Ira Ayer, I

1802 - 1889  (86 years)

• Name	Ira Ayer  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Suffix	I
  Born	26 Dec 1802	Haverhill, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Census	1830	Evans, New York
  	Head, 1 male 20-29, 1 female under 5, 1 5-9 and 1 20-29.
  Census	1840	Evans, New York
  	Head, 1 male under 5, 1 10-19, 30-39, 1 female 5-9 and 1 30-39.
  Census	13 Sep 1850	Evans, New York
  	Head, his farm was valued at $2,650.
  Census	15 Aug 1860	Evans, New York
  	Head, his farm was valued at $4,500.
  Census	25 Jun 1870	Evans, New York
  	Head, his property was valued at $7,000.
  Census	14 Jul 1880	Evans, New York
  	Head.
  Adopted	2 Jan 1884
  Biography	As a child he lived on what he described as the most beautiful farm on the Merrimac River. In 1827 he was a Lieutenant of the 48 th Regiment of Infantry, New York Militia. By 1837 he had reached the rank of Colonel and in 1838 served in the Patriot War. He recruited and trained a Company of men for the Civil War. They were the first to be trained and report for service and became Co. A, 116, Reg. N.Y. Vol. They served through the entire war. In 1850 he had two people born in Ireland living with him. They may have been to help on the farm. In 1860 his wife's Uncle Joseph Davenport was living with along with a boy who was attending school and who's occupation was listed as Serving. In 1850 his farm was valued at $2650 and by 1870 his real and personal estate was valued at $7000. He was the town supervisor between 1857 and 1858.
  Died	28 Jul 1889	Evans Center, New York
  Buried	30 Jul 1889	Forest Ave Cemetery, Angola, New York
  	Capt. Jra Ayer Born Dec. 26, 1802 Died July 28, 1889 Co. A N. Y. V. I
  Person ID	I435	Our Family
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2016

  
  

  Father	James Ayer,   b. 1 Feb 1766, Haverhill, Massachusetts ,   d. 13 Mar 1839  (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	Adopted
  Mother	Sarah Bradley,   b. 1 Feb 1774,   d. 7 Dec 1844  (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	Adopted
  Married	14 Dec 1794	Haverhill, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F151	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Julia Mariah Wadsworth,   b. 27 Oct 1808, Massachusetts ,   d. 14 Aug 1861  (Age 52 years)
  Married	26 Dec 1828  [8]
  Children	1. Martha Cecilia Ayer,   b. Oct 1829,   d. 1834  (Age ~ 4 years)   2. Lavinia Ayer,   b. 18 Aug 1834, New York ,   d. 30 Sep 1868  (Age 34 years)   3. Ira Ayer, II,   b. 14 Jul 1836, Evans Center, New York ,   d. 3 Feb 1903, 37 Cambridge Place, Brooklyn, New York  (Age 66 years)   4. Lowe Bradley Ayer,   b. 14 Jul 1836, Evans, New York ,   d. 14 Jul 1836  (Age 0 years)   5. Sarah Cecilia Ayer,   b. 29 Nov 1842, New York ,   d. 31 Dec 1905  (Age 63 years)   6. Julia Maria Ayer,   b. 17 Jan 1845, New York ,   d. 28 May 1871  (Age 26 years)   7. Lowe Bradley Ayer,   b. Jul 1850,   d. Mar 1852  (Age ~ 1 years)
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2016
  Family ID	F152	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Bessie E Cronkite,   b. Jan 1841, New York ,   d. 1910  (Age ~ 68 years)
  Married	14 Oct 1869	Evans Center, New York   [9]
  Children	1. Lolah B. Cash,   b. 7 Mar 1883  [Adopted]
  Last Modified	27 Aug 2016
  Family ID	F153	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 26 Dec 1802 - Haverhill, Massachusetts Census - 1830 - Evans, New York Census - 1840 - Evans, New York Census - 13 Sep 1850 - Evans, New York Census - 15 Aug 1860 - Evans, New York Married - 14 Oct 1869 - Evans Center, New York Census - 25 Jun 1870 - Evans, New York Census - 14 Jul 1880 - Evans, New York Died - 28 Jul 1889 - Evans Center, New York Buried - 30 Jul 1889 - Forest Ave Cemetery, Angola, New York  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Ira Ayer, Sr.

  
  

  Headstones		Ira Ayer, I Capt. Jra Ayer Born Dec. 26, 1802 Died July 28, 1889 Co. A N. Y. V. I
  		Ira Ayer, Sr. Family Grave Site

  
  

  Histories » Slide Show		Project Ayer Letters and documents from the Ayer and James families
  		Ayer Family Photo Album
  		Ira Ayer I Documents and newspaper clippings
  		Reminiscences from The Life of a Pioneer by Ira Ayer I
  		Memorial toIra Ayer1802-1889 And A History of Company A of the 116th Regiment of the New York Volunteer Infantry by LeRoy S. Oatman 1890

  
  

• Sources

  [S14] Ayer Genealogy, Essex Antiquarian (Reliability: 0). [S30] Ayer, Ira I, Reminiscences, . (Reliability: 0). [S36] Oatman, LeRoy, Ayer Memorial (Reliability: 0). [S41] Ayer, Ira I, 1850 US Census (Reliability: 0). [S43] Ayer, Ira I, 1860 US Census (Reliability: 0). [S52] Ayer, Ira I, 1870 US Census (Reliability: 0). [S54] Ayer, Ira I, 1880 US Census (Reliability: 0). [S30] Ayer, Ira I, Reminiscences, . (Reliability: 1). Ira Ayer was not sure about the date. [S224] Ayer, Ira and Chronkhite, Bessie Marriage (Reliability: 1).