Jason AYERS

Born

16 March 1761 , Brookfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

29 July 1838 , Griggsville, Pike, Illinois, USA

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Onesiphorous AYERS Anna GOODALE

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Born: 16 March 1761 in Brookfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Onesiphorous AYERS

Mother: Anna GOODALE

Paternal grandparents: Jabez AYERS , Rebecca KIMBALL

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Jason married Betsey (Betty) HOLMAN 9 June 1791 in Templeton, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Betsey (Betty) HOLMAN was born 2 March 1770 in Templeton, Massachusetts, USA (Baldwinville) (East Templeton) (Otter River). Betsey (Betty) died 12 December 1831 in Truro, Massachusetts, USA. Betsey (Betty) was the child of Jonathan HOLMAN and Olive FARR.

Jason AYERS died 29 July 1838 in Griggsville, Pike, Illinois, USA.
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Betsey (Betty) HOLMAN
Marriage date: 9 June 1791
Marriage place: Templeton, Massachusetts, USA
Source: ancestry.com

Betsey (Betty) HOLMAN was the child of Jonathan HOLMAN and Olive FARR

Marriage notes:

Name: Dr Jason Ayers

Event Type: Marriage

Marriage Date: 9 Jun 1791

Marriage Place: Templeton, Massachusetts

Spouse Name: Betsy Holman

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Children of Jason AYERS and Betsey (Betty) HOLMAN

Olive AYERS

Born: 10 July 1794, Truro, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 29 November 1871, Griggsville, Pike, Illinois, USA

Married: Samuel RIDER 3 December 1812 Place: Truro, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1761
16 March 1761
Brookfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

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1791 Marriage / Partner
Jason AYERS and Betsey (Betty) HOLMAN 9 June 1791, Templeton, Massachusetts, USA (Baldwinville) (East Templeton) (Otter River)

He was 30 years old.

1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Birth of Child
Olive AYERS was born 10 July 1794, Truro, Massachusetts, USA

Jason was 33 years old.

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1812 Marriage of Child
Olive AYERS married 3 December 1812, Truro, Massachusetts, USA to Samuel RIDER

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1831 Death of Spouse/Partner
Betsey (Betty) HOLMAN died 12 December 1831, Truro, Massachusetts, USA

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

Death — 1838
29 July 1838
Griggsville, Pike, Illinois, USA
He died at the age of 77.

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Griggsville Cemetery Griggsville Pike County Illinois, USA

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Last updated: 6/25/2016 10:32:07 AM

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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state