John Richard Nichols

Brief Life History of John Richard

When John Richard Nichols was born on 19 February 1751, in England, United Kingdom, his father, Sr. John Rogers Nichols, was 11 and his mother, Hannah, was 8. He married Catherine Werner on 17 November 1790, in Digby, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He died in April 1802, in Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the age of 51.

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Family Time Line

John Richard Nichols
1751–1802
Catherine Werner
1768–
Marriage: 17 November 1790
Joseph Nichols
1784–1859
George Schreiber Nichols
1806–1860
Elizabeth Nichols
1790–1881
Stephen Nichols
1792–1878
Martha Nichols
1797–
Ann Nichols
1798–1871
Mary Nichols
1798–1886

Sources (3)

  • John Nicols, "Canada, Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001"
  • Copy of Genealogical notes on John Sr and John, Jr
  • Genealogical notes with sources attatched

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1801 · The Act of Union

The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

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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