Brief Life History of Albert
When Albert Nickerson was born in 1842, in Swanville, Waldo, Maine, United States, his father, Lewis Nickerson, was 40 and his mother, Betsey Seekins, was 37. He married Eliza Ellen Richards on 28 March 1859, in Belfast, Waldo, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. In 1870, his occupation is listed as farmer in Maine, United States. He died on 20 April 1925, in Swanville, Waldo, Maine, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Smart Cemetery, Belfast, Waldo, Maine, United States.
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- Albert Nickerson, "United States Census, 1880"
- Albert Nickerson, "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907"
- Albert Nickerson, "Find a Grave Index"
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1842 · Webster–Ashburton Treaty
The Webster-Ashburton Treaty was signed on August 9, 1842 and resolved the border issues between the United States and British North American colonies which had caused the Aroostook War. The treaty contained several agreements and concessions. It called for an end on the overseas slave trade and proposed that both parties share the Great Lakes. It also reaffirmed the location of the westward frontier border (near the Rocky Mountains) as well as the border between Lake Superior and Lake of the Woods. The treaty was signed by Daniel Webster (United States Secretary of State) and Alexander Baring (British Diplomat, 1st Baron Ashburton).
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
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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