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Edwin Dresser 1826–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 DEC 1826

Birth Location: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 1915

Death Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Elijah Dresser

Mother: Elizabeth Beaman

Spouse(s): Rebecca Williamson, Elizabeth Denton

Children(s): Edwin Dresser, Galen Dresser, Thomas Dresser, Sumner Dresser, Rebecca Dresser, Celia Dresser, Ella Dresser

The story of Edwin Dresser began in 1826 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA. Edwin Dresser married Elizabeth Augusta Denton, Rebecca Williamson, and had children including Celia Louise Dresser, Edwin Denton Dresser, Ella Josephine Dresser, Galen Dresser, Rebecca Augusta Dresser, Sumner Dresser, Thomas Sumner Dresser. Edwin Dresser passed away in 1915 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Edwin Dresser began in 1826 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA.
  • Edwin Dresser married Elizabeth Augusta Denton, Rebecca Williamson, and had children including Celia Louise Dresser, Edwin Denton Dresser, Ella Josephine Dresser, Galen Dresser, Rebecca Augusta Dresser, Sumner Dresser, Thomas Sumner Dresser.
  • Edwin Dresser passed away in 1915 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elijah Dresser
1793–1829
Birth Location: Charlton City, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Elizabeth Beaman
1798–
Birth Location: Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca Williamson
1828–1906
Birth Location: New Brunswick, Canada
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Elizabeth Denton
1828–1856
Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Edwin Dresser
1854–1893
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Galen Dresser
1857–1857
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Thomas Dresser
1860–1860
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Sumner Dresser
1861–1945
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Rebecca Dresser
1862–
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Celia Dresser
1850–1938
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Ella Dresser
1852–1880
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Edwin Dresser's Ancestors

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Edwin Dresser
1826–1915
Birth Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Parents
Elijah Dresser
1793–1829
Charlton City, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth Beaman
1798–
Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Elijah Dresser
1751–1845
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Houghton
1756–1851
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Aaron Dresser
1707–1787
Mehitable Scott
1708–1768
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Dresser
1676–1717
Margaret Acy
1683–1718

Edwin Dresser's Descendants

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Edwin Dresser (16 DEC 1826–1915) m. Rebecca Williamson (2 OCT 1828–1906) m. Elizabeth (Augusta) Denton (1828–1856)
  1. 1. Edwin (Denton) Dresser 1854–1893 m. Malinda (Colby) Partridge 1858–1893
    1. 1. Ella (J.) Dresser 1888–
    2. 2. Frank (Albert) Dresser 1889– m. Marion Peters 1892–
      1. 1. Richard (Irving) Dresser 1912–1976 m. Kathryn Moses 1911–1978
      2. 2. Frank (Albert) Dresser 1915–2001 m. Emma (A.) Nickerson 1910–1999
      3. 3. Paul (Sumner) Dresser 1918–1988
    3. 3. Dorothy Dresser 1890–
  2. 2. Galen Dresser 1857–1857
  3. 3. Thomas (Sumner) Dresser 1860–1860
  4. 4. Sumner Dresser 1861–1945 m. Marcia (P.) Davis 1858–1944
    1. 1. Eleanor Dresser 1891–
    2. 2. Edwin Dresser 1894–1979
    3. 3. Malcolm Dresser 1898–1973 m. Mary Robinson 1905–1939 m. Catherine Edgar 1907–1994
  5. 5. Rebecca (Augusta) Dresser 1862– m. Henry (A.) Wheeler 1859–
    1. 1. Margaret Wheeler 1891–
    2. 2. Roger Wheeler 1893–
  6. 6. Celia (Louise) Dresser 1850–1938
  7. 7. Ella (Josephine) Dresser 1852–1880

Edwin Dresser's Timeline

2 Records

1826
16 DEC 1826
Birth of Edwin Dresser in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1915
1915
Age 89
Death of Edwin Dresser in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 DEC 1826
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1915
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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