William Niles

Abt 1795 - 1873  (78 years)

• Name	William Niles  [1]
  Born	Abt 1795	Coeymans, Albany, New York, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	1873	London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I1607	Brick Street Cemetery
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2020

  
  

  Family	Gertrude Dygert,   b. Abt 1801, USA ,   d. 1868, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada  (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

  [S20] Glen Curnoe records. [S58] Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online.