James Ryer

1782 - 1856  (~ 74 years)

• Name	James Ryer  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	Abt. 1782	Fordham Manor, Westchester, New York, USA   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Christening	23 Jun 1793	Christ's Church, Rye, Westchester, New York, USA   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Education	Bet. 19 Mar 1796–19 Mar 1797	Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA   [8]
  	Gilmore's School
  Census	7 Aug 1820	Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA   [1]
  Residence	28 May 1832	Westchester, New York, USA   [2]
  Census	1 Jun 1840	New York Ward 9, New York, New York, USA   [4]
  Census	28 Aug 1850	New York Ward 12, New York, New York, USA   [6]
  Residence	28 Aug 1850	Manhattan, New York, New York, USA   [6]
  	Randall's Island
  Occupation	15 Feb 1854  [5]
  	laborer
  Residence	15 Feb 1854	Manhattan, New York, New York, USA   [5]
  	Alms House, Randall's Island
  Death	15 Nov 1856	Manhattan, New York, New York, USA   [5, 7]
  Burial	Ward's Island, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA   [5, 7]
  Person ID	I63	Ryer Genealogy
  Last Modified	22 May 2024

  
  

  Father	John Ryer,   b. 15 Feb 1759, Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA d. 2 Oct 1793, White Plains, Westchester, New York, USA (Age 34 years)
  Mother	Margaret Wood,   b. Abt. 1762, Westchester, New York, USA d. Aft. 1 Jun 1840, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA (Age ~ 78 years)
  Marriage	1781	Fordham Manor, Westchester, New York, USA   [9]
  Family ID	F29	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Williams,   b. 28 Dec 1798, Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA d. 1820-1840, Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	31 Dec 1814	Dutch Reformed Church, Fordham Manor, Westchester, New York, USA
  Children	1. Margaret Ryer,   b. 4 Sep 1815, Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA + 2. Abraham B. Ryer,   b. 2 Apr 1817, Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA d. 17 Sep 1854, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA (Age 37 years) + 3. William Ryer,   b. 21 Jun 1819, Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA d. 7 Mar 1870, Troy, Rensselaer, New York, USA (Age 50 years) + 4. Rachel Eliza Ryer,   b. 9 Dec 1821, Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA d. 16 Feb 1877, Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA (Age 55 years)
  Family ID	F31	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Mar 2024

  
  

• Photos

  Map showing Randall's Island and Long Island City in 1896

  
  

• Sources

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