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We Are A Bundle Of Our Ancestors
2023 Braintree Reunion Photos are in the Members Only area
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Welcome to the Thayer Families Association!
With members in 43 U.S. states plus Canada and Thailand, the Thayer Families Association welcomes all who have an interest in Thayer families, including all variant spellings. Please check out what we have to offer. We hope you will return to see the additional features as we go forward. If you have suggestions or comments, please contact us at one of the links HERE.
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Click here to check out our Member Benefits and Join Today via our Online Join Feature . . . You can join the Thayer Families Association online by using PayPal or Credit Card and have immediate access to over 30 years of newsletter archives and other member-only features.
Or Join By Mail . . . If you prefer joining by regular mail, complete the membership application form available HERE that you may fill on your computer, then print, and mail it along with your check to TFA. We have added the INDEX OF NAMES from all of Patricia Thayer Muno's "A Comprehensive Genealogy of the Thayer Families of America" so that you may learn which volume contains your family's information. The complete set is in Patricia's Corner in a searchable format.
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Patricia's 50 Years of Research Award
Marking Two Years Since Mayflower II's Triumphant Return to Plymouth Following Her Multi-Year Restoration.
National Monument to the Forefathers
 The Speedwell (Left) was a 60-ton pinnace that, along with Mayflower, transported the Pilgrims and was the smaller of the two ships. Later, it carried Thomas Thayer’s goods from England to Boston in 1637. Thomas THAYER, son of Richard THAYER, was christened 16 August 1596 at Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England, and died 2 June 1665 in Braintree, Massachusetts.
The C.A. Thayer (Above Right) was built by Danish-born Hans Ditlev Bendixsen in his shipyard, located across the narrows of Humboldt Bay from the city of Eureka in Northern California. Bendixsen also built the Wawona (1897) which was dismantled in 2009. The C.A. Thayer was named for Clarence A. Thayer, a partner in the San Francisco-based E.K. Wood Lumber Company.
Click this link to view Harold Huycke’s 1957 motion picture film of C.A. Thayer in 6 parts. There are over 3 hours of video! Description: Harold Huycke motion picture film of C.A. Thayer (built 1895; schooner, 3m) restoration. Reel 1: Hood Canal to Maritime Shipyard, Tugboat Titan, and schooner C.A. Thayer. Reel 2: New stern, stepping masts, painting ship’s name, and Maritime Shipyard to Winslow. Reel 3: Winslow rigging to sea, sternwork, sailing return voyage to San Francisco. Reel 4: Deckhands at work and on rigging, sailing, lowering sails, arriving in San Francisco. Reel 5: Arrival in San Francisco assisted by tugboat “W 150”, visitors aboard, and Harold Huycke. Reel 6: Drawbridge, Maritime Shipyard, deckhands at work.
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Sylvanus Thayer of West Point
Big Picture: Sylvanus Thayer of West Point - National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 2569696 / Local Identifier 111-TV-432 - DVD Copied by Timothy Vollmer. By popular demand from many organizations representing the military, THE BIG PICTURE film documentary, "Thayer of West Point," is being re-released to many TV outlets in the United States during the month of April. This film received considerable praise when originally telecast and points up the contributions of one man -- Colonel Sylvanus Thayer -- toward the American way of life.
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Al Morton
"SAD NEWS REPORT
The Thayer Family and the Thayer Families Association has lost one of its most outstanding members. Albert Thayer Morton was born 1 September 1939 in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, the son of Harry Thayer Morton and Marjorie Anna Williams. He sadly passed away at age 77 on 17 December 2016 in Monroe county, NY after surgery. "Al" had been ill for the last several years. He was the grandson of Fannie Estelle Thayer (1879-1961) and Albert Edward Morton. He was my early correspondent from in 1990's and I had nominated him for a position in the TFA and he became Membership Chairman in 1995. He became president of the TFA in 1996, and held that position until 2000, when Ralph Clinton Thayer became president. Al then became president again in 2002. He retired in 2006 due to health issues. He was among my strongest supporters and had it not been for his efforts and encouragement, I doubt I could have progressed in my Thayer Family History and publishing endeavors without his help. Al helped tremendously in laying the groundwork for the wonderful association that we enjoy today.
Al's lineage:
Albert Thayer MORTON 11 (Harry Thayer MORTON 10, Fannie Estella 9, George Washington 8, Artemas 7, Asahel 6, Jonathan 5-4-3, Ferdinando 2, Thomas 1) THAYER
On behalf of all the entire Thayer family, we owe you a tremendous debt of gratitude. We love you Al and will miss you. Until we meet again - Patricia"
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2018 Reunion Info
The plans are coming together for our next National Thayer Family Reunion in Minneapolis, but we need YOU to help us make it everything YOU would like it to be! PLEASE send us your suggestions!
Dontcha know...
(This phrase is almost always added to the end of just about any sentence in Minnesota.)
There is just sooooo much to see and do in Minnesota!
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