Bertha A. Niles

Brief Life History of Bertha A.

When Bertha A. Niles was born on 14 December 1876, in Georgetown, Georgetown, Madison, New York, United States, her father, Lewis Sherrill Niles, was 26 and her mother, Anna Louisa Stewart, was 24. She married Ernest Lincoln Benedict on 28 February 1900, in Georgetown, Georgetown, Madison, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Lebanon, Madison, New York, United States in 1915 and Lebanon, Lebanon, Madison, New York, United States for about 30 years. She died on 28 November 1955, at the age of 78, and was buried in Lebanon, Lebanon, Madison, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ernest Lincoln Benedict
1876–1957
Bertha A. Niles
1876–1955
Marriage: 28 February 1900
Rachel Leora Benedict
1901–1962
Anna Grace Benedict
1903–1985
Franklin Stewart Benedict
1906–1996
Oliver Avery Benedict
1911–1984

Sources (15)

  • Bertha Benedict, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Bertha A Benedict, "United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
  • Bertha N Benedict, "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956"

World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Nile (see Neal ), with post-medieval excrescent -s.

German: possibly a variant of Neils . The surname Niles is very rare in Germany.

History: John Niles from England is known to have been in Dorchester, MA, as early as 1634, before putting down roots in Braintree, MA, where his grandson Samuel was a Congregational minister for many years.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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