Stephen Nichols

Brief Life History of Stephen

When Stephen Nichols was born on 13 February 1798, in Dracut, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Joseph Nickles Jr., was 30 and his mother, Sarah Malone, was 27. He married Mary Chandler on 16 March 1819, in Vassalboro, Kennebec, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Livermore, Oxford, Maine, United States for about 10 years and Livermore, Livermore, Cumberland, Massachusetts, United States in 1850. He died on 29 October 1850, in Livermore Falls, Androscoggin, Maine, United States, at the age of 52.

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Family Time Line

Stephen Nichols
1798–1850
Mary Chandler
1800–1880
Marriage: 16 March 1819
Betsey Nichols
1820–1913
James Nichols
1822–1901
Timothy Nichols
1825–1889
Hosea Nichols
1828–1829
Frances M. Nichols
1830–1832
Frances M. Nichols
1830–1832
Almira S. Nichols
1832–1848
Joseph C. Nichols
1834–1880
Stephen D. Nichols
1836–1906
Mary Frances Nichols
1839–1915
Henry Harrison Nichols
1842–1898

Sources (10)

  • Stephen Nicknes, "United States Census, 1840"
  • Stephen Nickles, "Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907"
  • Stephen Nichols in entry for Betsey Nichols, "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"

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.

1805

Historical Boundaries: 1805: Oxford, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Oxford, Maine, United States

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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