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David Nye 1706–1796 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jul 1706

Birth Location: Sandwich, Barnstable, MA

Death Date: 17 Apr 1796

Death Location: Douglas, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Jonathan Nye

Mother: Patience Burgess

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Briggs

Children(s): Elizabeth Nye

In 1706, David Nye entered the world in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA, born to Jonathan Nye And Patience Burgess. David Nye married Elizabeth Briggs, and had children including Elizabeth Nye. David Nye passed away in 1796 in Douglas, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1706, David Nye entered the world in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA, born to Jonathan Nye And Patience Burgess.
  • David Nye married Elizabeth Briggs, and had children including Elizabeth Nye.
  • David Nye passed away in 1796 in Douglas, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathan Nye
1649–1747
Birth Location: Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts
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Patience Burgess
1672–1747
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Massachusetts, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Briggs
1718–1777
Birth Location: Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Nye
1743–1806
Birth Location: Montgomery, Va.
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David Nye's Ancestors

Self
David Nye
1706–1796
Birth Place: Sandwich, Barnstable, MA
Parents
Jonathan Nye
1649–1747
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Patience Burgess
1672–1747
Yarmouth, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David Nye's Descendants

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David Nye (1 Jul 1706–17 Apr 1796) m. Elizabeth Briggs (05 JUN 1718–08 SEP 1777)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Nye 1743–1806 m. John (Whisman) II 1745–1806 m. Roland Thacher 1745–1813
    1. 1. John Whisman 1776–1857 m. Mary (Ann) Copenhaver 1780–1850
      1. 1. Almira (Emeline) Whisman 1814–1880 m. Jacob Morris 1802–1850 m. Jacob (N. 'Jake') Morris 1802–1880
        1. 1. Susanna Morris 1854–1891 m. Elijah (Oliver) Sturgill 1853–1934

David Nye's Timeline

2 Records

1706
1 Jul 1706
Birth of David Nye in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA
Sandwich, Barnstable, MA
1796
17 Apr 1796
Age 90
Death of David Nye in Douglas, Massachusetts, United States
Douglas, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1706
    Event Place: Sandwich, Barnstable, MA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1796
    Event Place: Douglas, Massachusetts, United States
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