Frances Nicholson

Female21 January 1860–

Brief Life History of Frances

When Frances Nicholson was born on 21 January 1860, in Hornellsville, Steuben, New York, United States, her father, Wesley Nicholson, was 42 and her mother, Martha Jane Leonard, was 31.

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Family Time Line

Wesley Nicholson
1817–1900
Martha Jane Leonard
1828–1912
Leonard J. Nicholson
1847–1927
Frances Nicholson
1860–

Sources (5)

  • Frances J Nicholson in household of Wesley Nicholson, "New York State Census, 1865"
  • Frances Nichalson in household of Westly Nichalson, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Francis Nickelson in household of Wesley Nickelson, "United States Census, 1870"

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Siblings (2)

World Events (8)

1863

Age 3

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg

Age 3

The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

Age 36

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

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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