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THAYER, JONATHAN, Jun.4 (Jonathan,3 Ferdinando,2 Thomas 1), b. Dec. 8, 1690; m., 1st, Sarah Bailey, 1710. They had one dr .; viz., SARAH, b. Jan. 9, 1711; m. Richard Rockwood, Feb. 12, 1730. Mrs. Sarah (Bailey) Thayer d. 1712. The hus. m., 2d, Bethiah Chapin, Oct. 1, 1714. Their chn. were, - GRACE, b. Aug. 31, 1715; m. Joseph Holbrook.
JONATHAN, b. Feb. 27, 1717; m. Mary Warfield, July 12, 1738. No further traced.
BETHIAH, b. March 5, 1719; d. Sept. 26, 1726.
DEBORAH, b. Aug. 11, 1720; d. 1730.
PATIENCE, b. Sept. 10, 1723; m. John Legg, Mend., May 10, 1747.
SETH, b. July 27, 1725; set., lived, and d. on our ter. See forward.
CALEB, b. Jan. 29, 1726; m. Elizabeth Daniels, Oct. 13, 1756; emigrated.
HULDAH, b. March 26, 1729; m. Job Warfield, Mend., June 12, 1751.
DEPENDENCE, b. Feb. 1, 1731; m. Hannah Thompson; set. Bell .; moved to Charlemont, 1763.
DEBORAH, b. April 15, 1732; m., 1st, John Rockwood, Mend., March 21, 1750; 2d, - Gates.
EXPERIENCE, b. Oct. 22, 1733; m. Israel Brown, Mend., Feb. 15, 1753.
Mrs. Bethiah d. 1734. The hus. m., 3d, Rachel Holbrook, Sept. 4, 1735. Their chn. were, -
ASAHEL, b. Oct. 17, 1737; m. Esther Daniels, April 25, 1759; moved to Heath 1763.
BETHIAH, 2d, b. June 28, 1742; m. Nathaniel Perry, May 26, 1763.
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I am not certain where this Jonathan Thayer had his homestead, but think it must have been in the south-easterly part of our then Precinct. He d. April 27, 1747. I undertook to digest the record of the settlement of his est. in Worcester Reg. of Probate, but could not do so to my satisfaction. Death-date of his last wife not found.
THAYER, SETH 5 (Jonathan,4 Jonathan,3 Ferdinando,2 Thomas1), b. July 27,
1725; m. Judith Thayer of Braintree, 1751. She was a dr. of John Thayer, jun., and Lydia (Wales) Thayer, b. Dec. 25, 1734. They were 3d cousins, and their children were, -
ELIZABETH, b. Dec. 31, 1752; m., 1st, Samuel Wilbur Heath, 1772; 2d, Jacob Hayward, 1786.
HANNAH, b. April 10, 1754; m. Abner Leland, Holl., Jan. 10, 1774.
JUDITH, b. July 4, 1756; m. David Chapin, 1777.
JOSHUA, b. Feb. 12, 1759; m. Sarah Curtis of Holl., Jan. 15, 1780.
JOTHAM, b. Feb. 1, 1761; m. Bathsheba Wheelock, Aug. 29, 1784.
EXPERIENCE, b. March 5, 1763; m. Nathan Wood, Mil., April 22, 1784. SETH, b. July 27, 1765; m. and set. in Mil., Bear-hill district.
ABIGAIL, b. Sept. 8, 1767; m. Jacob Hayward, Dec. 19, 1816.
UEL, b. May 7, 1770; m. Lydia Wiswall, Oct. 4, 1798; moved to N. Y. State, 1816.
These parents, if I am not misinformed, had their homestead in the Bear- hill district, and raised their large family there. They became members of the Cong. ch. in 1753, and led an exemplary life, as I shall presume to say, in all their relations. He d. of apoplexy quite suddenly, May 24, 1803. He was known as Lieut. Seth. Death-record of his wife not found.
THAYER, Joshua 6 (Seth,5 Jonathan,4 Jonathan,3 Ferdinando,2 Thomas 1), b.
Feb. 12, 1759; m. Sarah Curtiss, Holl., June 15, 1780; cer. by Rev. A. Frost. Parentage and birth-date not ascertained. Their chn. were, -
BETHIAH, b. Aug. 8, 1781; m. Elihu Hemingway, Holl., Jan. 2, 1803.
CHAPIN, b. Nov. 14, 1783; m. Tryphena Montague, 1813, and set. Hadley, etc .; d. 1832.
JACOB H., b. Aug. 9, 1786; d. 1816.
SARAH, b. May 10, 1789; m. John Brown.
ACHSA, b. April 6, 1792; d. Dec., 1812.
JUDITH, b. May 15, 1794; m. Elam Carter; d. Dec. 13, 1817.
MARTHA, b. Dec. 17, 1797; d. young.
JOSHUA, b. April 6, 1799; set. in Barnstable; woollen manufacturer. ELIZABETH, b. Dec. 5, 1803; m. Almond Hemingway, May 12, 1825.
Situation of homestead not definitely ascertained; prob. in south-easterly section of Bear-hill district. The fr. d. Dec. 2, 1811; the mr. April 20, 1822. THAYER, JOTHAM6 (Seth,5 Jonathan,4 Jonathan,3 Ferdinando,2 Thomas 1), b. Feb. 1, 1761; m. Bathsheba Wheelock, Aug. 29, 1784; cer. by Rev. A. Frost. She was a dr. of Josiah and Experience (Clark) Wheelock, b. Dec. 14, 1760. Their chn. were, -
ALEXANDER, b. Oct. 7, 1785; grad. H. U., 1812, M.D .; set. Natick; d. 1825; m. a Bigelow.
LUCRETIA, b. July 29, 1787; m. John Ellsworth; set. Hardwick on a farm.
EXPERIENCE, birth-date unrecorded; m. Benjamin Gibbs, Mil., June 3, 1821. DENCY, birth-date unrecorded; m. Darius D. Farnum, July 6, 1820; woollen manufacturer.
Homestead supposed to have been in the easterly section of the town. Death-dates of the parents not found.
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THAYER, SETH, Jun.6 (Seth,5 Jonathan,4 Jonathan,8 Ferdinando,2 Thomas 1),
b. July 27, 1765; m., 1st, Elizabeth Daniels, Holl., April 27, 1786; cer. by Rev. A. Frost. Her married life must have been brief. He m., 2d, Sarah Holbrook, Bell., April 19, 1790; particulars of cer., etc., not found. Their chn. were, -
LUCINDA, b. Jan. 13, 1791; m. Luke Aldrich, Mendon, Nov. 23, 1820.
ZEBINA, b. Oct. 31, 1792; grad. Yale Col., 1817; drowned soon, bathing in Mississippi River.
RUFUS, b. Feb. 22, 1795; m. Pedee Albee, and d. on the old homestead.
SARAH, b. Jan. 28, 1797; m. Isaac Crosby, Nov. 15, 1818.
BETSEY, b. Jan. 8, 1799; m. Schuyler Reading, March 31, 1822; both soon d. STEPHEN HOLBROOK, b. Dec. 23, 1800; merchant, Cincinnati, O .; twice m .; still living.
SETH, b. March 5, 1803; merchant, Holl .; m. Clarissa Whitney; he still survives.
The family homestead north of Bear Hill, last inherited by the late Rufus Thayer, was occupied by two or three successive generations, who all sustained a reputable standing in society. Seth, jun., as I have called him, is sometimes designated on the records as "Ensign" and "Lieut." He was a well-to-do farmer of the old school. Both he and his wf. were steadfast members of the Cong. ch. He d. April 17, 1819; and she Jan. 1, 1823.
THAYER, RUFUS 7 (Seth, 6 Seth,5 Jonathan, 4 Jonathan,3 Ferdinando,2 Thomas 1), b. Feb. 22, 1795; m. Experience (Pedee) Albee, Mil., Dec. 7, 1820; cer. by Rev. D. Long. She was a dr. of Abel and Annah (Wood) Albee, b. April 11, 1792. They had 2 chn .: a nameless infant, d. from the womb; CATH- ERINE, b. May 27, 1827; d. Aug., 1866.
Worthy people. He d. 1872. His wid. d. Aug., 1877.
THAYER, UEL 6 (Seth,5 Jonathan,4 Jonathan,3 Ferdinando,2 Thomas1), b. May 7, 1770; m. Lydia Wiswall, Oct. 4, 1798; cer. by Samuel Jones, Esq. She was the eldest dr. of Timothy and Diadama (Daniels) Wiswall, b. June 3, 1774. Their chn. were, -
AUGUSTA, b. March 2, 1801; m. Otis Hews, 1821; and set. Springfield, N.Y.
THOMAS, b. 1802; d. March 6, 1803.
ELBRIDGE, b. Oct. 22, 1805; set. in Lee, N.Y.
NATHAN, b. Nov. 11, 1808; set. in Lee, N.Y.
ELIZABETH, b. July 23, 1816; m. Ralph Hews, 1836, and set. Leroy, N.Y.
I am not informed just where this family dwelt. The parents moved in the fall of 1816 to Lee, Oneida Co., N.Y., and thence soon after to Yates, Orleans Co. He died in Linden, N.Y., Oct. 20, 1849; and his wf. in the same place Feb. 28, 1863.
THAYER, STEPHEN H.7 (Seth,6 Seth,5 Jonathan,4 Jonathan,3 Ferdinando,2 Thomas 1), b. Dec. 23, 1800; m., 1st, Harriet Aldrich, dr. of Luke Aldrich, b. in Mendon; cer. Dec. 16, 1827. They had, -
FLORA, birth-date not given; d. in Cincinnati, O., July 7, 1844.
Stephen H. was for several years a cloth-manufacturer in Millville, and then removed his family to Cincinnati, O., where he went into business as a merchant. He came East on a visit two or three years ago, and made me a brief call. I think he informed me that Mrs. Harriet, his wf., d. a few yrs. since, that he had no child left by her living, and that he had m. a 2d wife. I ought to have made accurate memoranda of his family record, but neglected to do so. I must therefore leave this general statement as it is. I always esteemed him a
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worthy man, and my personal friend. He was still surviving in tolerable vigor at last reports.
THAYER, SETH7 (Seth,6 Seth,5 Jonathan,4 Jonathan,8 Ferdinando,2 Thomas 1),
b. March 5, 1803; was initiated into trade in his youth; set. in Holl .; m. Clarissa Whitney, ptge. and birth-date not ascertained; cer. April 20, 1831, further particulars not given. Their chn .:-
MARY WHITNEY, b. Jan. 15, 1832; d. Sept. 18, 1833.
CHARLES HENRY, b. Oct. 23, 1833; d. Oct. 20, 1834.
I have followed the Thayer "Memorial" in this record. I think Mr. Thayer informed me at one of our recent interviews, that he had been bereaved of his wife, and was in the loneliness of age, wifeless and childless. Of this last, however, I am not quite certain; as I neglected to take memoranda. He has always stood well in society.
THAYER, ICHABOD 5 (Isaac,4 Isaac,3 Ferdinando,2 Thomas1), b. in Mendon, March 31, 1721; mr.'s maiden name Miriam Thayer; m. Hannah Cheney, wid. of Ebenezer Cheney, whose maiden name was Hannah Bigelow, b. in Weston, 1704; cer. 1742; other particulars not ascertained. There comes down a bit of traditional romance concerning the courtship that led to this marriage. Ichabod had become of age, and was looking around for a sweet- heart. He had become slightly acquainted with a prepossessing lass, who dwelt in the extreme northerly part of what is now Milford, and resolved to offer her his hand, should she be willing to accept it. So he started from old Mendon in the early winter, near the close of the week, on his connu- bial mission. But a driving snow-storm opened upon him; and, when he arrived at what is now the homestead of Justin H. Eames, he was glad to take shelter from the tempest. There dwelt the wid. Hannah (Bigelow) Cheney on the premises of her late husband, with her orphan dr. Silence, who, when grown up, m. Seth Nelson. The storm continued with unabated severity for two or three days. Meantime there sprang up a mutual attrac- tion between the widow and her gallant guest. She was twenty yrs. the oldest, but still ruddy and agreeable; and as Cupid is not easily thwarted, he planted his arrows in their hearts so effectually that a match was ere long consummated. The snow-storm gave Mrs. Hannah an acceptable and willing prisoner. He went no farther in pursuit of a wife. Their chn .: - HANNAH, b. March 10, 1743; d. in infancy.
ICHABOD, b. March 6, 1745; m., 1st, Mary Marsh, 1765; Col. Ichabod. ELIJAH, b. June 4, 1747; m. Sarah Robinson, Oct. 6, 1768.
Soon after marriage Mr. Thayer purchased what had been the Ebenezer Cheney place, and dwelt there during the rest of his life. Mrs. Hannah d. in March, 1791, a. 95 yrs. The hus. afterwards m. Dorcas Burnett; cer. Jan. 16, 1794, by Amariah Frost, Esq. He d. March 10, 1796, a. 75 yrs. No death-date found of his last wf.
THAYER, Col. ICHABOD 6 (Ichabod,5 Isaac,4 Isaac,8 Ferdinando,2 Thomas 1),
b. March 6, 1745; m., 1st, Mary Marsh; cer. April 25, 1765, by Rev. A. Frost. Their chn. : -
HANNAH, b. Dec. 12, 1765; m. Jonathan Stearns, May 1, 1783.
ASA, b. Oct. 3, 1767; m. Lydia Chapin, Jan. 23, 1791.
CHARLOTTE, b. Aug. 20, 1769; d. Nov. 19, 1776.
ALEXANDER, b. March 15, 1771; m. Elizabeth Spaulding, June 28, 1798; set. Paris, Me.
ARBA, b. July 9, 1773; m. Polly White, Nov. 5, 1795; set. Hop.
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ZIBA, b. April 23, 1775; d. unm., Oct. 13, 1798.
RUFUS, b. June 11, 1777; m. Hannah Parkhurst, Jan. 18, 1804.
ARZUBA
(twins), b. N . 18, 1779; d. Aug. 13, 1813.
CHARLOTTE, 2d b. Nov. 18, 1779; m. Abner Prentice of Hop., April 26, 1802.
OTIS, b. July 25, 1783; m. Hopestill Scammell, March 17, 1807; he d. 1810. POLLY, or MARY, b. May 1, 1785; m. Alexander Parkhurst, April 20, 1806; she d. 1822.
ICHABOD, b. Oct. 18, 1787; d. Charleston, S.C., Jan. 1, 1811.
Mrs. Mary d. Jan. 28, 1791; having been the mr. of 12 chn. Col. Thayer m., 2d, Miriam Jones or Johnson. There is some confusion as to whether her name was Jones or Johnson. The record of "Intentions" says Johnson, but the record of "Marriage Returns " says Jones. I do not find her ptge. under either name indicated. So the family descendants must settle it. Cer., Nov. 11, 1792, by Amariah Frost, Esq. No chn. Mrs. Miriam d. Sept. 22, 1804, in her 63d yr. Col. Thayer m., 3d, Matilda Gould of Mendon, March 29, 1806; ptge., birth-date, and particulars of cer. not ascertained. Issue :-
MATILDA, b. Feb. 19, 1808; m. Moreton Newhall, Dec. 20, 1827.
Col. Thayer was one of Milford's most conspicuous citizens in his day. In social standing, the militia, municipal affairs, and as a landholder, he took the foremost rank. The town honored him with several of its most responsible offices. He dwelt on a large farm on Silver Hill, the same (in part) which now constitutes the country-seat of Aaron Claflin, whose deceased wife was one of his gd. drs. The colonel d. March 22, 1820, a. 75 yrs. Mrs. Matilda, his 3d wf., d. in 1842, a. 85 yrs.
As the published "Genealogical Memorial" of the Thayers is full and com- prehensive, I shall treat only in a general way of those who emigrated from this town. Hannah, eldest dr. of Col. Ichabod, m. Jonathan Stearns, set. in Hop., had 10 or 11 chn .; m., 2d, Major Burnap, and by him had two more. Asa m. Lydia Chapin of Mil., dr. of Moses and Lydia (Atwood) Chapin; set. in Paris, Me., raised up a considerable family, and d. there Nov. 30, 1848; his wf. in 1843. Alexander m. and set. in Paris, Me .; he had 2 chn., and d. there March 9, 1809. Arba m. as above, and set. in Hop. Of Capt. Rufus, who lived and d. in Mil., I will give the family record in its place. The others are suffi- ciently mentioned in the parental record, except, perhaps, Ichabod, the young- est, who d. in Charleston, S.C., Jan. 1, 1811. If I rightly understand, he d. unm. But he had a son born out of wedlock by Lucretia Madden, afterwards the wf. of Robert Corbett. His name was Ichabod, and his step-father seems to have made him one of his own family. He removed with the family to Western New York in 1825 or thereabouts. There he m., became an extensive farmer and butter merchant, raised up a goodly family, and in 1873 had retired from a prosperous business; res. at Westfield, Chautauqua Co., N.Y. I men- tion his case, because the Thayer "Memorial" mixes it confusingly with that of his fr. and gd. fr.
THAYER, Capt. RUFUS 7 (Col. Ichabod,6 Ichabod,5 Isaac, 4 Isaac,3 Ferdinando,2 Thomas1), b. June 11, 1777; m. Hannah Parkhurst, dr. of Capt. Nathaniel and Sarah (Brown) Parkhurst, b. July 23, 1783; cer. Jan. 18, 1804, by Rev, D. Long. Their chn. : -
VZIBA, b. July 25, 1804; m., 1st, Clarinda Taft, 1834; 2d, Angenette Chapin, 1836.
MARY, b. April 10, 1806; m. Aaron Claflin, April 17, 1827; she d. July 18, 1875.
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VOTIS, b. Aug. 19, 1810; m. Ann Maria Legg, May 20, 1838; he d. Nov. 15, 1873.
VAUGUSTUS, b. April 15, 1813; m. Nancy Platt, June, 1849; she d. early.
HANNAH, b. Feb. 18, 1823; m. Amos W. Webb, May 14, 1845; she d. Oct. 12, 1870.
Capt. Rufus was a prudent carpenter and farmer. He res. on the northerly slope of Silver Hill, where his son Augustus now dwells. He was a highly respected and honored citizen. He was captain of the Mil. Artillery Co. in 1814, when it marched into camp at South Boston. His family, by inheritance and personal worth, occupied a high social standing. He d. Jan. 8, 1850, a. 73 yrs. Mrs. Hannah, his wid., d. Jan. 22, 1852.
THAYER, ZIBA 8 (Capt. Rufus,7 Col. Ichabod,6 Ichabod,5 Isaac,4 Isaac,3 Fer- dinando,2 Thomas 1), b. July 25, 1804; boot-manufacturer, etc .; m., 1st, Clarinda Taft of Upton; ptge., birth-date, etc., not ascertained; cer. 1834, particulars not found. 1 child : -
VCLARINDA MARIA, b. Jan. 8, 1836; her subsequent history to me unknown. Mrs. Clarinda d. Jan. 13, 1835, a. 21 yrs. The hus. m., 2d, Angerfette Chapin, dr. of Rufus and Lydia (Tufts) Chapin, b. March 10, 1816; cer. in Mil., March 22, 1838, by Rev. D. Long. 1 child : -
JENNIE, b. Nov. 2, 1838; d. Sept. 24, 1840.
HARRIET M., adopted, birth-date not found; d. Jan. 3, 1848.
Of reputable family and social standing, strong intelligence, and marked executive business talent. Mr. Thayer d. June 18, 1864, in his 60th yr. Mrs. Angenette, his wid., has ever since distinguished herself by pecuniary enter- prise, and the energetic management of her temporal affairs.
THAYER, OTIS (Capt. Rufus,7 Col. Ichabod,6 Ichabod,5 Isaac,4 Isaac,3 Ferdi- nando,2 Thomas1), b. Aug. 19, 1810; boot-manufacturer; m. Ann Maria Legg, dr. of Nahum and Anna (Chapin) Legg, b. May 20, 1816; cer. May 22, 1838, by Rev. D. Long. Their chn .: -
VGEORGE, b. Nov. 6, 1839; m. Agnes Lucy Cook, June 12, 1867.
MARY, b. Dec. 9, 1841; d. Dec. 11, 1871.
GUSTAVUS, b. Jan. 16, 1843; d. Aug. 25, 1865.
CHARLES, b. April 20, 1847; unm. ; res. in the parental liome.
RUFUS, b. April 14, 1850; m. Katie Maria Collins, July 2, 1874.
ANNIE JULIETTE, b. Aug. 12, 1851; d. Aug. 20, 1869.
JENNIE, b. Sept. 28, 183; d. Feb. 2, 1857.
Mr. Thayer was an enterprising, judicious business man, a justly respected citizen, reticent in speech, a minder of his own business, a peaceable neighbor, and deservedly loved in the bosom of his family. He d. Nov. 15, 1873, in his 64th yr. His worthy wf. and wal. still survives her many bitter bereavements, calmly trusting in Him whose loving kindness sustains her. She has four gd. chn. ; viz., 2 of her son George, and 2 of her son Rufus. See their family records. THAYER, AUGUSTUS 8 (Capt. Rufus,7 Col. Ichabod,6 Ichabod,5 Isaac,4 Isaac,3 Ferdinando,2 Thomas1), b. April 15, 1813; farmer; m. Nancy (Hastings) Pratt, wid., dr. of Henry and Beulah (Patterson) Hastings, b. Northboro', July 17, 1815; cer. June 4, 1849, by Rev. Mr. Houghton. 1 child : - HANNAH ANNETTE, b. May 1, 1852; d. Jan. 18, 1853.
Mrs. Nancy d. Aug. 21, 1852, a. 37 yrs. Mr. T. has remained single since his connubial bereavement. He res. on the paternal homestead, north slope of Silver Hill, is a quiet, economical farmer, and a kind, peaceable neighbor, who meddles not with other people's affairs. He is a student of progress, and an
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interminable thinker in the line of religious and spiritual philosophy. He runs an independent mind, forms his own conclusions, and abounds in unique ideas, which are so much out of the common ruts of opinion that he finds few to ap- prehend his exposition of them justly. I believe he was one of the later cap- tains of the Mil. "Lafayette Guards;" but, as he has outgrown the military sphere, I venture to omit his title. He is a man remarkable for his rare quali- ties.
THAYER, ELIJAH 6 (Ichabod,5 Isaac,4 Isaac,3 Ferdinando,2 Thomas 1), b. June 4, 1747; mr.'s maiden name Hannah Bigelow, afterwards the wid. Hannah Cheney; m. Sarah Robinson, dr. of Ichabod and Sarah (Mirick) Robinson, b. May, and bap. June 1, 1752; cer. Oct. 6, 1768, by Rev. A. Frost. Their chn .: -
PHEBE, b. Aug. 17, 1769; m. Alpheus Pond, Dec. 20, 1820.
OLIVE, b. Oct. 14, 1771; m. Levi Chapin, Mil., Nov. 26, 1789.
ARTEMAS, b. April 5, 1774; m., 1st, Elizabeth Jewett; 2d, Mary Coker.
JOEL, b. Sept. 25, 1776; m., 1st, Abby Barstow; 2d, Roxana Smead ; mercht., Boston.
JONATHAN, b. Jan. 25, 1779; grad. B. U., 1803; lawyer; m. S. S. Rice; Hon. Prob. Judge, Camden, Me.
NATHAN, b. July 6, 1781; m., 1st, Hannah Jewett; 2d, Mary Jewett; painter; set. Hollis, N. H.
LIBBY, b. Sept. 17, 1783; m. Eli Chapin, Mil., April 4, 1803.
SARAH, b. Dec. 16, 1785; m. Col. Isaac Whitney, Sherb., April 1, 1815.
AMASA, b. Aug. 28, 1788; grad. H. U .; lawyer; set. and m. Westerloo, N.Y. ELIJAH, Jun., b. Jan. 30, 1791; m. Margaret -; set. mercht., Boston.
RUBY, b. July 16, 1793; d. May 2, 1796.
HOLLIS, b. May 3, 1797; m. Catherine Walker, Claverack, N. Y .; set. mercht., Boston.
For family records of all the above, who set. outside of Mil., see Thayer "Memorial." Elijah Thayer dwelt on the paternal homestead, now the Justin H. Eames place, and there reared up his large family. He was a thrifty farmer, became a large landholder, accumulated a handsome estate, and was an influen- tial citizen. This family held a reputable social standing, and succeeded pros- perously in their various spheres of life. The fr. d. Sept. 12, 1826, a. 79 yrs. The mr. had preceded him him only a few weeks; she d. July 30, 1826.
THAYER, ARTEMAS 7 (Elijah, 6 Ichabod, 5 Isaac, 4 Isaac, 3 Ferdinando, 2 Thomas 1), b. April 5, 1774; m., 1st, Elizabeth Jewett, ptge., birth-date, etc., not found; cer. Feb. 12, 1806, where or by whom not ascertained. Their chn. : -
WILLIAM ROBINSON, b. March 20, 1808; m. Harriet Legg, Oct. 29, 1840; mercht., Holl.
ELIZABETHI SARAH, b. Sept. 19, 1810; m. Abel Pond, Franklin, Oct. 30, 1834. LOUISA, b. Dec. 29, 1812; remains an intelligent single woman.
Mrs. Elizabeth d. Feb. 27, 1813. The hus. m., 2d, Mary Coker of Newbury, ptge., birth-date, etc., not ascertained; cer. Nov. 10, 1814; further particulars not found. Their chn. :-
MARY PHILLIPS, b. Nov. 5, 1815; d. Dec. 12, 1832.
HARRIET COKER, b. March 25, 1817; d. Feb. 21, 1847.
CHARLOTTE, b. March 20, 1819; d. Jan. 29, 1822.
PHEBE MARIA, b. March 2, 1821; d. Jan. 22, 1852.
ARTEMAS GREENLEAF, b. Feb. 13, 1823; d. July 25, 1851.
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CHARLOTTE AUGUSTA, b. May 1, 1825; d. Jan. 14, 1869.
THOMAS BIGELOW, b. March 20, 1828; m. Josephine B. Claflin, June 1, 1859.
Artemas Thayer dwelt on the old family homestead, the present Justin H. Eames place. He and his household reputably sustained their hereditary re- spectable standing in society. The death-angel has left but a scanty remnant of them, but these do credit to their ancestry. Mr. Artemas d. Oct. 4, 1845; and Mrs. Mary followed him, Feb. 28, 1852.
Their son, William Robinson, dwelt for several of his latter yrs. in Holl. He d. there, Nov. 6, 1878, leaving his wid., but no chn.
THAYER, THOMAS BIGELOW 8 (Artemas,7 Elijah,6 Ichabod,5 Isaac,4 Isaac,3 Ferdinando,2 Thomas 1), b. March 20, 1828; mr.'s maiden name Mary Coker; m. Josephine B. Claflin, dr. of Aaron and Mary (Thayer) Claflin, b. Feb. 1, 1839; cer. in Brooklyn, N.Y., June 11, 1859, by Rev. Henry Ward Beecher. Their chn. :-
WILLIAM ARTEMAS, b. Aug. 20, 1860; d. Oct. 4, 1862.
MARY LOUISA, b. Aug. 24, 1862; d. March 8, 1863.
EDWARD CLAFLIN, b. Jan. 18, 1864.
AARON CLAFLIN, b. April 28, 1866.
ESSIE CHARLOTTE, b. Oct. 29, 1868.
JOSEPHINE, b. Nov. 22, 1871.
Mr. Thayer was at one time a mercht. in Cincinnati, O., but for several yrs. past has res. in Milford, successfully engaged with his bro .- in-law in the manu- facture of boots and shoes, under the firm name of Claflin & Thayer. They have had a large establishment, and an influential standing in business circles. A family of eminent social standing, that had every thing to render life desir- able. But Mr. T. had to battle with a threatening bronchial malady for more than 7 yrs., which finally proved fatal. He bore up under its insidious aggres- sions with a truly Christian heroism, and surrendered only to the finality when it became him to do so. Then his dying chamber was filled with a serene, spir- itual atmosphere, and illuminated with such cheering beams from the heavenly land, that he departed in triumph to the arms of his firmly-trusted Saviour and God. I had a religious interview with him only a few days before he passed on. It was rich with hallowed influences and memories, and a vivid illustration of the poet Young's couplet, -
" The chamber where the good man meets his fate Is privileged beyond the common walk."
He d. Feb. 10, 1881, in the 53d yr. of his age.
THAYER, Ensign SAMUEL 4 (Isaac,3 Ferdinando,2 Thomas,1 half-uncle to our Ichabod 1), b. 1713; m. 1st, Keziah Partridge of Franklin; cer. Dec. 24, 1739. They had 9 chn., and Mrs. Keziah d. 1758. The hus. m., 2d, the wid. Sarah Robinson, former wife of Landlord Ichabod Robinson, in now Mil. Centre; cer. Aug. 30, 1759, by Rev. A. Frost. Issue :- JOEL, b. Aug. 23, 1761; m. Susannah Cheney, April 15, 1784.
SAMUEL, b. Sept., 1763; m. Rachel Nelson, Dec. 9, 1784.
SIMEON, b. May 25, 1765; m. Experience Nelson, Dec. 18, 1788.
These, it will be seen, were younger half-bros. of Mrs. Sarah (Robinson) Thayer, wf. of Elijah. I understand that Ensign Samuel, after marrying the wid. Robinson, took up his abode on our territory. I do not seem to find readily the death-dates of himself and his last wf.
Their son Joel m. Susannah Cheney, March 29, 1783, and set. in Orange,
Thomas A. Thayer.
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where they had S chu., most of whom grew up. Joel d. March 5, 1840; and Mrs. Susannah, Sept. 2, 1848. His bro. Samuel in. Rachel Nelson, Oct. 30, 1784, and set. in Bennington, Vt. They also had 8 chn., who lived to maturity. Mrs. Rachel d. April 2; 1803. Her hus. m., 2d, Dinah Johnson, 1811; no chn. He d. Dec. 26, 1833. The other son, Simeon, m. Experience Nelson, Oct. 28, 1787, and set. Bennington, Vt. They had 11 chn., most of whom reached adult age. Death of the parents not given. Joel, Samuel, and Simeon were all farmers. THAYER, Capt. LEVI5 (Ensign Samuel,4 Isaac,3 Ferdinando,2 Thomas 1), b.
1752; mr.'s maiden name Keziah Partridge; m. Hannah Parkhurst, dr. of Isaac and Lydia (Bigelow) Parkhurst, b. in Mil., 1740; cer. April 25, 1771, by Rev. A. Frost. There is quite a discrepancy in their ages, if all the dates are to be trusted, but not more than half so great as in the case of Ichabod 1 and Hannah (Bigelow) Cheney; so I let it stand. They set. in our Precinct, and had, -
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