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Colonel John Dyer 1693–1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 April 1693

Birth Location: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Death Date: 25 February 1779

Death Location: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States

Father: Captain Dyer

Mother: Hannah Baxter

Spouse(s): Abigail Fitch

Children(s): John Sr., Sybil Dyer, Elijah Sr., Sarah Dyer, Abigail Dyer, James Sr., Captain Dyer, Joseph Dyer, Dorcas Dyer

Colonel John Dyer was born in 1693 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, the child of Captain Joseph Dyer And Hannah Baxter. Colonel John Dyer married Abigail Fitch, and had children including Abigail Dyer, Captain John Dyer, Dorcas Dyer, Elijah Dyer Sr, James Dyer Sr, John S Dyer Sr, Joseph Dyer, Sarah Dyer, Sybil Dyer. Colonel John Dyer passed away in 1779 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • Colonel John Dyer was born in 1693 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, the child of Captain Joseph Dyer And Hannah Baxter.
  • Colonel John Dyer married Abigail Fitch, and had children including Abigail Dyer, Captain John Dyer, Dorcas Dyer, Elijah Dyer Sr, James Dyer Sr, John S Dyer Sr, Joseph Dyer, Sarah Dyer, Sybil Dyer.
  • Colonel John Dyer passed away in 1779 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States.

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Colonel Dyer's Ancestors

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Colonel Dyer
1693–1779
Birth Place: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Parents
Captain Joseph Dyer
1653–1704
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Hannah Baxter
1661–1727
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Thomas Dyer
1612–1676
Somerset, England
Agnes Reed
1616–1667
England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Colonel Dyer's Descendants

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Colonel (John) Dyer (9 April 1693–25 February 1779) m. Abigail Fitch (22 February 1688–19 May 1759)
  1. 1. John (S. Dyer) Sr. 1710– m. Patricia (Elizabeth) Bluford 1712–1750
    1. 1. ELIZABETH (Bluford) DYER 1738–1824 m. Rev. (Joshua) Stephens 1735–1824
      1. 1. Elisha Stephens 1758–1820 m. Sarah Tribble 1765–
        1. 1. ELISHA STEPHENS 1785–1871
        2. 2. JOHN STEPHENS 1787–1870
        3. 3. LARKIN STEPHENS 1794–
        4. 4. LEMUEL STEPHENS 1794–1886
        5. 5. Mary Stephens 1802–1875
        6. 6. Benjamin Stevens 1791–1831
        7. 7. Manoah (Jehu) Stephens 1785–1860 m. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Chandler 1785–1864
      2. 2. John (Sherwood) Stephens 1756–1819
      3. 3. Dicy Stephens 1756–
      4. 4. Nancy Stephens 1757–
      5. 5. Daughter Stephens 1761–
      6. 6. Benjamin Stephens 1769–
      7. 7. Jeremiah Stephens 1764–1809
      8. 8. Joshua Stephens 1766–1860
      9. 9. Hezakiah Stephens 1764–
      10. 10. Moses Stephens 1762–1853
      11. 11. Betsey Stephens 1755–1785
      12. 12. Joseph (Lawrence) Stephens 1758–1843
      13. 13. Levi Stephens 1760–
      14. 14. Isaiah Stephens 1762–1828
    2. 2. Agnus Dyer 1730–1824
    3. 3. James (Monroe) Dyer 1732–1825 m. Winifred Tribble 1745–1825
      1. 1. Agnes (A.) Dyer 1785–1859 m. Thomas Jennings 1785–1817
        1. 1. Rachel Jennings 1813–1867 m. Thomas Prigmore 1809–1866
    4. 4. John Dyer 1734–1822
    5. 5. Nancy (Elizabeth) Dyer 1735–1800
    6. 6. Mary Dyer 1736–
    7. 7. Elisha (Bluford) Dyer 1741–1816
    8. 8. Joseph Dyer 1742–1830
    9. 9. Joshua Dyer 1750–1809
  2. 2. Sybil Dyer 1714–1793
  3. 3. Elijah (Dyer) Sr. 1716–1793
  4. 4. Sarah Dyer 1716–1829
  5. 5. Abigail Dyer 1718–1808
  6. 6. James (Dyer) Sr. 1720–1790
  7. 7. Captain (John) Dyer 1722–1798
  8. 8. Joseph Dyer 1723–1781
  9. 9. Dorcas Dyer 1726–1798

Colonel Dyer's Timeline

2 Records

1693
9 April 1693
Birth of Colonel John Dyer in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
1779
25 February 1779
Age 86
Death of Colonel John Dyer in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 April 1693
    Event Place: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 February 1779
    Event Place: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States

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