Mary (Veazie) Thayer (1720)

Born 29 Aug 1720 in Braintree, MA

Ancestors

Wife of Josiah Thayer — married 20 Apr 1743 in Braintree, Massachusetts

Descendants

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Biography

Mary Veazie was born^[1] Aug 29, 1720, in Braintree, Mass., to Samuel and Deborah (Wales) Veazie.

She married^[2] at Braintree, Mass., Apr 20, 1743, Josiah Thayer, as his first wife.

Mary and Josiah had 8 children, all born in Braintree^[3]:

1. Mary b. Feb 6, 1744; int of mrg to Adam Hobart
2. Elizabeth b. Sep 18, 1745, died Dec 2, 1748
3. Releaf(sic) b. Mar 21, 1748; int of mrg to David White
4. Elizabeth b. Apr 7, 1750
5. Josiah b. Jan 28, 1752
6. Lydia b. Oct 5, 1754, int 1st mrg Nov 25, 1775, Capt. Elisha Wales; md 2nd Jul 19, 1812, Capt Isaac Thayer as his second wife. Died Aug 18, 1840, age 86.
7. Timothy b Jun 8, 1757; bapt Jul 24, 1757; died young
8. John b. Aug 8, 1759; int 1st mrg Jan 17, 1784, Betsey Spear, dau. of Isaac;; removed to Bellingham; md2 Frances Franklin of Hadley

Following Mary's death, Josiah had by his second wife Rebecca Hunt:

1. Timothy bapt. Jul 10, 1763
2. Seth bapt. Jul 28, 1765; md Jul 24, 1796, at Boston, Desire Thatcher Foster, dau of Samuel and Lydia (Thatcher) Foster. He died May 23, 1839, age 74 at Uxbridge. She died 1817 at Beaufort, S.C. (Columbian Centinel, Nov 8, 1817).

Sources

• Sprague Genealogies Of the Families of Braintree, Mass., 1640-1850, Waldo Chamberlain Sprague. (c) 2001 by The New England Historic Genealogical Society, 101 Newbury St, Boston, MA.

Footnotes

1. ↑ Massachusetts, Braintree Vital Records – Births; http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~dyer/braintre.htm
2. ↑ "Vessey Mary to Thayer Josiah Apr 20 1743 p 739 by Rev. Mr. Eliisha Eaton" http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~dyer/genealogy/brides.htm
3. ↑ Sprague [4672R] Josiah Thayer

Acknowledgments

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