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Historic leaves, volume 1, April, 1902 - January, 1903 | 22 | 6 | Browse | Search |
Historic leaves, volume 2, April, 1903 - January, 1904 | 8 | 2 | Browse | Search |
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2 | 4 | 0 | Browse | Search |
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Browsing named entities in Historic leaves, volume 2, April, 1903 - January, 1904. You can also browse the collection for Martin Binney or search for Martin Binney in all documents.
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William and George W. Ayers. By Captain Martin Binney.
William Ayers, of Somerville, was the eldest son of John and Sally (Page) Ayers, of Boston, Mass. Sally Ayers, his mother, subsequently married Joshua Bailey, who died before the war. Mrs. Bailey built the first house on Prescott street, Somerville, near Highland avenue. H .
George W. Ayers was the second son of John Ayers and Sally (Page) Ayers, of Boston.
They had three children, Sallie D. Ayers, the eldest, who married Captain Martin Binney, the writer of this sketch, William Ayers, and George W. Ayers.
Their two sons were both in the service during the Civil War. George W. Ayers enlisted for Naval Academy grounds, Annapolis, Md., in 1863.
The writer obtained leave of absence, and went to Camp Parole for the purpose of getting him a furlough, but found him dead.
The bodies of George W. Ayers and William Ayers are in one grave, and a beautiful stone was erected to their memory by their sister, Sallie (Ayers) Binney.