Nielsen Hayden genealogy
Col. Samuel Knowles
1682 - 1751 (69 years)1. Col. Samuel Knowles was born on 15 Jan 1682 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 30 Jan 1751 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was buried on 1 Feb 1751 in Old Granary Burial Ground, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Notes:
Eastham selectman, 1722-28, then moderator of the town meeting. Colonel of the Second Barnstable Regiment. Justice of the sessions court. Guardian of the native Americans in the lower part of Barnstable County. After his father retired, he was often a representative in the Massachusetts general court, and he died during a session of the court in Boston.
"On Wednesday the 30th of January died at his Lodgings in this Town, Samuel Knowles, Esq; One of the Members of the Honourable House of Representatives, from the Town of Eastham; in the County of Barnstable; and on Friday was decently interr'd, attended by the Honourable House of Representatives, and others. A Gentleman who was greatly belov'd and respected, and will be much lamented: As one of His Majesty's Justices, Col. Knowles was strictly Impartial in the Administration of Justice; was always for making up of Differences between Man and Man as soon as possible, and with as little Charge as might be; and was remarkable both for preventing and healing of any long and uncomfortable Debates among his Neighbours and others; and his Judgment greatly sett by; and that which crown'd all, A Man of strict Piety and Integrity." [Boston Weekly News-Letter, 7 Feb 1751]Samuel married Bethia Brown on 7 Nov 1709 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Bethia (daughter of Samuel Brown and Martha Harding) was born on 9 Sep 1685 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died after 13 Jan 1751. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Enos Knowles was born on 30 Apr 1712 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died in 1784 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
- 3. Azuba Knowles was born on 6 Feb 1714 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died in Mar 1762 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
Generation: 2
2. Enos Knowles (1.Samuel1) was born on 30 Apr 1712 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died in 1784 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Enos married Sarah Sparrow on 12 Apr 1733 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Sarah (daughter of Jonathan Sparrow and Sarah) was born on 20 Jul 1708 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died in 1784 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
3. Azuba Knowles (1.Samuel1) was born on 6 Feb 1714 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died in Mar 1762 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Azuba married Josiah Sears on 30 Sep 1736 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Josiah (son of Josiah Sears and Mercy Howes) was born on 25 Aug 1708 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died between 2 Jan 1772 and 11 Feb 1772 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 5. Josiah Sears was born on 1 Feb 1745 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 27 Jul 1819 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia.
- 6. Azuba Sears was born on 5 Nov 1747 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died in 1839 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia.
Generation: 3
4. Jerusha Knowles (2.Enos2, 1.Samuel1) Notes:
"The evidences that Jerusha and Nathaniel were brother and sister are family statements of the descendants taken down around the year 1880 by the late Professor Arnold Doane of Barrington. The chief grounds for making them children of Enos Knowles are that Enos had a son not otherwise accounted for, that Jerusha and Nathaniel could not possibly have been children of Enos's brother Samuel or cousin Cornelius, that Nathaniel named a son Enos -- a name almost unused either in Eastham or Barrington, and that the name Jerusha prevailed among the proved descendants of Enos." [Charles Thornton Libby, citation details below.]
Her first husband was Simeon Crowell, who was lost at sea in the summer of 1768.Family/Spouse: John Nickerson. John (son of John Nickerson and Dorcas Bassett) was born on 12 Jun 1730 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died in Nova Scotia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. Lucretia Jane Nickerson was born in Nova Scotia.
- 8. John Nickerson was born in 1772 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia; died about 1820 in Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia.
5. Josiah Sears (3.Azuba2, 1.Samuel1) was born on 1 Feb 1745 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 27 Jul 1819 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia. Family/Spouse: Elizabeth. Elizabeth died before 6 Apr 1797. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 9. Azuba Sears was born on 26 Feb 1791 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia.
6. Azuba Sears (3.Azuba2, 1.Samuel1) was born on 5 Nov 1747 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died in 1839 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia. Azuba married Warren Anson Kendrick on 29 Oct 1765. Warren (son of Jonathan Kendrick and Tabitha Eldredge) was born in Sep 1743 in Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died in 1815 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 10. Tabitha Kendrick was born on 29 Jul 1766 in Nova Scotia.
Generation: 4
7. Lucretia Jane Nickerson (4.Jerusha3, 2.Enos2, 1.Samuel1) was born in Nova Scotia. Lucretia married Scott Nickerson on 16 Dec 1789 in Argyle, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Scott (son of Abner Nickerson and Elizabeth Baker) was born in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 11. Martha Nickerson was born on 14 May 1794 in Argyle, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.
8. John Nickerson (4.Jerusha3, 2.Enos2, 1.Samuel1) was born in 1772 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia; died about 1820 in Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate birth: 1774, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia
John married Dorothy James "Dolly" Burke about 6 May 1786. Dorothy (daughter of Edward Burke and Nora James) was born about 1770 in Bellyshannon, Donegal, Ireland; died about 1867 in Clark's Harbour, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 12. Knowles Nickerson was born about 1795 in Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia; died in 1875 in Shelburne, Nova Scotia.
- 13. Judah Nickerson was born on 23 Jun 1801 in Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia; died on 17 Feb 1895 in Clark's Harbour, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia; was buried in Oakvale Cemetery, Shelburne, Nova Scotia.
9. Azuba Sears (5.Josiah3, 3.Azuba2, 1.Samuel1) was born on 26 Feb 1791 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia. Azuba married Daniel McComiskey about 1813. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 14. James McComiskey was born in 1827 in Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia; died on 13 Feb 1915 in Lower East Pubnico, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia; was buried in Old Wilson Cemetery, Charlesville, Shelburne, Nova Scotia.
10. Tabitha Kendrick (6.Azuba3, 3.Azuba2, 1.Samuel1) was born on 29 Jul 1766 in Nova Scotia. Tabitha married Joshua Nickerson on 26 Jun 1785 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia. Joshua (son of Joshua Nickerson and Esther Ryder) was born in 1763 in Shag Harbor, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia; died in 1800 in Oak Park, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 15. Tabitha Nickerson was born on 9 Sep 1790 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia; died on 18 Jan 1844.
Tabitha married James Smith in Jul 1803 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia. James (son of Archelaus Smith and Elizabeth Nickerson) was born on 6 Oct 1762 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia; died on 28 May 1842 in Nova Scotia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 16. Elizabeth Smith was born on 27 Jun 1809 in Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia; died on 10 Apr 1887 in Clark's Harbour, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia.
Generation: 5
11. Martha Nickerson (7.Lucretia4, 4.Jerusha3, 2.Enos2, 1.Samuel1) was born on 14 May 1794 in Argyle, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Notes:
Also called Pattie. A History of Barrington Township (citation details below) makes her a daughter of Joshua Nickerson, son of Joshua, but The Nickerson Family (citation details below) makes the better case.
Family/Spouse: Hezechiah Newell. Hezechiah (son of Henry Newell and Eunice Smith) was born in 1793. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 17. Zephaniah H. Newell was born on 3 Oct 1827 in Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia; died on 23 Nov 1911 in Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
12. Knowles Nickerson (8.John4, 4.Jerusha3, 2.Enos2, 1.Samuel1) was born about 1795 in Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia; died in 1875 in Shelburne, Nova Scotia. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate death: Abt 1876
Notes:
The Nickerson Family volume 4 (citation details below) says that his wife was "Elizabeth Dobbin, born Nova Scotia, called Betsey, of Port la Tour, probably daughter of William and _____ (_____) Dobbin", citing (among other sources) the History of Barrington Township (citation details below), p. 533. But all that page 533 says is that Knowles Nickerson, son of John Nickerson who "m. Dorothy James of Ireland", married a woman named Elizabeth. Whereas page 586 of the same work clearly says that Elizabeth Swain, daughter of Daniel Swain and Ann Taylor, married Knowles Nickerson.
Knowles married Elizabeth Swain on 14 Sep 1826. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 18. Cyrus L. Nickerson was born on 15 Sep 1838 in Nova Scotia; died in 1912 in Shelburne, Nova Scotia.
13. Judah Nickerson (8.John4, 4.Jerusha3, 2.Enos2, 1.Samuel1) was born on 23 Jun 1801 in Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia; died on 17 Feb 1895 in Clark's Harbour, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia; was buried in Oakvale Cemetery, Shelburne, Nova Scotia. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate birth: 3 Jun 1801, Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia
- Alternate death: 7 Feb 1895, Clark's Harbour, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia
Judah married Elizabeth Smith on 6 May 1824. Elizabeth (daughter of James Smith and Tabitha Kendrick) was born on 27 Jun 1809 in Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia; died on 10 Apr 1887 in Clark's Harbour, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 19. Ephraim Clifford Nickerson was born on 26 Jun 1832 in Clark's Harbour, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia; died on 14 Sep 1915 in Clark's Harbour, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia.
14. James McComiskey (9.Azuba4, 5.Josiah3, 3.Azuba2, 1.Samuel1) was born in 1827 in Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia; died on 13 Feb 1915 in Lower East Pubnico, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia; was buried in Old Wilson Cemetery, Charlesville, Shelburne, Nova Scotia. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate birth: Abt 1828, Nova Scotia
Notes:
Listed in the 1871 census as a "seaman."
Family/Spouse: Christiana Wilson. Christiana (daughter of Robert Wilson and Sophia Nickerson) was born on 3 Feb 1831 in Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia; died on 6 Mar 1905 in Pubnico, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia; was buried in Old Wilson Cemetery, Charlesville, Shelburne, Nova Scotia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 20. Ella Seretha McComiskey was born in 1869 in Nova Scotia; died on 9 Jan 1947 in Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
15. Tabitha Nickerson (10.Tabitha4, 6.Azuba3, 3.Azuba2, 1.Samuel1) was born on 9 Sep 1790 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia; died on 18 Jan 1844. Family/Spouse: James Smith. James (son of James Smith and Sarah Wilson) was born in 1787 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia; died on 15 Jul 1870 in Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 21. Asenath Smith
16. Elizabeth Smith (10.Tabitha4, 6.Azuba3, 3.Azuba2, 1.Samuel1) was born on 27 Jun 1809 in Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia; died on 10 Apr 1887 in Clark's Harbour, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia. Elizabeth married Judah Nickerson on 6 May 1824. Judah (son of John Nickerson and Dorothy James "Dolly" Burke) was born on 23 Jun 1801 in Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia; died on 17 Feb 1895 in Clark's Harbour, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia; was buried in Oakvale Cemetery, Shelburne, Nova Scotia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 19. Ephraim Clifford Nickerson was born on 26 Jun 1832 in Clark's Harbour, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia; died on 14 Sep 1915 in Clark's Harbour, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia.
Generation: 6
17. Zephaniah H. Newell (11.Martha5, 7.Lucretia4, 4.Jerusha3, 2.Enos2, 1.Samuel1) was born on 3 Oct 1827 in Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia; died on 23 Nov 1911 in Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Notes:
He was a sea captain.
Family/Spouse: Asenath Smith. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 22. Martha A. Newell died before 20 Sep 1887.
18. Cyrus L. Nickerson (12.Knowles5, 8.John4, 4.Jerusha3, 2.Enos2, 1.Samuel1) was born on 15 Sep 1838 in Nova Scotia; died in 1912 in Shelburne, Nova Scotia. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate birth: Sep 1839, Nova Scotia
- Alternate birth: 1840
Cyrus married Martha A. Newell in 1867. Martha (daughter of Zephaniah H. Newell and Asenath Smith) died before 20 Sep 1887. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 23. Zepheniah Nickerson was born on 6 Dec 1867 in Nova Scotia; died on 9 Jun 1936 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
19. Ephraim Clifford Nickerson (13.Judah5, 8.John4, 4.Jerusha3, 2.Enos2, 1.Samuel1) was born on 26 Jun 1832 in Clark's Harbour, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia; died on 14 Sep 1915 in Clark's Harbour, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia. Notes:
Ted C. D'Eon (citation details below) calls him a Gx8-grandson of the immigrant William Nickerson.
Ephraim married Mathilda Smith on 3 Jan 1855. Mathilda (daughter of Reuben Smith and Deborah Covell) was born on 28 May 1834 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia; died on 28 Apr 1891 in Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 24. Alfred Smith Nickerson was born on 9 Nov 1870 in Nova Scotia; died after 9 Jan 1947 in Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
20. Ella Seretha McComiskey (14.James5, 9.Azuba4, 5.Josiah3, 3.Azuba2, 1.Samuel1) was born in 1869 in Nova Scotia; died on 9 Jan 1947 in Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Ella married Alfred Smith Nickerson in 1903 in Shelburne, Nova Scotia. Alfred (son of Ephraim Clifford Nickerson and Mathilda Smith) was born on 9 Nov 1870 in Nova Scotia; died after 9 Jan 1947 in Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 25. Bernard Everett Nickerson was born on 14 Jun 1908 in Clark's Harbour, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia; died on 17 May 1993 in Clark's Harbour, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia.
21. Asenath Smith (15.Tabitha5, 10.Tabitha4, 6.Azuba3, 3.Azuba2, 1.Samuel1) Family/Spouse: Zephaniah H. Newell. Zephaniah (son of Hezechiah Newell and Martha Nickerson) was born on 3 Oct 1827 in Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia; died on 23 Nov 1911 in Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 22. Martha A. Newell died before 20 Sep 1887.
Generation: 7
22. Martha A. Newell (17.Zephaniah6, 11.Martha5, 7.Lucretia4, 4.Jerusha3, 2.Enos2, 1.Samuel1) died before 20 Sep 1887. Martha married Cyrus L. Nickerson in 1867. Cyrus (son of Knowles Nickerson and Elizabeth Swain) was born on 15 Sep 1838 in Nova Scotia; died in 1912 in Shelburne, Nova Scotia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 26. Zepheniah Nickerson was born on 6 Dec 1867 in Nova Scotia; died on 9 Jun 1936 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
23. Zepheniah Nickerson (18.Cyrus6, 12.Knowles5, 8.John4, 4.Jerusha3, 2.Enos2, 1.Samuel1) was born on 6 Dec 1867 in Nova Scotia; died on 9 Jun 1936 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate birth: Abt 1869, Nova Scotia
Notes:
"CLARK'S HARBOR, June 22 - The funeral of Zephaniah Nickerson, whose death occurred recently at East Boston, was held at the home of his sister, Mrs. Whitfield Blades on Sunday afternoon, Rev. Maxwell Balsor officated. The late Mr. Nickerson, who was 68 years old was one of Clark's Harbor's most respected citizens. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, two daughters, Mrs. Frank MacCaulay of Boston, and Mrs. William Symonds of Clark's Harbor and two sons, Whitfield and Ivan of East Boston. One sister, Mrs. Blades resides here, and one brother, Samuel in Boston." [The Halifax Chronicle, 23 Jun 1936]
Zepheniah married Mary Elizabeth Crowell on 19 Sep 1898 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Mary (daughter of John Samuel Crowell and Eliza Jane Bangay) was born on 15 Apr 1877 in West Head, Lockeport, Shelburne, Nova Scotia; died on 21 Nov 1952 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was buried in Clark's Harbour, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 27. Whitman Blades Nickerson was born in Mar 1905 in Clark's Harbour, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia; died in Mar 1937 in Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
24. Alfred Smith Nickerson (19.Ephraim6, 13.Judah5, 8.John4, 4.Jerusha3, 2.Enos2, 1.Samuel1) was born on 9 Nov 1870 in Nova Scotia; died after 9 Jan 1947 in Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Notes:
Arrived in the US from Clark's Harbour, Nova Scotia, in Feb 1924, proceeding to Medford, Massachusetts. Said to have died Oct 1953 in Somerville.
Alfred married Ella Seretha McComiskey in 1903 in Shelburne, Nova Scotia. Ella (daughter of James McComiskey and Christiana Wilson) was born in 1869 in Nova Scotia; died on 9 Jan 1947 in Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 28. Bernard Everett Nickerson was born on 14 Jun 1908 in Clark's Harbour, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia; died on 17 May 1993 in Clark's Harbour, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia.
25. Bernard Everett Nickerson (20.Ella6, 14.James5, 9.Azuba4, 5.Josiah3, 3.Azuba2, 1.Samuel1) was born on 14 Jun 1908 in Clark's Harbour, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia; died on 17 May 1993 in Clark's Harbour, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia. Notes:
Emigrated from Nova Scotia to Boston around 1926, taking up residence in Somerville. Returned to Nova Scotia before 1951.
Bernard married Edith Estelle Drew in 1937 in Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Edith (daughter of Benjamin Edwin Drew and Laura Adele Currier) was born on 22 Mar 1911 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died on 12 Sep 2008 in Washington, Washington, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 29. Bruce Nickerson died on 10 Apr 2023.
- 30. Lorna Mae Nickerson was born in Mar 1942.
Generation: 8
26. Zepheniah Nickerson (22.Martha7, 17.Zephaniah6, 11.Martha5, 7.Lucretia4, 4.Jerusha3, 2.Enos2, 1.Samuel1) was born on 6 Dec 1867 in Nova Scotia; died on 9 Jun 1936 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate birth: Abt 1869, Nova Scotia
Notes:
"CLARK'S HARBOR, June 22 - The funeral of Zephaniah Nickerson, whose death occurred recently at East Boston, was held at the home of his sister, Mrs. Whitfield Blades on Sunday afternoon, Rev. Maxwell Balsor officated. The late Mr. Nickerson, who was 68 years old was one of Clark's Harbor's most respected citizens. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, two daughters, Mrs. Frank MacCaulay of Boston, and Mrs. William Symonds of Clark's Harbor and two sons, Whitfield and Ivan of East Boston. One sister, Mrs. Blades resides here, and one brother, Samuel in Boston." [The Halifax Chronicle, 23 Jun 1936]
Zepheniah married Mary Elizabeth Crowell on 19 Sep 1898 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Mary (daughter of John Samuel Crowell and Eliza Jane Bangay) was born on 15 Apr 1877 in West Head, Lockeport, Shelburne, Nova Scotia; died on 21 Nov 1952 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was buried in Clark's Harbour, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 31. Whitman Blades Nickerson was born in Mar 1905 in Clark's Harbour, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia; died in Mar 1937 in Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
27. Whitman Blades Nickerson (23.Zepheniah7, 18.Cyrus6, 12.Knowles5, 8.John4, 4.Jerusha3, 2.Enos2, 1.Samuel1) was born in Mar 1905 in Clark's Harbour, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia; died in Mar 1937 in Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Whitman married Nellie May Acker on 14 Jan 1933 in First Presbyterian Church of East Boston, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Nellie (daughter of John William Acker and Odessa Adeline Crowell) was born on 29 Jan 1909 in Welshtown, Shelburne, Nova Scotia; died on 9 Nov 1998 in North Andover, Essex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 32. Ronald Whitman Nickerson was born on 24 Feb 1937 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died on 8 May 2010 in Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa.
28. Bernard Everett Nickerson (24.Alfred7, 19.Ephraim6, 13.Judah5, 8.John4, 4.Jerusha3, 2.Enos2, 1.Samuel1) was born on 14 Jun 1908 in Clark's Harbour, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia; died on 17 May 1993 in Clark's Harbour, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia. Notes:
Emigrated from Nova Scotia to Boston around 1926, taking up residence in Somerville. Returned to Nova Scotia before 1951.
Bernard married Edith Estelle Drew in 1937 in Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Edith (daughter of Benjamin Edwin Drew and Laura Adele Currier) was born on 22 Mar 1911 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died on 12 Sep 2008 in Washington, Washington, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 33. Bruce Nickerson died on 10 Apr 2023.
- 34. Lorna Mae Nickerson was born in Mar 1942.
29. Bruce Nickerson (25.Bernard7, 20.Ella6, 14.James5, 9.Azuba4, 5.Josiah3, 3.Azuba2, 1.Samuel1) died on 10 Apr 2023. Family/Spouse: Barbara. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 35. Robert Nickerson
- 36. Timothy Nickerson died between 1985 and 1995.
- 37. Rebecca Nickerson
- 38. Jonathan Nickerson
Family/Spouse: Jo. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
30. Lorna Mae Nickerson (25.Bernard7, 20.Ella6, 14.James5, 9.Azuba4, 5.Josiah3, 3.Azuba2, 1.Samuel1) was born in Mar 1942. Notes:
Lorna Mae Nickerson and Ronald Whitman Nickerson were fourth cousins, both of them great-great-great-grandchildren of John Nickerson of Nova Scotia (1772-1880) and Dorothy James "Dolly" Burke of Ireland and Nova Scotia (1770-1867).
Lorna married Ronald Whitman Nickerson about 1960 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, and was divorced about 1982. Ronald (son of Whitman Blades Nickerson and Nellie May Acker) was born on 24 Feb 1937 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died on 8 May 2010 in Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 39. Lydia Drew Nickerson was born on 24 May 1962 in New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania.