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Benjamin Ayers 1737–1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1737

Birth Location: Basking Ridge, Somerset, New Jersey, United States

Death Date: 1815

Death Location: Sandy Creek, Allegany, Maryland, United States

Father: Chief Husinaho

Mother: Ooloosta Indian

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Benjamin Ayers was born in 1737 in Basking Ridge, Somerset, New Jersey, United States, the child of Chief Oconostota Tribe Husinaho And Ooloosta Paint Clan Cherokee Indian. Benjamin Ayers passed away in 1815 in Sandy Creek, Allegany, Maryland, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Ayers was born in 1737 in Basking Ridge, Somerset, New Jersey, United States, the child of Chief Oconostota Tribe Husinaho And Ooloosta Paint Clan Cherokee Indian.
  • Benjamin Ayers passed away in 1815 in Sandy Creek, Allegany, Maryland, United States.

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Benjamin Ayers's Ancestors

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Benjamin Ayers
1737–1815
Birth Place: Basking Ridge, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Parents
Chief Oconostota Tribe Husinaho
1710–1783
Vonore, Monroe County, Tennessee, United States of America
Ooloosta (Paint Clan Cherokee) Indian
1710–1796
Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Moytoy (Amadohiyi Pigeon) Tellico
1687–1741
Tellico Plains, Monroe, Tennessee, USA
Tame (Doe Raven of Chota) Moytoy
1681–1760
Cherokee, Washington, Tennessee, USA
Amatoya (Rainmaker) Moytoy
1658–1730
Cherokee, Washington, Tennessee, USA
Nancy (Quatsy Que) Disi
1664–1732
Cherokee, Washington, Tennessee, USA
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Benjamin Ayers's Timeline

2 Records

1737
1737
Birth of Benjamin Ayers in Basking Ridge, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Basking Ridge, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
1815
1815
Age 78
Death of Benjamin Ayers in Sandy Creek, Allegany, Maryland, United States
Sandy Creek, Allegany, Maryland, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1737
    Event Place: Basking Ridge, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1815
    Event Place: Sandy Creek, Allegany, Maryland, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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