Margaret Nickerson (1849 - abt. 1888)

Born 30 Aug 1849 in Cape Sable Island, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Smith Messenger — married about 14 Dec 1865 (to about 1888) in Cape Sable Island, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Died about 5 Apr 1888 at about age 38 in Clark's Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Biography

Margaret Nickerson was born on 30 August 1849, in Cape Sable Island, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, to Collins Nickerson and Mary Goodwin.

She married Thomas Smith Messenger on 31 January 1870, in Cape Sable Island, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada. ^[1] They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters.

She died from 3 April 1887 to 5 April 1888, and was buried in Clark's Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Sources

1. ↑ "Canada Marriages, 1661-1949", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F22B-NTZ : 1 February 2020), Margaret Nickerson in entry for Smith W. Messenger, 1865.

"Canada Marriages, 1661-1949", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F22B-NTZ : 1 February 2020), Margaret Nickerson in entry for Smith W. Messenger, 1865.

"Canada, Nova Scotia Births and Baptisms, 1702-1896", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL5N-RH9 : 7 February 2020), Mary Nickerson in entry for Merinda Mesenger, 1868.

"Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4DW-2QH : 7 April 2022), Margaret Messenger in household of Smith Messenger, Cape Sable Island, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.

"Canada, Nova Scotia Births, 1864-1877", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WQVH-VDT2 : Wed Nov 15 04:12:15 UTC 2023), Entry for Lois Mesenger and Smith Mesenger, 2 May 1871.

"Canada, Nova Scotia Births, 1864-1877", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F26K-F9Q : Wed Nov 15 03:28:40 UTC 2023), Entry for Smith Mesengor and Smith Mesengor, 30 Aug 1875.

"Canada Census, 1881", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV6R-BG7 : Wed Oct 04 13:19:09 UTC 2023), Entry for Smith Messenger and Margaret Messenger, 1881.

"Canada Marriages, 1661-1949", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F22T-H4M : 1 February 2020), Margt. in entry for Charles Nickerson, 1884.

"Canada Marriages, 1661-1949", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F22T-PS2 : 1 February 2020), Margt. in entry for Charles L. Swim, 1889.

"Canada, Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WHJ7-MJ2M : 1 November 2023), Margaret in entry for Austen Messenger, 1901.

"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZRM-VXJW : 10 June 2021), Margaret Nickerson Messenger, ; Burial, The Hawk, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada, Evergreen Cemetery; citing record ID 225654226, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.