Elizabeth Ann Majory

1823 - 1885  (61 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Ann Majory  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	10 Aug 1823	Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Also Known As	Eliza  [1, 2, 5]
  Census	25 Sep 1850	Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA   [2]
  Residence	1866	Peekskill, Westchester, New York, USA   [5]
  Census	9 Jul 1870	Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA   [3]
  Occupation	9 Jul 1870  [3]
  	hat shop worker
  Death	6 Aug 1885	Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA   [1]
  Burial	8 Aug 1885  [1]
  Person ID	I86	Ryer Genealogy
  Last Modified	21 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Dennis G. Majory,   b. 18 Jan 1799, Tarrytown, Westchester, New York, USA d. 7 Oct 1872, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Margaret Wood,   b. 5 Aug 1802, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA d. 16 Sep 1888, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	21 Aug 1819	Dutch Reformed Church, Fordham Manor, Westchester, New York, USA   [6]
  Family ID	F41	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Abraham B. Ryer,   b. 2 Apr 1817, Westchester, Westchester, New York, USA d. 17 Sep 1854, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA (Age 37 years)
  Marriage	30 May 1841	Methodist Episcopal Church, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA
  Children	1. William Casper Ryer,   b. 7 Jun 1842, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA d. 27 Jun 1862, Gaines Mill, Hanover, Virginia, USA (Age 20 years) + 2. Cornelius Wheeler Ryer,   b. Mar 1845, Mosholu, Westchester, New York, USA d. 6 Jan 1911, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA (Age ~ 65 years) + 3. Sarah A Wheeler Ryer,   b. Sep 1848, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA d. 13 Feb 1929, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, USA (Age ~ 80 years) + 4. John Garrison Ryer,   b. 28 Aug 1851, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA d. 29 Aug 1921, Valhalla, Westchester, New York, USA (Age 70 years)   5. Jane E. Ryer,   b. Mar 1854, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA d. 6 Apr 1929, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA (Age ~ 75 years)
  Family ID	F36	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 May 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary. MRS. ELIZA A. RYER died yesterday, of consumption, at 247 New Main street, in the 62d year of her age. She was born in Mosholu, and has lived all her days in Yonkers. She leaves two sons and two daughters, one of the daughters living in Poughkeepsie. Her mother, the widow of the late Dennis Majory, still survives, and is 83 years of age. The funeral services will be held at the residence, on Saturday afternoon at 4 o’clock. Mrs. Ryer was a member of the Westminster Presbyterian Church. source: Obituary of Eliza A. Ryer. Yonkers, NY: The Yonkers Statesman, 7 Aug 1885, p. 3.

  
  

• Sources

  [S55] Obituary of Eliza A. Ryer, (Yonkers, NY: The Yonkers Statesman, 7 Aug 1885, p. 3). [S58] National Archives and Records Administration, 1850 United States Federal Census, Yonkers, Westchester County, New York, National Archives Microfilm Roll M432_615; 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]., (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009). [S60] National Archives and Records Administration, 1870 United States Federal Census, Yonkers, Yonkers Post Office, Westchester County, New York, National Archives Microfilm Roll M593_1116; 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]., (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009). [S159] Obituary of John Garrison Ryer, (Yonkers, NY: The Yonkers Statesman, 30 Aug 1921, p. 6). [S156] Ancestry.com, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line], (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011). [S166] FamilySearch, "New York Marriages, 1686-1980", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org) (, (Salt Lake City, UT, USA: FamilySearch).