History of Chautauqua County, New York, from its first settlement to the present timeWith numerous biographical and family sketches . i^^»wx:. -^Jc5^^^^ WESTFIELD. 607 Jonathan Nichols, born July 25, 1754, at Bolton, Mass., went to OrangeCo., Vt., at the beginning of the Revolutionary war, in which he was a privateunder Gen. Stark, and was wounded at the battle of Bennington, just beforeBurgoynes surrender, and drew a pension till his death. In the fall ofi8i3,he removed with his family to Westfield, N. Y., the journey requiring sixweeks with a three-horse team. His children were Lorrel, Olney
History of Chautauqua County, New York, from its first settlement to the present timeWith numerous biographical and family sketches . i^^»wx:. -^Jc5^^^^ WESTFIELD. 607 Jonathan Nichols, born July 25, 1754, at Bolton, Mass., went to OrangeCo., Vt., at the beginning of the Revolutionary war, in which he was a privateunder Gen. Stark, and was wounded at the battle of Bennington, just beforeBurgoynes surrender, and drew a pension till his death. In the fall ofi8i3,he removed with his family to Westfield, N. Y., the journey requiring sixweeks with a three-horse team. His children were Lorrel, Olney, Orvis,Achsah, Wiseman C, Chloe, Jonathan Sackett, and Lucinda, of whom onlyLorrel and Wiseman C. are living. Mr. Nichols held the office of sheriff inVt. for several years. His son Orvis was for many years postmaster at W^est-field ; Wiseman was a justice in Westfield, and a^ deputy sheriff of Chautau-ijua Co., and was for many years a magistrate in Cardington, O., where heresides. Jonathan Nichols died on the farm in 1842, aged 88. Lorrel Nichols, son of Jonathan, was born Feb. 9, 1794; came withthe family to Westfield ; became the o
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