Daniel Nye
1806 - 1901 (95 years)-
Name Daniel Nye Birth 21 Feb 1806 Bennington Co., Vermont, USA 
Gender Male Death 22 Apr 1901 Owego, Tioga Co., New York, USA Burial Cortland Rural Cemetery, Cortland, Cortland Co., New York, USA Notes - Died, at Owego, N.Y., Monday, April 22, 1901, Daniel Nye, aged 95 years. He was born at Bennington, Vt., Feb. 21, 1806. He lived for a time, over half a century ago, in the far west among the Indians and 48 years ago removed to central New York, at Groton, in which place and in Cortland he resided until eight years ago, when he came to Owego to make his home with his daughter, the wife of N. A. Steevens, 90 Chestnut street, where his death occurred. On Jan. 31, this year, he fell and injured his left hip and thigh so seriously that he was confined to the bed. Up to the time that this accident interfered with his usual activity, he was in a remarkable physical and mental condition. Belonging as he did to Cortlandville Lodge, No. 470, F. and A.M., and Vesta Lodge, No. 255, I.O.O.F., of Cortland, he was probably the oldest Mason and Odd Fellow in this state. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. N.A. Steevens of Owego and Miss Mary Nye of Sonyea, Livingston Co., N.Y. Brief services were conducted at the Steevens residence, 90 Chestnut street, at 7:30 Tuesday evening by Revs. C.M. Bartholomew and William Edgar and the remains were taken on the Lehigh Valley Wednesday morning to Cortland, where the funeral was held at the M.E. church at 2 p.m. and where the interment was made.
(Published in the Tioga County Record, Owego, NY; Thursday, April 25, 1901)
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Family Polly Benton, b. 1813, Cortland Co., New York, USA d. 1849, Cortland Co., New York, USA (Age 36 years) Family ID F16102 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 12 Apr 2020
- Died, at Owego, N.Y., Monday, April 22, 1901, Daniel Nye, aged 95 years. He was born at Bennington, Vt., Feb. 21, 1806. He lived for a time, over half a century ago, in the far west among the Indians and 48 years ago removed to central New York, at Groton, in which place and in Cortland he resided until eight years ago, when he came to Owego to make his home with his daughter, the wife of N. A. Steevens, 90 Chestnut street, where his death occurred. On Jan. 31, this year, he fell and injured his left hip and thigh so seriously that he was confined to the bed. Up to the time that this accident interfered with his usual activity, he was in a remarkable physical and mental condition. Belonging as he did to Cortlandville Lodge, No. 470, F. and A.M., and Vesta Lodge, No. 255, I.O.O.F., of Cortland, he was probably the oldest Mason and Odd Fellow in this state. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. N.A. Steevens of Owego and Miss Mary Nye of Sonyea, Livingston Co., N.Y. Brief services were conducted at the Steevens residence, 90 Chestnut street, at 7:30 Tuesday evening by Revs. C.M. Bartholomew and William Edgar and the remains were taken on the Lehigh Valley Wednesday morning to Cortland, where the funeral was held at the M.E. church at 2 p.m. and where the interment was made.
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Birth - 21 Feb 1806 - Bennington Co., Vermont, USA 
Death - 22 Apr 1901 - Owego, Tioga Co., New York, USA 
Burial - - Cortland Rural Cemetery, Cortland, Cortland Co., New York, USA = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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