Benjamin Thayer (1683 - 1712)

Born 4 Oct 1683 in Braintree, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Curtis) Hayden — married 17 Aug 1704 in Braintree, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 4 May 1712 at age 28 in Braintree, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Benjamin was born at Braintree, Massachusetts, on 4 October 1683, a son of Richard Thayer. As an adult he resided on Middle Street in Braintree, ^[1]

Benjamin Thayer was married to Margaret Curtis in Braintree, Massachusetts, on August 17, 1704.^[2] They were the parents of three children, all born in Braintree:^[1]

1. Margaret, born 26 June 1705, married on 9 May 1728 to Amos Stetson.
2. Benjamin, born 23 February 1707/8
3. Zebulon, born 29 August 1711, baptized Sep. 3, 1710 (according to Dorchester Church Record)

Benjamin Thayer died on 4 May 1712. His widow, Margaret Thayer, administered the estate of Benjamin Thayer, husbandman, on 26 December 1712. His inventory included a house and barn, six acres, out lands, a nursery, and trees set out.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Sprague, #4628.
2. ↑ Vital Records of Braintree, p. 740

See also:

• http://www.thayerfamilies.com/19-tfa/news/articles/50-richard-thayer-first-5-generations.html
• Sprague, Waldo Chamberlain. Genealogies of the Families of Braintree, MA. 1640-1850 (2001)