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Generation: 1
- Charles MILES b. 9 Feb 1746/1747, Wallingford, CT; d. Abt 1813, Newburgh, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
Notes:
Charles moved to Tinmouth, VT in 1783, where he purchased a large farm. In 1805 he purchased 160 acres in Hudson, OH, the following year aquiring a tract at Newburgh [ near Cleveland] where the family built their home. Miles Avenue in East Cleveland is named for the family.
Charles m. Ruth THOMPSON Abt 1780, Wallingford, CT. Ruth (daughter of Stephen THOMPSON and Mary WALTERS) b. 10 Oct 1760, Goshen,, Connecticut. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Mary Polly MILES
d. at age 16.
- 3. Erastus MILES
b. Sep 1783, Goshen, CT.
- 4. Theodore MILES
b. 1785, Tinmouth, VT; d. 11 Nov 1859, Newburgh, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
- 5. Charles MILES
b. 1786, Tinmouth, VT.
- 6. Samuel MILES
b. Jul 1788, Tinmouth, VT; d. 1851, Strongsville, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
- 7. Daniel MILES
b. 1791, Tinmouth, VT; d. Abt 1827, Newburgh, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
- 8. Susannah MILES
b. 1795, Tinmouth, VT.
- 9. Thompson MILES
b. 1798, Tinmouth, VT.
Generation: 2
- Mary Polly MILES
(1.Charles1) d. at age 16.
- Erastus MILES
(1.Charles1) b. Sep 1783, Goshen, CT.
Notes:
Theodore and Erastus - better known as the "MILES Brothers," - are closely connected with Newburgh history both having held public offices. Theodore MILES was a man of public spirit. He gave Miles Park to the village and Miles Avenue, the longest street in Newburgh was given the family name.
Erastus m. Laura CARTER 1809, Newburgh, Cuyahoga, Ohio. Laura (daughter of Lorenzo CARTER and Rebecca FULLER) b. 3 Mar 1792, , Litchfield, Connecticut; d. 1864. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 10. Emily MILES
- 11. Lucretia MILES
- Theodore MILES
(1.Charles1) b. 1785, Tinmouth, VT; d. 11 Nov 1859, Newburgh, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
Notes:
Theodore and Erastus - better known as the "MILES Brothers," - are closely connected with Newburgh history both having held public offices. Theodore MILES was a man of public spirit. He gave Miles Park to the village and Miles Avenue, the longest street in Newburgh was given the family name.
1840 Census
Name: Miles, Theodore Township: Newburg County: Cuyahoga State: Ohio
Year: 1840 Roll: M704_389 Page: 102 Image: 29
1850 Census
Name: Theodore Miles Age: 69 Estimated Birth Year: 1780 Birth Place: Vermont
Gender: Male Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Newburg, Cuyahoga, Ohio
Page: 327 Roll: M432_672
Occupation - Merchant Property- $1000
OBIT: Name: Miles, Theodore
Date: Nov. 12, 1859
Source: Cemetery record; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #057.
Notes: Miles-On the 11th inst., at his residence, in Newburgh Ohio. Theodore Miles, aged 80 years, His funeral will be attended at his late residence, Sunday morning at 10:30 o'clock. 1859. Harvard Grove Cemetery Cleveland, Ohio.
Theodore m. Lydia CLARK [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 12. Eben MILES
Theodore m. Ann Buel HAWLEY Ann b. Abt 1784, OH. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 13. Livinia MILES
- 14. Anson A. MILES
b. Abt 1820.
- Charles MILES
(1.Charles1) b. 1786, Tinmouth, VT.
Charles m. Aurelia [Orra] TRAIN Aurelia b. Abt 1786, Tinmouth, Rutland, VT. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 15. Charles MILES
b. Abt 1803.
Charles m. Elizabeth [Betsy] TRAIN Elizabeth b. Abt 1784, Tinmouth, Rutland, VT. [Group Sheet]
- Samuel MILES
(1.Charles1) b. Jul 1788, Tinmouth, VT; d. 1851, Strongsville, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
Notes:
Name: Samuel Miles Age: 62 Estimated Birth Year: 1787 Birth Place: Vermont
Gender: Male Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Strongsville, Cuyahoga, Ohio
Page: 169 Roll: M432_673
OBIT: Name: Miles, Samuel
Date: 1851
Source: Cemetery record; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #057.
Notes: 1788 - 1851. Age 63. Strongsville Cemetery Strongsville, Ohio.
Samuel m. Lyma (Sylvia?) HAMILTON Lyma (daughter of Samuel HAMILTON and Susannah HAMILTON) b. 14 Jul 1794, Chester, Hampshire, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet]
- Daniel MILES
(1.Charles1) b. 1791, Tinmouth, VT; d. Abt 1827, Newburgh, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
Notes:
Started Newburgh Library Society (Miles Library at East 93rd and Miles Park) Dec 14, 1827 with the donation of a number of books and a sum of money per his will.
- Susannah MILES
(1.Charles1) b. 1795, Tinmouth, VT.
Susannah m. Nathan MANTER [Group Sheet]
- Thompson MILES
(1.Charles1) b. 1798, Tinmouth, VT.
Generation: 3
- Emily MILES
(3.Erastus2, 1.Charles1)
Emily m. Timothy T. CLARK [Group Sheet]
Emily m. Joseph K. CURTIS [Group Sheet]
- Lucretia MILES
(3.Erastus2, 1.Charles1)
Lucretia m. Edward S. HAMLIN Edward b. Of Elyria, Lorain, Ohio. [Group Sheet]
- Eben MILES
(4.Theodore2, 1.Charles1)
Notes:
Name: Miles, Eben Township: Newburg County: Cuyahoga State: Ohio
Year: 1840 Roll: M704_389 Page: 99 Image: 23
Operated a tavern at 8947 Broadway Ave ("Old Homestead Club")
Eben m. Eunice BATES Eunice (daughter of Noble BATES and Aurilla BOOTH) b. Newburgh, Cuyahoga, Ohio. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 16. William Bates MILES
b. Abt 1837, Newburgh, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. Dec 1929, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
- Livinia MILES
(4.Theodore2, 1.Charles1)
- Anson A. MILES
(4.Theodore2, 1.Charles1) b. Abt 1820.
- Charles MILES
(5.Charles2, 1.Charles1) b. Abt 1803.
Generation: 4
- William Bates MILES
(12.Eben3, 4.Theodore2, 1.Charles1) b. Abt 1837, Newburgh, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. Dec 1929, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
Notes:
Never married. Well known as a violinist and harpist.
OBIT: Name: Miles, William Bates
Date: Dec 30 1929
Source: Cemetery record; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #057.
Notes: Miles-William Bates, son of the late Eben and Eunice Bates Miles. Now at Jones' Parlors, Miles Avenue and E. 95th, until Monday evening. Funeral Tuesday, Dec. 31. Service at the residence of Frederick A. Onstine, 9127 Miles Avenue, at 11 a. m. 12/31/1929. age 92. Harvard Grove Cemetery Cleveland, Ohio.
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