Willard
Gilford
Ayer
Born in Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Ancestors 
Son of Elijah Ayer
and Melvina Augusta (Palmer) Ayer
Brother of
Andrew Humphrey Ayer, Minne Grace (Ayer) Herring, Melville Parker Ayer, Charity Ayer, Mary Elizabeth (Ayer) Hanright, John William Ayer, Ernest J Ayer and Emma Haseltine (Ayer) Rhodes
Husband of
Gertrude Eugenie Newell Newell
— married
12 Feb 1902 in Plainville, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Husband of
Sarah Evelyn (Grindell) Ayer
— married
28 Jul 1923 in Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Burton Ayer and Raymond Bradford Ayer
Died
at age 89
in Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Feb 2015
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Biography
Willard was born in 1876. He was the son of Elijah Ayer and Melvina Palmer. He passed away in 1965. [1]
Willard Ayer was born in Canada. By 1900, he was residing with his sister Minnie Grace Herring, age 35, and his brother-in-law Oscar Edward Herring, age 47, as recorded in the 1900 Census for Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts.
Sources
- ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Emily Clements, Monday, February 2, 2015. Replace this citation if there is another source.
- Year: 1900; Census Place: Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: 672; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 1087; FHL microfilm: 1240672
See also:
- "Canada Census, 1881," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV68-Y2N : 18 November 2014), Willard G. Ayer in household of 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.
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Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 67 markers, haplogroup R1b-Z278, FTDNA kit #336219 - Aaron Ayers :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 43 markers, haplogroup R1b3
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