▁See ▁also ▁Ak an ▁religion ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : A kan ▁Category : A fr ican ▁gods ▁Category : S ky ▁and ▁weather ▁gods ▁Category : Leg end ary ▁pro gen itors <0x0A> </s> ▁Marshall ▁Ay res ▁( born ▁June ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 8 0 7 ) ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ing ▁pione ers ▁of ▁the ▁Mid west , ▁particularly ▁around ▁the ▁Chicago ▁region . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁Ay res ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Tru ro , ▁Massachusetts ▁( C ape ▁C od ). ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁sevent h ▁child ▁of ▁nine ▁born ▁to ▁father ▁Dr . ▁Jason ▁Ay res ▁and ▁mother ▁Bet sey ▁Hol man ▁who ▁were ▁married ▁April ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 7 9 1 . ▁▁ ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁the ▁fifth ▁generation ▁of ▁sett lers ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁World , ▁as ▁a ▁direct ▁desc endant ▁of ▁Captain ▁John ▁Ay res ▁and ▁Sus anna ▁Sym onds ▁of ▁I ps wich , ▁Massachusetts , ▁ 1 6 4 8 . ▁ ▁He ▁married ▁Hann ah ▁( L omb ard ) ▁Ay ers , ▁who ▁were ▁native ▁to ▁Tru ro , ▁Cape ▁C od , ▁Massachusetts . ▁Ay res , ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁pione er ▁residents ▁of ▁Gr ig gs ville , ▁IL ▁moving ▁there ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 1 . ▁ ▁There ▁son ▁Marshall ▁Ay res , ▁Jr . ▁and ▁future ▁oil ▁industrial ist , ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 8 3 9 ▁ ▁The ▁two ▁families ▁were