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John Dresser 1735–1823 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jul 1735

Birth Location: Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 16 Mar 1823

Death Location: Essex County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Nathan Dresser

Mother: Lydia Foster

Spouse(s): Jane Harriman, Mehetabel Dickinson

Children(s): Enoch Dresser, Salley Dresser, Eunice Dresser, Betsy Dresser, Jacob Dresser, Jane Dresser, John Dresser, Lydia Dresser, Mehetable Dresser, Mercy Dresser, Molley Dresser, Nathan Dresser, Nathaniel Dresser, Phineas Dresser, Rebeckah Dresser, Thomas Dresser, Dickenson Dresser

John Dresser was born in 1735 in Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Nathan Dresser And Lydia Foster. John Dresser married Jane Bailey Harriman, Mehetabel Dickinson, and had children including Betsy Dresser, Dickenson Dresser, Enoch Dresser, Eunice Dresser, Jacob Dresser, Jane Dresser, John Dresser, Lydia Dresser, Mehetable Dresser, Mercy Dresser, Molley Dresser, Nathan Dresser, Nathaniel Dresser, Phineas P Dresser, Rebeckah Dresser, Salley Dresser, Thomas Dresser. John Dresser passed away in 1823 in Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • John Dresser was born in 1735 in Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Nathan Dresser And Lydia Foster.
  • John Dresser married Jane Bailey Harriman, Mehetabel Dickinson, and had children including Betsy Dresser, Dickenson Dresser, Enoch Dresser, Eunice Dresser, Jacob Dresser, Jane Dresser, John Dresser, Lydia Dresser, Mehetable Dresser, Mercy Dresser, Molley Dresser, Nathan Dresser, Nathaniel Dresser, Phineas P Dresser, Rebeckah Dresser, Salley Dresser, Thomas Dresser.
  • John Dresser passed away in 1823 in Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathan Dresser
1700–1772
Birth Location: Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Lydia Foster
1703–1736
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
LF

Spouses(s)

Jane Harriman
1741–1788
Birth Location: Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts
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Mehetabel Dickinson
1755–1823
Birth Location: –
MD

Children(s)

Enoch Dresser
1774–1824
Birth Location: Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Salley Dresser
1786–
Birth Location: Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
SD
Eunice Dresser
1788–
Birth Location: –
ED
Betsy Dresser
1794–
Birth Location: Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
BD
Jacob Dresser
1792–
Birth Location: Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Jane Dresser
1764–
Birth Location: Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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John Dresser
1772–
Birth Location: Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Lydia Dresser
1767–
Birth Location: Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
LD
Mehetable Dresser
1783–
Birth Location: Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
MD
Mercy Dresser
1778–
Birth Location: Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
MD
Molley Dresser
1776–
Birth Location: Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
MD
Nathan Dresser
1790–
Birth Location: Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
ND
Nathaniel Dresser
1781–1886
Birth Location: Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
ND
Phineas Dresser
1801–
Birth Location: Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
PD
Rebeckah Dresser
1770–
Birth Location: Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
RD
Thomas Dresser
1762–
Birth Location: Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
TD
Dickenson Dresser
1797–
Birth Location: Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
DD

John Dresser's Ancestors

Self
John Dresser
1735–1823
Birth Place: Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Nathan Dresser
1700–1772
Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Lydia Foster
1703–1736
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
John Dresser
1663–
Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
MERCY DICKINSON
1669–1751
Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Caleb Foster
1677–1766
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Sherwin
1679–1770
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Dresser
1639–1724
Martha Thorley\Thorla
1645–1700
Abraham Foster
1622–1711
Lydia Burbank
1644–1692
John Sherwin
1644–1726
Frances Loomis\Lomas
1640–1690
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Dresser
1607–1672
Mary
1611–
Richard Thurlow\Thorley
1601–1685
Jane Thurley\Thorley
1610–1683
1595–1681
Judith
1598–1664

John Dresser's Descendants

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John Dresser (9 Jul 1735–16 Mar 1823) m. Jane (Bailey) Harriman (27 Mar 1741–1788) m. Mehetabel Dickinson (abt 1755–16 Mar 1823)
  1. 1. Enoch Dresser 1774–1824 m. Elizabeth Bridges 1779–1864
    1. 1. Leonard (Parker) Dresser 1816–1867 m. Ann (O.) Hopkinson 1818–1902
      1. 1. Emily (Page) Dresser 1840–1914 m. Alphonso Clark 1840–1920
        1. 1. Araminta Clark 1860–1928
        2. 2. Linwood Clark 1868–1949 m. Nellie (Blanche) Shapley 1870–1933
      2. 2. Eugene (F.) Dresser 1843–1913 m. Martha\Mattie Bailey 1850–1884
        1. 1. Irene (E) Dresser 1877–1904 m. Henry (E.) Eimstad 1873–1918
      3. 3. Cornelia (S) Dresser 1846–1915 m. John (H.) Pinkham 1845–1888
        1. 1. Anna (M.) Pinkham 1874–1965
        2. 2. Edith (B.) Pinkham 1879–1967
        3. 3. John Pinkham 1872–1872
        4. 4. Irene (S) Pinkham 1882–1882
      4. 4. Millard (F.) Dresser 1849–1930 m. Alice (Julia) Sharp 1853–1938
        1. 1. Leonard (R.) Dresser 1875–1956 m. Anna (May) Kircher 1880–1958
        2. 2. Alice (A) Dresser 1883–1979 m. Fred (T.) Rader 1885–1970
        3. 3. Florence (D.) Dresser 1885–1978 m. Dr. (Herman M) Syverud 1888–1945
        4. 4. Henry (O) Dresser 1891–1963 m. Adrienne Mamon 1910–1939 m. Arline (R) Dresser 1913– m. Harriet (Beatrice) Smith 1915–2007 m. Lulu (B) Dresser 1899–
    2. 2. William (O) Dresser 1814–1892
    3. 3. Elbridge (G) Dresser 1820–
    4. 4. Silena Winter 1805–1892
    5. 5. Mahalah Pickett 1807–1891
    6. 6. Eliza Dresser 1803–1879
    7. 7. Mary (Jane) Sawins 1821–1893
  2. 2. Salley Dresser 1786–
  3. 3. Eunice Dresser 1788–
  4. 4. Betsy Dresser 1794–
  5. 5. Jacob Dresser 1792–
  6. 6. Jane Dresser 1764–
  7. 7. John Dresser 1772–
  8. 8. Lydia Dresser 1767–
    1. 1. Sophia Dole 1793–1869 m. William Townsend 1788–1863
      1. 1. Eben (Dole) Townsend 1831–1898 m. Sarah (A) Staples 1833–1900
        1. 1. Adeline Townsend 1859–1941 m. Longley (Clough) Randall 1857–1914
        2. 2. Albert (M) Townsend 1862–
        3. 3. Delia (S.) Townsend 1865–
        4. 4. Eliza (S.) Townsend 1868–
        5. 5. Alpheus (S.) Townsend 1870–
        6. 6. Ernest (L.) Townsend 1873–
      2. 2. William Townsend 1822–1832
      3. 3. Eliza (G (Townsend)) Kent 1818–1904
      4. 4. Edward (H) Townsend 1836–1917
      5. 5. Mary (Esther (Townsend)) Brainard –1909
  9. 9. Mehetable Dresser 1783–
  10. 10. Mercy Dresser 1778–
  11. 11. Molley Dresser 1776– m. Benjamin Nelson 1770–
    1. 1. Aaron (W) Nelson 1804–1884 m. Elizabeth Hardy 1805–1885
      1. 1. Benjamin (H.) Nelson 1833–1904
      2. 2. Sarah (H.) Nelson 1837–
      3. 3. Samuel (H.) Nelson 1841– m. Mary (Abbie) Currier 1844–
        1. 1. George (L.) Nelson 1870–1939 m. Mary (H) Wood 1871–
      4. 4. David (H.) Nelson 1843–
      5. 5. Mary (E.) Nelson 1848–
      6. 6. Darius (H) Nelson 1836–
  12. 12. Nathan Dresser 1790–
  13. 13. Nathaniel Dresser 1781–1886 m. Abigail Littlefield 1800–1884 m. Phebe Burnham –1824
    1. 1. Emerson (E) Dresser 1835–1886 m. Ruth (A) Clement 1837–1868
      1. 1. Alvin (E) Dresser 1857–1935
      2. 2. Grace (A.) Dresser 1859–1880
      3. 3. Lauriston (Joseph Dresser) Sr 1856–1906
      4. 4. Benjamin (Lincoln) Dresser 1861–1933 m. Lilla (E) Goldthwait 1866–1954
        1. 1. Marion (Avis) Dresser 1898–
        2. 2. Alden (V.) Dresser 1904–1974 m. Henrietta (E) Martin 1914–1943 m. Edna (Helen) Dresser 1911–1983
        3. 3. Arthur Dresser 1885–
        4. 4. Bursie Dresser 1888–
        5. 5. Wilfred Dresser 1890–
        6. 6. Irene Dresser 1891–1987
        7. 7. Florence Dresser 1906–
        8. 8. Edith (Louise) Dresser 1902–1902
      5. 5. Gertrude (E.) Dresser 1868–1958 m. Robert Comforth 1864–
        1. 1. Clarence (Clement) Comforth 1888– m. Blanche (Irene) Jorey 1891–
        2. 2. Robertina Comforth 1893–
        3. 3. Gertrude Comforth 1897–
        4. 4. Robert (G) Comforth 1898–
      6. 6. Leon Dresser 1874–
      7. 7. Frederick Woods 1866–
    2. 2. Rebecca (M) Dresser 1833–1901
    3. 3. Aaron (B.) Dresser 1839–1916
    4. 4. Lydia (A.) Dresser 1837–1926 m. Urias Coombs 1829–1911
      1. 1. George (N.) Coombs 1873–1886
      2. 2. Henry (S.) Coombs 1866–1889
      3. 3. Mabel (R.) Coombs 1869–1942
      4. 4. Aaron (Urias) Coombs 1877–1952 m. Bernice (Elsie) Haynes 1883–1941
        1. 1. Shirley (A) Coombs 1910–
        2. 2. Urban (H) Coombs 1908–1992 m. Myrtle (I) Johnson 1915– m. Phyllis (Onlie) Coombs 1915–1991
      5. 5. Fred Coombs 1858–
    5. 5. Abby Dresser 1842–
    6. 6. Alvonia (D (Dresser)) Perry 1821–1897 m. Parker (Wood) Perry 1818–1890
      1. 1. Emma (Alvonia) Perry 1845–1919
      2. 2. Francois (Parker) Perry 1850–1906
      3. 3. Isaac (Henry) Perry 1847–1913
      4. 4. Edgar (J.) Perry 1855–1906
    7. 7. Nathaniel (Dresser) Jr. 1806–1874 m. Maria Dresser 1810–1878
      1. 1. Albina (Hall) Dresser 1833–1903 m. Aroline (Augusta) Conary 1835–1909
        1. 1. Aurelia (M) Dresser 1855–
        2. 2. Algernon (S.) Dresser 1857–1946 m. Eliza ("Lizzie") Haskell 1860–1897
    8. 8. Mary (A.) Dresser 1807–
    9. 9. Jane (M.) Dresser 1809–
  14. 14. Phineas (P.) Dresser 1801–
  15. 15. Rebeckah Dresser 1770–
  16. 16. Thomas Dresser 1762–
  17. 17. Dickenson Dresser 1797–

John Dresser's Timeline

2 Records

1735
9 Jul 1735
Birth of John Dresser in Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1823
16 Mar 1823
Age 88
Death of John Dresser in Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Essex County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1735
    Event Place: Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 4717.005; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1823
    Event Place: Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
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