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Abijah Ayres 1787–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jul 1787

Birth Location: New York

Death Date: 2 Dec 1860

Death Location: Granville Summit, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Abijah Ayres

Mother: Hannah Edwards

Spouse(s): Polly Shelley

Children(s): John Ayres, Shelly Ayres

Abijah Ayres was born in 1787 in New York, the child of Abijah Ayres And Hannah Edwards. Abijah Ayres married Polly Shelley, and had children including John Hornbeck Ayres, Shelly Ayres. Abijah Ayres passed away in 1860 in Granville Summit, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Abijah Ayres was born in 1787 in New York, the child of Abijah Ayres And Hannah Edwards.
  • Abijah Ayres married Polly Shelley, and had children including John Hornbeck Ayres, Shelly Ayres.
  • Abijah Ayres passed away in 1860 in Granville Summit, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abijah Ayres
1762–1833
Birth Location: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA
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Hannah Edwards
1772–1855
Birth Location: Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Polly Shelley
1788–
Birth Location: Raynham, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

John Ayres
1816–1885
Birth Location: Canton, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Shelly Ayres
1830–1916
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Abijah Ayres's Ancestors

Self
Abijah Ayres
1787–1860
Birth Place: New York
Parents
Abijah Ayres
1762–1833
Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA
Hannah Edwards
1772–1855
Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Elizabeth Ripley
1727–1819
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
*Joseph Edwards
1732–1800
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Newman
1735–1818
Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Mary Burrill
1700–1802
Abraham Edwards
1699–1746
Elizabeth Emerson
1701–1766
JOHN NEWMAN
1707–1790
MARY TOPPAN
1714–1783
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Burrill
–1731
Mercy Alden
1669–
Sarah Sparks
1675–1711

Abijah Ayres's Descendants

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Abijah Ayres (18 Jul 1787–2 Dec 1860) m. Polly Shelley (23 Jun 1788–)
  1. 1. John (Hornbeck) Ayres 1816–1885 m. Mary (Carey) Andrus 1817–1901
    1. 1. Galen (Galusha) Ayers 1861–1951 m. Caroline ("Carrie" Dell) Packard 1866–1942
      1. 1. Florence (May) Ayers 1907–1977 m. Arthur (Howard) Grace 1907–1973
        1. 1. Mary (Lou) Grace 1932–1994
        2. 2. Betty (Francis) Grace 1933–2004
      2. 2. Mabel (Lucy) Ayres 1893–1991
      3. 3. Louis (Thomas) Ayres 1896–1977
    2. 2. Florence (Isabelle) Ayres 1848–1914
      1. 1. Curtis (Ayres) Porter 1874–1951
        1. 1. Elizabeth (May) Porter 1898–1929
      2. 2. Gordon (John) Porter 1878–1931
        1. 1. Wayne (Edward) Porter 1908–1982
        2. 2. Myron (Joseph Porter) Sr 1920–2014
    3. 3. Sheley Ayers 1859–
    4. 4. Shelly (J) Ayers 1859–1930
    5. 5. Cora (E) Ayers 1868–
    6. 6. Ortencia Ayres 1855–1855
    7. 7. Thomas (Curtis) Ayres 1845–1901
    8. 8. Esther (V) Ayres 1850–1883
    9. 9. Elizabeth Ayers 1841–1939
    10. 10. Mary Ayers 1847–
  2. 2. Shelly Ayres 1830–1916

Abijah Ayres's Timeline

2 Records

1787
18 Jul 1787
Birth of Abijah Ayres in New York
New York
1860
2 Dec 1860
Age 73
Death of Abijah Ayres in Granville, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States
Granville, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1787
    Event Place: New York

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1860
    Event Place: Granville, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Granville Summit, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, USA
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