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GEORGE Sir of Groton, Suffolk Mass. DYER 1579 – 1672 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1579

Birth Location: Dorchester, Dorset, England

Death Date: 18 Jun 1672

Death Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: THOMAS Dover)

Mother: IDONE WATSON

Spouse(s): Elizabeth (IM)

Children(s): Mary (11ggm)

In 1579, GEORGE Sir of Groton, Suffolk Mass. DYER entered the world in Dorchester, Dorset, England, born to THOMAS DYER (of Dover) and IDONE WATSON. GEORGE Sir of Groton, Suffolk Mass. DYER married Elizabeth Reynolds (IM), and had children including Mary Ann Dover (11ggm). GEORGE Sir of Groton, Suffolk Mass. DYER passed away in 1672 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1579, GEORGE Sir of Groton, Suffolk Mass. DYER entered the world in Dorchester, Dorset, England, born to THOMAS DYER (of Dover) and IDONE WATSON.
  • GEORGE Sir of Groton, Suffolk Mass. DYER married Elizabeth Reynolds (IM), and had children including Mary Ann Dover (11ggm).
  • GEORGE Sir of Groton, Suffolk Mass. DYER passed away in 1672 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

THOMAS Dover)
1555 – 1622
Birth Location: Saltfleetby St Clement, Lincolnshire, England
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IDONE WATSON
1556 – 1600
Birth Location: Saltfleetby St Clement, Lincolnshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth (IM)
1588 – 1672
Birth Location: Devon, England
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Children(s)

Mary (11ggm)
1598 – 1689
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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GEORGE DYER's Ancestors

Self
GEORGE DYER
1579 – 1672
Birth Place: Dorchester, Dorset, England
Parents
THOMAS DYER (of Dover)
1555 – 1622
Saltfleetby St Clement, Lincolnshire, England
IDONE WATSON
1556 – 1600
Saltfleetby St Clement, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Dyer
1523 – 1613
Shobrooke, Devon, England
Elizabeth ("Half-penny") Cotten
1525 – 1603
England
Anne Foster
1540 – 1627
Boston, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Knight Dyer
1504 – 1558
Alice Dyare
1508 – 1582
William Cotten-Dyer
1503 – 1571
Elisabeth Cotten
1505 – 1581
2nd-Great-Grandparents

GEORGE DYER's Descendants

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GEORGE (Sir of Groton, Suffolk Mass.) DYER (1579 – 18 Jun 1672) m. Elizabeth (Reynolds) (IM) (1588 – Jan 1672)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann Dover) (11ggm) (1598 – 30 Aug 1689) m. William (Phelps) (11ggf) (19 Aug 1599 – 14 Jul 1672)
    1. 1. Mary (Ann Phelps) (10ggm) (21 Jun 1612 – 10 Jul 1655) m. Robert Winchell (Apr 1608 – 21 Jan 1668)
      1. 1. David (Winchell) (9ggf) (22 Oct 1643 – 29 Dec 1723) m. Elizabeth Filley (4 Mar 1650 – 23 Jun 1728)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Winchell (7 Dec 1675 – 13 September 1719) m. John Trumbull (05 Mar 1673/74 – 03 Jan 1751/52)

GEORGE DYER's Timeline

2 Records

1579
1579
Birth of GEORGE Sir of Groton, Suffolk Mass. DYER in Dorchester, Dorset, England
Dorchester, Dorset, England
1672
18 Jun 1672
Age 93
Death of GEORGE Sir of Groton, Suffolk Mass. DYER in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1579
    Event Place: Dorchester, Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jun 1672
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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