Andrew Rose Nye Jr.

Brief Life History of Andrew Rose

When Andrew Rose Nye Jr. was born on 22 February 1797, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Andrew Ross Nye, was 47 and his mother, Rachael McDonald, was 36. He married Sarah Seth in 1822. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 10 daughters. He lived in Ohio, United States in 1870 and Marietta, Washington, Ohio, United States in 1870. He died on 8 April 1875, in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in North Sewickley Cemetery, North Sewickley, Franklin Township, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Andrew Rose Nye Jr.
1797–1875
Sarah Seth
1803–
Marriage: 1822
Magdalene Nye
1823–1825
Maria Rachel Nye
1829–
Sarah Jane Nye
1833–
Reverend Seth Sidney Nye
1825–1911
Jacob Cyrus Nye
1827–
Melvin Nye
1830–1910
Ditmar Nye
1835–1837
Mary Ann Nye
1835–1906
Margaret Elizabeth Nye
1839–1914
Hannah Agnes Nye
1841–1902
Maggie Nye
1843–
Amanda Mahala Nye
1845–
Lola Nye
1866–

Sources (9)

  • Andrew R Nye, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Andrew Rose Nye, Jr. - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Andrew Rose Nye, Jr.
  • Andrew Rose Nye, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1800

Historical Boundaries 1800: Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States

1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital

Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution. 

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

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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