Nehemiah
Ayer
Born in Norwichtown, New London, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Son of Elijah Ayer
and Abigail (Merrill) Ayer
Brother of
Sarah Ayer [half], Elijah Ayer, Sarah (Ayer) Lamb, Mariner Ayer, Obediah Ayer and Thomas Ayer
Husband of
Jacobina (Bent) Ayer
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Lucretia (Ayer) Barnes, Thomas Ayer, Jane (Ayer) Barnes, Jesse Ayer, Joseph Ayer, James Ayer, William Ayer, Sarah (Ayer) Ogden and Eunice Ayer
Died
at age 86
in Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Feb 2018
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Biography
36. Nehemiah Ayer (Elijah Ayer , Joseph Ayer , Joseph Ayer , John Ayer , John Ayer , Robert , ) was born on 22 Dec 1755 in Norwich, New London Co., CT. He died on 3 Oct 1842 in Sackville, Westmorland Co., NB and was buried in Sackville (GR3), Westmorland Co., NB.
Nehemiah married Jacobina Bent on 11 Sep 1783 in Fort Lawrence, Cumberland Co., NS. Jacobina was born on 26 Jan 1764 in Milton, Norfolk, MA. She died on 23 Mar 1840 in Sackville, Westmorland Co., NB and was buried in Sackville (GR3), Westmorland Co., NB.
They had the following children:
- + 50 F i Lucretia Ayer was born on 9 Oct 1786 and died on 19 May 1850.
- + 51 M ii Thomas Ayer was born on 3 Oct 1788 and died on 13 Oct 1863.
- + 52 F iii Jane Ayer was born on 23 May 1790 and died on 21 Jul 1876.
- + 53 M iv Jesse Ayer was born on 29 Sep 1794 and died on 27 Mar 1870.
- 54 M v Joseph Ayer was born on 2 Dec 1796 in , , NB. He died before 29 Mar 1875 in Sackville, Westmorland Co., NB.
- + 55 M vi James Ayer was born on 3 Nov 1798 and died on 24 Jul 1868.
- + 56 M vii William Ayer was born on 9 Dec 1801 and died on 27 Feb 1875.
- 57 F viii Eunice Ayer was born on 2 Mar 1807. She died in 1840 in Sackville, Westmorland Co., NB.
Daughter Sarah is not listed above. Her existence comes from here.[1]
- Fact: Burial Four Corners Burying Ground, Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Sources
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 08 June 2021, 21:29), entry for Nehemiah Ayer (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L4HQ-6VX ); contributed by various users.
- http://home.earthlink.net/~dougayer/ayer/pafg08.htm#1198
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/173543694/nehemiah-ayer
Notes
Nehemiah's grant can be seen n the map on this page: https://archives.gnb.ca/Exhibits/Communities/Details.aspx?culture=en-CA&community=2545
His grant is just west of Morice Lake between Richard Wilson and Christopher Harper.
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Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 67 markers, haplogroup R1b-Z278, FTDNA kit #336219 - Aaron Ayers :
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