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James Dyer 1740 – 1793 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Johnston, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Death Date: 01 Oct 1793

Death Location: Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA

Father: SAMUEL Dyer

Mother: PATIENCE Williams

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Isabel Dyer

The story of James Dyer Gg began in 1740 in Johnston, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. James Dyer Gg had children including Isabel Dyer. James Dyer Gg passed away in 1793 in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Dyer Gg began in 1740 in Johnston, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
  • James Dyer Gg had children including Isabel Dyer.
  • James Dyer Gg passed away in 1793 in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

SAMUEL Dyer
1712 – 1792
Birth Location: Providence, Rhode Island
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PATIENCE Williams
1718 – 1774
Birth Location: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Isabel Dyer
1784 – 1838
Birth Location: Foster, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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James Dyer's Ancestors

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James Dyer
1740 – 1793
Birth Place: Johnston, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Parents
SAMUEL Dyer
1712 – 1792
Providence, Rhode Island
PATIENCE Williams
1718 – 1774
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Grandparents
Mary (Lapham) Dyer
1686 – 1735
Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA
Joseph (1673 Williams) (Lydia)
1673 – 1752
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
*Lydia Harrington\Hearnden
1682 – 1763
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Great-Grandparents
Lydia Wells
1652 – 1710
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Wells
1636 – 1681

James Dyer's Descendants

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James Dyer (1740 – 01 Oct 1793)
  1. 1. Isabel Dyer (1784 – 12 Mar 1838) m. John Watson (24 Nov 1782 – 1860)
    1. 1. Patience Watson (07 Sep 1801 – 23 Oct 1864) m. Joseph Wilcox (17 Jan 1799 – 12 Apr 1839)
      1. 1. Joseph (E) Wilcox (Jan 06, 1825 – Aug 18, 1881) m. Jane Webster (28 MAR 1825 – 12 NOV 1870)
        1. 1. James Wilcox (Abt 1848 – )
        2. 2. Hannah (A) Wilcox (abt 1851 – Dec 13, 1926)
        3. 3. Sarah (Jane) Wilcox (22 Jan 1855 – 8 July 1949) m. Samuel (Myron) Graves (9 AUG 1848 – 29 AUG 1878)
        4. 4. Jerome Wilcox (abt 1858 – 1903)

James Dyer's Timeline

2 Records

1740
1740
Birth of James Dyer Gg in Johnston, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Johnston, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
1793
01 Oct 1793
Age 53
Death of James Dyer Gg in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Johnston, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Oct 1793
    Event Place: Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA
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