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Thayer Family History
Thayer Genealogy & Family TreeThayer is an English name from Essex, England, where the family was granted a seat for their assistance in the Battle of Hastings. It comes from the Old English roots theudo ("people") and ric ("power"). The earliest known ancestor--Ralph Teri--was recorded in 1199. Roots for this name can also be found in Germany.
Other spellings of the name include "Thayre," "Sayer," "Sayers," and "Sayres." Notable people with the surname include American actress Maria Thayer (Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Hitch, Accepted), American actress Brynn Thayer (One Life to Live, Blue Jasmine, Matlock), and American baseball player Dale Thayer (Tampa Bay Rays, New York Mets, San Diego Padres). The first Thayer to come to America was Richard Thayer in Massachusetts in 1640.
Thayer Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Caleb Thayer -- --, 1716 November 29, 1760 Massachusetts
- Jane Thayer -- --, 1590
- Charles Lincoln Thayer -- --, 1867 November 6, 1944 Illinois
- Richard Leroy Thayer -- --, 1948 December 24, 1948 Oregon
- Josiah Thayer -- --, 1724 December 0, 1766 Massachusetts
Thayer Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Carroll Thayer -- --, 1933 April 11, 2003 Oklahoma
- Sylvia Thayer -- --, 1816 Rhode Island
- Nathaniel Thayer -- --, 1808 March 7, 1883
- Constans Thayer -- --, 1507 March 19, 1560
- Elizabeth Thayer -- --, 1635 December 0, 1672
