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William Harrison Thayer 1785–1844 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Sep 1785

Birth Location: New York, United States of America

Death Date: 14 jul 1844

Death Location: Darien, Genesee County, New York, United States of America

Father: Barick Thayer

Mother: Mary Bingham

Spouse(s): Eunice Farnham

Children(s): Ruana Thayer, Ebenezer Thayer, Darius Thayer, Eber Thayer, Lucinda Stone

The story of William Harrison Thayer began in 1785 in New York, United States of America. William Harrison Thayer married Eunice Farnham, and had children including Darius James Thayer, Ebenezer Franklin Thayer, Eber Thayer, Lucinda Stone, Ruana Thayer. William Harrison Thayer passed away in 1844 in Darien, Genesee County, New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Harrison Thayer began in 1785 in New York, United States of America.
  • William Harrison Thayer married Eunice Farnham, and had children including Darius James Thayer, Ebenezer Franklin Thayer, Eber Thayer, Lucinda Stone, Ruana Thayer.
  • William Harrison Thayer passed away in 1844 in Darien, Genesee County, New York, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Barick Thayer
1764–1826
Birth Location: Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, United States
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Mary Bingham
1762–1860
Birth Location: Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
MB

Spouses(s)

Eunice Farnham
1781–1850
Birth Location: Pompey, Onondaga County, New York
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Children(s)

Ruana Thayer
1828–1897
Birth Location: Pembroke, Genesee, NY
RT
Ebenezer Thayer
1821–1905
Birth Location: New York
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Darius Thayer
1808–1884
Birth Location: Pembroke, Genesee County, New York, United States of America
DT
Eber Thayer
1810–1899
Birth Location: Oneida County, New York, United States of America
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Lucinda Stone
1806–1897
Birth Location: Pompey, Onondaga County, New York, United States of America
LS

William Thayer's Ancestors

Self
William Thayer
1785–1844
Birth Place: New York, United States of America
Parents
Barick (Baruch) Thayer
1764–1826
Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Mary Bingham
1762–1860
Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Ebenezer Thayer
1731–1775
Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Huldah Thompson
1735–1785
Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Eliphalet (Bingham) I
1740–1816
Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Sarah Underwood
1742–1816
East Greenwich, of E Greenwich, Rhode Island, USA
Great-Grandparents
Uriah Thayer
1706–1795
RACHEL TAFT
1704–1752
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Thayer's Descendants

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William (Harrison) Thayer (13 Sep 1785–14 jul 1844) m. Eunice Farnham (10 October 1781–27 April 1850)
  1. 1. Ruana Thayer 1828–1897 m. Cherry (B) Thayer 1822–1897
    1. 1. Robert (Morton) Thayer 1855–1942 m. Francis (Margaret) Blosser 1854–1936
      1. 1. Pearl (Blanche) Thayer 1890–1963 m. Bynum (Jehu) Bouse 1891–1917 m. Isaac (N) Byerley 1872–
        1. 1. Cordella (Vica) Bouse 1916–1991 m. William (Frank) Pyles 1914–1978 m. Leonard (A) Hopkins 1911–1978 m. Harry (N) Benge 1901–1943
        2. 2. Carmel (Adella) Bouse 1912–1988 m. Thomas (Everett) Cook 1907–1958
        3. 3. Virginia (Aileen) Bouse 1915–1997 m. June (Lawrence) Powell 1899–1963
        4. 4. Isaac (M) Byerley 1922–2002
        5. 5. Francis (N) Byerley 1924–2014
      2. 2. Goldie (R) Thayer 1886–
      3. 3. Ernest (Blain) Thayer 1894–1958 m. Ida (M.) Senne 1908–1993
        1. 1. Robert (Louis) Thayer 1931–2001 m. Bernice Walker 1935–2002
        2. 2. Louise (Marie) Thayer 1938–2010
      4. 4. Katy (L) Thayer 1897–1965 m. Walter (Timothy) McNeil 1891–1965
        1. 1. Doris (C Mc) Neil 1915–2011 m. William (Albert) Rutter 1904–1976
        2. 2. Kenneth (Sterling) McNeil 1917–2006 m. Ruth (Caroline) Thomas 1916–2003
        3. 3. Ervin (Llewelyn) McNeil 1919–1993 m. Irma (Mae) Tannlund 1923–1998
        4. 4. Wilma (Kate) Liles 1920–1992 m. Charles (D) Liles 1917–1992
        5. 5. Betty (Jean) McNeil 1924–1995
        6. 6. Robert (Lyle) McNeil 1927–1967 m. Elizabeth (I) Fabiano 1925–
        7. 7. Walter (Duane) McNeil 1923–2000 m. Gail (Marie) Spencer 1926–
        8. 8. Nadine McNeil 1931–1998 m. Robert (Orville) Waterman 1915–1989
        9. 9. Richard (Arlen) McNeil 1933–1954
      5. 5. Warren Thayer 1880–
      6. 6. Jennie Thayer 1878–1878
    2. 2. Malvina Thayer 1859–
    3. 3. Orland (A.) Thayer 1862–1935 m. Hattie Johnson 1862–1924
    4. 4. James (Darius) Thayer 1845–1926 m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Bell 1846–1917
      1. 1. Ella Thayer 1891–1918
      2. 2. Elvin (Edwin) Thayer 1880–1924 m. Mary (M Fimple) Mitchell 1876–1956
    5. 5. George (Washington) Thayer 1848–1914 m. Florence (M) Thayer 1865–
    6. 6. Josephine Thayer 1850–
  2. 2. Ebenezer (Franklin) Thayer 1821–1905
  3. 3. Darius (James) Thayer 1808–1884
  4. 4. Eber Thayer 1810–1899
  5. 5. Lucinda Stone 1806–1897

William Thayer's Timeline

2 Records

1785
13 Sep 1785
Birth of William Harrison Thayer in New York, United States of America
New York, United States of America
1844
14 jul 1844
Age 59
Death of William Harrison Thayer in Racine County, Wisconsin, United States of America
Racine County, Wisconsin, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1785
    Event Place: New York, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 jul 1844
    Event Place: Racine County, Wisconsin, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Darien, Genesee County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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