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Amasa Thayer 1754–1802 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 March 1754

Birth Location: Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 24 September 1802

Death Location: Swanton, Franklin County, Vermont, United States of America

Father: WIlliam Thayer

Mother: Abigail Sumner

Spouse(s): Perley Wheelcock

Children(s): William Thayer, Wheelock Thayer, Polly Thayer

Amasa Thayer was born in 1754 in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of William Thayer And Abigail Sumner. Amasa Thayer married Perley Wheelcock, and had children including Polly Thayer, Wheelock Sumner Thayer, William Thayer. Amasa Thayer passed away in 1802 in Swanton, Franklin County, Vermont, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Amasa Thayer was born in 1754 in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of William Thayer And Abigail Sumner.
  • Amasa Thayer married Perley Wheelcock, and had children including Polly Thayer, Wheelock Sumner Thayer, William Thayer.
  • Amasa Thayer passed away in 1802 in Swanton, Franklin County, Vermont, United States of America.

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Amasa Thayer's Ancestors

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Amasa Thayer
1754–1802
Birth Place: Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
WIlliam Thayer
1707–1793
Abigail Sumner
1711–
Grandparents
Thomas Thayer
1664–1738
Mary Poole
1668–1745
Great-Grandparents
Ferdinando Thayer
1625–1713
Huldah Hayward
1636–1690
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Thayer
1596–1665
Margery Wheeler
1600–1673

Amasa Thayer's Descendants

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Amasa Thayer (2 March 1754–24 September 1802) m. Perley Wheelcock (6 August 1752–19 August 1823)
  1. 1. William Thayer 1777–1822 m. Polly Adams 1781–1821
    1. 1. Alexander (White) Thayer 1816–1870 m. Marietta Dustin 1819–1904
      1. 1. Lucetta (Maria) Thayer 1849–1851
      2. 2. Lucetta (Maria) Thayer 1853–1868
      3. 3. Marietta (Nellie) Thayer 1847–1931 m. Charles (Augustus) Dewey 1831–1908
    2. 2. Francis Thayer 1809–1864
    3. 3. Anderson Thayer 1814–
    4. 4. Ellithnia Thayer 1808–
    5. 5. Silis Thayer 1808–
    6. 6. Washington Thayer 1808–
  2. 2. Wheelock (Sumner) Thayer 1790–1857
    1. 1. Harriet Thayer 1822–1857
  3. 3. Polly Thayer 1779–1851

Amasa Thayer's Timeline

2 Records

1754
2 March 1754
Birth of Amasa Thayer in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1802
24 September 1802
Age 48
Death of Amasa Thayer in Swanton, Franklin County, Vermont, United States of America
Swanton, Franklin County, Vermont, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 March 1754
    Event Place: Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 September 1802
    Event Place: Swanton, Franklin County, Vermont, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Swanton, Franklin County, Vermont, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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