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Latest revision as of 07:45, May 18, 2022

Birth

Benjamin Franklin Sayre was born on November 15, 1810, in Rensselaerville to Silas Sayre and Sarah Conger.[1] His parents had come from downstate before his birth.[1] He had a large number of siblings.[1]

Occupation

Benjamin Franklin Sayre was a farmer in Preston Hollow, Rensselaerville. He farmed Lot 89 in Rensselaerville, which had about 110 acres. In 1889, fiber from his Cotswold and Merino sheep was exhibited at the Universal Exposition in Paris.[2] Benjamin's son Hercules farmed with him.

Marriage & Children

On October 8, 1838, Benjamin married Lucinda Wickes, who was from Norton Hill, Greene County.[1] They had a son Hercules Sayre, who was born on August 12, 1842, in Rensselaerville.[1]

Death

Benjamin Franklin Sayre died on February 21, 1893.[1] His wife Lucinda died about a year and a half later on October 5, 1894.[1]

Researcher Note: I do not know where Benjamin was buried but presumably in Rensselaerville as that is where his wife Lucinda and son Hercules are said to have been buried.

Their estate ultimately went to their grand daughter Estelle Sayre. She sold their farm in Rensselaerville to Elroy C. Mackey on September 9, 1915.[3]

Additional Media

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Banta, Theodore Melvin, Sayre Family: Lineage of Thomas Sayre, a Founder of Southampton, De Vinne Press 1901
  2. Reports of the United States Commissioners to the Universal Exposition of 1889 at Paris, Published by Secretary of State by Authority of Congress, Governement Printing Office, Washington 1891
  3. The Altamont Enterprise Friday July 5, 1935, Altamont, NY