Mary Augusta Ayres

b. circa 1850
  • Mary Augusta Ayres was born circa 1850 in New York.
  • Philo F. Ayres and Mary C. Fisher appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Seneca, Ontario County, New York. Other members of the household included Mary Augusta Ayres.
  • She was known as Augusta.
  • Mary C. Fisher and Philo F. Ayres appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Middlesex, Yates County, New York. Other members of the household included Mary Augusta Ayres.
  • Philo F. Ayres and Mary C. Fisher, appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Middlesex, New York. Other members of the household included Mary Augusta Ayres, Therya? J. Ayres.
  • Philo F. Ayres and Mary C. Fisher appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Middlesex, New York. Other members of the household included Mary Augusta Ayres.
  • She was a music teacher, according to the 1880 census.
  • The following appeared on 18 March 1910 in the Penn Yan Democrat: (Rushville) Mrs. Mary Fisher Ayres, widow of the late Philo Ayres, died at her home Friday morning, March 11, 1910, about elevan o'clock, of heart trouble, together with the failing health of old age. She was born October 15, 1826, and was married to Philo Ayres December 27, 1848, at her home near Geneva, where she was also born. After her marriage she lived one year in each of the towns of Starkey and Seneca, and then moved to the town of Middlesex, where she and her husband lived for fifty one years. Three years ago they moved to this village. After spending a little more than a year in their new home, Mr. Ayres died. For over twenty years she has been losing her sight, and for the last five years she has been totally blind. For fifty-nine years she was a member of the Methodist church. The funeral services were held Monday morning at 10 o'clock from her late home, Rev. Harsey King officiating. The remains were taken to Geneva, where they were laid at rest by the side of her husband in the Sand Hill cemetery. She is survived by one daughter, Miss Augusta Ayres, who has tenderly cared for her parents.
  • The following appeared on 19 September 1924 in the Penn Yan Democrat: (Rushville) Miss Augusta Ayres left here last week to make her home at the Guertha Pratt Home for elderly ladies in Penn Yan. Miss Ayres is 74 years of age and has always lived here.
  • Last Edited: 21 Aug 2011