BIBLE: Hayes Family This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Annette Lucas ClintonRoots@aol.com April 2003 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm The following information is from the Iowa Genealogical Society, 6000 Douglas, P.O. Box 7735, Des Moines, Iowa 50322 "copied from a leaf taken from the family record of Thomas Benjamin & Eleanor Hayes, his wife" and certified 16 Jul 1913 by C. I. Nelson, Notary Public Thomas Benjamin Hayes, Born in the parish of Newton, County of Kings, New Brunswick, January 14th 1801, and Eleanor Colpitts, born in the Parish of Salisbury, County of Westmoreland, New Brunswick, April 24th 1809, and were married in the Parish of Norton, County of Kings, New Brunswick, by Rev. James Cookson, July 28th 1833. Husband died, June 23rd 1887 at Hazelton, Iowa, age 86 yrs 5 mo Wife died, March 9th 1887 at Hazelton, Iowa, age 77 yrs 10 mo Children's Names Augusta b. 20 Jan 1835 Oran 27 Dec 1836 Mary Jane 24 Dec 1838 Morton 11 Apr 1843 William Miles 09 Nov 1845 James McCurdy 17 May 1849 Ellen Amelia 24 May 1853