Nixon family collection, 1671-1983 (bulk 1790-1870).

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Nixon family collection, 1671-1983 (bulk 1790-1870).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/775596187

Deeds, wills, receipts, commission (1779) of Col. Thomas Nixon; shoemaking account book of Thomas Nixon, Jr.; school copybooks of Nixon children; paintings, drawings, and calligraphy, of Warren Nixon, as well as legal documents; photographs of W. Nixon and of the house of Thomas Nixon, Jr.; newspaper clippings and article "The military record of Brigadier General John Nixon", by John M. Merriam (American Antiquarian Society, 1927); and article "Joseph Stone and Warren Nixon, of Framingham, Mass.", by Arthur B. and Sybil B. Kern (Antiques Magazine, Sept. 1983).

1.5 linear ft.

Framingham History Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 8197995

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Nixon, John, 1724-1815

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Kern, Arthur B.

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Kern, Sybil B.

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Nixon, Thomas, 1762-1842

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Thomas Nixon, Jr., was 13 years old when he accompanied his father to the fighting at Concord and Lexington. He served as fifer in his uncle's brigade during battles in and around New York and left the army in 1780, returning to Framingham, Mass., where he built a house that still stands on Edmands Road. At some point during his military career, probably in 1778, he acquired a tune book that had been compiled by a fellow fifer, Joseph Long. From the description of Thomas Nixon, Jr., ...

Merriam, John M. (John McKinstry), 1862-

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Nixon, Warren

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Warren Nixon possibly resided in Massachusetts during the early 19th century. From the description of Weaving patterns, [ca. 1808]. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 83610019 ...

Nixon family.

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Farmers, soldiers, carpenters, shoemakers, and surveyors, of Framingham, Mass. From the description of Nixon family collection, 1671-1983 (bulk 1790-1870). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 775596187 ...

Nixon, Thomas, 1735-1815

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Stone, Joseph, 1758-1837

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Douglas, Ariz. resident; Served with the Civilian Conservation Corp. for six months in 1933 at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. From the description of Oral history interview, 1990 Mar. 21 [sound recording]. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 35864429 Stone was born in Auburn, MA, in 1758; in addition to being a country schoolmaster, he was also a poet and composer, music teacher, a land surveyor, a bookbinder, and a representative...