Parents: Rufus and Pamela (Throop) Thayer Sr. Husband of Hersilora Eliza (Utley) Thayer. Maried October 18, 1827, in Farmington, Michigan.
The following information is from the book, Farmington: A Pictorial History, by Lee S. Peel. Revised Edition, 1993:
"In 1822 or 1823 Rufus Thayer, Jr. left his father's (Rufus, Sr.) home in Richmond, New York, and with a friend, Leland Green, went to Buffalo, New York, and thence to Michigan, to Detroit, and ultimately to Farmington.
Rufus Thayer, Jr. purchased 160 acres in the northeast quarter of Section 31 in the southwestern area of Farmington Township, following which at some point he returned east.
The deed for the above 160 acres is owned today by nonagenarian Ed Thayer of Farmington. President James Monroe's stamped signature is on the document under date of February 10, 1824.
In August 1825, son and father returned to Michigan, and son sold his land to his father, said Rufus, Sr., and son went 12 miles west to Plymouth, Michigan where he constructed a log cabin, and to which he brought his wife in 1827."
The following information is from the book, Farmington: A Pictorial History, by Lee S. Peel. Revised Edition, 1993:
"In 1822 or 1823 Rufus Thayer, Jr. left his father's (Rufus, Sr.) home in Richmond, New York, and with a friend, Leland Green, went to Buffalo, New York, and thence to Michigan, to Detroit, and ultimately to Farmington.
Rufus Thayer, Jr. purchased 160 acres in the northeast quarter of Section 31 in the southwestern area of Farmington Township, following which at some point he returned east.
The deed for the above 160 acres is owned today by nonagenarian Ed Thayer of Farmington. President James Monroe's stamped signature is on the document under date of February 10, 1824.
In August 1825, son and father returned to Michigan, and son sold his land to his father, said Rufus, Sr., and son went 12 miles west to Plymouth, Michigan where he constructed a log cabin, and to which he brought his wife in 1827."
Parents: Rufus and Pamela (Throop) Thayer Sr. Husband of Hersilora Eliza (Utley) Thayer. Maried October 18, 1827, in Farmington, Michigan.
The following information is from the book, Farmington: A Pictorial History, by Lee S. Peel. Revised Edition, 1993:
"In 1822 or 1823 Rufus Thayer, Jr. left his father's (Rufus, Sr.) home in Richmond, New York, and with a friend, Leland Green, went to Buffalo, New York, and thence to Michigan, to Detroit, and ultimately to Farmington.
Rufus Thayer, Jr. purchased 160 acres in the northeast quarter of Section 31 in the southwestern area of Farmington Township, following which at some point he returned east.
The deed for the above 160 acres is owned today by nonagenarian Ed Thayer of Farmington. President James Monroe's stamped signature is on the document under date of February 10, 1824.
In August 1825, son and father returned to Michigan, and son sold his land to his father, said Rufus, Sr., and son went 12 miles west to Plymouth, Michigan where he constructed a log cabin, and to which he brought his wife in 1827."
The following information is from the book, Farmington: A Pictorial History, by Lee S. Peel. Revised Edition, 1993:
"In 1822 or 1823 Rufus Thayer, Jr. left his father's (Rufus, Sr.) home in Richmond, New York, and with a friend, Leland Green, went to Buffalo, New York, and thence to Michigan, to Detroit, and ultimately to Farmington.
Rufus Thayer, Jr. purchased 160 acres in the northeast quarter of Section 31 in the southwestern area of Farmington Township, following which at some point he returned east.
The deed for the above 160 acres is owned today by nonagenarian Ed Thayer of Farmington. President James Monroe's stamped signature is on the document under date of February 10, 1824.
In August 1825, son and father returned to Michigan, and son sold his land to his father, said Rufus, Sr., and son went 12 miles west to Plymouth, Michigan where he constructed a log cabin, and to which he brought his wife in 1827."
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