Leigh Norris Nickerson Sr.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Birth Name: Norris Leigh Nickerson, 17 Feb 1904, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.

• Residence, 17 Jun 1911, Gardners Mills, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.

• Residence, 12 Jan 1920, Washburn, Aroostook, Maine, United States.

• Graduation: Washburn High School, Jun 1924, Washburn, Aroostook, Maine, United States.

• Residence, 8 May 1930, Washburn, Aroostook, Maine, United States.

• Residence, 21 Apr 1940, Washburn, Aroostook, Maine, United States.

• Residence, 3 Apr 1950, Washburn, Aroostook, Maine, United States.

• Obituary: Bangor Daily News, 10 Sep 1976, Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States.
WASHBURN -- Leigh Nickerson, 72, died September 9, 1976, at a Ft. Fairfield hospital following a long illness. He was born in Nova Scotia, February 17, 1904, the son of Charles and Willmina (Sherwood) Nickerson. He attended the University of Maine, Orono, was a member of the Washburn Pentecostal Church, and was a retired carpenter. He is survived by his wife, Annie (Pooler) Nickerson, Washburn; two sons, Norris, Jay, Steven, Ft. Fairfield; one daughter, Glenice Huston, Warrington, Va.; two brothers, Guy, Conn., Keith, Washburn; four sisters, Iva Howe, Washburn, Vera Nickerson, Portland, Gladys Hughes, Scarborough, Edith Soule, Buxton; 11 grandchildren. Friends may call at Graves Funeral Home, Presque Isle, Friday, from 7-9 p.m. Funeral services will be held at the Washburn Pentecostal Church Saturday at 2 p.m. with Rev. William Poole, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Extension Cemetery.

Leigh married Annie Marguerite Pooler, daughter of Joseph Elwin Pooler and Minnie Blanche Raven, on 16 Oct 1934 in Mars Hill, Aroostook, Maine, United States. (Annie Marguerite Pooler was born on 29 Jul 1913 in Washburn, Aroostook, Maine, United States, died on 21 Apr 1996 in Fort Fairfield, Aroostook, Maine, United States and was buried in May 1996 in Washburn Riverside Extension Cemetery, Washburn, Aroostook, Maine, United States.)