Agur Nichols

Brief Life History of Agur

When Agur Nichols was born in August 1768, in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, his father, Ephraim Nichols, was 40 and his mother, Esther Peet, was 36.

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Ephraim Nichols
1727–1820
Esther Peet
1732–1820
John Nichols
1752–
Ephraim Nichols Jr.
1754–
Anah Nichols
1757–1834
Joseph Nichols
1759–
Elijah Nichols
1763–
Esther Nichols
1764–
Agur Nichols
1768–
Reuben Nichols
1770–1844

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    World Events (8)

    1776

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

    1786

    Post office est. April 5, 1786

    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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