Israel Nickerson, Sr.

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Israel Nickerson, Sr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Yarmouth (now Dennis), Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay, Colony, British Colonial America
Death: January 31, 1772 (62)
Dennis, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay, Colony, British Colonial America,
Place of Burial: Ancient Cemetery, Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of John Nickerson and Elizabeth Nickerson
Husband of Hannah Nickerson
Father of Israel Nickerson, Lt. and James Nickerson
Brother of Elizabeth Sears; John Nickerson; Patience Nickerson; Tabitha Crowell; Eleazer Nickerson and 2 others

Managed by: Chad Bouldin
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About Israel Nickerson, Sr.

Gravestone inscription" IN MEMORY of ISRAEL NICKER- SON who departed this Life Jan'ry 31st 1772 in the 63d Year of his Age. by J. Stevens It is rare to find an 18th century stone which indicates the carver. This stone was carved by John Stevens (1702-1778), son of John Stevens (1646-1736), in the Stevens shop in Newport, R. I. The gravestone displays a winged head. The photo was supplied by Cynthia Moore May 2010.

Headstone Details Cemetery nameAncient / Town Hall Cemetery Name on headstoneIsrael Nickerson Birth1709 - Yarmouth (now Dennis), Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Death1772 - Dennis, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay



Israel Nickerson
Male
31 March 1709–31 January 1772

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Brief Life History of Israel
When Israel Nickerson was born on 31 March 1709, in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, John Nickerson, was 44 and his mother, Elizabeth Baker, was 35. He married Hannah Small on 5 March 1736, in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 31 January 1772, in Dennis, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 62, and was buried in Ancient Cemetery, Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States.

Spouse

Israel Nickerson
Male
1709–1772

Male

Hannah Small
Female
1715–1799

Female

Marriage
5 March 1736
Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Children (3)

Lt. Israel Nickerson
Male
1741–1791

Male

James Nickerson
Male
1744–1815

Male

Patience Nickerson
Female
1749–1791

Female

Parents

John Nickerson
Male
1664–1745

Male

Elizabeth Baker
Female
1673–1765

Female

Siblings (9)

Elizabeth Nickerson
Female
1699–1755

Female

Mary Nickerson
Female
1701–1765

Female

John Nickerson
Male
1703–1768

Male

Patience Nickerson
Female
1705–1783

Female

Gershon Nickerson
Male
1709–1709

Male

Israel Nickerson
Male
1709–1772

Male

Tabitha Nickerson
Female
1714–1771

Female

Marcy Nickerson
Female
1715–1765

Female

Eleazer Nickerson
Male
1718–1800

Male
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Israel Nickerson, Sr.'s Timeline

1709
March 31, 1709
Yarmouth (now Dennis), Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay, Colony, British Colonial America
1741
September 2, 1741
Dennis, Barnstable, MA, United States
1744
February 17, 1744
Yarmouth (now Denis) Bay, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States
1772
January 31, 1772
Age 62
Dennis, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay, Colony, British Colonial America,
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Ancient Cemetery, Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States