Maria Ayres

  Events

• She appeared on the census in 1830 in Mason County, Virginia.

• She appeared on the census in 1850 in Onarga, Iroquois County, Illinois. She lived in the household of Joshua Freeman.

• She appeared on the census in 1860 in Iroquois County, Illinois. She appeared on the census as Maria L. Boyd. Real estate valued at $6675. Personal estate valued at $1050.

• She appeared on the census in 1870 in Onarga, Iroquois County, Illinois. She appeared on the census as Mary Boyd living in the household of Benjamin Franklin Lindsey.

• She appeared on the census in 1880 in Onarga, Iroquois County, Illinois. She lived next door to Benjamin Franklin Lindsay with Elizabeth M. Grice.

• She was buried at Del Rey Cemetery in Del Rey, Iroquois County, Illinois.

Maria married Ira Lindsey, son of Thomas Lindsey Jr. and Thankful Bailey, 13 January 1832 in Mason County, Virginia.²³⁷ (Ira Lindsey was born 27 June 1790 in Monmouth, Kennebec County, Maine,²³⁹ died 3 April 1844 in Del Rey, Iroquois County, Illinois ²⁴⁰ and was buried after 3 April 1844 in Del Rey, Iroquois County, Illinois at Del Rey Cemetery ²⁴⁰.)

Maria next married Dr. Lemuel Boyd in October 1845 in Iroquois County, Illinois.²³⁷ (Dr. Lemuel Boyd was born about 1790 in St. Marys County, Maryland,^241,242 died 20 January 1874 ²⁴¹ and was buried after 20 January 1874 in Onarga, Iroquois County, Illinois at Onarga Cemetery ²⁴¹.)