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James Henry Dresser 1885–1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 NOV 1885

Birth Location: Sturgeon Bay, Door, Wisconsin, USA

Death Date: 21 APR 1969

Death Location: Hawthorne, Douglas, Wisconsin, USA

Father: Frank Dresser

Mother: May Doucet

Spouse(s): Emily Friend

Children(s): Rebecca Dresser, James Dresser, Dorothy Dresser, George Dresser, Herbert Dresser, Ray Dresser, Katherine Dresser, Thomas Dresser, Geraldine Dresser

James Henry Dresser was born in 1885 in Sturgeon Bay, Door, Wisconsin, USA, the child of Frank Eugene Dresser And May Florence Doucet. James Henry Dresser married Emily A Friend, and had children including Dorothy G Dresser, George Eldon Dresser, Geraldine Ann Dresser, Herbert Eugene Dresser, James Francis Dresser, Katherine May Agatha Dresser, Ray Dresser, Rebecca Pearl Dresser, Thomas Steven Dresser. James Henry Dresser passed away in 1969 in Hawthorne, Douglas, Wisconsin, USA.

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Biography

  • James Henry Dresser was born in 1885 in Sturgeon Bay, Door, Wisconsin, USA, the child of Frank Eugene Dresser And May Florence Doucet.
  • James Henry Dresser married Emily A Friend, and had children including Dorothy G Dresser, George Eldon Dresser, Geraldine Ann Dresser, Herbert Eugene Dresser, James Francis Dresser, Katherine May Agatha Dresser, Ray Dresser, Rebecca Pearl Dresser, Thomas Steven Dresser.
  • James Henry Dresser passed away in 1969 in Hawthorne, Douglas, Wisconsin, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Frank Dresser
1860–1914
Birth Location: Washington, Door, Wisconsin, USA
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May Doucet
1858–1938
Birth Location: Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
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Spouses(s)

Emily Friend
1886–1979
Birth Location: Sturgeon Bay, Door, Wisconsin, USA
EF

Children(s)

Rebecca Dresser
1908–1983
Birth Location: Sturgeon Bay, Door, Wisconsin, USA
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James Dresser
1909–1985
Birth Location: Sturgeon Bay, Door, Wisconsin, USA
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Dorothy Dresser
1910–1917
Birth Location: Sturgeon Bay, Door, Wisconsin, USA
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George Dresser
1912–1988
Birth Location: Sturgeon Bay, Door, Wisconsin, USA
GD
Herbert Dresser
1917–1988
Birth Location: Odanah, Ashland, Wisconsin, USA
HD
Ray Dresser
1920–
Birth Location: Wisconsin, USA
RD
Katherine Dresser
1920–1998
Birth Location: Superior, Douglas, Wisconsin, USA
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Thomas Dresser
1924–1992
Birth Location: Superior, Douglas, Wisconsin, USA
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Geraldine Dresser
1931–2009
Birth Location: Superior, Douglas, Wisconsin, USA
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James Dresser's Ancestors

Self
James Dresser
1885–1969
Birth Place: Sturgeon Bay, Door, Wisconsin, USA
Parents
Frank Eugene Dresser
1860–1914
Washington, Door, Wisconsin, USA
May (Florence) Doucet
1858–1938
Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
Grandparents
James (H.) Dresser
1827–1872
Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Elizabeth (Francis) Robbins
1830–1862
North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Dresser
1797–1852
Jane Knight
1802–1834
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Dresser
1743–
Susanna Murphy
1779–

James Dresser's Descendants

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James (Henry) Dresser (15 NOV 1885–21 APR 1969) m. Emily (A.) Friend (31 JUL 1886–19 APR 1979)
  1. 1. Rebecca (Pearl) Dresser 1908–1983
  2. 2. James (Francis) Dresser 1909–1985 m. Bella (Mae) Nolan 1913–1990
    1. 1. Patricia (Ann) Dresser 1936–2003 m. Harry (William) Gobin 1899–1954
  3. 3. Dorothy (G.) Dresser 1910–1917
  4. 4. George (Eldon) Dresser 1912–1988
  5. 5. Herbert (Eugene) Dresser 1917–1988 m. Margaret Sabelski 1918–2002
  6. 6. Ray Dresser 1920–
  7. 7. Katherine (May Agatha) Dresser 1920–1998 m. Burt (Eugene) Brackman 1920–1965
  8. 8. Thomas (Steven) Dresser 1924–1992
  9. 9. Geraldine (Ann) Dresser 1931–2009 m. Donald (Frederick) Cline 1931–1997 m. Earl (Louis) Martineau 1929–1981

James Dresser's Timeline

2 Records

1885
15 NOV 1885
Birth of James Henry Dresser in Sturgeon Bay, Door, Wisconsin, USA
Sturgeon Bay, Door, Wisconsin, USA
1969
21 APR 1969
Age 84
Death of James Henry Dresser in Hawthorne, Douglas, Wisconsin, USA
Hawthorne, Douglas, Wisconsin, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 NOV 1885
    Event Place: Sturgeon Bay, Door, Wisconsin, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 APR 1969
    Event Place: Hawthorne, Douglas, Wisconsin, USA
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