Alexander Nichols

Brief Life History of Alexander

When Alexander Nichols was born in 1800, in Kentucky, United States, his father, John Nickell, was 29 and his mother, Elsy Wilson, was 32. He married Martha L. Allen on 17 August 1828, in Fountain, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He died about 1835, at the age of 36.

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Family Time Line

Alexander Nichols
1800–1835
Martha L. Allen
1808–1864
Marriage: 17 August 1828
William Alexander Nickell
1829–1914
Robert F Nickell
1831–1850
Elizabeth Nickell
1832–1849
John Smith Nickell
1834–1910
Elvira Wright Nickell
1835–1917

Sources (3)

  • Alexander Nicholl, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
  • Alexander Nickell in entry for Elvira Wright Pithand, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
  • Alexander Nichol, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"

World Events (8)

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.

1801 · Cane Ridge Revival

The Cane Ridge Revival took place for six days in Cane Ridge, Kentucky. From August 6, 1801- August 12 or 13, 1801, around 20 thousand people gathered together for what was called the Second Great Awakening.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

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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