William H H Ayer
Rank: Pvt Co: H Age: 21 Residence: Cornish Birthplace: Cornish Occupation: carriage manuf Married/Single: S Height: 5' 6.5 Eyes: Bl Hair: Lt Complexion: Lt
WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON AYER was born 9 May 1841 [g.s] in Cornish, ME, the son of Humphrey Ayer Jr and Betsey McLucas. He died on the 14th [ME VR] or 15th of Dec 1914 [grave] at age 73 yrs, 7 mos, 5 das and was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Cornish, ME [YCCI pg 532].
He married on 18 Nov, 1865 to CALISTA F RAND, the daughter of George F and Mary Frances (Moulton) Rand. She was born 7 July, 1846 in Somersworth, NH [ME death rec] and died on 20 Apr 1922 in Baldwin, ME at age 75 yrs, 9 mos,13 das from carcinoma of the stomach [ME VR].
William, at times simply called Harrison, was a house carpenter as was his father. Both were listed as sleigh makers in 1870. He seems to have lived his entire life in Cornish, save for his brief time in the service. More on the Ayer family can be found in Early Families of Cornish by Robert L Taylor c1985 (pg 2-3).
Callista and William had only one child:
MABEL F AYER, who was born 6 Mar 1867 and died 18 June 1938 [gs - buried with parents]. She was married to LELAND S RICHARDSON [born 1850, died 1915 -gs]. They lived in Baldwin, ME, where he owned a grocery store. They didn't have any children.
Additional Source Data:
1840 Cornish census: Humphrey Ayer living here
1860 Cornish census
1870 Cornish hh 207/219
1880 Cornish Village (pg 22): hh 222/242 - dau called Olive here
1890 Vet Schedule: William lived in Cornish
1900 Cornish (pg 11B): hh 229/240
1900 Baldwin, Cumb Co, ME (pg 2A) - data on Leland and Mabel
1907 York Cty Directory:Cornish - Harrison (Callista), carp.
1910 Baldwin, ME census: hh 33/34 - data on Mabel+Leland
More About Early Cornish by Leola C Ellis + Kera C Millard c1980 (pg 143)
He married on 18 Nov, 1865 to CALISTA F RAND, the daughter of George F and Mary Frances (Moulton) Rand. She was born 7 July, 1846 in Somersworth, NH [ME death rec] and died on 20 Apr 1922 in Baldwin, ME at age 75 yrs, 9 mos,13 das from carcinoma of the stomach [ME VR].
William, at times simply called Harrison, was a house carpenter as was his father. Both were listed as sleigh makers in 1870. He seems to have lived his entire life in Cornish, save for his brief time in the service. More on the Ayer family can be found in Early Families of Cornish by Robert L Taylor c1985 (pg 2-3).
Callista and William had only one child:
MABEL F AYER, who was born 6 Mar 1867 and died 18 June 1938 [gs - buried with parents]. She was married to LELAND S RICHARDSON [born 1850, died 1915 -gs]. They lived in Baldwin, ME, where he owned a grocery store. They didn't have any children.
Additional Source Data:
1840 Cornish census: Humphrey Ayer living here
1860 Cornish census
1870 Cornish hh 207/219
1880 Cornish Village (pg 22): hh 222/242 - dau called Olive here
1890 Vet Schedule: William lived in Cornish
1900 Cornish (pg 11B): hh 229/240
1900 Baldwin, Cumb Co, ME (pg 2A) - data on Leland and Mabel
1907 York Cty Directory:Cornish - Harrison (Callista), carp.
1910 Baldwin, ME census: hh 33/34 - data on Mabel+Leland
More About Early Cornish by Leola C Ellis + Kera C Millard c1980 (pg 143)