Mary Elizabeth (Arnold) Nichols (1830 - 1896)

Born 13 Sep 1830 in Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Amos Gardner Nichols — married 5 Sep 1853 in Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, United States

Died 16 Mar 1896 at age 65 in Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, United States

Biography

Mary Elizabeth Arnold was born 13 September 1830, in Hopkinton, Rhode Island. She was the daughter of Gorton Whitman Arnold (1790-1859) and Nancy Brown (1796-1871). ^{[1] [2][3]}

In the 1850 census Mary (age 19) was living in Richmond, Washington, Rhode Island with her father Gorton (age 59), her mother Nancy (age 54), and her siblings: John (age 22), Francis (age 21), Nancy (age 16), Joseph (age 14), and Susan (age 9). ^[4]

Mary married Amos Nichols on 5 September 1853. The couple had no children of their own, however they raised four children: Charles, Lily, Lucy and Willis. Charles and Lily were children of relatives, but Mary and Amos adopted Lucy and Willis.

In 1860, Mary (age 29) and Amos (age 30) were lving in Hopkinton, Rhode Island with Amos' brother Silas (age 23), Lillian Nichols (age 1) and Charles D Nichols (age 12). ^[5]

In 1870, Mary (age 39) and Amos (age 40) were living in Hopkinton with Mary's mother Nancy Arnold (age 73), and Lilly Nichols (age 9) ^[6]

In 1880, the household consisted of Amos (age 50), Mary (age 49), Lillie (age 21), Willie (age 8), Lucy (age 10), and Mary's nephew Robert Watrous (age 17). ^[7]

Mary Elizabeth Arnold Nichols died 16 March 1896, and is buried in the Pine Grove Cemetery in Hopkinton, Rhode Island. ^[8][9]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8QX-D3J : 17 December 2019), Mary Elizabeth Arnold, 1830.
2. ↑ The Arnold Memorial:Arnold, Elisha Stephen “The Arnold memorial : William Arnold of Providence and Pawtuxet, 1587-1675, and a genealogy of his descendants.”; Tuttle Publishing Co, Rutland VT, 1935. Page 212-213 https://archive.org/details/arnoldmemorialwi00arno/page/218/mode/2up
3. ↑ Birth: "Rhode Island and Pawtucket, Massachusetts, U.S., Birth Index, 1800-1855"
   Rhode Island State Archives; Providence, Rhode Island; 1800-1855, Rhode Island Births
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61781 #1027 (accessed 12 January 2022)
   Name: Mary Elizabeth Arnold; Birth Date: 13 Sep 1830; Birth Registration Place: Hopkinton, Rhode Island, USA; Father: Gorton W Arnold; Mother: Nancy Arnold.
4. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDJX-WC3 : 4 April 2020), Mary E Arnold in household of Gorton W Arnold, Richmond, Washington, Rhode Island, United States; citing family 64, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFF6-68C : 11 November 2020), Mary E Nicholds in entry for Amos G Nicholds, 1860.
6. ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFFQ-7WN : 19 March 2020), Mary E Nichols in entry for Amos G Nichols, 1870.
7. ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4S8-6Z4 : 13 November 2020), Mary E. Nichols in household of Amos G. Nichols, Washington, Rhode Island, United States; citing enumeration district ED 153, sheet 295B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,210.
8. ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 25 November 2020), memorial page for Mary E. Arnold Nichols (13 Sep 1830–6 Mar 1896), Find A Grave: Memorial #40348891, citing Pine Grove Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA ; Maintained by Sncline (contributor 47124647)
9. ↑ Cemetery: Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission http://rihistoriccemeteries.org/newgravedetails.aspx?ID=121787