Daily AncestorKiah
Kiah was a nickname for Hezekiah in American records of the 1700s and 1800s.
Kiah is a short form of Hezekiah, an Old Testament name. The Connecticut State Library's list of nicknames used in the 18th and 19th centuries gives Kiah as a short form of Hezekiah.
Many records were made with the name a person went by, so look for Kiah as well as Hezekiah in indexes. Check other details before treating them as one man.
As seen in a recordCounty tax list, 1819; his will names him Hezekiah
Kiah Whitlock, 1 poll, 137 acres
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Daily Ancestor. "Kiah." Dictionary of Old Record Words. https://dailyancestor.com/dictionary/nicknames/kiah. Last checked 2026-10-15.