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Ebenezer Ayres

Birth	:	2 Mar 1761 Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Death	:	29 Dec 1834 Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Beechbrook Cemetery, Gloucester, Essex County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.6179100, -70.7167100
Description	:	"The Fairfield Ledger", Tuesday, August 18, 2009, Page 7 Groups honor Revolutionary War veteran FORT MADISON -- A very select group of men, who along with Jacob WILEY of Jefferson County, comprise the only documented Revolutionary War veterans buried in Iowa. On Aug. 8, that group officially increased to 40 in number when Ebenezer AYRES, who was born in 1761 in Connecticut, was honored at a ceremony near Fort Madison. AYRES at the age of 19 served during the Revolutionary War in Capt. Reuben Scofield's company of the 9th Connecticut Militia. The discovery and documentation... Read More	"The Fairfield Ledger", Tuesday, August 18, 2009, Page 7 Groups honor Revolutionary War veteran FORT MADISON -- A very select group of men, who along with Jacob WILEY of Jefferson County, comprise the only documented Revolutionary War veterans buried in Iowa. On Aug. 8, that group officially increased to 40 in number when Ebenezer AYRES, who was born in 1761 in Connecticut, was honored at a ceremony near Fort Madison. AYRES at the age of 19 served during the Revolutionary War in Capt. Reuben Scofield's company of the 9th Connecticut Militia. The discovery and documentation began about 15 months ago. At that time Mike Rowley, then-president of the Iowa Society of the Sons of the American Revolution received a call from Barbara MacLeish a researcher living in Minnesota. "We might have another Revolutionary War Veteran buried in Iowa that no one knows about" was her message. MacLeish and Rowley had previously worked together on a project to honor Cato MEAD, the only known African American Revolutionary War veteran buried west of the Mississippi River. Through MacLeish's tireless research, help from Georgia STANLEY of California, who is a direct descendant of Ebenezer AYRES, and researchers Maureen Mead and Barbara Kaye of Fairfield County, Conn,. and a little luck she was able to put it all together. About 45 descendants of Ebenezer AYRES made the trip to Iowa from all areas of the country for the ceremony. The family was joined by representatives of the Sons of the American Revolution, the D.A.R., the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, the VFW, the American Legion, the Iowa Society of Mayflower Descendants, the General Society of the Sons of the Revolution, the General Society of the War of 1812 and members of the Iowa Rifles Color Guard Unit. Rowley noted, "It was likely a once in a lifetime discovery. I am not aware of any other discovery in Iowa in my 51 years." "It was worth every mile of the 1,500 mile round trip," said great-great-great-grandson Michael AYRES. The name of Ebenezer AYRES will be added to the monument on the State Capital grounds in Des Moines in October. (added at the request of Kent Gebhard)

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Where is Ebenezer Ayres's memorial?
Ebenezer Ayres's memorial is located at: Beechbrook Cemetery, Gloucester, Essex County, USA.
When did Ebenezer Ayres death?
Ebenezer Ayres death on 29 Dec 1834 in Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Ebenezer Ayres's memorial?
Latitude: 42.6179100
Longitude: -70.7167100

Family Members:

Spouse

Deborah Davenport Ayres

(1757 - 1826)

Children

Emily Ayres Stewart

(1795 - 1879)

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