Capt. Lewis (Louis) Henry Nye

1846 - 1881  (35 years)

• Name	Lewis (Louis) Henry Nye
  Prefix	Capt.
  Birth	17 Jun 1846	New Bedford, Bristol, MA
  	Lewis H. Nye in the Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850 Name Lewis H. Nye Gender Male Birth Date 17 Jun 1846 Birth Place New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Father Sylvanus T. Nye Mother Abigail Nye
  Gender	Male
  Death	25 Nov 1881	At sea
  	Capt L. H. Nye, of Stockton, Cal., was drowned off Point Edith, near Benicia. He was piloting the barge Commerce towed by the steamer Herald. In ascending the stairs to the pilot house he fell overboard. The body was not recovered. [Transcribed] The Willamette Farmer Newspaper, Portland, Oregon 2 Dec 1881
  Burial	Stockton, San Joaquin, CA
  	Burial Stockton Rural Cemetery Plot Block 13 Stockton, San Joaquin County, California
  Person ID	I33877	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	24 Aug 2024

  
  

  Family	Ella Clarissa Miller,   b. 23 Dec 1853, South Bend, St. Joseph, IN d. 16 Jan 1937, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (Age 83 years)
  Children	1. Louis Miller Nye,   b. 20 Oct 1878, Stockton, San Joaquin, CA d. 7 Dec 1908, San Francisco County, CA (Age 30 years)   2. Nina Theresa Nye,   b. 12 Sep 1881, CA d. 13 Nov 1983, Sacramento County, CA (Age 102 years)
  Family ID	F11005	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Aug 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 25 Nov 1881 - at sea Burial - - Stockton, San Joaquin, CA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Death Notice The Willamette Farmer Newspaper Portland, Oregon 2 Dec 1881

  
  

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• Notes

  Louis Nye in the 1880 United States Federal Census Name Louis Nye Age 34 Birth Date Abt 1846 Birthplace Massachusetts Home in 1880 Stockton, San Joaquin, California, USA Street Fremont Dwelling Number 289 Race White Gender Male Relation to Head of House Self (Head) Marital Status Married Spouse's Name Ella Nye Father's Birthplace Massachusetts Mother's Birthplace Massachusetts Occupation Pilot Household Members (Name) Age Relationship Louis Nye 34 Self (Head) Ella Nye 27 Wife