Born in West Hartland, Hartland, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Peter Ganiard
and Rachel Bushnell
Wife of
John Austin Sr.
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Hiram Terry Austin and Russel Austin
Died
at age 80
in Lewistown, Fulton, Illinois, United States
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Biography
Notes
Rachel Ganyard
Sex: F
Born: 3 Jul 1795 at West Hartland, Hartford, CT
Christened: 25 Oct 1795 at CT
Died: 15 May 1876 at Lewistown, Fulton, IL
Buried: at Lewistown, Fulton, IL [1]
Marriage
Husband: Austin, John (16 Nov 1787 - 6 Apr 1859)
Children
Austin, Hiram Terry (7 Dec 1810 - 8 Jun 1901)
Austin, Allison (27 Aug 1812 - Jul 1878)
Austin, Russell (28 Jul 1814 - 10 Dec 1895)
Austin, Peter (5 Nov 1815 - 23 Aug 1875)
Austin, Alvina (30 Jul 1817 - 23 May 1857)
Austin, Justin (19 Mar 1819 - )
Austin, James (25 Sep 1820 - )
Austin, Syntha Jane (17 May 1822 - )
Austin, Jesse M. (24 Jan 1824 - 26 Apr 1885)
Austin, Elizabeth (15 Dec 1825 - )
Austin, Cyrus (8 Feb 1827 - )
Austin, Harriet (10 May 1828 - 17 Sep 1915)
Austin, Almyra (13 Jan 1834 - 24 Oct 1883)
Austin, William Jasper (4 Feb 1836 - 26 Aug 1863)
Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 16 August 2020), memorial page for Rachel Ganyard Austin (3 Jul 1795–15 May 1876), Find A Grave: Memorial #42635091, citing Oak Hill Cemetery, Lewistown, Fulton County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Skip (contributor 46976613) .
http://www.afaoa.org/db_files/Northern_Unplaced/Individuals/I1047.html
CENSUS: 1850 - U.S. Federal Census for Lewistown, Fulton Co., IL; shows John Austin 63 NY, wf Rachel 55 NY, Peter 30 NY, Jane 24 NY, Almira 16 IL, Jasper 15 IL, Betsey 19 VA. (Who is this Betsey?) 1860 - U.S. Federal Census of Lewistown, Fulton Co., IL: shows Rachel Austin 64 NY, Peter 40 NY idiot, Jane 29 IL, and Rachel 17 IL.
BIRTH-SPOUSE-CHILDREN-DEATH-BURIAL: Records of Lee E. Watkins KS 1983.
BURIAL-PARENTS-SPOUSE: Oak Hill Cemetery.
PARENTS: Abstracts of wills of NY on americanancestors.org: Pages 155-157, will of Peter Ganyard of Bristol, ca. Ontario, state NY, to Rachel my wife . . . to my sons Erastus, Jehiel, Peter Ganyard Jur., as Esther M. . . . to Seymour G. and Silas C. my two youngest sons . . . to my four daus. Abigail Danilson, Rachel Austin, Elnora Pomeroy & Esther Ganyard . . to Esther when age 18 yrs, to Jehiel & Peter Jr. . . from Levi Pomeroy . . . my three sons Erastus, Enos & Abner . . . if my wife marrry, that instead of her dower . . . appt. my son Erastus Ganyard. 26 Aug 1826.
BAPTISM: Connecticut Church Record Abstracts for Hartland. . Rachel, dau. Peter & Rachel, bp Oct 25, 1795.
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