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Benjamin Nickerson[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1796 - 1881  (85 years)


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  • Name Benjamin Nickerson  [5, 6] 
    Birth 26 Jul 1796  Kent County, Delaware Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 7, 8] 
    Gender Male 
    _TODO Open 
    • Nickerson and Miller
    Burial Abt Oct 1881  New Carlisle Cemetery, Saint Joseph Co, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 9] 
    Death 6 Oct 1881  Saint Joseph County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 9] 
    Person ID I160  Cooley Miller Sears Barnhouse
    Last Modified 4 Nov 2021 

    Family Maria Jane Williams,   b. 16 Jul 1798, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jan 1878, New Carlisle, St Joseph Co, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 21 Jun 1817  Duck Creek, Kent Co, Delaware Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Nickerson,   b. 26 May 1818, Union Twp, Warren Co, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Mary Nickerson,   b. 15 Oct 1820, Union Twp, Warren Co, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Oct 1837 (Age 17 years)
     3. Eliza Nickerson,   b. Abt 1823, Union Twp, Warren Co, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1881, New Carlisle, St Joseph Co, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 58 years)
     4. John Nickerson,   b. 4 Mar 1825, Warren County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1888, Beaman, Grundy Co, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
     5. James Nickerson,   b. 23 Jul 1830, Turtle Creek Twp, Warren Co, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Oct 1891 (Age 61 years)
     6. Hemsley Massey Nickerson,   b. 16 Mar 1833, Warren County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jun 1910 (Age 77 years)
     7. Jacob Nickerson,   b. 14 Nov 1836, Warren County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Dec 1837, New Carlisle, St Joseph Co, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
     8. Katherine Jane Nickerson,   b. 16 Mar 1841, New Carlisle, St Joseph Co, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Dec 1866 (Age 25 years)
     9. Harmney Nickerson,   b. 19 Mar 1843, New Carlisle, St Joseph Co, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Mar 1843, New Carlisle, St Joseph Co, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     10. Emery Nickerson,   b. 1 Mar 1851, New Carlisle, St Joseph Co, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Oct 1852, New Carlisle, St Joseph Co, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
    Family ID F43  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Nov 2021 

  • Notes 
    • Claire Ellen Miller notes: Moved from Delaware to Warren county Ohio right after marriage (June 1817). Later to St. Joseph County, Indiana in 1837.
      Also living in New Carlisle, Indiana in 1830 is Garret Nickerson and Henry Nickerson both of whom could be brothers of Benjamin. Benjamin also had a brother, Ridgley.
      The Nickersons of Delaware and Maryland lived near the line between the two states Maryland (Queen Annes county) and Delaware (Kent county) [6]

  • Sources 
    1. [S355] United States Government, Census - main, (Censuses conducted 1790-1930), 1840 US IN St Joseph (Reliability: 3).
      Males 5-9, 2; Males 10-14, 1; Males 40-49, 2; Females 15-19, 1; Females 40-49, 1. Total Free White persons, 7.

    2. [S355] United States Government, Census - main, (Censuses conducted 1790-1930), 1850 US IN St Joseph Co, Olive (Reliability: 3).
      Nickerson: Benjamin, 53, in Delaware; Maria, 50; James, 19; Hensley, 17; Cathrine J, 9.

    3. [S355] United States Government, Census - main, (Censuses conducted 1790-1930), 1870, US, IN, St Joseph Co, Olive (Reliability: 3).
      Benjamin Nickerson, 75; Maria Nickerson, 72

    4. [S355] United States Government, Census - main, (Censuses conducted 1790-1930), 1880, US, IN, St Joseph Co, Olive (Reliability: 3).
      Benjamin Nickerson, 84 living in the James Nickerson, 49, household.

    5. [S397] Carrie Louella Miller interviewed by Daniel Berton Cooley, CL Miller 1968 Miller Bible.

    6. [S396] Claire Ellen Miller, Claire Benjamin-Maria, (Sources listed on family group sheet).

    7. [S801] Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department (Main Author) , LDS cemetery abstracts, (Compiled by various missions of the Latter-day Saints church in United States. Salt Lake City, Utah : Genealogical Society of Utah, 1949-1969 ), Record states Benjamin Nickerson died 6 Oct 1881 ae 85y2m10d which confirms a birthdate of 26 July 1796. (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S355] United States Government, Census - main, (Censuses conducted 1790-1930), 1860-IN, St Joseph, Olive Twp; Benjamin Nickerson ae 69 (actual 63-64). Place of birth: Delaware (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S801] Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department (Main Author) , LDS cemetery abstracts, (Compiled by various missions of the Latter-day Saints church in United States. Salt Lake City, Utah : Genealogical Society of Utah, 1949-1969 ), Benjamin Nickerson, 1881 (Reliability: 3).

    10. [S648] Delaware Public Archives Commission, Delaware marriages, (Delaware Public Archives. Marriage Records, 1744-1912. Dover, Delaware: Delaware Public Archives. Record Group # RG 1325; Subgroup # 003; Series # 004. ), Delaware Marriage records Vol 19, p48 (Reliability: 3).


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