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daughter, Stella Howland Foster, born Oct. 24,
1909, came to this union. Mr. Foster died in
Brockton after an operation, Dec. 8, 1909, aged
sixty-seven years.
WILLIAM FOSTER NYE (deceased) was
a descendant in the seventh generation from
(I) Benjamin Nye, through his son Ebenezer.
(II) Ebenezer Nye, son of Benjamin, married
Dec. 17, 1675, Sarah, daughter of Thomas
Gibbs. Mr. Nye took the oath of fidelity July
4, 1678, and was made a freeman Jan. 27,
1681. In 1682 he bought land in Falmouth,
where he removed, and was selectman in 1705
and 1706. According to town records, he died
in 1734, and according to some of his descend-
ants, in 1744. His children were: Bethiah,
bom Oct. 5, 1676 ; Benjamin, bom Nov. 7,
1677; Meletiah, born in 1682; Elnathan; and
Ebenezer.
(III) Meletiah Nye, born in 1682, married
(first) Dec. 11. 1712, Sarah, daughter of
Nathaniel and Sarah (Hatch) Wing; and (second)
Jemima, who died in 1773. His first wife
died in 1734. Mr. Nye lived in Falmouth,
Mass., and there died in 1749. His children
were: Sylvanus, born Feb. 3, 1714; Mary,
Dec. 23, 1716; Meletiah, April 5, 1719;
Solomon, Sept. 24, 1721; Shubael, Aug. 1,
1724 ;
and Sarah.
(IV) Solomon Nye, born Sept. 24, 1721, in
Falmouth, Mass., married Nov. 17, 1748, Mary
Blackmore, who died in 1815. Mr. Nye was
for many years the wealthiest man in Palmouth.
He died Feb. 11, 1817. Their children
were: Bethiah, born Sept. 1, 1749;
Sarah, Oct. 24, 1750; Rachel. May 29, 1752;
Huldah, March 30, 1754; Elnathan, Dec. 7,
1755; Anna, Nov. 1, 1757; Holland, July 6,
1759 : Lois, March 15, 1761 ; Thomas, Jan. 4,
1763; Paul, March 4, 1765; and Solomon,
April 2, 1768.
(V) Thomas Nye, born Jan. 4 (or 1), 1763,
in Falmouth, Mass., married Mary (Perry)
Ellis, born in 1759. They died, he Nov. 9,
1835, and she Sept. 30, 1852. Mr. Nye was
a soldier of the Revolution, his name being
on a descriptive list of men raised to reinforce
the Continental army for the term of six
months, agreeable to resolve of June 5, 1780,
returned as received of Justin Ely, commis-
sioner, by Brig. Gen. John Glover, at Springfield,
July 19, 1780. His age was eighteen
years ; stature five feet, eight inches ; com-
SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS 1107
ried (second) Xov. 14, 1907, Ethel G. plexion, light; town, Falmouth; the company
McLane, daughter of William B. and Annie marched to camp July 19, 1780, under com-
(Cameron) McLane, of Sherbrooke, Nova mand of Captain Clark. Also, pay
Scotia, where her father is high sheriff. One
roll for
six months' men raised by the town of Falmouth
for service in the army during 1780;
marched July 6, 1780 ; discharged Jan. 1, 1781 ;
service, six months, eleven days, including
travel (300 miles) home. The children of
Thomas and Mary were: Salome, born Nov.
28, 1788; Rachel, June 1, 1792; Elnathan,
Dec. 1, 1794; Mary, May 3, 1796; and Ebenezer,
July 10, 1799.
(VI) Ebenezer Nye, bom July 10, 1799, in
Sandwich, Mass., married Cyrena, daughter of
David and Mercy Doane Dimmock, born in
1801, and they lived in Sandwich, Mass. She
died Sept. 20, 1872. Their children were:
Angeline, born Dec. 17, 1818; Ebenezer F.,
Oct. 13, 1822; William Foster, May 20, 1824;
Ephraim B., May 1, 1826; Albert G., Dec. 25,
1828; Cyrena M., Oct. 29, 1830; Mercy D.,
July 30," 1832.; and David D., Nov. 29, 1833
(died Sept. 28, 1910).
(VII) William Foster Nye, bom May 20,
1824, in the village of Pocasset, then in the
town of Sandwich, Mass., was married on May
20, 1851, to Mary S., daughter of Aberdeen
Keith, of Middleboro, "Mass. Mr. Nye spent
his boyhood in his native place and at the
age of sixteen years went to New Bedford,
where he began serving an apprenticeship with
Mr. Prince Weeks, a master builder, after the
completion of which he worked at organ building
in the employ of a Boston fimi. Later
he shipped as a carpenter on an East India
merchantman, which led him to fill a three
years' engagement with the Frederic Tudor Ice
Company in Calcutta. Thence he went to
California on the discovery of gold there, and
for some years he was employed in the rebuilding
of San Francisco, which had just been
destroyed by fire, assisting in constructing
some of the first brick houses erected there.
In 1855 he returned to New Bedford, where
he settled down and engaged in mercantile pursuits
until the breaking out of the Civil war,
when he joined the army in Virginia in the
capacity of sutler to the Massachusetts Artillery
and 4th Massachusetts Cavalrj-. He was
afterward commissioned with the 4th Massachusetts
Cavalry, passing through many adventures
in transporting goods to his regiment,
ever in front and often amid scenes of risk
and daring. He was with the artillery corps
of forty-seven batteries under Major McGilvery
on the memorable march from Fredericksburg
to Gettysburg, and was with the advance
guard which entered Richmond on April 5,