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William Thayer 1825–1893 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 SEP 1825

Birth Location: Portland, Chautauqua Co., New York, USA

Death Date: 14 FEB 1893

Death Location: Chesaning, Saginaw Co., MI

Father: Elijah Thayer

Mother: Polly Cherrytree

Spouse(s): Anna Henderson

Children(s): Charles Thayer, Ella Thayer, Eva Thayer, Marcia Thayer, Martha Thayer, Rolland Thayer

William Thayer was born in 1825 in Portland, Chautauqua Co., New York, USA, the child of Elijah Thayer And Polly Cherrytree. William Thayer married Anna Mary Henderson, and had children including Charles O Dell Thayer, Ella Thayer, Eva Julia Thayer, Marcia A Thayer, Martha Thayer, Rolland Robert Thayer. William Thayer passed away in 1893 in Chesaning, Saginaw Co., MI.

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Biography

  • William Thayer was born in 1825 in Portland, Chautauqua Co., New York, USA, the child of Elijah Thayer And Polly Cherrytree.
  • William Thayer married Anna Mary Henderson, and had children including Charles O Dell Thayer, Ella Thayer, Eva Julia Thayer, Marcia A Thayer, Martha Thayer, Rolland Robert Thayer.
  • William Thayer passed away in 1893 in Chesaning, Saginaw Co., MI.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elijah Thayer
1793–1876
Birth Location: Richmond, Cheshire Co., NH (old No. 3826)
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Polly Cherrytree
1799–1851
Birth Location: New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

Anna Henderson
1829–1904
Birth Location: Albion, Orleans Co., NY
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Children(s)

Charles Thayer
1860–1943
Birth Location: Andover, Ashtabula Co., OH
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Ella Thayer
1862–1962
Birth Location: Andover, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, USA
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Eva Thayer
1852–1938
Birth Location: Andover, Ashtabula Co., OH
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Marcia Thayer
1852–1952
Birth Location: Andover, Ashtabula Co., OH
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Martha Thayer
1855–1956
Birth Location: –
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Rolland Thayer
1857–1933
Birth Location: Andover, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, USA
RT

William Thayer's Ancestors

Self
William Thayer
1825–1893
Birth Place: Portland, Chautauqua Co., New York, USA
Parents
Elijah Thayer
1793–1876
Richmond, Cheshire Co., NH (old No. 3826)
Polly Cherrytree
1799–1851
New York, USA
Grandparents
Eleazar Thayer
1767–1851
(Cumberland, Providence Co., RI) (old No. 3818)
Sarah Harris
1767–1846
New Hampshire, USA
Great-Grandparents
Simeon Thayer
1739–1800
Zerviah Ballou
1742–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Obadiah Ballou
1689–1768
Sarah Whipple
1701–1746

William Thayer's Descendants

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William Thayer (3 SEP 1825–14 FEB 1893) m. Anna (Mary) Henderson (28 APR 1829–20 MAY 1904)
  1. 1. Charles (O'Dell) Thayer 1860–1943 m. Lucy (Viola) Sutton 1875–1961
    1. 1. Alice (Belle) Thayer 1890–1943 m. Edward Townsend 1890–1990
    2. 2. Arthur (Ray) Thayer 1891–1918
    3. 3. Bert (Oscar) Thayer 1900–1989 m. Lennah (Emma Zella) Vaughn 1903–1995
      1. 1. Arthur (Ralph) Thayer 1925–
    4. 4. Hazel (Ellen) Thayer 1903–1935 m. Russell (Emery) Wilson 1902–1978
      1. 1. Marguerite (Ellen) Wilson 1924–2012 m. Joseph (A.) Polachek 1919–1999
      2. 2. Russell (George) Wilson 1923– m. Lucy (Catherine) Shaw 1923–1994
  2. 2. Ella Thayer 1862–1962 m. Henry Moye 1862–1962
  3. 3. Eva (Julia) Thayer 1852–1938 m. Reuben (Fenton) Frasier 1846–1932
    1. 1. Anna (Lucinda) Frasier 1890–1972 m. William Shilhanek 1888–1979
    2. 2. Arthur (Jessie) Frasier 1875–1956 m. Mary Curr 1875–1900 m. Emma Pitchford 1895–1997
    3. 3. Charles (Chester) Frasier 1886–1968 m. Frances Hurlbert 1891–1987
    4. 4. Frank (Herbert) Frasier 1887–1899
    5. 5. Fred (Harter) Frasier 1883–1964 m. Mildred Thompson 1883–1983 m. Anna Johnson 1884–1986 m. Ingeborg Nipsted 1883–1911
    6. 6. James (A. Garfield) Frasier 1891–1893
    7. 7. Leigh (Alton) Frasier 1893–1979 m. Ida (E.) Severson 1896–1980
      1. 1. Barbara (Helen) Frasier 1924–1991
    8. 8. Mildred (F.) Frasier 1877–1947 m. Charles Witham 1875–1958
      1. 1. Ada (Marie) Witham 1902–1982 m. Charles (F.) Johnson 1899–1965
    9. 9. Nellie (May) Frasier 1869–1950 m. Herbert Litch 1864–1947
      1. 1. Arbie Litch 1907–1908
      2. 2. Bertha Litch 1890–1978 m. Arvid Holmes 1893–1985
      3. 3. Denton Litch 1900–1988 m. Irene Lamberton 1905–1995
      4. 4. Flora Litch 1905–1925
      5. 5. Herbert Litch 1894–1920
      6. 6. Howard Litch 1892–1965 m. Susie Jones 1900–1980
      7. 7. Laverne Litch 1913–1913
      8. 8. Margurete Litch 1910–1910
      9. 9. Millie (Florence) Litch 1896–1928 m. Carl (Fredrick) Anderson 1892–1994
      10. 10. Ralph (Roland) Litch 1889–1959 m. Doreatha Berger 1896–1984
      11. 11. Sadie Litch 1902–1994 m. John Moerke 1900–1999
      12. 12. Son Litch 1906–1906
      13. 13. Wells Litch 1909–1909
      14. 14. Willard Litch 1897–1967 m. Anna Voight 1902–1992
    10. 10. Nettie (May) Frasier 1881–1974 m. Thomas (John) Curr 1865–1981
    11. 11. Otis (Howard) Frasier 1873–1936 m. Mary (Agnes) Roehr 1873–1973
    12. 12. Reuben (Walter) Frasier 1871–1947 m. Louise (Ann) Gladue 1883–1907
      1. 1. Myrtle (Evelyn) Frasier 1923–1994
    13. 13. William (Thayer) Frasier 1879–1941 m. Helen (Mar) Dietz 1877–1957
      1. 1. Herbert (Frank) Frasier 1909–2009 m. Shirley FRASIER 1911–2009
      2. 2. Malcom (B.) Frasier 1912–1937
  4. 4. Marcia (A.) Thayer 1852–1952 m. Daniel Kingman 1852–1952
  5. 5. Martha Thayer 1855–1956
  6. 6. Rolland (Robert) Thayer 1857–1933 m. Amelia (Dora) Schmicking 1861–1917
    1. 1. Alta (R.) Thayer 1889–1969 m. Leslie (Mason) Jackson 1886–1986
    2. 2. Bessie (Maude) Thayer 1895–1981 m. Leslie (B.) Detwiler 1895–1995
    3. 3. Claude (Louis) Thayer 1882–1951 m. Leona (P) Bryans 1896–1988
    4. 4. Lottie (May) Thayer 1880–1947 m. Lee Greenwalt 1878–1954
    5. 5. Mabel (Lynne) Thayer 1893–1983 m. Glenn (Milford) Doane 1893–1993 m. Lewis (Allen) Kirkpatrick 1893–1993

William Thayer's Timeline

2 Records

1825
3 SEP 1825
Birth of William Thayer in Portland, Chautauqua Co., New York, USA
Portland, Chautauqua Co., New York, USA
1893
14 FEB 1893
Age 68
Death of William Thayer in Chesaning, Saginaw Co., MI
Chesaning, Saginaw Co., MI

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 SEP 1825
    Event Place: Portland, Chautauqua Co., New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1 JUL 2007

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 FEB 1893
    Event Place: Chesaning, Saginaw Co., MI
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