Ancestry: Barnabas Nye; John Nye; Nathan Nye
Born: Abt 1807 in Rochester Ma.
- Father: Barnabas Nye; (1766 – 1816) (John Nye & Sarah Dennis)
- Mother: Sally Bennett; (? – 1816)
Died: May 22, 1871 at 65 yrs, 3 mos, 12 d.
- Buried: Cataumet Cemetery; area A
Married: October 31, 1831 in prob. Rochester Ma.
- To: John Handy; (1806 – 1870) (William Handy, Capt., Rev War & Love Swain)
Children: 4
- 1. Tamsen Chapelle Handy Swift; (August 11, 1832 – October 19, 1906); Married George Amasa Swift (1830 – 1918) (Charles B. Swift & Zebiah K. Hewins) in 1854; They had 5 children; Tamsen & George are buried in Cataumet Cemetery.
- 2. James T. Handy; (Abt November 1836 – August 6, 1838); James died at 1 yr, 9 mos. & is buried in Cataumet Cemetery.
- 3. James Thatcher Handy; (? – March 17, 1841); James died young & is buried in Cataumet Cemetery.
- 4. James Thatcher Handy, Capt.; (June 30, 1842 – November 10, 1910); Married Emma D. Baker (1843 – 1925) (Hiram Baker & Harriet N. Lumbert) in Sandwich Ma. on October 8, 1870; James & Emma are buried in Cataumet Cemetery.