I am also searching the Jerauld name. I have an
Olive Jerauld/Gerauld/Gerrald Born in MA in 1787.
She married a Stephen Thayer in 1804 in Boston.
Stephen Thayer died in 1828 and Olive Jerauld Thayer moved
to Sangamon co IL in 1840.
She moved there and lived with her son Henry Thayer and
with her were her daughters Caroline, and Hannah and Hester.
Her son John W. Thayer lived one county away.
I have been following every Jerauld family in MA and in RI looking for her parents.
Her marriage to Stephen Thayer in Boston lists her name as
Olive Gerald (possibly Gerrald)
My own great grandmother was named after her. Olive Jerauld Thayer, daughter of Henry.
It is obvious the family spelled it different ways.
Can anyone interested in Jerauld family help me find parents for Olive Gerald/Gerrald/Jerauld who was born in
MA in or near 1787?
She named her children Stephen (also husband's name) Hester, Hannah, Olive, William Stephen, and a middle name was Whiting All Olive's children were born in Boston.
Olive Gerauld Thayer is listed as a widow in 1830 Boston Census. Any help appreciated. Scotty