Brief Life History of Marcus
When Marcus Nichols was born on 3 July 1808, in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, his father, Joseph Nichols, was 32 and his mother, Lucy Farrel, was 30. He married Chloe Chamberlain on 17 November 1831, in Lorain, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Columbia Township, Lorain, Ohio, United States in 1850. He died on 26 November 1858, in Ohio, United States, at the age of 50, and was buried in Columbia Center, Lorain, Ohio, United States.
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- Marcus Nichols, "United States Census, 1850"
- Marcus Nichols, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Marcus Nichols, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
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Children (6)
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World Events (7)
1810 · Change of capital city
Zanesville becomes the new state capital.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
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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