson with /r/ substituted for /l/.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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