Mary Jane 'Jennie' James b. Aug 1838 Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales d. 25 Jan 1907 37 Cambridge Place, Brooklyn, New York: Some of My Favorite Genealogy

1838 - 1907 (~ 68 years)

Name	Mary Jane 'Jennie' James [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
Born	Aug 1838	Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
Gender	Female
Census	1841	Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
	Daughter.
Immigration	1850	Boston, Massachusetts
	On the ship Juliet bound from London to Boston, their final destination was New Brunswick, Canada.
Census	1851	Hampton, New Brunswick, Canada
	Daughter.
Census	7 Jul 1860	Richmond, Virginia
	3rd Ward.
Census	5 Jun 1880	Ashland, Virginia
	Wife, 31 Rail Road.
Census	6 Jun 1900	Brooklyn, New York
	Wife, 37 Cabridge Place.
Name	Ayer [10]
Name	Jennie James
Biography	The 1900 census says that she had six children all of whom were still alive. According to tradition, her pension application, and a biography of her husband, her name was Jennie but the census identifies her as Virginia. At the time of her husband's death she received a life insurance settlement of $5,800 of which $3,800 had to go to settle debts. She received a pension until her death.
Died	25 Jan 1907	37 Cambridge Place, Brooklyn, New York
Buried	28 Jan 1907	Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York
	Lot 31286, Section 193
Person ID	I443	Our Family
Last Modified	4 Oct 2016

Father	William James, b. Abt 1806, England , d. 28 Feb 1873, Ashland, Virginia (Age ~ 67 years)
Mother	Jane Francis, b. Abt 1811, Wales , d. 17 Apr 1883, 124 Willoughby Ave., Brooklyn, New York (Age ~ 72 years)
Family ID	F179	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Ira Ayer, II, b. 14 Jul 1836, Evans Center, New York , d. 3 Feb 1903, 37 Cambridge Place, Brooklyn, New York (Age 66 years)

Married 21 Dec 1863 Corner of G and 14th Streets, Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church, Washington, District of Columbia [10]

Children

	1. Jennie James Ayer, b. 28 Aug 1864, New York , d. 20 Jan 1923 (Age 58 years)
	2. Julia Fletcher Ayer, b. 20 Oct 1866, Hanover County, Virginia , d. 1935 (Age 68 years)
	3. Dr. Ira Ayer, III, b. 6 Oct 1868, Ashland, Virginia , d. 9 Jul 1939, US Naval Hospital, San Diego, California (Age 70 years)
	4. Edith Lavinia 'Daisy' Ayer, b. 26 Jul 1871, Norfolk, Virginia , d. 19 Sep 1957, 22 Seward St, Putnam, Connecticut (Age 86 years)
	5. Alice Wadsworth Ayer, b. 28 Sep 1873, Norfolk, Virginia , d. 29 Apr 1966, Carlton Convalescence Home, Riverside, Connecticut (Age 92 years)
	6. Clementine Ayer, b. 14 Aug 1875, Ashland, Virginia , d. Feb 1972, Ithaca, New York (Age 96 years)

Last Modified 18 Dec 2016

Family ID F154 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Born - Aug 1838 - Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
	Census - 1841 - Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
	Immigration - 1850 - Boston, Massachusetts
	Census - 1851 - Hampton, New Brunswick, Canada
	Census - 7 Jul 1860 - richmond, Virginia
	Married - 21 Dec 1863 - Corner of G and 14th Streets, Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church, Washington, District of Columbia
	Census - 5 Jun 1880 - Ashland, Virginia
	Census - 6 Jun 1900 - Brooklyn, New York
	Died - 25 Jan 1907 - 37 Cambridge Place, Brooklyn, New York
	Buried - 28 Jan 1907 - Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York

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Histories » Slide Show		Project Ayer Letters and documents from the Ayer and James families
		Ayer Family Photo Album
		Ayer vs. James Lawsuit to settle the estates of Jane Francis James and Clemens James: The Ayers were not suing the James family, just going to court to hold of the creditors until the estate could be disposed of properly.
		The James Family 1810 to 1900 by Bill Scholtz The story of the James family from their origin in Wales, through their moves to New Brunswick, Canada, Richmond, Virginia and Washington, DC during the Civil War, back to Virginia until the family scatters toward the end of the century.
		James Family Photo Album