Alice Reed Nicholson

Female30 October 1875–15 May 1965

Brief Life History of Alice Reed

When Alice Reed Nicholson was born on 30 October 1875, in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Thomas Nicholson, was 40 and her mother, Mary R. Trasher, was 36. She died on 15 May 1965, in Swampscott, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Nicholson
1835–1895
Mary R. Trasher
1839–1911
Harris Nicholson
1866–1866
Nicholson
1873–1873
Alice Reed Nicholson
1875–1965

Sources (8)

  • Alice R Nicholson, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Alice Reed Nicholson, "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915"
  • Alice Nicholson, "United States Social Security Death Index"

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Siblings (3)

World Events (8)

1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

Age 1

The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

1876 · The Battle of Little Bighorn

Age 1

An armed conflict between the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes and the 7th Cavalry of the US Army. The battle was the most significant action of the Great Sioux War of 1876.

1900 · Gold for Cash!

Age 25

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

Name Meaning

English (northern) and Scottish: patronymic from the Middle English personal name Nic(h)olas or the vernacular form Nic(h)ol + son; see Nichol , Nicholas . In Scotland the name was sometimes substituted for McNichol .

Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, and North German Nicolaisen or Nikolaisen , or of the Swedish cognate Niklasson, patronymics from equivalents of the personal name Nicholas .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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