John Nixon (Continental Army general)

On February 7, 1754, John Nixon married Thankful Berry (1735-1776), also of Framingham. In 1778, he married Hannah Gleason (1744-1831), the widow of Capt Micajah Gleason, who was killed at the Battle of White Plains in 1776. ==Legacy==

General John Nixon Elementary School in Sudbury, Massachusetts, is named in his honor, as is Nixon Road in Framingham, Massachusetts. On Nobscot Hill in Framingham, there is a trail named after him that leads to the ruins of his house site. ==References==