William Padman Nickerson (1832 - 1910)

Born 12 Dec 1832 in Barrington, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Sophia (Whitman) Nickerson — married 3 Jan 1861 (to 21 Mar 1898) in Nova Scotia

Descendants

Died 19 Feb 1910 at age 77 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

William Padman Nickerson born 12 Dec 1832 in Barrington, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, Canada. His parents were William Nickerson and Patricia Crowell Nickerson. ^[1]

William Padman Nickerson married Sophia Whitman on 3 Jan 1861. ^[2]

William and Sophia Nickerson welcomed their first baby girl into the family on April 1, 1870 in Jordan River, Shelburne, Nova Scotia. The baby girl was named Mary Etta Jane Nickerson. ^[3]

The 1871 Canadian Census states that the origin of William Nickerson's ancester's is Welsh. He and his wife Sophia are in their thirties with three children ranging in age from eight to one year old. ^[4]

The 1881 Canadian Census states that William Nickerson is a Farmer and of German Ethnicity. They show that he and his family live in Jorden River, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada. William and his wife Sophia have six children ranging in age from two to nineteen years of age. ^[5]

The 1891 "Canada Census" reflects William Nickerson married to Sophia Nickerson and both of their ages are 58 and 50 respectively. His religion is Methodist and both of his parents were born in Nova Scotia as he was. They have six children ranging in age from twenty-nine to six.^[6]

Ferdinand Earl Nickerson and Oramina Mcinnis were married on July 18, 1897 in Lawrence, Massachusetts. The Grooms parents were William and Sophia Nickerson and the Brides parents were Matthias and Sophia Mcinnis. The Groom was 21 and the Bride 20. ^[7]

Sophia Whitman Nickerson passed away on Mar 21, 1898, in Andover, Massachusetts. You can visit Sophia by clicking on this link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169035441/sophia-nickerson. ^[8]

According to the 1900 United States Census, William is a widow and has one grown daughter living with him. The census states that he is now sixty-nine years of age and immigrated to the United States in the year 1893. His residence remains in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts. ^[9]

William Padman Nickerson, he passed away on February 19, 1910, in Boston, Massachusetts. According to William's Death Certificate, the place of Burial is Tewksbury Cemetery, which is where I located his grave. The form does not contain his birth date, which is normally found on this form. The form does state he is a widow, and his occupation was a Stevedore. His father was William Nickerson born in Barrington, Nova Scotia. His mother's maiden name was Abbie Crowell, who was also born in Barrington, Nova Scotia. The cause of death was Cerebral Hemorrhage with contributory Modalities: Arteric-Sclcrosis, Chronic Myocarditis, Chronic Interstitial Nephritis.^[10]

Should you like to visit William's grave, just click on the following link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169017363/william-padman-nickerson. ^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ * Pauline Wixon Derick, Roberta Gilbert Bratti, & Elbert O. Derick, The Nickerson Family, The Descendants of William Nickerson (1604-1689), First Settler of Chatham, Massachusetts, Part IV, (Cape Cod, Massachusetts: Published: Nickerson Family Association, 1997) pp. 302-303.
2. ↑ * Pauline Wixon Derick, Roberta Gilbert Bratti, & Elbert O. Derick, The Nickerson Family, The Descendants of William Nickerson (1604-1689), First Settler of Chatham, Massachusetts, Part IV, (Cape Cod, Massachusetts: Published: Nickerson Family Association, 1997) pp. 302-303.
3. ↑ *"Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F26V-TDW : accessed 5 August 2015), William Padman Nickerson in entry for Mary Etta Jane Nickerson, 01 Apr 1870; citing Jordan River, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, 01 Apr 1870, reference : FHL. microfilm 1,319,583.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1871 Census of Canada (database on-line), Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2009. Year: 1871; Census Place: Ragged Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia; Roll: C-10547; Page 40; Family 126.
5. ↑ *"Canada Census, 1881," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV6R-XHM : accessed 16 August 2015), William Nickerson, Jorden River, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada; citing p. 9; Library and Archives Canada film number C-13171, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 1,375,807.
6. ↑ *"Canada Census, 1891," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW24-DQH : accessed 17 August 2015), William Nickerson, Jordan Falls, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148123.
7. ↑ *"Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4HJ-KJB : accessed 16 August 2015), William in entry for Ferdinand E. Nickerson and Oramina Mcinnis, 18 Jul 1897; citing item 1 p 401, Lawrence, Massachusetts, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,843,701.
8. ↑ Find A Grave. Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169035441/sophia-nickerson.
9. ↑ *"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:61903/1:1:M95B-8TP : accessed 17 January 2016), William P. Nickerson, Andover Town Essex Massachusetts, United States; citing sheet 12A, family 239, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C., Nation Archives and Records Administration).
10. ↑ *"Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915 (database on-line), Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
11. ↑ *" Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (database on-line), Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Find A Grave, Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169017363/william-padman-nickerson

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*Nickerson Genealogy Project www.nickersonassoc.com There are five published volumes of The Nickerson Family: The Descendants of William Nickerson (1604-1689) First Settler of Chatham, Massachusetts covering seven generations beginning with William Nickerson and Anne Busby. Parts I through IV, resulted from the dedicated work of Pauline Derick. She tapped into resources created by Anna Kingsbury and others, spearheaded by NFA founder William Emery Nickerson. She was also ably assisted by many, many Nickerson relations. Pauline’s son Burt carried this work forward after her death in 1997.See also: