Sounds like you provided over half of their support, but you need to confirm with them. Your wife's niece may very well have filed her own tax return, and claimed her daughter as her dependent.
If you tried to claim them (you need their SSN's), your Efile would be rejected in that case.
Here's more info on Claiming a Dependent.
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