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The Life From The Roots blog topics have changed several times since I began this blog in 2009. I initially wrote only about the family history I had been working on for 20 years. Years later, I was into visiting gardens, historical homes, churches, libraries that had genealogical collections, historical societies, war memorials, and travel/tourism places. I also enjoy posting autographs and photos of famous people I've met or have seen.

Along with my New England roots, other areas include New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada.

Please check out the labels on the right side for topics (please note, they need work). Below the labels and pageviews is a listing of my top nine posts, according to Google. Four of them pertain to Lowell, MA. These posts change often because they are based on what people are reading.

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Frederick Ayer, Lowell Cemetery -- Tombstone Tuesday

I took this tombstone photo because I had written about Frederick Fanning Ayer's houses twice in my blog posts. The first post was about his Lowell house that later became the American school, formerly an orphanage. The second post was about his huge house in Boston, built by Louis Comfort Tiffany. When I learned that Mr. Ayer was buried in Lowell, after his 1918 death, I decided to post my pictures here.


FREDERICK AYER
BORN DEC. 8, 1832
DIED MAR. 14, 1918
CORNELIA WHEATON
WIFE OF FREDERICK AYER
BORN JUNE 20, 1835
DIED JANY. 9, 1878
ELLEN BARROWS BANNING
WIFE OF FREDERICK AYER
BORN MAY 7, 1853
DIED APR. 3, 1918
KEITH MERRILL
APR. 2, 1887  --  JUNE 8, 1959

KATHARINE AYER MERRILL  (Daughter)
SEPT. 3, 1890  --  JAN. 3, 1981

(Note: The 2nd daughter of Frederick Ayer, Beatrice Banning, wife of Gen. George S. Patton was probably buried in Hamilton, Massachusetts (location unknown).



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