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Jonathan Thayer 1717–1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Feb 1717

Birth Location: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 20 Dec 1785

Death Location: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Jonathan Jr.

Mother: Bethiah Chapin

Spouse(s): Rachael Holbrook

Children(s): Caleb Thayer, Asahel Thayer, Paul Thayer, Bethiah Thayer, Lucy Thayer, Joanna Thayer, Caleb Thayer, Dillah Thayer, Jonah Thayer, Jonathan Thayer, Paul Thayer, Silas Thayer, Rachel Thayer

Jonathan Thayer was born in 1717 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Jonathan Thayer Jr And Bethiah Abiather Chapin. Jonathan Thayer married Rachael Holbrook, and had children including Asahel Thayer, Bethiah Thayer, Caleb Thayer, Dillah Thayer, Joanna Thayer, Jonah Thayer, Jonathan Thayer, Lucy Thayer, Paul Thayer, Rachel Thayer, Silas Thayer. Jonathan Thayer passed away in 1785 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Jonathan Thayer was born in 1717 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Jonathan Thayer Jr And Bethiah Abiather Chapin.
  • Jonathan Thayer married Rachael Holbrook, and had children including Asahel Thayer, Bethiah Thayer, Caleb Thayer, Dillah Thayer, Joanna Thayer, Jonah Thayer, Jonathan Thayer, Lucy Thayer, Paul Thayer, Rachel Thayer, Silas Thayer.
  • Jonathan Thayer passed away in 1785 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Jonathan Thayer's Ancestors

Self
Jonathan Thayer
1717–1785
Birth Place: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Jonathan Thayer Jr.
1690–1747
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Bethiah (Abiather) Chapin
1694–1734
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Jonathan (Thayer) Sr.
1658–1690
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth French
1655–1703
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ferdinando Thayer
1625–1713
Huldah Hayward
1636–1690
John French
1612–1692
Grace Kingsley
1621–1680
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Thayer
1596–1665
Margery Wheeler
1600–1672
William Hayward
1604–1659
Margery Knight
1610–1676

Jonathan Thayer's Descendants

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Jonathan Thayer (27 Feb 1717–20 Dec 1785) m. Rachael Holbrook (16 Jan 1716–)
  1. 1. Caleb Thayer 1736– m. Elizabeth Daniels 1738–1818
    1. 1. Lucretia Thayer 1762–1835 m. Francis Buck 1758–1829
      1. 1. Frances (Buck) Jr 1781–1863
      2. 2. Abel Buck 1783–1808
      3. 3. Supply Buck 1784–1835 m. Phebe Matteson 1791–1862
        1. 1. Phebe Buck 1815–1816
        2. 2. Julia Buck 1821–1885 m. Nathan Cottrell 1822–1873
        3. 3. Mary (Sophia) Buck 1824–1908
      4. 4. Joseph (S) Buck 1785–1870
      5. 5. Lucretia Buck 1787–1872
      6. 6. Fanny Buck 1790–1790
      7. 7. Chester Buck 1794–1872
      8. 8. Ira (A) Buck 1796–1879
      9. 9. Sophia Buck 1798–
      10. 10. Hiram Buck 1801–1879
      11. 11. Mary Buck 1805–1889
    2. 2. Hannah Thayer 1757–
    3. 3. Jason Thayer 1759–
    4. 4. child Thayer 1764–
    5. 5. Caleb (Thayer) Jr. 1770–1848
    6. 6. Rufus (B) Thayer 1773–1844
    7. 7. Jonathan Thayer –1832
  2. 2. Asahel Thayer 1737–1808
  3. 3. Paul Thayer 1741–1756
  4. 4. Bethiah Thayer 1742–1842
  5. 5. Lucy Thayer –1812
  6. 6. Joanna Thayer 1747–1792
  7. 7. Caleb Thayer 1748–
  8. 8. Dillah Thayer 1749–
  9. 9. Jonah Thayer 1751–1820
  10. 10. Jonathan Thayer 1754–1785
  11. 11. Paul Thayer 1756–1805
  12. 12. Silas Thayer 1756–
  13. 13. Rachel Thayer 1759–

Jonathan Thayer's Timeline

2 Records

1717
27 Feb 1717
Birth of Jonathan Thayer in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
1785
20 Dec 1785
Age 68
Death of Jonathan Thayer in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Feb 1717
    Event Place: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 14 May 2023), entry for Caleb Thayer, person ID 2MRQ-BLL.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1785
    Event Place: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 14 May 2023), entry for Caleb Thayer, person ID 2MRQ-BLL.

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