William Hanks Thayer

Brief Life History of William Hanks

When William Hanks Thayer was born on 13 February 1801, in Ware, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Silas Thayer, was 69 and his mother, Rachel Hanks, was 39. He married Olivia Thayer on 26 February 1822, in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States in 1890. He died on 22 August 1844, in Enfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 43, and was buried in Quabbin Park Cemetery, Ware, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Hanks Thayer
1801–1844
Mary Abigail Thayer
1802–
Marriage: 11 March 1829
Oriel Almira Thayer
1830–1889
John Henry Thayer
1832–1898
Harriette Elizabeth Thayer
1836–1886
Sarah Emeline Thayer
1839–1888
Lucy Olivia Thayer
1841–1864
Abigail Hanks Thayer
1842–
Rufus Francis Thayer
1844–1847
Thayer
1849–

Sources (44)

  • William F Thayer, "United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890"
  • William Hanks Thayer, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • William Thayer, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"

World Events (7)

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1803 · The U.S doubles in size

The United States purchased all the Louisiana territory (828,000 sq. mi) from France, only paying 15 million dollars (A quarter trillion today) for the land. In the purchase, the US obtained the land that makes up 15 US states and 2 Canadian Provinces. The United States originally wanted to purchase of New Orleans and the lands located on the coast around it, but quickly accepted the bargain that Napoleon Bonaparte offered.

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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