Sylvanus Nickerson (1814 - 1907)

Born 10 May 1814 in Swanville, Waldo, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Dorothy (Cunningham) Nickerson — married [date unknown] in Swanville, Maine, USA

Descendants

Died 26 Dec 1907 at age 93 in Swanville, Maine, United States

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Biography

Sylvanus was born on 10 May 1814^[1]. He was the son of Eleazer Nickerson and Mercy Rogers.

Sylvanus Nickerson married Dorothy Cunningham on 10 Sep 1836^[2] and they had several children, including the oldest Albert S Nickerson, b. 1837^[3].

Census records indicate that Sylvanus lived in Swanville, Maine for his entire life:

1840^[4]

1850^[5]

1860^[6]

1870^[7]

1880^[8]

1900^[9]

Sylvanus passed away on 26 Dec 1907^[10] and is buried in Greenlawn Cemetery in Swanville, Maine^[11].

Sources

1. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKL-PN17 : 13 December 2015), Sylvanus Nickerson, 1907; Burial, Swanville, Waldo, Maine, United States of America, Greenlawn Cemetery; citing record ID 48214194, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
2. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4DQ-B35 : 10 February 2018), Sylvanus Nickerson and Dorothy E. Cunningham, 10 Sep 1836; citing , reference yr 1812-1892; FHL microfilm 12,213.
3. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24N-GMV4 : 13 March 2018), Sylvanus Nickerson in entry for Albert S Nickerson, Death 07 May 1909; citing Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm 10,166.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHT6-59S : 15 August 2017), Sylvanus Nickerson, Swanville, Waldo, Maine, United States; citing p. 409, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 153; FHL microfilm 9,709.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6V4-Y66 : 12 April 2016), Sylvanus Nickerson, Swanville, Waldo, Maine, United States; citing family 104, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDHG-XMG : 12 December 2017), Sylvanus Nickerson, 1860.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M669-GYY : 12 April 2016), Sylvanus Nickerson, Maine, United States; citing p. 10, family 76, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,060.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFQ7-V1H : 15 August 2017), Silvanus Nickerson, Swanville, Waldo, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district ED 94, sheet 496D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0489; FHL microfilm 1,254,489.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMGS-9JX : accessed 10 December 2018), Sylvanus Nickerson, Brooks & Swanville towns, Waldo, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 170, sheet 5B, family 129, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,600.
10. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCDW-X2K : 24 September 2017), Eleazer Nickerson in entry for Sylvanus Nickerson, Death 26 Dec 1907; citing Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm 10,007.
11. ↑ "Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKM1-3ZS2 : 16 March 2018), Sylvanus Nickerson, 1907; citing Burial, Swanville, Waldo, Maine, United States, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,787,259.