Abigail (Nickerson) Ross (1786 - 1860)

Born 1786 in Shag Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Ross — married 14 Oct 1802 in Barrington, Nova Scotia, Canada

Descendants

Died 19 Apr 1860 at about age 74 in Stoney Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Biography

Abigail Nickerson was born in 1786. She was the daughter of Gideon Nickerson and Sarah Bearse. ^{[1] [2]}

Abigail married Thomas Ross on October 14, 1802. ^{[1] [3][2]}

They had twenty-one children of whom several died in childhood.

1. James (married Ann, daughter of Archelaus Smith) ^{[4] [5] [2]}
2. Rebecca (married Joshua Nickerson) ^{[4] [5]}
3. Moses (married Susan, daughter of Abram Brannen) ^{[4] [5] [2]}
4. Edmund (married Emily daughter of Crowell Shag Hr) ^{[4] [5] [2]}
5. Susanna (married Isaac Hunt) ^{[4] [5] [2]}
6. Mariah (married the daughter of David Larkin)^{[4] [5] [2]}
7. Benjamin (married Mary, daughter of Daniel Penney) ^{[4] [5] [2]}
8. Roxanna (married Matthew Quinlan) ^{[4] [5] [2]}
9. William (Died young) ^{[5] [2]}
10. David (married Eliza McGray) ^[4]
11. Charles (married the daughter of Heman Kenney) ^[4]
12. George (married Bethanie, daughter of Seth Nickerson) ^{[4] [5]}
13. Sarah ^{[4] [5][2]}
14. Maria ^[4]
15. Thomas ^[2]
16. Jane ^{[5] [2]}

Thomas died on May 7, 1849 at Stoney Island, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, Canada. ^[2]

Abigail Nickerson died in 1860^[1], and is buried beside her husband in Stoney Island overlooking the ocean.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Messenger, Margaret E. 1987. From island to island. [Cape Sable Island (N.S.)]: Archelaus Smith Historical Society.
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13} Smith, Eleanor, and Kimberley Robertson Walker. 2008. Founders of Shelburne, Nova Scotia who came, 1783-1793, and stayed. Shelburne, NS: Shelburne County Archives & Genealogical Society.
3. ↑ Marriages & Baptisms, Barrington Methodist Church Records - Marriages (1804-1819) Baptisms (1790-1821)
4. ↑ ^{4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12} Crowell, Edwin, and Arnold Doane. 1923. A history of Barrington township and vicinity, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, 1604-1870: with a biographical and genealogical appendix. Yarmouth, Nova Scotia: Crowell
5. ↑ ^{5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11} Terry, Patricia. 1994. Barrington Township records: early records of marriages, births, and deaths in Barrington, Nova Scotia, from the year 1761. Yarmouth, NS, Canada: Stoneycroft Pub.

See also:

• The Nickerson Family Association maintained by Nancy Corey; [1]; Nickerson Genealogy, Person ID I29152; viewed 1/22/16 Wilbur-403 10:28, 22 January 2016 (EST)