I have had this picture by John Thomas Grant on my screensaver for a long time. Of course I often stare at it while I am working on projects always wondering about the names. The names have stories and are not just names. Finally I took action. These are two unmarried sisters, Emily Hale Niles (1839-1908) and Anna Hale Niles (1840-1911), in the background is the stone for their mother Mary Ann Hale Niles. Mary Ann was born in Boston. She married William Jenkins Niles. He was a broker and the owner of a livery stable.
Before 1870 they moved to a house at 110 Beacon Street, Back Bay, Boston. William and Mary and their dau
ghters all lived in this brownstone until their deaths.
ghters all lived in this brownstone until their deaths. Emily and Anna were both members of DAR. Their Patriots being Jeduthan Richardson and Ebenezer Niles.
There is so much more to learn about these ladies but for now I am just using my imagination to reconstruct their lives. They are buried under these beautiful gravestones in Cambridge, Mass.
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Thank you Diane. You're right, they are not just names! They were lives, flesh and blood, as we are now. You honor them by just your care to know. I honor them by getting others to care. We are kindred spirits in this. Thank you once again. John
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