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Joseph Ayer was married in May, 1753, to Elizabeth, daughter of Ebenezer and Elizabeth Wales, born Nov. 28, 1730, and died May 6, 1763. He died Oct. 13, 1793. The children of Joseph were: Timothy, born Oct. 15, 1754; Ebenezer, born Jan. 16, 1755; Sarah, born July 12, 1756; Nathaniel, born Jan. 31, 1758; Cynthia, born Sept. 24, 1759; Peter, born Aug. 23, 1761; and Elizabeth, born April 11, 1763. After the death of the mother of the above family, Joseph married, Sept. 6, 1764, Mary Bailey, of Groton; she died Jan. 29, 1814, aged seventy-four years, the mother of children as follows: Oliver, born Nov. 14, 1765, became a minister, and died in 1832; Elizabeth, born March 31, 1767, died May 2, 1771; Bailey, born June 19, 1768; Mary (Polly), born Nov. 17, 1774; Clarissa, born Sept. 4, 1779; and Lydia, born Aug. 17, 1781.
~Genealogical and Biographical Record of New London County, Connecticut: Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Early Settled Families; J.H. Beers & Company, 1905.
Bio provided by Richard H. L. Chichester, III (#46953186).
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Joseph Ayer was married in May, 1753, to Elizabeth, daughter of Ebenezer and Elizabeth Wales, born Nov. 28, 1730, and died May 6, 1763. He died Oct. 13, 1793. The children of Joseph were: Timothy, born Oct. 15, 1754; Ebenezer, born Jan. 16, 1755; Sarah, born July 12, 1756; Nathaniel, born Jan. 31, 1758; Cynthia, born Sept. 24, 1759; Peter, born Aug. 23, 1761; and Elizabeth, born April 11, 1763. After the death of the mother of the above family, Joseph married, Sept. 6, 1764, Mary Bailey, of Groton; she died Jan. 29, 1814, aged seventy-four years, the mother of children as follows: Oliver, born Nov. 14, 1765, became a minister, and died in 1832; Elizabeth, born March 31, 1767, died May 2, 1771; Bailey, born June 19, 1768; Mary (Polly), born Nov. 17, 1774; Clarissa, born Sept. 4, 1779; and Lydia, born Aug. 17, 1781.
~Genealogical and Biographical Record of New London County, Connecticut: Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Early Settled Families; J.H. Beers & Company, 1905.
Bio provided by Richard H. L. Chichester, III (#46953186).
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In the cold Mansions of ye Silent Tomb,
How still ye Solitude, how deep ye gloom,
Here sleeps ye dust, unconscious close confined
But far, far distant dwells
ye immortal Mind
Family Members
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Pvt Timothy Ayer
1754–1814
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Sarah Ayer Ingraham
1756–1836
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Nathaniel Ayer
1758–1842
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Cynthia Ayer Hazen
1759–1834
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Peter Ayers
1760–1830
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Elisabeth Ayer
1763–1764
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Rev Oliver W. Ayer
1765–1832
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Elisabeth Ayer III
1767–1771
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Bailey Ayer
1769–1844
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Mary Ayer
1774–1825
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Clarissa Ayer
1779–1797
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Lydia Ayer
1781–1796
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Records on Ancestry
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Geneanet Community Trees Index
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Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
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Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934
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New London County, Connecticut, Cemetery Index, 1698-1968
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U.S., Craftperson Files, 1600-1995
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