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Elisha Sylvester Thayer 1765–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1765

Birth Location: Prescott, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 18 Oct 1856

Death Location: Douglas, Worcester, MA

Father: Rufus Thayer

Mother: Margery White

Spouse(s): Judith Holman

Children(s): Samuel Thayer

Elisha Sylvester Thayer was born in 1765 in Prescott, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Rufus Thayer And Margery Ann White. Elisha Sylvester Thayer married Judith Holman, and had children including Samuel Thayer. Elisha Sylvester Thayer passed away in 1856 in Douglas, Worcester, MA.

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Biography

  • Elisha Sylvester Thayer was born in 1765 in Prescott, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Rufus Thayer And Margery Ann White.
  • Elisha Sylvester Thayer married Judith Holman, and had children including Samuel Thayer.
  • Elisha Sylvester Thayer passed away in 1856 in Douglas, Worcester, MA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rufus Thayer
1732–
Birth Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Margery White
1734–1818
Birth Location: Northbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony
MW

Spouses(s)

Judith Holman
1764–1811
Birth Location: Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
JH

Children(s)

Samuel Thayer
1798–1882
Birth Location: Douglas, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
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Elisha Thayer's Ancestors

Self
Elisha Thayer
1765–1856
Birth Place: Prescott, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Rufus Thayer
1732–
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Margery (Ann) White
1734–1818
Northbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elisha Thayer's Descendants

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Elisha (Sylvester) Thayer (1765–18 Oct 1856) m. Judith Holman (15 Sep 1764–22 Nov 1811)
  1. 1. Samuel Thayer 1798–1882 m. Huldah Crossman 1787–1850
    1. 1. Huldah (A Thayer) Young 1821–1884 m. Martin (W) Young 1825–1904
      1. 1. Herbert (C.) Young 1847–
        1. 1. Francello Young 1880– m. Grace Codding 1885–

Elisha Thayer's Timeline

2 Records

1765
1765
Birth of Elisha Sylvester Thayer in Prescott, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Prescott, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
1856
18 Oct 1856
Age 91
Death of Elisha Sylvester Thayer in Douglas, Worcester, MA
Douglas, Worcester, MA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1765
    Event Place: Prescott, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1856
    Event Place: Douglas, Worcester, MA
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