Elizabeth (Thacher) Niles (1683 - 1716)

Born 7 Mar 1683 in Milton, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Samuel Niles — married 29 May 1701 in Milton, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 10 Feb 1716 at age 32 in Braintree, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Elizabeth was born 07 Mar 1683 at Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts daughter of Peter Thacher^[1] Elizabeth married Samuel Niles May 29 1701. Together they had the following children:

• Elisabeth Niles was born May the 16th 1706 married to Joshua Hayward
• Sarah Niles was born May 20th 1708 married to Benjamin Hunt
• Samuel Niles was born May the 14th 1711 Married to Sarah Niles (his cousin)
• Mary Niles was born May 27th 1713 married to Atherton Wales
• Nathanael Niles was born February the 2 day about or between 11: and 12. at Night in the Year 1715-16. Died at the age of 16.

Her husband's journal describes their marriage as follows "My Wife Elisabeth was Niles was born Marchth The Daughter of the Revnd Mr Peter Thacher We were Married May the 29 1701. (of Milton who also Married me)"

She died 10 Feb 1716 at Braintree^[2]

Her husband described her death as follows: "My Dear wife Elisabeth Niles Departed this Life February [crossed out] the 10 1715-16 between 2 and 3 In the Morning and Left me and My poor Children in a Sorrowfull and very So litary Condition besides many relations Christian friends and ac- quaintance Lamenting their and our Loss her memory is dear and her Example for piety beyond most________ She was Under sun- dry and very remarkable Impressions of her approaching Death and Evidenced it her maine care to provide for it. She was Intered February th13-1715 16 The first person buried In the buring place in the South part of Brantrie over a- gainst the meeting house ___"

Her burial is recorded in her husband's journal as follows: "The first that was buried in the above Named buri- ing place was My Dear and Lovely Consort Elisabeth Niles She was the Daughter of the Revd Mr Peter Thacher of Milton- She was buried February- the 13th 1715:16. " ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQX8-N3B : 4 December 2014), Elizebeth Thacher, 07 Mar 1683; citing MILTON,NORFOLK,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873761 IT 4.
2. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial # 44586577
3. ↑ Rev Samuel Niles, "Samuel Niles's Journal, 1697-1777”. [Online]. Available: http://nehh-viewer.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/#/content/Braintree/viewer/Church20Records2C2016971777/1. [Accessed 27 June 2018].

• http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/10029545/person/24439822290
• Allen, David. Genealogy, and Biographical Sketches, of the Descendants of Thomas and Anthony Thacher (Independent Printing House, Vineland, NJ, 1872) Page 11