Researching John Thayer
Delve into the history of John Thayer using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 183 people with the Thayer surname? In that year Thayer was ranked number 3396 for popularity in the UK. |
Good news! There is already a One Name Study on the Thayer surname.
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Thayer on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of John Thayer in your family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
| Country Collection | |
|---|---|
 |
Ancestry.com Global records search results for John Thayer. |
 |
Ancestry.com US records search results for John Thayer. |
|
Ancestry.co.uk UK records search results for John Thayer. |
 |
Ancestry.ca Canadian records search results for John Thayer. |
 |
Ancestry.com.au Australian records search results for John Thayer. |
DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Thayer ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
Have you reached a brick wall in your Thayer Tree?
Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Thayer and the Thayer Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Thayer Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Thayer family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for John Thayer at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of John Thayer using the FreeBMD database.
Explore Genealogy Bank for John Thayer records.
Search MyHeritage for John Thayer information.
Search the LDS Database for records about John Thayer.
Research the Thayer surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Thayer Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 217 people with the Thayer surname in the UK? Thayer is now ranked number 3838 for popularity in the UK. |
Thayer Genealogy Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Explore the WikiTree database for user contributed records for John Thayer.
Study MyTrees for information on the Thayer family and people looking to contact living Thayer relations.
Study One Great Family for Thayer records submitted by people who are already researching the Thayer Family Tree.
Find John Thayer from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Thayer Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Thayer surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 21268 people with the Thayer surname in the USA? Thayer is ranked number 150 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Thayer Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on John Thayer. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called John Thayer
John Thayer (priest)
John Thayer (1755 – 17 February 1815) was the first native of New England ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Thayer was educated at Yale College and was a Protestant in his early life. He was ordained as a Congregationalist minister and served as a chaplain during the American Revolutionary War. While visiting Rome in 1783, he converted to the Roman Catholic faith, an act which caused a sensation in New England at the time. He credited his conversion to miracles attributed to the noted mendicant, Saint Benedict Joseph Labre, who lived and died there in that period.
Thayer studied for the priesthood with the Sulpician order in Paris, where he was ordained in 1789. Upon his return to Boston, he established a small chapel in School Street, primarily for French Catholics.
After a brief stint serving the Catholic community of Boston, he left to serve the scattered Catholics of Virginia and Kentucky. He had a rather checkered career mostly because of his erratic and confrontational temperament. In 1803, he returned to Europe and finally settled in Limerick, Ireland, United Kingdom where he was much more successful in his ministry. He died there in 1815.
After his death, his estate was used to found an Ursuline convent on Mount Benedict in Charlestown, Massachusetts. It was founded by the three daughters of the family with whom he lived while in Limerick. The first convent to be established in New England, it was burned down by a nativist crowd in anti-Catholic rioting in 1834.
Source: John Thayer (priest), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaJohn Milton Thayer
John Milton Thayer (January 24, 1820 – March 19, 1906) was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and a postbellum United States Senator from Nebraska. Thayer served as Governor of Wyoming Territory and Governor of Nebraska.
Thayer was born in Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. He attended and taught in rural schools. He graduated from Brown University in 1841, and established a practice in Worcester, Massachusetts. Thayer was the editor of the Worcester Magazine and the Historical Journal. Thayer served as a lieutenant in the local militia company before deciding to move with his family to the West. He was married to Mary Torrey Allen on December 27, 1842, and they had six children.
Source: John Milton Thayer, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Thayer
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
Taor Taree Tarr Tarry Tauer Taugher Tauro Tear Teare Teer Ter Tereau Terrey Terri Terry Thario Tharr Thauer Thayre Theyer Thierry Thiery Thireau Thiry Thor Thour Through Thyer Tier Tiery Tire Tirey Tirrey Tiry Togher Toher Tooher Toor Tor Tora Toro Torr Torra Torre Torrey Torri Torrie Torry Tory Tougher Tour Touroo Tourry Tower Towery Toyer Trahey Trahy Traugh Traw Tray Treahy Tree Trehey Trehy Trew Troia Trouw Trow Trowe Troy True Truey Truhe Try Trye Tuer Turi Turo Turri Turro Tyer Tyra Tyre Tyree Tyrey Tyrie Tyro
Comments
Looking for information on a John Thayer in your family tree? Why not post a question here -