Benjamin
Thayer
Born in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Son of Aaron Thayer
and Jemina (Cook) Thayer
Brother of
Hannah Thayer, Elizabeth (Thayer) Hayward, Jemimah Thayer [half], Susanna (Thayer) Aldrich, Rachel Thayer, Joanna Thayer [half], Urana (Thayer) Tyler, Elona (Thayer) Conant, Levine Thayer [half], Levina Thayer [half], Aaron Thayer, Elijah Thayer and Phebe (Thayer) Allen
Husband of
Sarah (Bosworth) Thayer
— married
29 Oct 1767 (to 22 Jul 1792) in Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Husband of
Ruth (Alden) Thayer
— married
12 Dec 1793 in Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Descendants 
Father of
Elijah Thayer, Caleb Thayer, Philaty Thayer, Amos Thayer, Joanna (Thayer) Smith, Cushman Thayer, Benjamin Thayer Jr., Sarah (Thayer) Freeman, Zilpha (Thayer) Clark, Cushman Thayer and Alden Thayer
Died
at age 82
in Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Mar 2012
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Biography
Benjamin Thayer was born April 16, 1744, in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, the son of Aaron and Jemima Thayer.[1]
Benjamin Thayer, of Mendon, married, firstly, Sarah Bosworth/Bozworth on October 29, 1767, in Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.[2]
He married, secondly, Ruth Alden on December 12, 1793, in Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.[2]
He died on June 29, 1826, in Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, aged 82 years.[3][4]
Sources
- ↑ http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Worcester/Mendon/Images/Mendon_B180.shtml
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Norfolk/Bellingham/Images/Bellingham_M148.gif
- ↑ Benjamin's tombstone is on findagrave.com
- ↑ http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Norfolk/Bellingham/Images/Bellingham_D214.gif
See Also:
- Vital Records of Mendon Mass to the year 1850 pg 180
- "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F45Z-YZ4 : accessed 26 May 2016), Benjamin Thayer, 16 Apr 1744; citing Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, 8; FHL microfilm 855,377.
- Worcester County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1731-1881. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) View with registration: Case 58629: Will
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
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Jayme (Mullins) Arrington
Jayme (Mullins) Arrington
Thayer-3257 and Thayer-2393 appear to represent the same person because: Same name, same dates--Benjamin Thayer's parents were Aaron Thayer and Jemima Cook. He married Elizabeth/Elisabeth Thayer.
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