William M. Ayres, Jr. and Catharine F. "Kate" Watson

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Husband William M. Ayres, Jr. ¹

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           Born: 8 Mar 1823 - Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 14 Apr 1898
         Buried:  - Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA

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         Father: William Ayres (1788-1856) 2 3 4
         Mother: Mary Elizabeth Bucher (1795-1847) 2 3 4

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       Marriage: 5 Jan 1865 5

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   Other Spouse: Ellen Criswell (1821-1863) 1 - 16 Oct 1846 5

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   Other Spouse: Catherine W. "Kate" Williams (Bet 1834/1845-      ) 6 - 7 Sep 1876 - Philadelphia, PA 6

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Wife Catharine F. "Kate" Watson ⁵

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           Born: Mar 1846
     Christened: 
           Died: 19 May 1908 - Washington, D. C.
         Buried: 

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Children

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1 M Dr. William Watson Ayres ⁵

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           Born: 24 Nov 1867 - Philadelphia, PA 5
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1919
         Buried: 

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General Notes: Husband - William M. Ayres, Jr.

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He commenced merchandising with his uncle, Hon. John C. Bucher, and removing to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, entered the wholesale trade. He was appointed by Gov. Wm. F. Johnston an Aid de Camp, with the rank of Lieut. Colonel. Whilst in Major General Wm. F. Smith's Division of the Army of the Potomac, in the Rebellion, Col. Ayres was captured on Bull Run battlefield, and confined in Libby prison, Richmond, Virginia. He was released April, 1862, under a Parole d'honneur.

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General Notes: Wife - Catharine F. "Kate" Watson

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from Prince Edward Island, Canada

1 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 56.

2 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 462.

3 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 51, 125.

4 William Henry Egle, Historical Register: Notes and Queries, Historical and Genealogical (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Company, 1894), Pg 389.

5 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 58.

6 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 59.