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John Hornbeck Ayres 1816–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 December 1816

Birth Location: Canton, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 13 May 1885

Death Location: Granville Summit, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Abijah Ayres

Mother: Polly Shelley

Spouse(s): Mary Andrus

Children(s): Galen Ayers, Florence Ayres, Sheley Ayers, Shelly Ayers, Cora Ayers, Ortencia Ayres, Thomas Ayres, Esther Ayres, Elizabeth Ayers, Mary Ayers

John Hornbeck Ayres was born in 1816 in Canton, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of Abijah Ayres And Polly Shelley. In 1880, John Hornbeck Ayres resided in Canton, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA. John Hornbeck Ayres married Mary Carey Andrus, and had children including Cora E Ayers, Elizabeth Ayers, Esther V Ayres, Florence Isabelle Ayres, Galen Galusha Ayers, Mary Ayers, Ortencia Ayres, Sheley Ayers, Shelly J Ayers, Thomas Curtis Ayres. John Hornbeck Ayres passed away in 1885 in Granville Summit, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Hornbeck Ayres was born in 1816 in Canton, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of Abijah Ayres And Polly Shelley.
  • In 1880, John Hornbeck Ayres resided in Canton, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • John Hornbeck Ayres married Mary Carey Andrus, and had children including Cora E Ayers, Elizabeth Ayers, Esther V Ayres, Florence Isabelle Ayres, Galen Galusha Ayers, Mary Ayers, Ortencia Ayres, Sheley Ayers, Shelly J Ayers, Thomas Curtis Ayres.
  • John Hornbeck Ayres passed away in 1885 in Granville Summit, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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John Ayres's Ancestors

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John Ayres
1816–1885
Birth Place: Canton, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
Abijah Ayres
1787–1860
New York
Polly Shelley
1788–
Raynham, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Abijah Ayres
1762–1833
Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA
Hannah Edwards
1772–1855
Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Phebe Britton
1749–
Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Ripley
1727–1819
*Joseph Edwards
1732–1800
Sarah Newman
1735–1818
William BRITTON
1700–1783
Sarah Woodward
1713–1795
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Burrill
1700–1802
Abraham Edwards
1699–1746
Elizabeth Emerson
1701–1766
JOHN NEWMAN
1707–1790
MARY TOPPAN
1714–1783

John Ayres's Descendants

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John (Hornbeck) Ayres (11 December 1816–13 May 1885) m. Mary (Carey) Andrus (10 Jan 1817–24 May 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
        1. 1. William (James) Rathbun 1898–1978
    2. 2. Gordon (John) Porter 1878–1931
      1. 1. Wayne (Edward) Porter 1908–1982
        1. 1. Albert (Ely) Porter 1933–1998
      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–

John Ayres's Timeline

3 Records

1816
11 December 1816
Birth of John Hornbeck Ayres in Canton, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Canton, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1880
1880
Age 64
John Hornbeck Ayres resided here in Canton, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA
Canton, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA
1885
13 May 1885
Age 69
Death of John Hornbeck Ayres in Canton, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Canton, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 December 1816
    Event Place: Canton, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Canton, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 May 1885
    Event Place: Canton, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Granville Summit, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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