Born at Norwich Farms, Ct. and removed when a lad to Cumberland, where in '77 attempted to take Ft. Cumberland, failing, left New Brunswick and went to Machias, Maine. He then joined expedition under Col. Eddy to plan to try to take Ft. Cumberland again. Expedition was abandoned by advice of Gen. Washington. Soon after Col. Jno. Allen was appointed to command the Indian department and Elijah was appointed 1st Lieut in his corps and served as such from summer or fall of 1777 till 1781, when he resigned. Part of the time stationed at Blockhouse at Machias under Lieut. W. Albee of the Artillery - part of the time at St. Andrew's Point commanding a body of Indians, sometimes over 200 in number. Having knowledge of seamanship was part of time employed in the Nashquohoite armed vessel, engaged mostly in transporting provisions for the American troops and Indians, at Machias and vicinity - all the time however as Lieut. in Col. Allen's corps or Reg't Rec'd pay as such. Only engagement was in repelling the British Brig "Hope" Capt. Dawson in his attack on that place was in the expedition which started to take Ft. B? and was recalled on the capture of the American Naval force at Penobscot by the British.
Elijah Ayer, Jr., son on Elijah Ayer and Abigail Merrill, must have been one of their five sons listed in the 1770 census of the Township of Cumberland, Nova Scotia as living at Home. In 1776, then a resident of Sackville, Nova Scotia, he was listed as a petitioner for relief. After the disastrous attack of Fort Cumberland, he fled to "the States", to Machias, to be exact. In 1781 he was a captain of the armed schooner Nesquawaite and the privateer Rover(From May 15, 1781 to August 19 1781). In 1786-87 he built a mill at Dennysville. In the 1790 Maine census, he lived on Plantation No. 10 in Washington county, Maine, with one male under 16 and five females.
Elijah and his father appear in the 1790 census of Edmunds, Washington County, Maine. Noted as living on Plantation No. 10 in Washington county, Maine, with one male under 16 and five females. Shortly after 1790, he returned to New Brunswick and lived in Dorchester. In 1792 he was named administrator of the Estate of Phineas Ward of Wellington Parish, along with Dorothy Ward and Thomas Ostle. Elijah and his family are shown as living in Dorchester in the census of 1803. (Mt. A. Archives) His household consisted of his wife, and older son (probably Mariner), a son under 10 years (William), and a daughter (Mary). Rebecca had married Daniel Ward and they were listed as a separate household.
Death record 1837
d. Buctouche (Kent Co.), 13th April, Capt. Elijah AYER, age 85.
Children:
Dorothy Ayer 1771-~1797 m.Ward
Hannah Ayer 1772–1865 m.Cushing
Abigail Ayer 1775–1862 m.Wilder
Mariner ~1776-1811
Sarah Ayer 1777–1860 m.Atkinson
Elizabeth Ayer 1781–1864 m.Teed, 2nd Siddall
Rebecca Ayer 1784–1871 m.Ward
William Ayer 1790–1872
Mary ( Polly) Ayer 1792–1819 m.Snowdon
Elijah Ayer, Jr., son on Elijah Ayer and Abigail Merrill, must have been one of their five sons listed in the 1770 census of the Township of Cumberland, Nova Scotia as living at Home. In 1776, then a resident of Sackville, Nova Scotia, he was listed as a petitioner for relief. After the disastrous attack of Fort Cumberland, he fled to "the States", to Machias, to be exact. In 1781 he was a captain of the armed schooner Nesquawaite and the privateer Rover(From May 15, 1781 to August 19 1781). In 1786-87 he built a mill at Dennysville. In the 1790 Maine census, he lived on Plantation No. 10 in Washington county, Maine, with one male under 16 and five females.
Elijah and his father appear in the 1790 census of Edmunds, Washington County, Maine. Noted as living on Plantation No. 10 in Washington county, Maine, with one male under 16 and five females. Shortly after 1790, he returned to New Brunswick and lived in Dorchester. In 1792 he was named administrator of the Estate of Phineas Ward of Wellington Parish, along with Dorothy Ward and Thomas Ostle. Elijah and his family are shown as living in Dorchester in the census of 1803. (Mt. A. Archives) His household consisted of his wife, and older son (probably Mariner), a son under 10 years (William), and a daughter (Mary). Rebecca had married Daniel Ward and they were listed as a separate household.
Death record 1837
d. Buctouche (Kent Co.), 13th April, Capt. Elijah AYER, age 85.
Children:
Dorothy Ayer 1771-~1797 m.Ward
Hannah Ayer 1772–1865 m.Cushing
Abigail Ayer 1775–1862 m.Wilder
Mariner ~1776-1811
Sarah Ayer 1777–1860 m.Atkinson
Elizabeth Ayer 1781–1864 m.Teed, 2nd Siddall
Rebecca Ayer 1784–1871 m.Ward
William Ayer 1790–1872
Mary ( Polly) Ayer 1792–1819 m.Snowdon
Born at Norwich Farms, Ct. and removed when a lad to Cumberland, where in '77 attempted to take Ft. Cumberland, failing, left New Brunswick and went to Machias, Maine. He then joined expedition under Col. Eddy to plan to try to take Ft. Cumberland again. Expedition was abandoned by advice of Gen. Washington. Soon after Col. Jno. Allen was appointed to command the Indian department and Elijah was appointed 1st Lieut in his corps and served as such from summer or fall of 1777 till 1781, when he resigned. Part of the time stationed at Blockhouse at Machias under Lieut. W. Albee of the Artillery - part of the time at St. Andrew's Point commanding a body of Indians, sometimes over 200 in number. Having knowledge of seamanship was part of time employed in the Nashquohoite armed vessel, engaged mostly in transporting provisions for the American troops and Indians, at Machias and vicinity - all the time however as Lieut. in Col. Allen's corps or Reg't Rec'd pay as such. Only engagement was in repelling the British Brig "Hope" Capt. Dawson in his attack on that place was in the expedition which started to take Ft. B? and was recalled on the capture of the American Naval force at Penobscot by the British.
Elijah Ayer, Jr., son on Elijah Ayer and Abigail Merrill, must have been one of their five sons listed in the 1770 census of the Township of Cumberland, Nova Scotia as living at Home. In 1776, then a resident of Sackville, Nova Scotia, he was listed as a petitioner for relief. After the disastrous attack of Fort Cumberland, he fled to "the States", to Machias, to be exact. In 1781 he was a captain of the armed schooner Nesquawaite and the privateer Rover(From May 15, 1781 to August 19 1781). In 1786-87 he built a mill at Dennysville. In the 1790 Maine census, he lived on Plantation No. 10 in Washington county, Maine, with one male under 16 and five females.
Elijah and his father appear in the 1790 census of Edmunds, Washington County, Maine. Noted as living on Plantation No. 10 in Washington county, Maine, with one male under 16 and five females. Shortly after 1790, he returned to New Brunswick and lived in Dorchester. In 1792 he was named administrator of the Estate of Phineas Ward of Wellington Parish, along with Dorothy Ward and Thomas Ostle. Elijah and his family are shown as living in Dorchester in the census of 1803. (Mt. A. Archives) His household consisted of his wife, and older son (probably Mariner), a son under 10 years (William), and a daughter (Mary). Rebecca had married Daniel Ward and they were listed as a separate household.
Death record 1837
d. Buctouche (Kent Co.), 13th April, Capt. Elijah AYER, age 85.
Children:
Dorothy Ayer 1771-~1797 m.Ward
Hannah Ayer 1772–1865 m.Cushing
Abigail Ayer 1775–1862 m.Wilder
Mariner ~1776-1811
Sarah Ayer 1777–1860 m.Atkinson
Elizabeth Ayer 1781–1864 m.Teed, 2nd Siddall
Rebecca Ayer 1784–1871 m.Ward
William Ayer 1790–1872
Mary ( Polly) Ayer 1792–1819 m.Snowdon
Elijah Ayer, Jr., son on Elijah Ayer and Abigail Merrill, must have been one of their five sons listed in the 1770 census of the Township of Cumberland, Nova Scotia as living at Home. In 1776, then a resident of Sackville, Nova Scotia, he was listed as a petitioner for relief. After the disastrous attack of Fort Cumberland, he fled to "the States", to Machias, to be exact. In 1781 he was a captain of the armed schooner Nesquawaite and the privateer Rover(From May 15, 1781 to August 19 1781). In 1786-87 he built a mill at Dennysville. In the 1790 Maine census, he lived on Plantation No. 10 in Washington county, Maine, with one male under 16 and five females.
Elijah and his father appear in the 1790 census of Edmunds, Washington County, Maine. Noted as living on Plantation No. 10 in Washington county, Maine, with one male under 16 and five females. Shortly after 1790, he returned to New Brunswick and lived in Dorchester. In 1792 he was named administrator of the Estate of Phineas Ward of Wellington Parish, along with Dorothy Ward and Thomas Ostle. Elijah and his family are shown as living in Dorchester in the census of 1803. (Mt. A. Archives) His household consisted of his wife, and older son (probably Mariner), a son under 10 years (William), and a daughter (Mary). Rebecca had married Daniel Ward and they were listed as a separate household.
Death record 1837
d. Buctouche (Kent Co.), 13th April, Capt. Elijah AYER, age 85.
Children:
Dorothy Ayer 1771-~1797 m.Ward
Hannah Ayer 1772–1865 m.Cushing
Abigail Ayer 1775–1862 m.Wilder
Mariner ~1776-1811
Sarah Ayer 1777–1860 m.Atkinson
Elizabeth Ayer 1781–1864 m.Teed, 2nd Siddall
Rebecca Ayer 1784–1871 m.Ward
William Ayer 1790–1872
Mary ( Polly) Ayer 1792–1819 m.Snowdon
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