Elijah Ayer (abt. 1837 - 1904)

Born about 1837 in Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Melvina Augusta (Palmer) Ayer — married 5 Feb 1863 in Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

Descendants

Died 3 Nov 1904 at about age 67 in Dorchester, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

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Biography

Elijah was born about 1837. Elijah Ayer ... He passed away in 1904. ^[1]

Residence: 1861 Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick 1871 Westmorland County, New Brunswick 1881 Westmorland County, New Brunswick 1891 Westmorland County, New Brunswick 1901 Westmorland County, New Brunswick

Note: a13y 1851 Sack); Native, a23y farmer (1861 Sack). Birth ref: {21}.

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Newspaper clipping - special to the Sun ------. Elijah Ayer's Funeral at Dorchester yesterday was Largely Attended. The funeral of the late Elijah Ayer took place today at 2 o.clock p.m. It was one of the largest funerals in the history of Dorchester. The entire. service was held at his late residence, which was densely crowded. Rev. B.H. Thomas, of he First Baptist Church, had charge of the religious exercises which. were deeply impressive. There is a large family connection. Monton,. Parrsboro, Amherst and Sackville were all represented by mourning relatives. Two sons and three daughters from Massacheusetts and Rhode Island were at the. funeral. Mr. Ayer was the court crier of the Westmorland county court and was. a county constable and collector of rates for the municipality. The Dorchester. barristers were in attendance. The interment took place in the public cemetery. It is stated that the funeral cortege was fully a half mile in length.

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Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), www.ancestry.ca, Database online. Monday, February 2, 2015.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKC-VH4S : 13 December 2015), Elijah Ayer, 1904; Burial, Dorchester, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada, Dorchester Rural Cemetery; citing record ID 40449571, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4H3-P3V : 17 February 2016), Melvina Palmer in entry for Arthur Darling Rhodes and Emma Hastletine Ayer, 11 Apr 1905; citing , Providence, Rhode Island, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,057,623.

See also:

• 'Canada Census, 1881," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV68-Y2C : 18 November 2014), Elijah Ayer, Dorchester, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; citing p. 13; Library and Archives Canada film number C-13183, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 1,375,819.
• 1851 Census Sackville: https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1851/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=45871