Newark (N.J.)

Isaac Nichols (1773-1861) was a carpenter and coffin maker, who was also one of the founders of the Newark Banking Company. He was active in local affairs, not only as an elder of the First Presbyterian Church of Newark and as a member and president of the Newark Common Council, but also as an appointed guardian, assignee, or executor for various local estates. Nichols was also Newark's first town tax assessor and census taker.

From the description of Newark census book, 1826. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 53119328