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Rufus Thayer 1796–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 AUG 1796

Birth Location: Leyden, Lewis Co., NY (old No. 3870)

Death Date: BET 1870 AND 1896

Death Location: Medina, Lenawee Co., Michigan, USA

Father: Simeon Thayer

Mother: Chloe Sabin

Spouse(s): Mary Tully

Children(s): Electa Thayer, Harriet Thayer, John Thayer, Lucy Thayer, Mary Thayer, Simeon Thayer, William Thayer

Rufus Thayer was born in 1796 in Leyden, Lewis Co., NY (old No. 3870), the child of Simeon Thayer And Chloe Sabin. Rufus Thayer married Mary Tully, and had children including Electa A Thayer, Harriet Thayer, John Thayer, Lucy Thayer, Mary L Thayer, Simeon Thayer, William Thayer. Rufus Thayer passed away in 1870 in Medina, Lenawee Co., Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • Rufus Thayer was born in 1796 in Leyden, Lewis Co., NY (old No. 3870), the child of Simeon Thayer And Chloe Sabin.
  • Rufus Thayer married Mary Tully, and had children including Electa A Thayer, Harriet Thayer, John Thayer, Lucy Thayer, Mary L Thayer, Simeon Thayer, William Thayer.
  • Rufus Thayer passed away in 1870 in Medina, Lenawee Co., Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Simeon Thayer
1774–1874
Birth Location: Richmond Twp., Cheshire Co., NH (old No. 3863)
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Chloe Sabin
1774–1874
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Mary Tully
1803–1903
Birth Location: –
MT

Children(s)

Electa Thayer
1836–1936
Birth Location: Leyden, Lewis Co., NY (old No. 3873)
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Harriet Thayer
1829–1929
Birth Location: Leyden, Lewis Co., NY
HT
John Thayer
1839–1939
Birth Location: Medina, Somerset Co., OH (old No. 3874)
JT
Lucy Thayer
1832–1932
Birth Location: Leyden, Lewis Co., NY
LT
Mary Thayer
1841–1941
Birth Location: Medina, Somerset Co., OH
MT
Simeon Thayer
1824–1924
Birth Location: Leyden, Lewis Co., NY (old No. 3871)
ST
William Thayer
1826–1926
Birth Location: Leyden, Lewis Co., NY (old No. 3872)
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Rufus Thayer's Ancestors

Self
Rufus Thayer
1796–1870
Birth Place: Leyden, Lewis Co., NY (old No. 3870)
Parents
Simeon Thayer
1774–1874
Richmond Twp., Cheshire Co., NH (old No. 3863)
Chloe Sabin
1774–1874
Grandparents
Simeon Thayer
1739–1800
Mendon, Worcester Co., MA (old No. 3816)
Zerviah Ballou
1742–1800
Wrentham Town, (Cumberland, RI), Suffolk Co., MA
Great-Grandparents
Obadiah Ballou
1689–1768
Sarah Whipple
1701–1746
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Israel Whipple
1678–1720
Mary Wilmot
1678–1778

Rufus Thayer's Descendants

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Rufus Thayer (15 AUG 1796–BET 1870 AND 1896) m. Mary Tully (7 NOV 1803–BEF 1903)
  1. 1. Electa (A.) Thayer 1836–1936 m. Hiram Ford 1814–1914
    1. 1. Seward (H.) Ford 1861–1961
  2. 2. Harriet Thayer 1829–1929
  3. 3. John Thayer 1839–1939 m. Mahala Robinson 1839–1939
    1. 1. Harmon (Henry) Thayer 1864–1964
  4. 4. Lucy Thayer 1832–1932
  5. 5. Mary (L.) Thayer 1841–1941
  6. 6. Simeon Thayer 1824–1924
  7. 7. William Thayer 1826–1926

Rufus Thayer's Timeline

2 Records

1796
15 AUG 1796
Birth of Rufus Thayer in Leyden, Lewis Co., NY (old No. 3870)
Leyden, Lewis Co., NY (old No. 3870)
1870
BET 1870 AND 1896
Age 74
Death of Rufus Thayer in Medina, Lenawee Co., Michigan, USA
Medina, Lenawee Co., Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 AUG 1796
    Event Place: Leyden, Lewis Co., NY (old No. 3870)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: BET 1870 AND 1896
    Event Place: Medina, Lenawee Co., Michigan, USA
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