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DOROTHY THAYER 1653–1693 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 August 1653

Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 5 July 1693

Death Location: Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Richard III

Mother: Dorothy Pray

Spouse(s): JOHN YARDLEY

Children(s): Mary Hollis

DOROTHY THAYER was born in 1653 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Richard Thayer Iii And Dorothy Pray. DOROTHY THAYER married John Yardley, and had children including Mary Hollis. DOROTHY THAYER passed away in 1693 in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • DOROTHY THAYER was born in 1653 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Richard Thayer Iii And Dorothy Pray.
  • DOROTHY THAYER married John Yardley, and had children including Mary Hollis.
  • DOROTHY THAYER passed away in 1693 in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Spouses(s)

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DOROTHY THAYER's Ancestors

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DOROTHY THAYER
1653–1693
Birth Place: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Richard Thayer III
1624–1695
Gloucestershire, England
Dorothy Pray
1634–1705
Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Richard (Thayer) II
1601–1664
Gloucestershire, England
Dorothy Mortimer
1603–1641
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
Quinton Pray
1594–1667
Newcastle, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
Joanna Valliance
1599–1672
England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Thayer
1562–1625
Ursula Dimery
1568–1627
William Mortimer
1580–1626
Margaret Groome
1584–1626
Richard Pray
1565–1632
Marion 10LT
1565–1632
Richard VALLIANCE
1580–1650
MARGARET PECKHAM
1580–1665
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Dimery
1538–1573
Baroness Thornbury
1538–1596
John Mortimer
1553–1615
Joanna Dosell
1557–1591
John III
1554–1589
John Pray
1504–1609
Joan Statham
1524–1566

DOROTHY THAYER's Descendants

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DOROTHY THAYER (30 August 1653–5 July 1693) m. JOHN YARDLEY (1650–1753)
  1. 1. Mary Hollis 1670–1762 m. John Hollis 1664–1718
    1. 1. Mollie Hollis 1696–1765 m. ebenezer Hayden 1679–1770
      1. 1. Dorothy Hayden 1721–1812 m. Peter Dyer 1712–1772
        1. 1. Silence Dyer 1743–1834 m. Nathaniel French 1737–1791

DOROTHY THAYER's Timeline

2 Records

1653
30 August 1653
Birth of DOROTHY THAYER in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1693
5 July 1693
Age 40
Death of DOROTHY THAYER in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 August 1653
    Event Place: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 July 1693
    Event Place: Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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