Dorcas (Shibley) Nichols: Personal Sketches The History of Braintree, Vermont Including A Memorial of Families that have resided in Town. By H. Royce Bass Rutland, VT: Tuttle & Co., State Printers. 1883 page 56 [While preference has been given to sketches of early settlers, yet no one has been denied a place, of whom the requisite facts for personal mention have been given us. It is desirable that this department be made as full as possible; but we have been wholly dependent on others for the necessary data, and because these have not been given, is the reason why many names do not appear.] Dorcas (Shibley) Nichols Wife of Isaac, and the mother of Rev. Ammi, lived to the remarkable age of 104 years, 10 mos. and 20 days. On her 100th birthday, a centennial meeting was held in the old meeting house, and she walked in ahead of the procession. Rev. Daniel Wild of Brookfield preached the sermon. At this time "she retained her mental faculties to a remarkable degree. She was a woman of remarkable amiability and a devoted Christian." Submitted by Tina S. Vickery © 1999 NOTICE: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification.