Brief Life History of Polly
When Polly Nye was born in 1802, in Massachusetts, United States, her father, Seth Nye, was 44 and her mother, Amy West, was 41. She lived in Venice, Cayuga, New York, United States for about 6 years and Ledyard, Cayuga, New York, United States in 1870. She died before 1879.
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- Polly Nye, "United States Census, 1870"
- 13 Oct 1835 (XX-36) Joshua Nye to Seth Nye et al, Cayuga County, NY, Deed records, 1794-1901; index, 1793-1956; ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9WK-49S7
- Polly Nye in household of Jared Nye, "United States Census, 1850"
World Events (7)
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1803 · The U.S doubles in size
The United States purchased all the Louisiana territory (828,000 sq. mi) from France, only paying 15 million dollars (A quarter trillion today) for the land. In the purchase, the US obtained the land that makes up 15 US states and 2 Canadian Provinces. The United States originally wanted to purchase of New Orleans and the lands located on the coast around it, but quickly accepted the bargain that Napoleon Bonaparte offered.
1823
Established in 1823
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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