Brief Life History of Henry Thayer
When Henry Thayer Niles was born on 28 January 1825, in West Fairlee, Orange, Vermont, United States, his father, William Watson Niles, was 49 and his mother, Relief Barron, was 40. He married Gertrude Vanuxem James on 2 July 1856, in Champaign, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Urbana, Urbana Township, Champaign, Ohio, United States in 1880 and Oregon, Lucas, Ohio, United States in 1900. He died on 13 January 1901, in Lucas, Ohio, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Urbana, Urbana Township, Champaign, Ohio, United States.
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- Henry T Niles, "Massachusetts State Census, 1855"
- Henry Thayer Niles, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Henry T. Niles, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1834 · Vermont Anti-Slavery Society is Formed
The Anti-Slavery Society of Vermont was established in 1834. 100 people from different towns were at the first meeting, with the intent to abolish slavery.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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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