Brief Life History of Nathan
When Nathan Nye was born on 15 February 1780, in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, his father, William Nye, was 30 and his mother, Eunice Handy, was 26. He married Susan Lazell on 15 October 1806, in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. He lived in Freeport, Cumberland, Maine, United States in 1850. He died on 12 March 1870, in Freeport, Cumberland, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Freeport, Cumberland, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Nathan Nye, "United States Census, 1850"
- Nathan Nye, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
- Nathan Nye, "Find A Grave Index"
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1781 · The First Constitution
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
1783 · A Free America
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
1804
Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
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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