Brief Life History of Michael Piersol
When Michael Piersol Nye was born on 18 January 1836, in Beaver, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Samson Stilly Nye, was 25 and his mother, Ruth Peirsol, was 19. He married Harriet Hartzel on 19 August 1862. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Marion Township, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States in 1900. He died on 1 March 1910, in Franklin Township, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Lillyville, Franklin Township, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Sources (12)
- Michael Nye in household of Ruth Nye, "United States Census, 1850"
- Michael Piersol Nye, "Find A Grave Index"
- M.p. Nye in entry for Haward Bradford Wright and Flossie C. Nye, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
Spouse and Children
1836–1910 Male
1844–1923 Female
Children (12)
1863–1925 Female
1865–1911 Female
1867–1951 Male
1869–1908 Male
1871–1913 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1810–1850 Male
1816–1897 Female
Siblings (12)
1836–1910 Male
1837– Male
1838–1839 Male
1839–1898 Male
1840– Male
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World Events (7)
1846
Age 10
1863
Age 27
1863 · Battle of Gettysburg
Age 27
Name Meaning
English (southern): from a misdivision of the Middle English phrase atten eye, atten ye ‘at the island’ (Old English ēg, īeg ‘island’), becoming atte nye. The surname may be topographic, for someone who lived on an island or patch of firm ground surrounded by marsh, or habitational, from a place so named, such as Nye in Winscombe, Somerset.
English: alternatively, from a misdivision of the Middle English phrase atten eye, atten ee ‘at the river’ (Old English ēa ‘river’), becoming atte nee. The surname may be topographic, for someone who lived near a river, or habitational, from a place so named, such as Neigh Bridge in Somerford Keynes, Wiltshire.
Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 聶, see Nie 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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