Ayers, Benjamin

The following data is extracted from History of the Town of Cornish, Sullivan County, New Hampshire.

BENJAMIN³ AYERS (Thomas², John¹) b. Feb. 11, 1803; m. first, April 5, 1831, Betsey Alden, dau. of Jesse and Sarah (Rice) Alden, b. July 31, 1805, d. March 21, 1832; m. second, Sept. 19, 1832, Hannah Alden, a twin sister of former wife, d. Sept. 28, 1836; m. third, Jan. 1, 1837, Louisa Bradley, dau. of Isaiah and Mary (Dustin) Bradley, b. June 26, 1802, d. Oct. 20, 1881, aged 79. He d. May 3, 1888, aged 85. Child by Betsey Alden:

1. ELIZABETH ALDEN, b. March 19, 1832; m. May 20, 1863, Albert
Winson Rex, b. in Royalton, Vt., Aug. 29, 1832. Two children:
A. Mary Louisa, b. July 8, 1871.
B. Lizzie Alden, b. May 14, 1873, d. young.

Res., Lebanon where they both d. She d. Oct. 9, 1898. He d. March 7, 1892.

Children by Hannah Alden:
2. GEORGE W., b. April 6, 1834; m. first, Dec. 31, 1857, Mary Elvira Lamson. Three children. She d. Jan. 23, 1891; m. second, Feb. 2, 1892, Ada Hall of Lebanon. He d. April 17, 1899.
3. HARVEY HOLDEN, b. March 21, 1836; m. Sept. 12, 1863, Susan A. Pomeroy. Res., Windsor, Vt. A carpenter and joiner. Two children. Susan d. March 3, 1873; m. second, Aug. 22, 1875, Sarah Ann Hood.

Children by Louisa Bradley:
4. HANNAH MARIA, b. July 18, 1838.
5. MARY LOUISA, b. May 11, 1840; m. first, April 15, 1858, Newton F. Bridge. Five children. He d. June 24, 1880; m. second, in Jan., 1901, James Bowers; res., Brownsville, Vt.
6. JOHN THOMAS, b. Feb. 1, 1844; m. June 28, 1876, Emma L. Jewett. She d. Jan. 13, 1904.

Source: History of the Town of Cornish, Sullivan County, New Hampshire

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