Capt. Elkanah Nickerson

• Residence: 1840 - Harwich,Barnstable,Massachusetts
• Residence: Aug 17 1850 - Harwich,Barnstable,Massachusetts
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From Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts (1910) Vol. 2 p740

"Elkanah, son of Phineas and Reliance Nickerson, was born at Harwich. He received but limited educational advantages, though he became a well informed man. He was a profound reader of the Bible, and for many years preached the gospel in the Methodist Episcopal church. He was a useful and pious man and was much esteemed and beloved by all who knew him. His name was everywhere regarded on Cape Cod, as a synonym for truthfulness and honesty. He married Elizabeth Young; children : I. Thomas, born September 8. 1804. 2. Elkanah, November 13, 1806. 3· Jerusha, June 25, 1809. 4· Lorenzo Dow, May 14. 1811. 5· Phineas, April 25. 1814 6. Adam. June 25, 1817. 7· Joshua, November 30, 1819. 8. Medford C., February 15, 1822. 9· Caleb, April 4, 1824"