Brief Life History of Alpheus
When Alpheus Kies was born on 18 April 1788, in Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, United States, his father, JOSEPH P KIES, was 36 and his mother, Mary Nichols, was 36. He married Elizabeth Lazell on 17 February 1808, in Sempronius, Cayuga, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 6 October 1864, in Clinton, Clinton Township, Lenawee, Michigan, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Clinton, Clinton Township, Lenawee, Michigan, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Alpheus Kies in entry for Alonzo Clark and Sarah E. Ives, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1841-1915"
- Alpheus Kies, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1788–1864 Male
1790–1877 Female
Children (6)
1809–1866 Male
1814–1814 Male
1818–1853 Female
1820–1889 Male
1824–1909 Female
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1752–1834 Male
1752–1841 Female
Siblings (6)
1775–1863 Female
1783–1863 Male
1784– Male
1788–1864 Male
1790–1866 Male
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1789
Age 1
1802 · Brass is Discovered
Age 14
1808
Age 20
Name Meaning
German: from Middle High German kis ‘gravel, low grade iron ore’, hence probably a topographic name for someone living on land characterized by coarse sand and pebbles or a metonymic occupational name for an iron smelter.
Dutch: nickname for someone who was very chaste or behaved refined, from kies ‘delicate, refined’, kuis ‘chaste, pure’.
Dutch: metonymic occupational name for a dentist, for someone who healed and pulled sore teeth, from kies ‘molar’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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