★  Nickerson, Franklin S.

Franklin Stillman Nickerson

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Born: August 27, 1826

Birthplace: Swanville, Maine

Father: Seth Nickerson 1780 – 1865

Mother: Mary Polly Haynes 1785 – 1880

Wife: Augusta Ann Pitcher 1833 – 1913

Children:

Ella Sarah Nickerson 1850 – 1853​
Fanny Louise Nickerson 1855 – 1856​
Nettie May Nickerson 1861 – 1885​
William Pitcher Nickerson 1862 – 1942​
Jean Paul Nickerson 1865 – 1927​
Frank Curran Nickerson 1869 – 1893​
Sarah “Sally” Pitcher Nickerson 1872 – 1928​

Education:

Attended East Corinth Academy​

Occupation before War:

Official with United States Customs Service​

Civil War Career:
1861: Major of 4th Maine Infantry Regiment​
1861: Served in the First Battle of Bull Run, Virginia​
1861: Lt. Colonel of 4th Maine Infantry Regiment​
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 14th Maine Infantry Regiment​
1862: Served in the Battle of Baton Rouge, Louisiana​
1862 – 1865: Brigadier General of Union Army, Volunteers​
1863: Served in the Siege of Port Hudson, Louisiana​
1864: Brigade Commander in the Red River Campaign​
1864 – 1865: Union Army Commander, Defenses of New Orleans​
1865: Resigned from the Union Army in May​

Occupation after War:

1865 – 1905: Attorney in Boston, Massachusetts​

Died: January 23, 1917

Place of Death: Boston, Massachusetts

Cause of Death: Acute bronchitis and chronic valvular heart disease

Age at time of Death: 90 years old

Burial Place: Forest Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
 
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