Increase NilesAge: 46 years1646–1693
- Name
- Increase Niles
- Given names
- Increase
- Surname
- Niles
| Birth | December 16, 1646 43 48 |
| Birth of a brother | Benjamin Niles March 11, 1651 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a mother | Jane Reed May 15, 1654 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a brother | Joseph Niles 1668 (Age 21 years) |
| Marriage | Mary Purchase — View this family December 4, 1677 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | John Niles October 10, 1678 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Increase Niles March 9, 1681 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Niles September 7, 1683 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Ebenezer Niles December 3, 1683 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Mary Niles 1692 (Age 45 years) |
| Death | September 1, 1693 (Age 46 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Niles Birth: about 1603 — England Death: February 8, 1694 — Braintree, Norfolk, MA |
| mother |
Jane Reed Birth: 1598 Death: May 15, 1654 — Braintree, Norfolk, MA |
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Marriage: about 1636 — |
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14 months elder sister |
Hannah Niles Birth: February 16, 1637 34 39 — Braintree, Norfolk, MA Death: 1638 |
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2 years elder brother |
John Niles Birth: March 4, 1639 36 41 — Braintree, Norfolk, MA Death: September 7, 1683 — New Shoreham, Washington, RI |
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17 months elder brother |
Joseph Niles Birth: August 15, 1640 37 42 — Braintree, Norfolk, MA Death: 1668 |
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2 years elder brother |
Nathaniel Niles Birth: August 16, 1642 39 44 — Braintree, Norfolk, MA Death: December 22, 1727 — Braintree, Norfolk, MA |
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21 months elder brother |
Samuel Niles Birth: May 12, 1644 41 46 — Braintree, Norfolk, MA Death: September 5, 1724 |
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3 years himself |
Increase Niles Birth: December 16, 1646 43 48 — Braintree, Norfolk, MA Death: September 1, 1693 |
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4 years younger brother |
Benjamin Niles Birth: March 11, 1651 48 53 — Braintree, Norfolk, MA Death: 1712 — Lyme, New London, CT |
| Father’s family with Hannah … |
| father |
John Niles Birth: about 1603 — England Death: February 8, 1694 — Braintree, Norfolk, MA |
| step-mother |
Hannah … Birth: 1599 Death: 1634 |
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Marriage: 1634 — |
| Family with Mary Purchase |
| himself |
Increase Niles Birth: December 16, 1646 43 48 — Braintree, Norfolk, MA Death: September 1, 1693 |
| wife |
Mary Purchase Birth: February 3, 1660 51 42 — Boston, Suffolk, MA Death: April 16, 1735 |
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Marriage: December 4, 1677 — Braintree, Norfolk, MA |
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10 months son |
John Niles Birth: October 10, 1678 31 18 — Braintree, Norfolk, MA Death: May 7, 1752 — Braintree, Norfolk, MA |
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2 years son |
Increase Niles Birth: March 9, 1681 34 21 — Braintree, Norfolk, MA Death: May 12, 1752 — Braintree, Norfolk, MA |
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3 years son |
Ebenezer Niles Birth: December 3, 1683 36 23 — Braintree, Norfolk, MA Death: May 11, 1751 |
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9 years daughter |
Mary Niles Birth: 1692 45 31 — Braintree, Norfolk, MA Death: May 17, 1751 |
| Francis Nash + Mary Purchase |
| wife’s husband |
Francis Nash Birth: about 1653 — Of Braintree, Norfolk, MA Death: August 3, 1713 — Braintree, Norfolk, MA |
| wife |
Mary Purchase Birth: February 3, 1660 51 42 — Boston, Suffolk, MA Death: April 16, 1735 |
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Marriage: May 2, 1697 — |
- Generation 1
Increase Niles, son of John Niles and Jane Reed, was born on December 16, 1646 in Braintree, Norfolk, MA and died on September 1, 1693 at the age of 46. He married Mary Purchase, daughter of John Purchase and Elizabeth …, on December 4, 1677 in Braintree, Norfolk, MA. She was born on February 3, 1660 in Boston, Suffolk, MA and died on April 16, 1735 at the age of 75.
Children of Increase Niles and Mary Purchase:
- John Niles (1678–1752)
- Increase Niles (1681–1752)
- Ebenezer Niles (1683–1751)
- Mary Niles (1692–1751)
- Generation 2back to top
John Niles, son of Increase Niles and Mary Purchase, was born on October 10, 1678 in Braintree, Norfolk, MA and died on May 7, 1752 in Braintree, Norfolk, MA at the age of 73. He married Margaret Nash, daughter of Francis Nash and Elizabeth …, about 1703. She was born on March 8, 1684 in Braintree, Norfolk, MA and died on May 10, 1752 at the age of 68.
Children of John Niles and Margaret Nash:
- Increase Niles (1704–1736)
- Hannah Niles (1705–1734)
- John Niles (1708–1759)
- Nathan Niles (1710–1752)
- Daniel Niles (1712–1743)
- Bethiah Niles (1715–1716)
- Sarah Niles (1717–1806)
- Lydia Niles (1719–1747)
- James Niles (1747–1822)
Ebenezer Niles, son of Increase Niles and Mary Purchase, was born on December 3, 1683 in Braintree, Norfolk, MA and died on May 11, 1751 at the age of 67. He married Sarah Littlefield on July 28, 1715. She was born in 1676 and died in 1720 at the age of 44.
Mary Niles, daughter of Increase Niles and Mary Purchase, was born in 1692 in Braintree, Norfolk, MA and died on May 17, 1751 at the age of 59. She married Benjamin Clark on August 17, 1719. He was born in 1671 and died in 1724 at the age of 53.
- Generation 3back to top
Increase Niles, son of John Niles and Margaret Nash, was born on February 5, 1704 in Braintree, Norfolk, MA and died in 1736 at the age of 31. He married Hannah Thayer on December 14, 1730. She was born in 1692 and died in 1735 at the age of 43.
Hannah Niles, daughter of John Niles and Margaret Nash, was born on September 9, 1705 in Braintree, Norfolk, MA and died in 1734 at the age of 28. She married John Niles on May 30, 1729. He was born in 1682 and died in 1734 at the age of 52.
John Niles, son of John Niles and Margaret Nash, was born on March 17, 1708 in Braintree, Norfolk, MA and died before March 30, 1759 in Braintree, Norfolk, MA. He married 2 times. The first time he married Dorothy Reynolds, daughter of Isaac Reynolds and Dorothy Seekins, on January 7, 1729 in Braintree, Norfolk, MA. She was born on October 29, 1708 in Middleborough, Plymouth, MA and died on November 7, 1748 in Braintree, Norfolk, MA at the age of 40. The second time he married Experience Newcomb in 1739. She was born in 1704 and died in 1739 at the age of 35.
Children of John Niles and Dorothy Reynolds:
- Jonathan Niles (1730–1761)
- Isaac Niles (1731–1732)
- Dorothy Niles (1733–1758)
- Margaret Niles (1735–1736)
- Mary Niles (1737–1757)
- John Niles (1739–1740)
- Sarah Niles (1741–1780)
- Keziah Niles (1742–1743)
- Ebenezer Niles (1745–1818)
- James Niles (1747–1822)
- Judith Niles (1748–1749)
Nathan Niles, son of John Niles and Margaret Nash, was born on March 17, 1710 in Braintree, Norfolk, MA and died on May 15, 1752 at the age of 42. He married Freelove Sweet in 1741. She was born in 1706 and died in 1741 at the age of 35.
Daniel Niles, son of John Niles and Margaret Nash, was born on October 24, 1712 in Braintree, Norfolk, MA and died in 1743 at the age of 30. He married Mercy … in 1743. She was born in 1708 and died in 1743 at the age of 35.
Sarah Niles, daughter of John Niles and Margaret Nash, was born on May 31, 1717 in Braintree, Norfolk, MA and died in 1806 at the age of 88. She married John Hawes on November 6, 1744. He was born in 1696 and died in 1749 at the age of 53.
Lydia Niles, daughter of John Niles and Margaret Nash, was born on December 18, 1719 in Braintree, Norfolk, MA and died in 1747 at the age of 27. She married John Richards on April 22, 1741. He was born in 1695 and died in 1746 at the age of 51.
James Niles, son of John Niles and Margaret Nash, was born on April 2, 1747 in Braintree, Norfolk, MA and died on January 18, 1822 at the age of 74. He married 2 times. The first time he married Elizabeth Vinton on August 23, 1771. She was born in 1733 and died in 1776 at the age of 43. The second time he married Mary Fenton on July 2, 1778. She was born in 1739 and died in 1783 at the age of 44.
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