Dorcas Faxon ( 9 June , 1785-7 Sept. , 1872 ) was born in Braintree , Massachusetts , the son of farmer Nathaniel Thayer and his wife Sylvanus Thayer .
Sylvanus Thayer ( 9 June 1785-7 Sept. 1872 ) was born in Braintree , Massachusetts , the son of farmer Nathaniel Thayer and his wife Dorcas Faxon .