Phineas Francis Nickerson

Brief Life History of Phineas Francis

When Phineas Francis Nickerson was born on 10 July 1806, in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada, his father, John Nickerson, was 33 and his mother, Dorothy James Burke, was 36. He married Jane Vincent Smith on 3 January 1828, in Newellton, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1861 and Cape Sable Island, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1871. He died on 12 November 1898, in Clark's Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the age of 92.

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Family Time Line

Phineas Francis Nickerson
1806–1898
Jane Vincent Smith
1808–1890
Marriage: 3 January 1828
Sarah Nickerson
1828–1862
Thomas Nickerson
1831–1833
James Nickerson
1833–1854
Sophronia Nickerson
1835–1929
John Edward Nickerson
1838–1840
Abigail Nickerson
1841–1924
John Edward Nickerson
1842–1896
Moses Hardy Henderson Nickerson
1844–1943
Harvey Webster Nickerson
1847–1946
Orinda Lima Nickerson
1849–1877

Sources (13)

  • Phineas Nickerson, "Canada Census, 1871"
  • Finnis Nickerson, "Canada, Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918"
  • Phineas Nickerson in entry for John E. Nickerson, "Canada, Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918"

World Events (3)

1823

Oldest Grave Seen in Memorial List

1869

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1871

British Columbia joins the confederation.

Name Meaning

English (Norfolk and Lincolnshire): variant of Nixon , in which trisyllabic Nickeson has been spelled Nickerson.

English: alternatively, a variant of Nicholson with /r/ substituted for /l/.

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

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