Ancestry: Ebenezer Nye, Jr., Capt.; Thomas Nye, Rev War; Solomon Nye; Meletiah Nye; Ebenezer Nye; Benjamin Nye
Born: May 1, 1826 in Sandwich Ma.
- Father: Ebenezer Nye, Jr., Capt.; (1799 – 1891) (Thomas Nye, Rev War & Mary Ellis)
- Mother: Syrena Dimmick; (1801 – 1872) (David Dimmick & Mercy Doane)
Died: March 25, 1865 in Petersburg Va. at 39 yrs.
- Buried: Cataumet Cemetery; area A
- Epitaph: “of the / 14 Mass Battery / Was killed in action at / Fort Steadman Petersburg Va. / March 25,1865 / aged 39 years”
Occupation: U.S. Army
Married: May 30, 1848 in Sandwich Ma. by Joseph K. Wallan
- To: Elizabeth Brown Howard; (1824 – 1914) (Calvin Howard & Hannah Handy)
Children: 2 (known)
- 1. William A. Nye; (May 26, 1850 – January 15, 1917); Married Mary Ella Wefer (? – 1916) (E. Wefer, Capt. & ?) in E. Dennis Ma. on November 28, 1878.
- 2. Ebenezer Nye; (1852 – ?); No further information.