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James Farrington Dresser 1837–1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 OCT 1837

Birth Location: Stow, Oxford, Maine, USA

Death Date: 21 AUG 1900

Death Location: Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania

Father: Uriah Dresser

Mother: Mariah Farrington

Spouse(s): Lavina Todd

Children(s): Thomas Dresser, Ann Dresser, Margaret Dresser, Bellinda Dresser, Don Dresser, Grace Dresser

James Farrington Dresser was born in 1837 in Stow, Oxford, Maine, USA, the child of Uriah Dresser And Mariah Farrington. James Farrington Dresser married Lavina Jane Todd, and had children including Ann Maria Dresser, Bellinda Todd Dresser, Don Jaysen Dresser, Grace Virginia Dresser, Margaret I Dresser, Thomas Dresser. James Farrington Dresser passed away in 1900 in Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania.

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Biography

  • James Farrington Dresser was born in 1837 in Stow, Oxford, Maine, USA, the child of Uriah Dresser And Mariah Farrington.
  • James Farrington Dresser married Lavina Jane Todd, and had children including Ann Maria Dresser, Bellinda Todd Dresser, Don Jaysen Dresser, Grace Virginia Dresser, Margaret I Dresser, Thomas Dresser.
  • James Farrington Dresser passed away in 1900 in Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania.

Immediate Family

Parents

Uriah Dresser
1804–1871
Birth Location: Lovell, Oxford, Maine, USA
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Mariah Farrington
1811–1861
Birth Location: Maine, USA
MF

Spouses(s)

Lavina Todd
1840–
Birth Location: Cherry Hill, Indiana, Pennsylvania
LT

Children(s)

Thomas Dresser
1880–
Birth Location: Indiana, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
TD
Ann Dresser
1867–1939
Birth Location: Indiana County, Pennsylvania
AD
Margaret Dresser
1870–
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
MD
Bellinda Dresser
1872–
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
BD
Don Dresser
1881–1959
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
DD
Grace Dresser
1883–1946
Birth Location: Indiana County, Pennsylvania
GD

James Dresser's Ancestors

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James Dresser
1837–1900
Birth Place: Stow, Oxford, Maine, USA
Parents
Uriah Dresser
1804–1871
Lovell, Oxford, Maine, USA
Mariah Farrington
1811–1861
Maine, USA
Grandparents
Stephen Dresser
1781–1858
Lovell, Oxford, Maine, USA
Abigail ('Nabby') Kilgore
1785–1817
Lovell, Oxford, Maine, USA
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Dresser
1754–1829
Abigail Abbott
1758–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Dresser
1724–1806
Sarah Foster
1727–1819

James Dresser's Descendants

1.
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James (Farrington) Dresser (18 OCT 1837–21 AUG 1900) m. Lavina (Jane) Todd (ABT 1840–)
  1. 1. Thomas Dresser 1880– m. Elizabeth Mardis 1883–
  2. 2. Ann (Maria) Dresser 1867–1939
  3. 3. Margaret (I.) Dresser 1870–
  4. 4. Bellinda (Todd) Dresser 1872– m. John Martin 1868–
  5. 5. Don (Jaysen) Dresser 1881–1959 m. Elizabeth (H.) Dresser 1887–1977
  6. 6. Grace (Virginia) Dresser 1883–1946 m. Thomas Gilmore 1880–

James Dresser's Timeline

2 Records

1837
18 OCT 1837
Birth of James Farrington Dresser in Stow, Oxford, Maine, USA
Stow, Oxford, Maine, USA
1900
21 AUG 1900
Age 63
Death of James Farrington Dresser in Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania
Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 OCT 1837
    Event Place: Stow, Oxford, Maine, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 AUG 1900
    Event Place: Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania
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