James Eyre

Brief Life History of James

When James Eyre was born on 29 July 1793, in Quarrington, Lincolnshire, England, his father, James Hare, was 28 and his mother, Eleanor Elsey, was 34. He married Ann Naylor on 20 February 1816, in South Kyme, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Dowsby, Lincolnshire, England in 1851 and Dowsby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom in 1861. In 1851, his occupation is listed as agricultural labourer in Dowsby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom. He died on 17 September 1865, in Fort Bridger, Uinta, Wyoming, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Lincoln, Wyoming, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Eyre
1793–1865
Ann Naylor
1798–1865
Marriage: 20 February 1816
James Hare
1817–1898
Elsey Hare
1824–1903
Ann Hare
1818–1900
Ellen Eyre
1820–1898
William Hare
1822–1891
Charlotte Hare
1826–1827
Charlotte Eyre
1829–1900
John Eyre
1832–1922
Sarah Eyre
1834–1904
George Eyre
1838–1916
Robert Hare
1840–1840
Benjamin Eyre - Hare
1840–1915
Edwin Eyre
1845–1927

Sources (91)

  • James Hare, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
  • James Hard, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • James Hare, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "

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World Events (8)

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

1797 · Albany is Named Capital of New York

Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. Albany is the oldest continuous settlement of the original 13 colonies.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Ayer .

History: This name was that of a historically prominent family in Galway (Ireland) since the 1650s.

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

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History of James Eyre and Ann Naylor

A BRIEF HISTORY OF JAMES EYRE AND ANN NAYLOR James Eyre was born 29 July 1795, Quarrington, Lincolnshire, England. Died September 1865 on Ham’s Fork along a pioneer trail which is near what is now …

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