Researching Pauline Thayer
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![]() | 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. |
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The name Pauline means "Form of PAUL. small" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Pauline Thayer on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Pauline Thayer and the Thayer Genealogy
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 below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. 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.
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![]() | 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 Family Tree Databases
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Thayer Forums
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![]() | 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
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Pauline Thayer. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Pauline Thayer
Pauline Revere Thayer
Pauline Revere Thayer (1862–1934) worked to improve immigrant conditions in Massachusetts and the US; represented Massachusetts in Republican party activities; and founded the Chilton Club in Boston in 1910. Born in Quincy, Massachusetts, in 1860 to Paul Revere III, she was a direct descendant of Paul Revere, and in that capacity performed civic and honorary duties in his memory. She married businessman Nathaniel Thayer III in 1887. Throughout her life, she pursued charitable endeavors. In 1896 she was treasurer of the Committee of Women of the Massachusetts Volunteer Aid Association, contributing to efforts benefitting American soldiers in the Spanish–American War. She also donated funds to the Massachusetts General Hospital. In 1910 she founded the private women's Chilton Club in Boston.
Around 1916, Woodrow Wilson appointed Thayer chairman of the Women's Committee of the Massachusetts Division, Council of National Defense. She was "looked upon as advisor and confidante" to Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover. From ca.1921 through ca.1931, she was head of Immigration and Americanization in the Massachusetts Department of Education. Around 1929 she was appointed "vice-chairman of Governor Frank G. Allen's Committee on Unemployment. In 1921 she was part of a national committee appointed by Immigration Commissioner Walter W. Husband to review policy related to welfare of immigrants. Thayer represented Massachusetts as a delegate in the 1924 Republican National Convention and the 1928 Republican National Committee, with Louis K. Liggett. She died on September 29, 1934, in Lancaster, Massachusetts.
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