Person:James Sever (5)

Watchers
m. 24 May 1790
  1. William Russell Sever1791 - 1887
  2. John Sever1792 - 1855
  3. James Nicholas Sever1793 - 1869
  4. Charles Sever1795 - 1834
  5. Winslow Warren Sever1796 - 1832
  6. Sarah Warren Sever1798 -
m. Dec 1819
  1. George Russell Sever1822 - 1823
  2. James Russell Sever1824 - 1825
  3. James Nicholas Sever1828 - 1846
  4. Sarah Sever1829 - 1831
  5. Winslow Warren Sever1832 - 1894
  6. Charlotte Freeman Sever1833 - 1875
  7. Nancy Russell Sever1835 -
m. 15 Sep 1845
  1. Son Sever1847 - 1847
Facts and Events
Name James Nicholas Sever
Gender Male
Birth[1] 13 Dec 1793 Kingston, Plymouth County, MA (VR, 131)
Baptism? 3 Jan 1799 Kingston, Plymouth, MA (VR, 131)
Marriage Dec 1819 Kingston, Plymouth County, MA (VR, 276)to Mercy Foster Russell
Marriage 15 Sep 1845 Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United Statesto Jane Riply Nichols
Death[2] 9 Apr 1869 Kingston, Plymouth County, MA (MA VR 221.318)

BIRTH: 15 Dec 1793 Kingston MA (VR) The record says "James Sever Jr took the

              name of James Nicholas Sever by virtue of an act of the General
              Court"

MARR: (1) to Mercy F. Russell Dec 1819 Kingston MA (VR book)

                      IGI says 14 Nov 1819 Kingston MA (IGI)
        (2) to Jane R. Nichols 15 Sep 1845 Kingston MA (VR)

In the 1830 United States census, James N. Sever was a head of household in Kingston town, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. The household included one free white male under age 5, one free white male aged 10 to 15, one free white male aged 30 to 40, one free white female under age 5, one free white female aged 20 to 30, and one free white female aged 30 to 40 (1830 United States Census, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Population Schedule, Kingston, Page 112, FHL Microfilm 0,337,922).

In the 1840 United States census, James N.Sever was a head of household in Kingston, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. The household included one free white male aged 5 to 10, one free white male aged 10 to 15, one free white male aged 15 to 20, one free white male aged 40 to 50, one free white female under age 5, one free white female aged 5 to 10, one free white female aged 20 to 30 and one free white female aged 30 to 40 (1840 United States Census, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Population Schedule, Kingston, Page 311, FHL Microfilm 0,014,680).

In the 1850 US census, the James N. Seaver family resided in Kingston, Plymouth County, MA. The household included James N. (age 56, merchant, $2,000 in real property, born MA), Jane M. (age 44, born MA), Winslow W. (age 18, student, born MA), Charlotte F. (age 16, student, born MA), and Nancy R. (age 14, born MA). [LDS Microfilm 0,443,552, page 095, family #116].

In the 1860 U.S. census, the James N. Sever family resided in Kingston, Plymouth County, MA. The household included James N. Sever (age 66, merchant, $5,000 in real property, $13,000 in personal property, born MA), Jane R. (age 54, born MA), Charlotte F. (age 27, born MA), and Nancy R. (age 25, born MA). [LDS microfilm 0,803,518, page 541, dwelling 236, family 278].

In the 1870 US census, the remnant of the James Sever family resided in Kingston, Plymouth County, MA. The household included Jane N. Sever (age 64, keeping house, $4,000 in real property, $6,000 in personal property, born MA) and Charlotte F. (age 36, no occupation, born MA). [LDS Microfilm 0,552,137, page 6 of Kingston, family #58].

References
  1. Kingston (Massachusetts) Vital Records to 1850
    page 131.
  2. Births - Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841 to 1905
    Volume 221, Page 318.