Pop-up Pedigree

Death*: UNKNOWN
Birth*: 20 April 1705, Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode Island

Father: Samuel Dyer b. circa 1665, d. 15 July 1724
Mother: Mary Cotta b. 1 March 1667/68, d. 2 April 1729

Pop-up Pedigree

Note*: Not mentioned in Mother's will
Birth*: 9 June 1723, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island
Death*: before 1778

Father: Charles Dyer b. 22 March 1696/97, d. April 1768
Mother: Elizabeth (Sheriff) Shreve b. 20 May 1698, d. July 1778

Pop-up Pedigree

Death*: UNKNOWN
Note*: VR of RI Vol.4, Newport County: Edward Dyer & Abigail StockbridgeJossylyn; m. at Hanover, Mass. by Albert Smith, Justice; Aug. 20, 1745
Birth*: 27 August 1767, Philadelphia, Pa
Marriage*: 11 April 1795, Hanover, Plymouth, Massachusetts, Principal=Abigail Stockbridge Josselyn

Father: James Dyer b. 10 January 1727/28, d. circa 1802
Mother: Elizabeth (Nee?) Dyer d. UNKNOWN

Abigail Stockbridge Josselyn d. UNKNOWN

Children:

Moses Dyer b. a 1795, d. UNKNOWN
Deborah Dyer b. a 1795, d. UNKNOWN
Aaron Dyer b. 19 Jan 1800, d. UNKNOWN

Pop-up Pedigree

Note*: In 1789, at age 15, he went from Rhode Island to Hancock MA., whereseveral of his brothers were living. In February 1796, he left to settle in the newly opened farm land inVermont. He went first to Shrewsbury, worked there until he had= moneyto purchase a farm. In 1799 he sold it and built a small house in SoClarendon VT, he had married Sally Bowman, he was 25 yrs. old and she16. He continued to purchase land in and around Clarendon VT until he ownedabout 800 acres which became known as 'Dyer Farms'. He built anotherhouse on the best land which became known as 'The Dyer Place' it burnedin Feb 1910. 1850 Census, Rutland, Rutland Co., Vermont Edward Dyre 75, M, Farmer, Real Estate $10,300, b. Rhode Island Hannah, 62, F Horace H. 30, M, Farmer REF: Notebook 'Dyer Ancestry of Julia Randall' by Stanwood E Flitner(copy from Franz Buse.
Birth*: 23 June 1774, West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island
Marriage*: 1 November 1798, Clarendon, Rutland, Vermont, Principal=Sally Bowman
Marriage*: 7 January 1818, Melton, Vermont, Principal=Hannah Hoxie
Death*: 11 May 1854, Conneaut, Ashland, Ohio

Father: George Dyer b. 26 December 1736, d. 8 January 1817
Mother: Anne Nichols b. 13 January 1738/39, d. between 1779 and 1783

Sally Bowman b. 18 February 1782, d. 1 August 1816

Children:

Palmer Dyer , Rev.+ b. 24 Oct 1798, d. 1 Aug 1844
Sybil Dyer+ b. 29 May 1800, d. 3 Aug 1887
John Dyer+ b. 28 Oct 1802, d. 12 Oct 1853
Laura Dyer+ b. 6 Sep 1804, d. 24 Dec 1875
Clara Dyer+ b. 29 Apr 1806, d. 22 Nov 1887
Edward Dyer , Jr. b. 1 Dec 1808, d. 27 Jul 1809
Harriet Dyer+ b. 19 Apr 1810, d. 8 Nov 1905
Sally Maria Dyer b. 2 Jan 1812, d. 21 Feb 1818
Samuel Edward Dyer+ b. 24 Jan 1814, d. 15 Mar 1863

Hannah Hoxie b. 10 April 1787, d. 17 February 1869

Children:

Horace Hoxie Dyer+ b. 2 Apr 1820, d. 29 Mar 1905
Sarah Bowman Dyer+ b. 3 Nov 1821, d. 7 Jul 1876

Pop-up Pedigree

Note*: died age 5 weeks.
Burial*: 1721, COMMON BURIAL GROUND NEWPORT FAREWELL ST ->20 ft. E
Birth*: 1721
Death*: 25 April 1721, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island

Father: William Dyer b. before 1688, d. 2 April 1752
Mother: Abigail Thurston b. 3 April 1686, d. 16 October 1761

Pop-up Pedigree

Death*: UNKNOWN
Birth*: 3 December 1728, of North Kingstown, Rhode Island
Marriage*: 27 June 1757, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, Principal=Abigail Pate

Father: Samuel Dyer b. 23 May 1695, d. UNKNOWN
Mother: Mary (Nee?) Dyer d. UNKNOWN

Abigail Pate d. UNKNOWN

Pop-up Pedigree

Death*: UNKNOWN
Birth*: after 1726

Father: Samuel Dyer b. 1703, d. circa 1760
Mother: Tabitha Niles b. circa 1706, d. 1795

Pop-up Pedigree

Note*: age 2
Birth*: 16 May 1833
Burial*: 1835, SWAN POINT, PROVIDENCE, BLACKSTONE BLVD
Death*: 28 October 1835, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island

Father: Cyrus Dyer b. 3 November 1797, d. 22 March 1864
Mother: Mary Ann Grinnell b. 30 November 1799, d. 2 February 1854

Pop-up Pedigree

Note*: A birth record for Edward could not be found in the Houston County courthouse as their birth records start in 1870. Provided by: Hal W. Jennings
Birth*: circa 1869, Houston, Houston, Minnesota
Marriage*: circa 1905, Principal=Olena Martea Hillesland
Death*: 1947

Father: George Hazard Dyer , Jr. b. 10 January 1816, d. 12 May 1896
Mother: Nancy Ann Wilber , Mrs. b. circa 1838, d. 27 July 1921

Olena Martea Hillesland b. 1881, d. 1976

Children:

Rollyn Dyer b. 1905, d. 1908
Rollys Dyer b. 1908, d. 1973
Burdette Edward Dyer+ b. 26 Jun 1913, d. Feb 1974
Hilles Dyer+ b. 1916, d. 1990

Pop-up Pedigree

Note*: Died in France during WW1
Birth*: after 1883
Death*: between 1914 and 1918, France (WW1)

Father: Leon Eugene Dyer b. 15 April 1861, d. 1931
Mother: Mae Cutter b. 1 May 1866, d. 14 November 1907

Pop-up Pedigree

Note*: buried in Center White Creek Cemetery, Wash.Co., NY died age 21 yrs, 7 mo.
Birth*: September 1796
Death*: 2 April 1818, White Creek, Washington County, New York

Father: Amherst Dyer b. 10 July 1759, d. 3 March 1840
Mother: Cynthia Kingsley b. circa 1769, d. 3 January 1857

Pop-up Pedigree

Death*: UNKNOWN
Note*: died a baby
Birth*: after 1886

Father: Charles Edward Dyer b. 18 March 1861, d. UNKNOWN
Mother: Eliza Green d. 1897

Pop-up Pedigree

Death*: UNKNOWN
Note*: died young
Birth*: circa 1880

Father: Edward Tanner Dyer b. 16 June 1850, d. 19 May 1882
Mother: Ella A. Rounds b. 1855, d. 1924

Pop-up Pedigree

Note*: They sold their land in No. Kingstown in 1786, removed to VT and latersettled in White Creek, Washington Co. New York, where Edward died. buried in Center White Creek Cemetery, Wash.Co., NY A Lt. in a Rhode Island unit, married (1) Elizabeth Fish, married (2)Temperance ____. Birth Dec 1725/26, Kingstown, RI DAR ID #18765, 32610, 40322: Edward Dyer (1725-88) and six sons served inthe defense of Rhode Island. He was born in North Kingstown, R.I., anddied in White Creek, N.Y., where upon his tomb is inscribed 'Captain.' ================== Reference: Information on Edward Dyer & his children also from theBennington, Vermont Museum, Aug 1988; donated by Mrs. A.B. Johnson, adescendant of George & Frances (Dyer) Briggs. (copy & letter sent toFrank Dyer, 10/30/00 by Marion (Wright) Goldsmith of Sun City, Fl)
Birth*: 1725, Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island
Marriage*: 29 November 1750, North Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, Principal=Elizabeth Ann Fish
Death*: 12 September 1795, White Creek, Washington County, New York

Father: Edward Dyer b. 6 January 1700/1, d. 13 March 1788
Mother: Freelove (Nee?) Dyer b. circa 1701, d. UNKNOWN

Elizabeth Ann Fish b. 30 June 1725, d. 10 June 1788

Children:

Susannah Dyer+ b. 15 Feb 1749/50, d. 1834
William Dyer b. 2 May 1751, d. UNKNOWN
Charles Dyer , Capt.+ b. 4 Jul 1753, d. 27 Oct 1845
Frances Dyer+ b. 4 Mar 1755, d. UNKNOWN
Benjamin Dyer b. 22 Feb 1757, d. UNKNOWN
Amherst Dyer+ b. 10 Jul 1759, d. 3 Mar 1840
Henry Dyer+ b. 10 Jul 1759, d. 2 Jan 1855
Anne Dyer b. 26 May 1763, d. UNKNOWN
Elizabeth Dyer b. c 1765, d. UNKNOWN

Pop-up Pedigree

Note*: Buried near his mother
Birth*: 1 December 1808
Death*: 27 July 1809

Father: Edward Dyer b. 23 June 1774, d. 11 May 1854
Mother: Sally Bowman b. 18 February 1782, d. 1 August 1816

Pop-up Pedigree

Charts:

Descendant Chart for Philip Slocombe

Birth*: 27 April 1898
Marriage*: 29 September 1928, Principal=Mary Ella Thompson
Burial*: 1985, NORTH BURIAL GROUND PROVIDENCE NORTH MAIN ST ->20 ft. W of tele. pole # 140
Death*: 23 June 1985, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island

Father: William Osmond Dyer b. 17 March 1861, d. 20 January 1928
Mother: Mary Angell Arnold b. 20 June 1867, d. 20 August 1948

Mary Ella Thompson b. 17 February 1905, d. 19 March 1991

Pop-up Pedigree

Death*: UNKNOWN
Birth*: 11 April 1881, St. Louis, Mo

Father: Nicholas D. Dyer b. 14 January 1841, d. after 1886
Mother: Anna Amelia Hardy b. 29 January 1842, d. 20 August 1894

Pop-up Pedigree

Note*: no children
Birth*: 18 March 1872
Marriage*: 1903, Principal=Josephine Eleanor Kunes
Death*: 4 March 1921

Father: Eugene Alphonso Dyer b. 12 December 1838, d. 2 December 1911
Mother: Adelaide J. Carpenter b. 29 August 1835, d. 17 October 1921

Josephine Eleanor Kunes b. 17 February 1881, d. 11 April 1949

Pop-up Pedigree

Charts:

Descendant Chart for Philip Slocombe

Note*: This line (Descendants of Edward Franklin Dyer) supplied by Meredith DyerSweet via e-mail. 1880 Census, Portsmouth, Newport, RI: Edward F. DYER Self M Male W 47 RI Farmer RI RI Eunice C. DYER Wife M Female W 47 RI Keeping House RIMA
Birth*: 3 October 1832, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
Marriage*: 20 October 1857, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, Principal=Eunice Cooke Simmons
Burial*: 1897, NORTH BURIAL GROUND BRISTOL HOPE ST (RT 114) AT ASYLUM RD ->15 ft. W of tele. pole # 134
Death*: 17 November 1897, Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode Island

Father: Christopher Dyer b. 1793, d. 25 February 1870
Mother: Mary Hicks b. 4 August 1792, d. January 1880

Eunice Cooke Simmons b. 24 August 1832, d. 27 December 1910

Children:

William Osmond Dyer+ b. 17 Mar 1861, d. 20 Jan 1928

Pop-up Pedigree

Death*: UNKNOWN
Note*: A local hero in nearby Burlington, WI, who recently had a school namedfor him, Dr Edward Galusha Dyer (?-?) who was an active abolitionist andran an underground ry station. His father, Charles Dyer (c1784-1872) andmother, Mary Galusha (?-?) are buried in our local Mt Hope Cemetery.(From Eric Clark in Wisconsin)

Father: Charles Dyer b. 6 May 1784, d. 1872
Mother: Mary Galusha

Children:

Harriet A. Dyer d. UNKNOWN

Pop-up Pedigree

Death*: UNKNOWN
Note*: Settled in Salisbury, Vt
Birth*: 15 May 1845
Marriage*: 22 December 1866, Principal=Nancy Amanda Hulett

Father: Samuel Edward Dyer b. 24 January 1814, d. 15 March 1863
Mother: Julia A. Arnold b. 1818, d. 2 October 1891

Nancy Amanda Hulett b. after 1834, d. UNKNOWN

Children:

Edward H. Dyer b. 20 Oct 1869, d. 9 Jun 1870
Clarence Dyer b. 23 Aug 1873, d. 1 Sep 1873
George E. Dyer b. 6 May 1879, d. 7 Jun 1880

Pop-up Pedigree

Note*: West Street Cemetery
Birth*: 20 October 1869
Death*: 9 June 1870

Father: Edward Greene (Twin) Dyer b. 15 May 1845, d. UNKNOWN
Mother: Nancy Amanda Hulett b. after 1834, d. UNKNOWN

Pop-up Pedigree

Death*: UNKNOWN
Birth*: 1839, Pennsylvania

Father: Edwin Dyer b. 13 March 1807, d. 7 February 1870
Mother: Olive Fink b. 1808, d. UNKNOWN

Pop-up Pedigree

Note*: died age 8y 7m, Calais Gazette of 18 May 1841 Calais Maine Cemetery Interment Books. Film F-13384 MC1779. St.Stephen,NB Public Library, St. Stephen, NB, Date of entry: 23 Aug 1999.1841(?) May 14 Edward Jones son of Edward C. Dyer 8 1/2yrs Lot 49 SE 22ft from Main Ave. [JP]
Birth*: circa 1832, Calais, Washington County, Maine
Burial*: 1841, Calais, Washington County, Maine
Death*: 14 May 1841, Calais, Washington County, Maine

Father: Edward Sidney Dyer b. 1804, d. 5 October 1875
Mother: Harriet D. Carleton b. 6 December 1809, d. 1882

Pop-up Pedigree

Note*: Listed as a tanner & currier & farmer on children birth records.
Birth*: 13 September 1829, Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont
Marriage*: 3 February 1855, Principal=Mary A. Niles
Death*: 6 June 1906

Father: Daniel Clark Dyer b. 20 November 1800, d. 12 November 1860
Mother: Anna Hall b. 31 January 1804, d. 14 February 1869

Mary A. Niles b. 10 February 1827, d. 21 April 1893

Children:

Helen Abbie Dyer+ b. 13 Jul 1857, d. 4 Mar 1921
Anna Hall Dyer+ b. 6 May 1859, d. UNKNOWN
Charles Edward Dyer+ b. 18 Mar 1861, d. UNKNOWN
Frank Dyer b. 3 Aug 1863, d. 4 May 1864
Hiland Nathaniel Dyer b. 23 May 1866, d. 1932

Pop-up Pedigree

Death*: UNKNOWN
Birth*: after 1853

Father: Henry Harris Dyer b. 9 April 1831, d. 24 November 1881
Mother: Zula Jane Westcott b. 26 July 1837, d. UNKNOWN

Pop-up Pedigree

Death*: UNKNOWN
Birth*: 31 May 1884, Berkshire, Delaware, Ohio

Father: Rolla Dyer b. 21 September 1851, d. UNKNOWN
Mother: Nettie Ryant b. 27 June 1854, d. UNKNOWN

Pop-up Pedigree

Note*: 1850 Census, Calais, Washington Co., Maine, Roll 273, Page 127 (all b.Me.) Edward S. Dyer, 40, M, Gentleman Harriet D C, 37, F Elizabeth A., 14, F Anna G., 10, F (same as Anne Abbot Dyer??) From Militia muster rolls & records found at Calais Library Edward S.Dyer enlisted in Militia in 1st Batt 1st Brigade 7th Div. On 27 Sept 1828 In 1875 he is indicated as 'of Washington Territory'. The information on this line forward from Mrs George Dyer (Denise)8707-80 NW; Oak Harbor WA 98277 to Vera Dyer in 1984 and to AurieMorrison 1995 (no additional info in 1995). Her father in law had= thegenealogy and he has the line as follows: Korey Allen Dyer Kent Allen Dyer George Morse Dyer Charles Yorke Dyer Charles Porter Dyer Edward Sidney Dyer Jones Dyer who married Lydia Knight Jones Dyer (yeoman of Bristol RI) AWM differs Jones Dyer from WALES No dates or references on the three Jones Dyers. AWM has the line as follows: Jones who married Lydia Knight John by 2nd wife Rebecca JONES Charles who married Mary Lippett William who married Mary Barrett (one hanged on Boston common) Personal Knowledge of JWP. Joseph W. Pehoushek, Punta Gorda, FL, Ivisited his gravesite at Laurel Grove Cemetery on Discovery Rd., PortTownsend on June 21, 1997. A marble marker, of recent vintage, states:DYER Edward Sidney Harriet Carlton died 1875 died 1887And then below thatis what appears to be a very old stone slab with rather crudely writtenengraving centered on a Masonic Symbol, which states:ChildrenSymbol ChartermemberElizabeth Wilson Lodge #6Anna DennisonChas. P.Dyer Born 1818Both the marble marker and stone slabare embedded in a poured concrete slab covering an area perhaps 10' x10'. The graves are located near the entrance to the cemetery, a few rowsback on the left hand side. Since Charles P. must be Edward's son CharlesPorter, it must be Edward referred to as born 1818. They had other children that died very young. [FD]
Birth*: 1804, Portland, Cumberland, Maine
Marriage*: 1830, Calais, Washington County, Maine, Principal=Harriet D. Carleton
Burial*: 1875, Laurel Grove Cemetery, Port Townsend, Jefferson, Wa
Death*: 5 October 1875, Port Townsend, Jefferson, Wa

Father: Jones Dyer , Jr., Esq. b. 1776, d. 1860
Mother: Lydia Knight b. 1780, d. 3 January 1866

Harriet D. Carleton b. 6 December 1809, d. 1882

Children:

Sidney Dyer+ b. a 1830, d. a 1865
Edward Jones Dyer b. c 1832, d. 14 May 1841
Elizabeth A. Dyer b. c 1836, d. UNKNOWN
Anne Abbott Dyer b. 19 Nov 1840, d. 1 May 1917
Phebe C Dyer b. c Dec 1844, d. 6 May 1846
Charles Porter Dyer+ b. 1854, d. 1916

Pop-up Pedigree

Note*: He worked with his brother Daniel in the nursery business called MulberryGrove. 1880 Census, Cranston, Providence, RI: Edward T. DYER Self M Male W 30 RIFlorist RI RI Ella A. DYER Wife M Female W 26 CTKeeping House NY RI Clara P. DYER Dau S Female W 5RI RT CT Anna B. DYER Dau S Female W 2 RI RI CT Phebe M. ROUNDS MotherL M Female W 51 RI House Work RI RI
Birth*: 16 June 1850, Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island
Death*: 19 May 1882

Father: William Henry Dyer , Capt. b. 12 August 1817, d. 3 February 1899
Mother: Mary Gorton Tanner b. 30 September 1817, d. 19 July 1905

Ella A. Rounds b. 1855, d. 1924

Children:

Mabel L. Dyer b. 5 Oct 1872, d. 1879
Clara Pearl Dyer b. 16 May 1875, d. UNKNOWN
Annie Bell Dyer b. 1878, d. 1881
Edward Dyer b. c 1880, d. UNKNOWN

Pop-up Pedigree

Birth*: 3 July 1818
Death*: 17 March 1840, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island

Father: Davis Dyer b. 1 November 1795, d. 4 December 1831
Mother: Hannah Thurber b. 9 July 1796, d. 11 May 1858

Pop-up Pedigree

Note*: Census: 1850, Brookfield, Tioga, PA: Dyer, Edwin, 43 Merchant PA, Olive 42 RI, Frances 17 PA, Catharine 15 PA,Ellen 13 PA, Edward J. 11 PA, Isabel 9 PA, Thomas 68 RI (Edwin's Father).[RI Gen Register Jul 1879, Vol. 2]
Birth*: 13 March 1807, Pennsylvania
Marriage*: 3 November 1827, Principal=Olive Fink
Death*: 7 February 1870

Father: Thomas Dyer , Jr. b. 11 June 1782, d. 30 June 1850
Mother: Esther B. Dyer b. 18 July 1787, d. 3 May 1811

Olive Fink b. 1808, d. UNKNOWN

Children:

Anna Dyer b. a 1827, d. UNKNOWN
Freelove Dyer b. a 1827, d. UNKNOWN
Esther Ann Dyer b. 2 Aug 1829, d. UNKNOWN
Frances Augusta Dyer b. c 1833, d. UNKNOWN
Catherine Louisa Dyer b. c 1835, d. UNKNOWN
Ellen Jane Dyer b. c 1837, d. UNKNOWN
Edward J. Dyer b. 1839, d. UNKNOWN
Isabella Thompson Dyer b. 11 Jul 1842, d. UNKNOWN

Pop-up Pedigree

Note*: Correspondence from Bradley Gordon Parks. Brad Parks, P.O. Box 432,Victoria, MN 55386, Data from Helen Romano's notes: 'Edwin Stephen Dyerb. May 29, 1914, St.Paul,MN' 'Edwin died in Jan of 1982. During the firstpart of World War II he worked overseas and then was drafted and servedwith the Sea B's, both in the Atlantic and Pacific Theatre of War. He waspart of the D-Day invasion and was wounded. Then he went to the Pacificand was there at the end of the war. He lived in North St.Paul andserved as mayor. He was a heavy equipment operator and worked both hereand in Alaska and NewFoundland until he had a stroke in 1958 which lefthim unable to speak and paralyzed on the right side. He was in St. CloudVeteran's hospital until his death.' [JWP] Social Security Death Index. Edwin Dyer, b. 29 May 1914, d. Jan 1982 Res55109 (St. Paul, Ramsey,MN) SSN 477-03-5109, issued MN before 1951. [JWP]
Birth*: 29 May 1914, St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota
Death*: January 1982

Father: Roland James Dyer b. 6 May 1872, d. 10 February 1944
Mother: Harriet Mary Barrett b. 1 February 1873, d. 8 February 1941

Pop-up Pedigree

Birth*: 14 October 1877, Nanticoke, Broome Co, New York
Marriage*: 25 July 1899, Harpursville, Broome, New York, Principal=Ina May Bauder
Death*: 29 April 1953, Harpursville, Broome, New York

Father: Peter Dyer b. 18 January 1829, d. 8 March 1910
Mother: Susan Helen Burton b. 8 May 1846, d. 9 February 1912

Ina May Bauder b. 25 July 1881, d. 23 February 1967

Children:

Leon Edward Dyer b. 24 Apr 1900, d. 26 Dec 1975
Ida Jane (Rachel) Dyer b. 18 Sep 1901, d. 10 Mar 1979
Erford Jackson Dyer+ b. 2 Dec 1905, d. 8 Apr 1979
Raymond Eli Dyer+ b. 12 Oct 1907, d. 4 Dec 1993
Kenneth Wallace Dyer+ b. 1 Apr 1909, d. 6 May 1980

Pop-up Pedigree

Note*: William Allan Dyer says he m. Mary Cowell, Aug.06,1696 (maybe firstwife??) Resided Kingstown, RI, Boston, Mass, Marlboro, Mass and possibly in Conn.[WAD] RESIDENCES: NEHGR 33:312 The Vernon Family & Arms; NOTE: A deposition byElisha Dyre in N. Kingston, RI 15 May 1736. BIRTH-PARENTS-DEATH: Berry, Marcelia Dyer Rennard 'The Dyers fromEngland to Cape Elizabeth 1557-1987 - Descendants of Henry, 3rd son ofDr. William Dyer', Manuscript,p9
Birth*: circa 1672, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Death*: before 1755, North Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island

Father: Samuel Dyer b. 20 December 1635, d. 4 April 1691
Mother: Anne Hutchinson b. 18 November 1643, d. 10 January 1716/17

Parnell (Nee?) Dyer d. 5 June 1771

Children:

Phebe Dyer+ d. UNKNOWN
Elizabeth Dyer d. UNKNOWN

Pop-up Pedigree

Note*: BIRTH-SPOUSE: THE AMERICAN GENEALOGIST; ; Vol 22 #4; pp210-218;SanDiego FHC973.0 D25j V21-22; NOTE: Stafford church records show Elishakilled her and himself. DEATH:Kenneth Scott, GENEALOGICAL DATA FROM THE NEW YORK POST -BOY1743-1773'; National Gen. Soc.; 1970; Wash, DC; p75; NOTE: In 1759 'Mr.Dyer of Stafford, Conn. - April 8 he killed his wife and then committedsuicide; New Haven dispatch of April 28 (5/14)'
Death*: 9 April 1759, Stafford, Tolland, Connecticut

Father: Henry Dyer b. circa 1676, d. 1742
Mother: Mary Rice d. between 1723 and 1726

Pop-up Pedigree

Note*: 1850 Census, Providence, Providence, RI., 2/2 Elisha Dyer 78 Merchant;Frances 68. (both b. RI) [The Narragansett Historical Register, Page 146]: He was the senior partner in the firm of Elisha Dyer & Company, at No. 5West Water Street (now Dyer Street). Other business enterprises were: Dyer & Potter of Providence; Rockland Manufacturing Co. of Scituate; The Providence Dyeing & Bleaching and Calendering Co. and others oflesser note. ================================================ [Representative Men of Old R.I./Families, J.H. Beers, 1908 Chicago, IL,] [obit - Providence Journal 1:46 says he was very rich] Occupation: Senator The book 'Huguenot Ancestry' gives them two more children, GeorgeRathbone and Esther. It does not follow them. Elder James Wilson's Marriages, pg. 425-426. died age 82 RI VR: died age 83yrs GS gives 11 Feb 1854.
Birth*: 5 January 1772, Gloucester, Providence, Rhode Island
Marriage*: 15 October 1801, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, Principal=Frances Dunn Jones
Burial*: 1854, SWAN POINT, PROVIDENCE, BLACKSTONE BLVD
Death*: 9 February 1854, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island

Father: Anthony Dyer b. 23 June 1743, d. 2 December 1808
Mother: Sarah Bishop b. 1744, d. 16 February 1841

Frances Dunn Jones b. 1782, d. 29 January 1873

Children:

Frances Jones Dyer+ b. 21 Sep 1804, d. UNKNOWN
Caroline Dyer+ b. 1810, d. a 1880
Elisha Dyer , Jr., Gov.+ b. 20 Jul 1811, d. 17 May 1890

Pop-up Pedigree

Note*: died age 87 (GS) Residence, Brookville Long Island, NY Ancestral Home, William Dyer. [Abridged Compendium, Frederick Virkus (CD 113)]
Birth*: 15 September 1904, New York City, New York, New York
Burial*: 1992, SWAN POINT, PROVIDENCE, BLACKSTONE BLVD
Death*: 8 May 1992, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island

Father: George Rathbone Dyer , General b. 24 June 1869, d. 31 August 1934
Mother: Grace Gurnee Scott b. 6 October 1870, d. 14 November 1926

Pop-up Pedigree

Note*: Farmer in 1888 1880 Census, North Providence, RI: Elisha DYER Self M Male W 30 RI Farmer RI RI Clara J. DYER Wife M Female W 30 RI Keeping House RIMA Mary JOURDON Other S Female W 12 RI RI RI
Birth*: 1 November 1849, Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island
Marriage*: May 1877, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, Principal=Clara Josephine Mason
Burial*: 1904, POCASSET CEMETERY CRANSTON DYER ST ->150 ft. of tele. pole # 107
Death*: 29 November 1904, Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island

Father: Rodney Fenner Dyer b. 29 January 1810, d. 30 September 1892
Mother: Barbara Arnold Jillson b. 17 November 1813, d. 29 October 1890

Clara Josephine Mason b. 29 October 1849, d. 5 September 1928

Children:

Georgia Byron Dyer+ b. 16 Jan 1882, d. UNKNOWN

Pop-up Pedigree

Note*: obituary says died in Providence age 83.
Birth*: circa 1771, Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island
Death*: February 1854, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island

Father: Charles Dyer b. 21 November 1742, d. 14 August 1823
Mother: Phebe Pearce b. 25 May 1743, d. 5 May 1822

Pop-up Pedigree

Death*: UNKNOWN
Note*: d. infant

Father: John Dyer b. 1775, d. 21 March 1826
Mother: Patience Sprague b. 2 August 1785, d. 20 July 1876

Pop-up Pedigree

Note*: died age 54 [Rhode Island Sketches: National Cyclopedia American Biography 17:392R-Gen 920.073 Nat.] [Census: 1880, In No. Kingstown, Wash., RI (17yrs)] He attended St. Paul's school, Concord, NH, Grad. Brown Uni., Providence,RI; Columbia Law and admitted to the bar in both RI & NY. He was a banker& broker for Ulman Bros. & Co. His residence was 'Wayside' on BellevueAve., Newport, RI. He was a great dancer and led the annual balls of Mrs.William Astor. [Abridged Compendium, Frederick Virkus (CD 113)]
Birth*: 23 October 1862, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
Marriage*: 5 November 1891, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, Principal=Sidney Turner
Burial*: 1917, SWAN POINT, PROVIDENCE, BLACKSTONE BLVD
Death*: 2 June 1917, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island

Father: Elisha Dyer , Col., Gov. b. 28 November 1839, d. 29 November 1906
Mother: Nancy Anthony Viall b. circa 1843, d. 1 December 1920

Sidney Turner b. 1857, d. 26 October 1933

Pop-up Pedigree

Note*: [Representative Men of Old R.I./Families, J.H. Beers, 1908 Chicago, IL,] 1880 Census, North Kingstown, Washington, RI: Elisha DYER Self M Male W 40 RI Chemist RI RI Nancy A. DYER Wife M Female W 37 RI Keeping House MARI Elisha DYER Son S Male W 17 RI Student RI RI George R. DYER Son S Male W 10 RI At School RI RI Hezekiah A. DYER Son S Male W 7 RI At School RI RI 1880 Census, Providence, RI: Elisha DYER Self M Male W 40 RI Manuf. Chemist RI RI Nancy A. DYER Wife M Female W 37 RI Keeping House MARI Elisha DYER Son S Male W 17 RI Student At Brown RI RI George R. DYER Son S Male W 10 RI Attending School RIRI H. Anthony DYER Son S Male W 7 RI RI RI Brown, ex-'62, PH.D, Giessen, 1860, 41st Governor of Rhode Island,1897-1900. [Abridged Compendium, Frederick Virkus (CD 113)] ==================================================== [e-mail from Aurie Morrison] The 20th Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Vol. 3,p.363 Dyer, Elisha, governor of Rhode Island, was born in Providence, R.I.,Nov. 28, 1839; son of Gov. Elisha and Anna Jones (Hoppin) Dyer. Heentered Brown university in 1856, leaving at the end of his sophomoreyear to go abroad. He was graduated from the University of Giessen in1860 with the degree of Ph.D., and then returned in time to enter thecivil war as sergeant in the 1st R.I. light battery. He was severelyinjured by an accident on his way to the field of battle and neverrecovered entirely from its effects. He was colonel on the staff ofGovernor Smith, 1868-86, and in 1867, on the formation of the marineartillery company, he entered as corporal, becoming [p.364]lieutenant-colonel in 1869, and resigning in 1871. In 1875 a new militialaw was enforced and he was placed in command of the combined artilleryof the state. He was a state senator in 1878, and a representative in theGeneral assembly in 1881. He was elected adjutant-general of RhodeIsland, Feb. 7, 1882, and served by re-election until Oct. 31, 1895, whenhe voluntarily retired. In 1897 he was elected governor of Rhode Island,and was re-elected in 1898 and 1899. He was married to a daughter of Col.William and Mary Brayton (Anthony) Viall of Providence, R.I. ============================================== History of the Military Company of the Massachusetts Now Called theAncient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts GUESTS OF THE ANCIENT AND HONORABLE ARTILLERY COMPANY, PARADING JUNE 4,1888. page 477 Name: Major-Gen. Elisha Dyer, adjutant-general of Rhode Island. SAR #12657: First Corporal 'Captain General's Cavaliers,' widow pensioned. died age 67 (GS) ================================================== Elisha Dyer, the Younger, enlisted as 4th sergeant of the R.I. 1st LightArtillery Battery, April 15, 1861. At the outbreak of the Civil War, the1st Light Battery was famous for being the best trained State Militiaartillery unit in the country. Dyer, Jr. was sent with the Battery toEaston, PA. to train other Volunteer Artillery units a few days after thefall of Fort Sumter, but Dyer Jr. was discharged due to injuries on April21, 1861. Dyer the Younger, spent the remainder of the war as Lt. Col.Commanding the Providence Train of Artillery-R.I. State Militia andAide-de-Camp to Governor Smith. He later served 2 terms as Governor thenAdjutant-General of the R.I. National Guard. He died on November 29,1906, and is buried near his father in Swan Point Cemetery, Providence.(Have photo of Gravestone & Monument) ================================ Veterans Schedules - U.S. Selected States, 1890 Military Records: Dyer, Elisha State: Rhode Island County: Providence Co. Location: Providence 1st Ward Enumeration District 7 Microfilm Page: 1
Birth*: 28 November 1839, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
Marriage*: 26 November 1861, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, Principal=Nancy Anthony Viall
Burial*: 1906, SWAN POINT, PROVIDENCE, BLACKSTONE BLVD
Death*: 29 November 1906, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island

Father: Elisha Dyer , Jr., Gov. b. 20 July 1811, d. 17 May 1890
Mother: Anna Jones Hoppin b. 1814, d. 29 March 1884

Nancy Anthony Viall b. circa 1843, d. 1 December 1920

Children:

Nancy Dyer b. a 1861, d. UNKNOWN
Elisha Dyer , 3Rd b. 23 Oct 1862, d. 2 Jun 1917
George Rathbone Dyer b. 11 Dec 1867, d. 27 Dec 1867
George Rathbone Dyer , General+ b. 24 Jun 1869, d. 31 Aug 1934
Hezekiah Anthony Dyer , Col.+ b. 28 Oct 1872, d. 24 Aug 1943

Pop-up Pedigree

Note*: 1850 Census Providence, Providence, RI., Elisha Dyer, Jr. 39Manufacturer; Anna J 36; George R 16; Elisha 10 3/4; Anna J 9; Gabriel B2 1/2; William J 8/12. (all b. RI) ================================================== 1880 Census, Providence, RI: Elisha DYER Self M Male W 68 RI RetiredManuf. Of Cotton RI RI Anna J. DYER Wife M Female W 65 RIKeeping House RI RI G. Benson DYER Son S Male W 32 RI At Home RI RI William J. DYER Son M Male W 30 RIManufact. Chemist RI RI Lilian G. DYER DauL M Female W 23 NY RI RI Harriet G. DYER GDau S Female W 5M RI RI NY Anna J. DYER GDau S Female W 5M RI RI NY ============================================ [The Narragansett Historical Register, Page 145-146]: Graduated from Brown University September 2, 1829, age 18. Partner in his father's firm of Elisha Dyer & Company, Apr. 1, 1830 Appointed Adjutant General May 4, 1842; honorably discharged May 1847. Governor of Rhode Island May 1857 to May 1859. Captain Company B, Tenth Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers, 1862. ====================================== [Representative Men of Old R.I./Families, J.H. Beers, 1908 Chicago, IL,] ['Huguenot Ancestry' by Elisha Dyer, found at Antiquarian Society,Worcester, Mass.] 22nd Governor of Rhode Island, 1857-59. [Abridged Compendium, Frederick Virkus (CD 113)] Elder James Wilson's Marriages, pg. 425-426. ============================================== Some 'Bios' taken from CD Rom by Ancestry 'American BiographicalDictionary. [e-mail from Aurie Morrison] Biographical Dictionary of Dyer, Elisha Notable Americans, Vol. 3, p.363 ELISHA DYER Dyer, Elisha, governor of Rhode Island, was born in Providence, R.I.,July 20, 1811; son of Elisha and Frances (Jones) Dyer, and a linealdescendant of William Dyre, an immigrant from England to Boston in 1635,and of Mary Dyre, his wife, who was hanged on Boston common because ofher Quaker principles. Elisha was graduated from Brown university in 1829, and became clerk inthe counting-house of Elisha Dyer & Company, commission merchants ofProvidence, of which firm his father was the head, and to which he wasadmitted a partner in 1831. In 1835 he was made agent for the Dyervillemanufacturing company, established at that time by his father, and at hisfather's death in 1854, he became owner of the property. This he keptuntil 1867 when illness forced him to dispose of it. He was a delegate tovarious political conventions, and on May 3, 1840, was chairman of theYoung men's Whig national convention at Baltimore. He was electedadjutant-general of Rhode Island in June, 1840, to which office he wasre-elected for five successive years. He was active in this capacityduring the Dorr war under Gov. Samuel W. King. He was elected governor ofRhode Island in 1857, and was re-elected in 1853, declining a thirdnomination in 1859. He volunteered for service in the civil war, in placeof his son who was disabled, and served for three months as captain ofCompany B, 10th regiment of Rhode Island volunteers. He was a member of the Rhode Island art association and its secondvice-president in 1853; a member of the United States agriculturalsociety and its vice-president in 1857; member of the American academy ofarts and sciences; a trustee of the Butler hospital association;president of the Young men's Christian association, 1857-58; president ofthe first National musical congress, Boston, 1869; honorary member of theFranklin lyceum; of the Providence association of mechanics andmanufacturers and of the National board of popular education. He was adelegate to the international agricultural exhibition at Hamburg, in1863; commissioner at the international exhibition in London, 1871, andhonorary commissioner at the Vienna exposition in 1873. He was married in1838 to Anna Jones, daughter of Thomas C. Hoppin. He published A Summer's Travel to Find a German Home(1864). He died in Providence, R.I., May 17, 1890.
Birth*: 20 July 1811, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
Marriage*: 8 October 1833, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, Principal=Anna Jones Hoppin
Burial*: 1890, Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island
Death*: 17 May 1890, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island

Father: Elisha Dyer b. 5 January 1772, d. 9 February 1854
Mother: Frances Dunn Jones b. 1782, d. 29 January 1873

Anna Jones Hoppin b. 1814, d. 29 March 1884

Children:

George Rathbone Dyer b. 1834, d. 24 Jun 1851
Henry Lyman Dyer b. 1837, d. 10 Sep 1838
Thomas Hoppin Dyer b. c 1838, d. 21 Sep 1838
Elisha Dyer , Col., Gov.+ b. 28 Nov 1839, d. 29 Nov 1906
Anna Jones Dyer+ b. c 1841, d. 1884
Gabriel Bernon Dyer b. 1847, d. 23 Oct 1902
William Jones Dyer+ b. 16 Feb 1850, d. 17 Nov 1915

Pop-up Pedigree

Death*: UNKNOWN
Note*: 11 yrs
Birth*: circa 1849

Father: George N. Dyer b. 18 March 1805, d. March 1858
Mother: Betsey Gates b. circa 1826, d. UNKNOWN

Pop-up Pedigree

Birth*: 22 September 1812
Marriage*: 6 December 1865, Principal=Joseph Walton
Death*: 14 June 1870

Father: James Dyer b. after 1769, d. UNKNOWN
Mother: Martha Willett d. 1868

Joseph Walton d. UNKNOWN

Pop-up Pedigree

Death*: UNKNOWN
Birth*: after 1830, Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts

Father: Warren D. Dyer b. 4 June 1809, d. 15 April 1890
Mother: Elizabeth Manchester b. 1804, d. before 1890

Pop-up Pedigree

Birth*: 1797
Death*: 1801

Father: Benjamin Dyer , Dr. b. 8 July 1768, d. 15 May 1831
Mother: Abigail Pearce b. 1763, d. 21 April 1831

Pop-up Pedigree

Birth*: 15 April 1804
Death*: 27 October 1805

Father: Olney Dyer b. 24 April 1771, d. 28 March 1840
Mother: Hannah Tourtelotte b. 11 October 1769, d. 7 August 1815

Pop-up Pedigree

Death*: UNKNOWN
Birth*: 1849, Vermont

Father: Daniel N. Dyer b. 1822, d. UNKNOWN
Mother: Eliza (Nee?) Dyer b. 1824, d. UNKNOWN

Pop-up Pedigree

Birth*: 12 April 1877

Father: James Dyer
Mother: Mary Ann Austin b. 1847