Hoar -> Nile in Rangeley
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Hoar -> Nile in Rangeley
 rickers186
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Posted: 12 Jun 2007 1:28PM GMT |
Classification: Query
Surnames: Hoar Nile Haley
In the 1870 census for Franklin Co, Maine, five families appear with surname Nile that had been surname Hoar in the 1860 census.
Does anyone know the reason for this name change?
Was there a family feud? Was there a Civil War disgrace? Was there embarrassment about the similar sounding "whore"? Could it be that one of the wives was Dorcas Hoar (m.n. Haley), which was the name of a 1692 Salem accused witch?
Does anyone know the reason for this name change?
Was there a family feud? Was there a Civil War disgrace? Was there embarrassment about the similar sounding "whore"? Could it be that one of the wives was Dorcas Hoar (m.n. Haley), which was the name of a 1692 Salem accused witch?