Cynthia Sophila Straw

   Another name for Cynthia was Cynthia Sophia Niles.

  General Notes:

On 24 March 1843 this family changed their surname to NILES; this name change was filed in Essex, MA and family was said to be of Georgetown, MA
Research of Jeanette Theilacker ( t0@quancon.com )IGI files

List of Persons Whose Names Have Been Changed in Massachusetts. 1780-1892
By Massachusetts. Office of the Secretary of State
Wright & Potter Printing Company, State Printers, 1893 - Massachusetts ; pg 98
"William Straw may take the name of William Niles ; his wife, Hannah Straw, may take the name of Hannah Niles ; Hannah Maria Straw may take the name of Hannah Maria Niles ; Charles Otis Kimball Straw may take the name of Charles Niles ; William Eustis Straw may take the name of William Eustis Niles ; John Calvin Straw may take the name of John Niles ; George Dighton Straw may take the name of George Niles ;
Cynthia Sophila Straw may take the name of Sophila Niles ; Orestus Her bert Straw may take the name of Orestus Niles ; all of Georgetown

1850 Georgetown, Essex County, MA
Wm NILES 1803
Hannah C. 1805
William E. 1831
John 1833
George 1835
Cynthia 1838
Orestes H. 1841
Also their married son Wm E and his bride Ann M.

Cynthia Sophila may have had an illigitimate daughter named Carrie Josephine born 1855.

1 May 1865 Georgetown, Essex, MA
William H Pearson35
Willia T Pearson13
Mary L Pearson9
Daniel S Pearson6
Grace Pearson3
Charles S Pearson1
Sophila Janes76
Carrie J Niles10
Daniel W Janes2

1 May 1865 Newburyport, Essex County, MA
Cynthia Janes25
Caroline Janes10
Daniel Janes2

1870 Boston, Suffolk, MA
Sophila Janes31
Carrie J Janes15
John Erving20
Lemuel Merrell39

June 1890 Chelsea, Suffok, MA
Sophila Janes wid of Daniel B. Janes

Chelsea City Directory 1892
NameSophila Janes, widow of Daniel B.
Location 1311 Broadway
Occupationhousekeeper
Year1892
CityChelsea
StateMA

11 Feb 1895 LW&T of Sophila Janes of Chelsea, MA; proved 27 June 1895
William Webster Spofford - [her biological son Daniel William Janes who was later adopted September 1869 by the Spofford family] one half of her Life Insurance [Chelsea Mutual]plus $300.00
Isabella Cooper Spofford [daughter in law]- her feather bed; one pair of large feather pillows and 25.00
Sophila Burrell [grand daughter] full sized part hair mattress; one pair of large feather pillows; one blue plush top covered box and her White's sewing Machine
Carrie Josephine Burrell [daughter] Executrix and the remainder of her property real and personal

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Name:Sophila James
[Sophila Niles]
Gender:Female
Birth Date:abt 1839
Birth Place:Georgetown
Death Date:14 Apr 1895
Death Place:Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA
Age at Death:56
Father:Wm Niles
Mother:Hannah M Cheeney

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Cynthia married Daniel Boardman Janes, son of Samuel Janes and Elizabeth Boardman, on 28 Feb 1857 in Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusettes. (Daniel Boardman Janes was born on 21 Oct 1828 in Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusettes and died on 27 Nov 1864 in Rebel Prison in Florence South Carolina.)

  Marriage Notes:

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Cynthia next married.