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William Niles

Male Abt 1795 - 1873  (78 years)


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  • Name William Niles  [1
    Born Abt 1795  Coeymans, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 1873  London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I1607  Brick Street Cemetery
    Last Modified 5 Apr 2020 

    Family Gertrude Dygert,   b. Abt 1801, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1868, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 1821  [1
    Children 
     1. Annie Maria Niles,   b. 1824,   d. 1901  (Age 77 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 5 Apr 2020 
    Family ID F599  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Nilestown named after him.

      William E. Niles apparently first came to Upper Canada as a child with his brother Stephen to live with an uncle, Willet Casey, in Adolphustown Township. In 1820, Niles, then living at Detroit, was commissioned by Governor Lewis Cass of Michigan to purchase lumber from William Putnam of Putnamville, Middlesex County, Upper Canada. The following year he settled in Upper Canada near the present site of Nilestown, established a farm, erected a sawmill, and later operated a store. His sawmill was to supply

  • Sources 
    1. [S20] Glen Curnoe records.

    2. [S58] Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online.