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Sylvia Thayer 1777–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun. 11, 1777

Birth Location: Mendon, Worcester, Masachusttes, USA

Death Date: Nov. 15, 1856

Death Location: Lima, Livingston, New York, USA

Father: Gideon Soldier

Mother: Meribah Wilcox

Spouse(s): Benjamin Bates

Children(s): Benjamin Bates, Sally Potter

Sylvia Thayer was born in 1777 in Mendon, Worcester, Masachusttes, USA, the child of Gideon Thayer Revolutionary War Soldier And Meribah Wilcox. Sylvia Thayer married Benjamin Bates, and had children including Benjamin Bates, Sally Potter. Sylvia Thayer passed away in 1856 in Lima, Livingston, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • Sylvia Thayer was born in 1777 in Mendon, Worcester, Masachusttes, USA, the child of Gideon Thayer Revolutionary War Soldier And Meribah Wilcox.
  • Sylvia Thayer married Benjamin Bates, and had children including Benjamin Bates, Sally Potter.
  • Sylvia Thayer passed away in 1856 in Lima, Livingston, New York, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sylvia Thayer's Ancestors

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Sylvia Thayer
1777–1856
Birth Place: Mendon, Worcester, Masachusttes, USA
Parents
Gideon Thayer, Revolutionary War Soldier
1753–1836
Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Meribah Wilcox
1760–1816
Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Thayer) IV.
1722–1770
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Susannah ((Huldah?) (Blake)) Thayer
1730–1804
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Silvia Russell
1731–1766
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Thayer
1694–1761
Benjamin Thayer
1709–1761
Mercy\Mary Wilkinson
1705–1796
James Russell
1687–1764
Mary Howland
1706–1740
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Russell
1646–1723
Henry Howland
1672–1729

Sylvia Thayer's Descendants

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Sylvia Thayer (Jun. 11, 1777–Nov. 15, 1856) m. Benjamin Bates (1776–4 Jan 1859)
  1. 1. Benjamin Bates 1806–1877 m. Lucretia Bates 1826–1886
    1. 1. Willard (P. Bates husband of 6th cousin 5x removed on father's maternal side) th6 1855–1879 m. Mary (Ellen "Ella") Ackley 1856–1922
      1. 1. David (Ben) Bates 1877–1955 m. Maude (E.) Lamont 1888–1960
        1. 1. Agnes (Blanche Flynn) Skillman 1920–1980 m. Charles (William Skillman) Jr 1916–1969 m. Lawrence (John) Flynn 1908–1953
        2. 2. George (F) Bates 1914–1977
        3. 3. Paul 1919–2005 m. Althea (Amega) Bates 1917–2005
        4. 4. Mary (Lou) Bates 1929–1999
        5. 5. Lela (Martha) Bates 1909–1929
        6. 6. Anna (Mae) Bates 1907–
        7. 7. Lee (F) Bates 1914–
        8. 8. Harold (W.) Bates 1927–1927
        9. 9. Ruth (K.) Bates 1916–1918
  2. 2. Sally Potter 1822–

Sylvia Thayer's Timeline

5 Records

1777
Jun. 11, 1777
Birth of Sylvia Thayer in Mendon, Worcester, Masachusttes, USA
Mendon, Worcester, Masachusttes, USA
1798
18 JAN 1798
Age 21
Sylvia Thayer was married in New York, USA
New York, USA
1798
18 Jan 1798
Age 21
Sylvia Thayer was married in New York, USA
New York, USA
1855
1855
Age 78
Sylvia Thayer resided here in Mendon, Monroe, New York, USA
Mendon, Monroe, New York, USA
1856
Nov. 15, 1856
Age 79
Death of Sylvia Thayer in Lima, Livingston, New York, USA
Lima, Livingston, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun. 11, 1777
    Event Place: Mendon, Worcester, Masachusttes, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] New York, U.S., State Census, 1855
    [2] Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, New England Historical Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vitals to 1850

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 JAN 1798
    Event Place: New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1798
    Event Place: New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Mendon, Monroe, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, U.S., State Census, 1855

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov. 15, 1856
    Event Place: Lima, Livingston, New York, USA

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