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Augustus Strong Dresser 1826–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 JUL 1826

Birth Location: Ancaster, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 20 JUN 1864

Death Location: Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Virginia

Father: Frederick Dresser

Mother: Sarah Owen

Spouse(s): Nancy Vannorman

Children(s): Effie Dresser, Norman Dresser, Ella Dresser, Roy Dresser

The story of Augustus Strong Dresser began in 1826 in Ancaster, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada. Augustus Strong Dresser married Nancy Tillson Vannorman, and had children including Effie Racenia Calesta Dresser, Ella Harriet Dresser, Norman Bruce Dresser, Roy Strong Dresser. Augustus Strong Dresser passed away in 1864 in Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Virginia.

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Biography

  • The story of Augustus Strong Dresser began in 1826 in Ancaster, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada.
  • Augustus Strong Dresser married Nancy Tillson Vannorman, and had children including Effie Racenia Calesta Dresser, Ella Harriet Dresser, Norman Bruce Dresser, Roy Strong Dresser.
  • Augustus Strong Dresser passed away in 1864 in Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Virginia.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Augustus Dresser's Ancestors

Self
Augustus Dresser
1826–1864
Birth Place: Ancaster, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Frederick W. Dresser
1799–1889
Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Sarah Owen
1798–1833
Canandaigua, Ontario, New York, USA
Grandparents
John Dresser
1771–1843
Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Delight Gilbert
1773–1816
Tolland, Windham, Connecticut
Great-Grandparents
John Dresser
1735–1814
Sarah Dresser
1739–1814
John Gilbert
1746–1785
Rachel Pierce
1742–1827
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathon Dresser
1702–1790
Elizabeth Warner
1713–1806
Thomas Dresser
1704–
Mary Chandler
1714–

Augustus Dresser's Descendants

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Augustus (Strong) Dresser (16 JUL 1826–20 JUN 1864) m. Nancy (Tillson) Vannorman (3 NOV 1828–26 DEC 1914)
  1. 1. Effie (Racenia Calesta) Dresser 1861– m. Albert (Lincoln) Whitman 1858–
    1. 1. Winifred Whitman 1893–1933 m. Walter Moran 1889–
    2. 2. Albert (Neill) Whitman 1896– m. Eloise Falkner 1900–
  2. 2. Norman (Bruce) Dresser 1852–1929 m. Josephine Gibson 1854–1951
    1. 1. Raymond (Edgar) Dresser 1885–1943
    2. 2. Josie (Evelyn) Dresser 1890–1979
    3. 3. Arthur Dresser 1879–1879
    4. 4. Clarence (Gibson) Dresser 1880–1959
    5. 5. Harry (Bruce) Dresser 1883–1959 m. Gertrude (B.) Backensto 1884–1938
  3. 3. Ella (Harriet) Dresser 1854– m. William (Damon) Whitman 1850–1911 m. Frank Warner 1850–
    1. 1. Edith (Ella) Whitman 1891– m. Walter Clark 1888–
    2. 2. Walter (Dresser) Whitman 1892–
    3. 3. Evelyn (Damon) Whitman 1895–
  4. 4. Roy (Strong) Dresser 1859–1952 m. Sylvia Meeks 1862–1897
    1. 1. Ella (Van Norman) Dresser 1884–1895
    2. 2. Raymond Dresser 1887– m. Martha (Jane) Bills 1891–
    3. 3. Son Dresser 1897–1897

Augustus Dresser's Timeline

2 Records

1826
16 JUL 1826
Birth of Augustus Strong Dresser in Ancaster, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
Ancaster, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
1864
20 JUN 1864
Age 38
Death of Augustus Strong Dresser in Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Virginia
Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hampton National Cemetery, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 JUL 1826
    Event Place: Ancaster, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 JUN 1864
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Virginia

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