Abigail (Ayer) Sands (abt. 1769 - abt. 1834)

Born about Jun 1769 in Pearsontown, Maine

Ancestors

Wife of Ephraim Sands — married 20 Oct 1791 in Buxton, York, Maine, United States

Descendants

Died about 7 Sep 1834 at about age 65 in Elbridge, Onondaga, New York, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Buxton, Maine One Place Study.

Ephraim Sands married Abigail Ayers at the Church of Christ in Buxton, York, Maine on 20 Oct 1791.^[1] The records of the church identity them as "Ephraim Sands Tertius & Abigail Ayer, both of Buxton.” Maine Marriages^[2] identifies them as "Ephraim '3rd' Sands" and "Abigail Ayer".

She is buried in Whiting Road Cemetery, Jordan, New York^[3] Her date of death, engraved on the headstone, is Sept 7, 1834. Her birth date is calculated from the gravestone inscription.

Research Notes

No source has yet been found for her birth date or birth place.

Sources

1. ↑ The Records of the Church of Christ in Buxton, Me: Page 28
2. ↑ Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4D1-ZP8 : 4 December 2014), Ephraim '3rd' Sands and Abigail Ayer, 20 Oct 1791; citing Buxton, York, Maine, reference bk 3, pg 5; FHL microfilm 10,594.
3. ↑ Find A Grave, database, Find A Grave (FindAGrave.com : accessed 2 Jun 2017), entry for Abigail Sands, Whiting Road Cemetery, Find A Grave Memorial No. 20775636; Find A Grave, Inc., 360 W 4800 N, Provo, UT.

See Also

• The Records of the Church of Christ in Buxton, Me (Rev. Paul D. Coffin, Printed for Cyrus Woodman, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Press of John Wilson and Son, 1868.)