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     Marietta Fairbanks was born on 20 May 1815.¹ She married Joseph B. Hunt, son of Alpheus M. Hunt and Eliza A. Barnard, on 3 October 1832.¹

     Eliza Jeanette Hunt was born on 10 July 1833 at DeRuyter, Madison Co., NY. She was the daughter of Joseph B. Hunt and Marietta Fairbanks.

     Eunice Matilda Hunt was born on 5 September 1835 at DeRuyter, Madison Co., NY.¹ She was the daughter of Joseph B. Hunt and Marietta Fairbanks.¹

     Abigail Ann Hunt was born on 24 May 1840 at Truxton, Cortland Co., NY.¹ She was the daughter of Joseph B. Hunt and Marietta Fairbanks.¹ Abigail Ann Hunt died on 16 December 1841 at age 1.¹

     Mary Letitia Hunt was born on 1 October 1842 at Truxton, Cortland Co., NY.¹ She was the daughter of Joseph B. Hunt and Marietta Fairbanks.¹

     John Asahel Hunt was born on 23 April 1845 at DeRuyter, Madison Co., NY.¹ He was the son of Joseph B. Hunt and Marietta Fairbanks.¹

     Joseph Franklin Hunt was born on 19 November 1848 at Hartland, Waukesha Co., WI.¹ He was the son of Joseph B. Hunt and Marietta Fairbanks.¹

     Enos Monroe Hunt was born on 27 February 1851 at Hartland, Waukesha Co., WI.¹ He was the son of Joseph B. Hunt and Marietta Fairbanks.¹

     Mary Hall Sisson Gardner was born on 7 May 1793 at Nantucket, MA.¹ She married Lewis Hunt, son of Asahel Hunt and Anna Geer, on 18 August 1830 at Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH.¹ Mary Hall Sisson Gardner died on 23 September 1845 at age 52.¹

     Susan Leavins was born on 10 October 1797 at Granville, NY. She married Lewis Hunt, son of Asahel Hunt and Anna Geer, on 8 August 1847 at NY.

     George Asahel Hunt was born on 3 September 1831.¹ He was the son of Lewis Hunt and Mary Hall Sisson Gardner. George Asahel Hunt died on 13 July 1838 at drowned, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co, OH, at age 6.¹

     Helen Mary Hunt was born on 6 August 1834.¹ She was the daughter of Lewis Hunt and Mary Hall Sisson Gardner. Helen Mary Hunt died on 14 April 1837 at Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH, at age 2.¹

     Anna F. Hunt was born on 14 November 1835. She was the daughter of Lewis Hunt and Mary Hall Sisson Gardner. Anna F. Hunt died on 11 April 1837 at age 1.

     Mary Hunt was born on 18 February 1839.¹ She was the daughter of Lewis Hunt and Mary Hall Sisson Gardner.

     Josiah Lyman Arms was born on 25 May 1787. He was the son of Jonathan Arms and Eunice Lyman. Josiah Lyman Arms married Cynthia Geer Hunt, daughter of Asahel Hunt and Anna Geer, on 15 October 1812.¹ Josiah Lyman Arms died on 12 December 1828 at Glens Falls, Warren Co., NY, at age 41.

Josiah owned flour and lumber mills at Glenn's Fals, NY. Cynthia was still residing there (1870), a widow for 41 years.

     Michael Spencer was born in 1611 at Stotfold, County Bedfordshire, England.¹ He was the son of Gerard Spencer and Alice Whitbread.¹ Michael Spencer died in 1653.¹

      Ann Derifall was also known as Ann Darifield. She was born in 1610.¹ She married Sergeant Thomas Spencer, son of Gerard Spencer and Alice Whitbread, circa 1638.¹ Ann Derifall died in 1644.²

     Elizabeth Spencer was born in 1602. She was the daughter of Gerard Spencer and Alice Whitbread.

     Thomas Gridley was born in 1612. He died in 1655.

     Adele Augusta Ayer was born on 22 October 1867 at Youngstown, OH.¹ She was the daughter of George Manney Ayer and Amy Gridley Butler.¹ Adele Augusta Ayer married Levi Addison Gardner on 21 October 1884 at Harvard, McHenry Co., IL.¹ Adele Augusta Ayer died on 10 August 1938 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, at age 70.¹

Levi and Addle were enumerated in the 1900 Harvard, McHenry Co., IL, federal census. He was in commercial sales age 37, she was 32. Children in the household were (?) 13, and Dorothy 8. Father-in-law George Ayer age 60 was also in the household.


Adele and Dorothy were enumerated in the 1910 Evanston, Cook Co., IL, federal census boarding in the Greenwood Inn. Adele was 42, Dorothy 18.

     Levi Addison Gardner was born on 24 April 1861 at Solon Mills, IL.¹ He married Adele Augusta Ayer, daughter of George Manney Ayer and Amy Gridley Butler, on 21 October 1884 at Harvard, McHenry Co., IL.¹ Levi Addison Gardner died on 9 May 1916 at 9 May 1916 at age 55.¹

     Dorothy Ayer Gardner was born on 27 February 1892 at Harvard, McHenry Co., IL.¹ She was the daughter of Levi Addison Gardner and Adele Augusta Ayer.¹ Dorothy Ayer Gardner married Leslie Lynch King on 7 September 1912 at Harvard, McHenry Co., IL.¹ Dorothy Ayer Gardner married Gerald Rudolf Ford in 1916. Dorothy Ayer Gardner died on 17 September 1967 at Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, at age 75.¹

     Leslie Lynch King was born on 25 July 1882 at Chadron, NE.¹ He married Dorothy Ayer Gardner, daughter of Levi Addison Gardner and Adele Augusta Ayer, on 7 September 1912 at Harvard, McHenry Co., IL.¹ Leslie Lynch King died on 18 February 1941 at Tucson, Pima Co, AZ, at age 58.¹

     Gerald Rudolf Ford was born circa 1890 at MI.¹ He married Dorothy Ayer Gardner, daughter of Levi Addison Gardner and Adele Augusta Ayer, in 1916.

Gerald R. and Dorothy G. were enumerated in the 1920 Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, federal census, ED 73. He was a store manager age 30, she was. Children in the household were Gerald Jr. 6, and Tom.


Gerald R. and Dorothy were enumerated in the 1930 Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, federal census, ED 70. He was 39, she was 38. Children in the household were Gerald R. Jr. 16, Tom 11, Richard R. 5, and James 2.

      President Leslie Lynch King Jr. was also known as President Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr.. He was born on 14 July 1913 at Omaha, Douglas Co., NE.¹ He was the son of Leslie Lynch King and Dorothy Ayer Gardner.¹ President Leslie Lynch King Jr. died on 26 December 2006 at Rancho Mirage, CA, at age 93. He was buried on 3 January 2007 at Gerald Ford Presidential Museum, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI.

from the whitehouse.gov web page:


When Gerald R. Ford took the oath of office on August 9, 1974, he declared, "I assume the Presidency under extraordinary circumstances.... This is an hour of history that troubles our minds and hurts our hearts."

It was indeed an unprecedented time. He had been the first Vice President chosen under the terms of the Twenty-fifth Amendment and, in the aftermath of the Watergate scandal, was succeeding the first President ever to resign.

Ford was confronted with almost insuperable tasks. There were the challenges of mastering inflation, reviving a depressed economy, solving chronic energy shortages, and trying to ensure world peace.

The President acted to curb the trend toward Government intervention and spending as a means of solving the problems of American society and the economy. In the long run, he believed, this shift would bring a better life for all Americans.

Ford's reputation for integrity and openness had made him popular during his 25 years in Congress. From 1965 to 1973, he was House Minority Leader. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1913, he grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He starred on the University of Michigan football team, then went to Yale, where he served as assistant coach while earning his law degree. During World War II he attained the rank of lieutenant commander in the Navy. After the war he returned to Grand Rapids, where he began the practice of law, and entered Republican politics. A few weeks before his election to Congress in 1948, he married Elizabeth Bloomer. They have four children: Michael, John, Steven, and Susan.

As President, Ford tried to calm earlier controversies by granting former President Nixon a full pardon. His nominee for Vice President, former Governor Nelson Rockefeller of New York, was the second person to fill that office by appointment. Gradually, Ford selected a cabinet of his own.

Ford established his policies during his first year in office, despite opposition from a heavily Democratic Congress. His first goal was to curb inflation. Then, when recession became the Nation's most serious domestic problem, he shifted to measures aimed at stimulating the economy. But, still fearing inflation, Ford vetoed a number of non-military appropriations bills that would have further increased the already heavy budgetary deficit. During his first 14 months as President he vetoed 39 measures. His vetoes were usually sustained.

Ford continued as he had in his Congressional days to view himself as "a moderate in domestic affairs, a conservative in fiscal affairs, and a dyed-in-the-wool internationalist in foreign affairs." A major goal was to help business operate more freely by reducing taxes upon it and easing the controls exercised by regulatory agencies. "We...declared our independence 200 years ago, and we are not about to lose it now to paper shufflers and computers," he said.

In foreign affairs Ford acted vigorously to maintain U. S. power and prestige after the collapse of Cambodia and South Viet Nam. Preventing a new war in the Middle East remained a major objective; by providing aid to both Israel and Egypt, the Ford Administration helped persuade the two countries to accept an interim truce agreement. Detente with the Soviet Union continued. President Ford and Soviet leader Leonid I. Brezhnev set new limitations upon nuclear weapons.

President Ford won the Republican nomination for the Presidency in 1976, but lost the election to his Democratic opponent, former Governor Jimmy Carter of Georgia.

On Inauguration Day, President Carter began his speech: "For myself and for our Nation, I want to thank my predecessor for all he has done to heal our land." A grateful people concurred.

He died at home in Rancho Mirage, about 130 miles east of Los Angeles. He was the longest living president, followed by Ronald Reagan, who also died at 93.

     Samuel Gridley married Esther Thompson.¹ Samuel Gridley was born in 1647.¹ He was the son of Thomas Gridley and Mary Seymour.¹ Samuel Gridley died in 1712.¹

     Esther Thompson married Samuel Gridley, son of Thomas Gridley and Mary Seymour.¹ Esther Thompson was born in 1655.¹

     Deacon Michael Humphrey was born on 20 November 1703 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT.¹ He was the son of Deacon John Humphrey and Sarah Pettibone.¹ Deacon Michael Humphrey married Mercy Humphrey, daughter of Jonathan Humphrey and Mercy Ruggles, on 15 September 1735 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT.¹ Deacon Michael Humphrey died in 1778.

     Mercy Humphrey was born on 21 October 1717 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT.¹ She was the daughter of Jonathan Humphrey and Mercy Ruggles. Mercy Humphrey married Deacon Michael Humphrey, son of Deacon John Humphrey and Sarah Pettibone, on 15 September 1735 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT.¹ Mercy Humphrey died in 1793.¹

     Hon. Daniel Humphrey was born on 17 August 1737 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT.¹ He was the son of Deacon Michael Humphrey and Mercy Humphrey. Hon. Daniel Humphrey married Rachel Phelps, daughter of Lt. David Phelps and Abigail Pettibone, on 10 April 1760 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT.¹ Hon. Daniel Humphrey died on 27 August 1813 at age 76.¹

     Abigail Griswold was born on 29 April 1770.¹ She was the daughter of Nathaniel Griswold and Abigail Pinney.¹ Abigail Griswold married Captain Amasa Humphrey, son of Hezekiah Humphrey and Amy Cornish.

     Mary Humphrey was born on 4 January 1753. She was the daughter of Hezekiah Humphrey and Amy Cornish. Mary Humphrey married Capt. Bartholomew Case, son of Thomas Case and Elizabeth Woodford. Mary Humphrey died on 10 May 1818 at age 65.

     Col. Aurora Case was born on 20 March 1787.^1,2 He was the son of Capt. Bartholomew Case and Mary Humphrey.^1,2

     Esquire John Humphrey was born on 17 March 1700/1 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT.¹ He was the son of Deacon John Humphrey and Sarah Pettibone. Esquire John Humphrey died on 2 November 1760 at New Haven, New Haven Co., CT, at age 59.¹

     Lieutenant Nathaniel Humphrey was born on 20 May 1735 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT. He was the son of Esquire John Humphrey and Lydia Reed. Lieutenant Nathaniel Humphrey married Maria Humphrey, daughter of Charles Humphrey and Hepzibah Pettibone, on 2 January 1755. Lieutenant Nathaniel Humphrey died in 1822.

     Major Elihu Humphrey was born on 14 April 1738 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT.¹ He was the son of Esquire John Humphrey and Lydia Reed.¹ Major Elihu Humphrey married Asenath Humphrey, daughter of Col. Jonathan Humphrey and Desire Owen, on 7 April 1763 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT.¹ Major Elihu Humphrey died on 25 February 1777 at age 38.¹

     Asenath Humphrey was born in 1765. She was the daughter of Major Elihu Humphrey and Asenath Humphrey.¹ Asenath Humphrey married David Phelps, son of Capt. David Phelps and Abigail Griswold, before 24 March 1792. Asenath Humphrey died on 1 October 1825.