There were in fact 2 Thomas Nickerson's born within a decade of each other AND both born in HARWICH, Barnstable, 1, Thomas Nickerson, the Cabin Boy for the Essex was born 1805 and then Thomas Nickerson 21 Jan 1815 Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, (# 114630589) Son of Zenas and Abigail Nickerson. so we need to careful as to the records.
"Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N755-Q8Z : accessed 13 March 2016), Thomas Nickerson, 10 Dec 1872; citing Dennis, Massachusetts, v 247 p 7, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,200.
"Massachusetts State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQH6-VJ6 : 15 November 2014), Thomas Nickerson, Dennis, Barnstable, Massachusetts; State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 953,966.
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDSF-JNX : 17 October 2014), Thomas Nickerson, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 78, family 770, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,099.
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