Beatrice Banning (Ayer) Patton (1886 - 1953)

Born 12 Jan 1886 in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Wife of George Smith Patton Jr. — married 26 May 1910 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 30 Sep 1953 at age 67 in Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Beatrice Banning Ayer was the first child born, 12 Jan 1886, to Frederick Ayer and his second wife, Elizabeth Barrows Banning. She was Frederick Ayer's fifth child and second daughter. ^[1][2]

Her father was the younger brother of patent medicine tycoon Dr. James Cook Ayer, but Frederick was better known as a businessman in the textile industry. Because of her father's business success, Beatrice enjoyed a life of privilege and attended prestigious finishing schools. ^[3][4]

Beatrice first met George S. Patton, Jr. when they were children, and after dating while Patton attended West Point Military Academy, the couple were married on 26 May 1910. ^[5] They remained married for over 30 years. ^{[3] [6]}

Beatrice and George had 3 children: Beatrice Smith Patton, born March 1911, Ruth Ellen Patton, born February 1915, and George Smith Patton III, born December 1923.^[7]

Beatrice died in 1953 in Wenham, Massachusetts, United States.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Frederick Ayer, Wikipedia
2. ↑ Birth: "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988"
   Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2495 #4849013 (accessed 8 May 2023)
   Beatrice B Ayer born on 12 Jan 1886, child of Frederick Ayer & Ellen, in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #243009284 (accessed 8 May 2023)
   Memorial page for Beatrice Banning Ayer Patton (12 Jan 1886-30 Sep 1953), citing Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial, Hamm, Canton de Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg (plot: Plot: B Row: 1 Grave: 1 (Cremated and part of ashes scattered over the grave of her husband.)); Maintained by CMWJR (contributor 50059520).
4. ↑ Frederick Ayer, Wikipedia
5. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4DN-ZWY : 25 May 2018), George Smith Patton and Beatrice Banning Ayer, 26 May 1910; citing Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,315,511.
6. ↑ The Official Website of General George S. Patton, Jr.
7. ↑ George S. Patton, Wikipedia
8. ↑ Death: "Massachusetts, U.S., Death Index, 1901-1980"
   Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts Vital Records Index to Deaths [1916-1970]. Volumes 66–145. Facsimile edition. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts; Volume Number: 99; Page number: 335; Reference Number: F63.M363 v.116
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 3659 #2975503 (accessed 8 May 2023)
   Beatrice Patton death 1953 in Yienham, Massachusetts, USA.

• Estate of George S. Patton Jr. The Official Website of General George S. Patton, Jr. Accessed 1 June 2014.

• Wikipedia Online Encyclopedia. Frederick Ayer. Accessed 1 June 2014.

• Wikipedia Online Encyclopedia. George S. Patton, accessed 1 June 2014

Footnotes

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQDV-PP2 : 10 February 2018), Beatrice B. Ayer, 12 Jan 1886; citing Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 2,257,031.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2J3-M93 : accessed 14 October 2018), Beatrice B Ayer in household of Frederick Ayer, Beverly Ward 6, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 275, sheet 1B, family 33, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 581; FHL microfilm 1,374,594.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNL1-N61 : accessed 14 October 2018), Beatrice A Patten in household of George S Patten, Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing ED 269, sheet 4A, line 40, family 58, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 212; FHL microfilm 1,820,212.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM2H-3WG : accessed 14 October 2018), Beatrice A Patton in household of George S Patton, Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 377, sheet 28A, line 22, family 513, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 304; FHL microfilm 2,340,039.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRY4-82Q : 14 March 2018), George S Patton in household of George S Patton, Arlington County, Arlington, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 7-28, sheet 5A, line 40, family 7, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4246.
• "United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKDF-R6LJ : 16 March 2018), Beatrice Ayer Patton, 1922; citing Passport Application, , source certificate #145481, Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925, 1904, NARA microfilm publications M1490 and M1372 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).