Researching Caleb Ayer
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 125 people with the Ayer surname? In that year Ayer was ranked number 3454 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Caleb means "Faithful, bold" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Caleb Ayer on Ancestry
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| Did you know that there are currently 81 people with the Ayer surname in the UK? Ayer is now ranked number 3966 for popularity in the UK. |
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Caleb Ayer
Caleb Robinson Ayer (May 22, 1813 – October 5, 1883) was an American politician from Maine. Ayer graduated from Dartmouth College in 1834 and was admitted to the bar in 1838. He was an associate of Nathan Clifford and moved to Cornish in York County in 1841. Six years later in 1847, Ayer was elected as a Democrat to the Maine State Senate and served as Senate President in 1848. In 1856, he served as the Secretary of State of Maine under Governor Samuel Wells. He served as the York County Attorney General from 1868 to 1870. He died in 1883. The Caleb R. Ayer House in Cornish is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Other names that sound a bit like Ayer
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