By Muriel Bristol | February 19, 2023
James Hayes was born in Milton, December 27, 1790, son of James C. and Betsy (Twombly) Hayes.
(The known children of James C. and Betsy (Twombly) Hayes were James Hayes (1790–1845), Hanson Hayes (1792–1851), Abra Hayes (1795–1879), Chesley Hayes (1798–1835), and Sally Hayes Junkins (1803–1828)).
Father James C. Hayes died in Milton, February 27, 1809, aged forty-nine years.
Betsy [(Twombly)] Hayes headed a Milton household at the time of the Third (1810) Federal Census. Her household included one female aged 45-plus years [herself], two males aged 16-25 years [James Hayes and Hanson Hayes], one female aged 16-25 years [Abra Hayes], one male aged 10-15 years [Chesley Hayes], and one female aged 10-15 years [Sarah Hayes].
James Hayes, Jr., married in Milton, January 28, 1817, Apphia Chard [Card]. Levi Jones, J.P., performed the ceremony. She was born on Seavey’s Island in Kittery, ME, September 11, 1786, daughter of Thomas and Abigail (Neal) Card.
(The known children of James Jr. and Apphia (Card) Hayes were Benjamin F. Hayes (1817–1902), Mary D. Hayes (1819–1821), Charles Chesley Hayes (1822–1893), Mary Adaline Hayes (1825–1827), Cyrus Augustus Hayes (1828–1850), Sarah Card Hayes (1830–1896), and Mary Jane Hayes (1832–1850)).
Son Benjamin F. Hayes was born in Milton, March 23, 1817.
NH Governor William Plumer appointed or commissioned him as lieutenant of the Seventh Company, Second Regiment, NH Militia, July 17, 1817. NH Governor Samuel Ball promoted him to Captain of the Sixth Company, Thirty-Ninth Regiment, NH Militia, September 4, 1822.
Daughter Mary D. Hayes was born in Milton, January 5, 1819. She died there, May 13, 1821, aged two years.
Son Charles Chesley Hayes was born in Milton, September 1, 1822.
The Milton selectmen of 1825 were Jas. Hayes, Jr., I.H. Wentworth, and Thos. Chapman. Those of 1826 were Jas. Hayes, Jr., Jas. Roberts, and Thos. Chapman. Those of 1827 were Jas. Hayes, Jr., Thos. Chapman, and H. Meserve.
Daughter Mary Adaline Hayes was born in Milton, September 25, 1825. She died in Milton September 13, 1827, aged one year.
Son Cyrus Augustus Hayes was born in Milton, September 11, 1828.
Jas. Hayes, Jr., headed a Milton household at the time of the Fifth (1830) Federal Census. His household included one male aged 30-39 years [himself], one female aged 40-49 years [Apphia (Card) Hayes], one male aged 20-29 years, one female aged 15-19 years, one male aged 10-14 years [Benjamin F. Hayes], one male aged 5-9 years [Charles C. Hayes], one male aged under-5 years [Cyrus A. Hayes], and one female aged 60-69 years [Betsy (Twombly) Hayes]. Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of Moses Chamberlain and Levi Jones.
Daughter Sarah C. Hayes was born in Milton, June 28, 1830. Daughter Mary Jane Hayes was born in Milton August 12, 1832.
James Hayes headed a Milton household at the time of the Sixth (1840) Federal Census. His household included one male aged 40-49 years [himself], one female aged 50-59 years [Apphia (Card) Hayes], one male aged 15-19 years [Charles C. Hayes], one male aged 10-14 years [Cyrus A. Hayes], one female aged 10-14 years [Sarah C. Hayes], one female aged 5-9 years [Mary J. Hayes], and one female aged 70-79 years [Betsy (Twombly) Hayes]. Three members of his household were engaged in Agriculture. Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of David M. Corson and John Nute.
The Milton selectmen of 1843 were Jas. Hayes, Jr., I.H. Wentworth, and Asa Fox. Those of 1844 were Jas. Hayes, Jr., Asa Fox, and I.H. Wentworth.
Son Benjamon F. Hayes married, circa 1844, Sophia T. Twombly. She was born in Milton, August 8, 1826, daughter of Samuel [IV] and Sophia (Fish) Twombly.
Mother Betsy (Twombly) Hayes died in Milton, October 16, 1844, aged eighty-two years.
James Hayes, Jr., died in Milton, February 18, 1845, aged fifty-four years.
Daughter Mary Jane Hayes died, April 6, 1850, aged seventeen years, eight months. Son Cyrus Augustus Hayes died April 24, 1850, aged twenty-one years, seven months.
Apphia [(Card)] Hayes, aged sixty-four years (b. NH [SIC]), headed a Milton household at the time of the Seventh (1850) Federal Census. Her household included Charles Hayes, a farmer, aged twenty-eight years (b. NH), and Sally Hayes, aged nineteen years (b. NH). Charles Hayes had real estate valued at $900. Their household appeared in the enumeration between those Comfort Laskey, aged seventy-four years (b. NH) and Daniel M. Corson, a farmer, aged sixty-two years (b. NH).
Benjamin F. Hayes, a shoemaker, aged thirty-three years (b. NH), headed a Milton household at the time of the Seventh (1850) Federal Census. His household included Sophia [(Twombly)] Hayes, aged twenty-four years (b. NH), and James C. Hayes, aged four years (b. NH). Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of Hanson Downs, a shoemaker, aged twenty-four years (b. NH), and Lewis Leighton, a shoemaker, aged twenty-three years (b. NH).
Charles C. Hayes married in Somersworth, NH, November 26, 1851, Abigail Paul “Abby” Spinney, he of Milton and she of Somersworth, NH. Richard Russell, a Somersworth justice-of-the-peace, performed the ceremony. She was born in Wakefield, NH, November 3, 1826, daughter of Parker F. and Mary E. (Dearborn) Spinney.
Aphie [(Card)] Hayes, aged seventy-two years (b. NH [SIC]), headed a Milton (“Milton P.O.”) household at the time of the Eighth (1860) Federal Census. Her household included Sarah C. Hayes, aged twenty-nine years (b. NH). Aphie Hayes had person estate valued at $500. Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of [her son,] Chas. C. Hayes, a farmer, aged thirty-seven years (b. NH) and Samuel G. Chamberlain, a farmer, aged thirty-two years (b. NH).
Benja. F. Hayes, a farmer, aged forty-three years (b. NH), headed a Milton household at the time of the Eighth (1860) Federal Census. His household included Sophia F. [(Twombly)] Hayes, aged thirty-two years (b. NH), and James C. Hayes, aged fourteen years (b. NH). Benja. F. Hayes had real estate valued at $600 and personal estate valued at $500. Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of Samuel Twombly, a farmer, aged eighty years (b. NH), and Dudley Wentworth, a farmer, aged sixty-five years (b. NH).
Chas. C. Hayes, a farmer, aged thirty-seven years (b. NH), headed a Milton (“Milton P.O.”) household at the time of the Eighth (1860) Federal Census. His household included Abba P. Hayes, aged thirty-three years (b. NH), Abba L. Hayes, aged three years (b. NH), and Mary L. Hayes, aged one year (b. NH). Chas. C. Hayes had real estate valued at $1,200 and personal estate valued at $300. His household immediately preceded in the enumeration that of [his mother,] Aphie Hayes, aged seventy-two years (b. NH). Her household included Sarah C. Hayes, aged twenty-nine years (b. NH). Aphie Hayes had personal estate valued at $300.
Aphia [(Card)] Hayes, aged eighty-two years (b. NH [SIC]), headed a Milton household at the time of the Ninth (1870) Federal Census. She shared a two-family dwelling with the household of [her son,] Charles C. Hayes, a millwright, aged forty-seven years (b. NH).
Benjamin F. Hayes, a farm laborer, aged fifty-three years (b. NH), headed a Milton household at the time of the Ninth (1870) Federal Census. His household included Sophia [(Twombly)] Hayes, keeping house, aged forty-three years (b. NH). They shared a two-family house with the household of [her mother,] Sophia [(Fish)] Twombly, keeping house, aged seventy-eight years (b. VT). Benjamin F. Hayes had real estate valued at $1,000 and personal estate valued at $757. Sophia [(Fish)] Twombly had real estate valued at $1,000. Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of Dudley Wentworth, a farmer, aged seventy-five years (b. NH), and John B. Varney, works in shoe factory, aged forty-four years (b. ME).
Charles C. Hayes, a millwright, aged forty-seven years (b. NH), headed a Milton (“Milton P.O.”) household at the time of the Ninth (1870) Federal Census. His household included Abbie P. Hayes, keeping house, aged forty-three years (b. NH), Abbie L. Hayes, at school, aged twelve years (b. NH), and Mary L. Hayes, at school, aged eleven years (b. NH). Chas. C. Hayes had real estate valued at $1,000 and personal estate valued at $250. He shared a two-family residence with the household of Apphia Hayes, keeping house, aged eighty-two years (b. NH). Their households appeared in the enumeration between those of Parker Spinney, aged sixty-five years (b. ME), and John P. Nute, a farmer, aged forty-four years (b. NH).
Apphia “Effie” (Card) Hayes died of a brain hemorrhage in Milton, October 4, 1878, aged ninety-two years, and twenty-three days.
Benjamin F. Hayes, a farmer, aged sixty-three years (b. NH), headed a Milton household at the time of the Tenth (1880) Federal Census. His household included his wife, Sophia T. [(Twombly)] Hayes, keeping house, aged fifty-three years (b. NH). Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of John B. Varney, a farmer, aged fifty-four years (b. NH), and Jonathan P. Wentworth, a farmer, aged fifty-one years (b. NH).
Charles C. Hayes, a farmer & sets water wheels, aged fifty-seven years (b. NH), headed a Milton (“Milton P.O.”) household at the time of the Tenth (1880) Federal Census. His household included Abbie T. Hayes, keeping house, aged fifty-three years (b. NH), Abbie L. Hayes, at home, aged twenty-two years (b. NH), and Mary L. Hayes, at home, aged twenty-one years (b. NH). His household appeared in the enumeration between those of Jonas S. Laskey, a farmer, aged fifty-three years (b. NH), and Geo. W. Fellows, connected with the press, aged forty years (b. NH).
Son Charles C. Hayes died of Bright’s disease (and a carbuncle) in Milton, February 10, 1893, aged seventy years, five months, and ten days. Charles W. Gross, M.D., of Milton Mills signed the death certificate.
Daughter Sarah C. Hayes died of a strangulated hernia in Haverhill, MA, September 6, 1896, aged sixty-six years, two months, and nine days. She had been a housekeeper.
Benjamin F. Hayes, a farmer, aged eighty-three years (b. NH), headed a Milton household at the time of the Twelfth (1900) Federal Census. His household included his wife (of fifty-five years), Sophia [(Twombly)] Hayes, aged seventy-three years (b. NH). Benjamin F. Hayes owned their farm, free-and-clear. Sophia Hayes was the mother of one child, of whom one was still living. Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of Jonathan P. Wentworth, a farmer, aged seventy-one years (b. NH), and James H. Horne, a farmer, aged forty-six years (b. NH).
WEST MILTON. B.F. Hayes has been looking at some houses in Milton with the view of buying, not caring to winter on the mountain again (Farmington News, July 20, 1900).
WEST MILTON. Mr. and Mrs. B.F. Hayes have removed from the mountain to the Ponds (Farmington News, November 16, 1900).
WEST MILTON. Mrs. B.F. Hayes has been quite ill (Farmington News, December 14, 1900).
Son Benjamin F. Hayes died of a strangulated hernia in Milton, October 8, 1902, aged eighty-five years, six months, and fifteen days. James J. Buckley, M.D., signed the death certificate.
Daughter-in-law Sophia T. (Twombly) Hayes died in Haverhill, MA, February 6, 1909.
Daughter-in-law Abigail P. (Spinney) Hayes died of acute indigestion (followed by heart disease) in Milton, NH, April 10, 1913, aged eighty-six years, five months, and seven days. H.E. Anderson, M.D., of Milton Mills, signed the death certificate.
References:
Find a Grave. (2012, October 7). Benjamin F. Hayes. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/98444912/benjamin-f-hayes
Find a Grave. (2014, May 26). Betsey Twombly Hayes. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/130394399/betsey-hayes
Find a Grave. (2014, May 26). Charles Chesley Hayes. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/130387666/charles-chesley-hayes
Find a Grave. (2914, May 26). Cyrus Augustus Hayes. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/130383936/cyrus-augustus-hayes
Find a Grave. (2014, May 26). James Chesley Hayes. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/130395278/james-chesley-hayes
Find a Grave. (2022, March 7). CPT James Hayes. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/237336842/james-hayes
Find a Grave. (2022, March 7). Mary Adaline Hayes. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/237337115/mary-adaline-hayes
Find a Grave. (2022, March 7). Mary D. Hayes. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/237336998/mary-d-hayes
Find a Grave. (2014, May 26). Mary Jane Hayes. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/130383602/mary-jane-hayes
Find a Grave. (2014, May 26). Sarah Card Hayes. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/130384568/sarah-card-hayes
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