Family Memorial: Part 1. Genealogy of Fourteen Families of the Early Settlers of New-England, of the Names of Alden, Adams, Arnold, Bass, Billings, Capen, Copeland, French, Hobart, Jackson, Paine, Thayer, Wales and White ... All These Families are More Or Less Connected by Marriage, and Most of Them of Late Generations, the Descendants of John Alden. Part II. Genealogy of Ephraim and Sarah Thayer, with Their Fourteen Children ...J. Farmer, printer, 1835 - 280 pages |
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11 June 11 Sept 12 March 15 April 21 March 22 Sept 24 April Adams aged Anna April Arnold Benjamin Betsey Blanchard born 15 born 22 Bridgewater brother Caleb Capen Capt chil child church Copeland Daniel daugh David Deborah Thayer deceased Died 11 died 12 Died 22 Dorchester dren East Bridgewater EBENEZER THAYER Edward Elijah Elisha Esther Eunice French died graduated at Harvard Hayden Henry Hobart Huldah Isaac James Joanna John Alden JOHN THAYER Jonathan Joseph Joseph Alden Josiah July June lived March married Elizabeth married Hannah married Mary married Sarah married Susannah Mary Thayer Mehitable Mendon Milton Moses Mount Wollaston Nathaniel Peter preceding Quincy Rebecca Sally Samuel Bass Sarah Thayer second wife Seth settled in Boston settled in Braintree settled in Randolph Silas sister Stephen Stoughton Thayer died VIII Wales Weymouth White widow William
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