Lewis Thayer

Brief Life History of Lewis

When Lewis Thayer was born on 6 February 1795, in Randolph, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Captain Ezra Thayer, was 32 and his mother, Charlotte French, was 27. He married Julia Ann Beal on 25 April 1816, in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 8 August 1864, in Randolph, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Union Cemetery, Holbrook, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lewis Thayer
1795–1864
Julia Ann Beal
1799–1866
Marriage: 25 April 1816
Julia Ann Thayer
1817–1822
Martha Ann Thayer
1825–1888
Lewis Beals Thayer
1819–1889
Julia Ann Thayer
1824–1843
Isaac Newton Thayer
1832–1900

Sources (28)

  • Lewis Thayer, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Lewis Thayer, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915"
  • Lewis Thayer in entry for Isaac Thayer, "Massachusetts Town Deaths Index, ca. 1640-1961"

World Events (8)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

English (Gloucestershire and Somerset): from Middle English the eir ‘the heir’ with fused definite article. See Ayer .

History: Sylvanus Thayer (1785–1872), military engineer, an early superintendant of the US Military Academy at West Point, was born in Braintree, MA, into a family of English origin.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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