JEHU EYRE


Jehu Eyre
Jehu Eyre
  • Born: January 10, 1738
  • Died: July 23, 1781
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Jehu Eyre or Ayer was an American businessman, veteran of the French and Indian War and American Revolutionary War, and member of the influential Eyre family, which played a major role in the American Revolution and the early Republic. Jehu's father George had emigrated to the New World in 1727; the family was descended from one of the oldest noble lines in England.