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Joseph Benton Dresser 1813–1893 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 SEP 1813

Birth Location: Lovell, Oxford, Maine, USA

Death Date: 11 OCT 1893

Death Location: Lovell, Oxford, Maine, USA

Father: Stephen Dresser

Mother: Abigail Kilgore

Spouse(s): Harriet Charles

Children(s): Whipple Dresser, Ebenezer Dresser, Esther Dresser, Whipple Dresser, Joseph Dresser, Abby Dresser, Horace Dresser

The story of Joseph Benton Dresser began in 1813 in Lovell, Oxford, Maine, USA. Joseph Benton Dresser married Harriet Nevers Charles, and had children including Abby Mariah Dresser, Ebenezer Weeks Dresser, Esther Aurette Dresser, Horace Dresser, Joseph Benton Dresser, Whipple Charles Dresser. Joseph Benton Dresser passed away in 1893 in Lovell, Oxford, Maine, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Benton Dresser began in 1813 in Lovell, Oxford, Maine, USA.
  • Joseph Benton Dresser married Harriet Nevers Charles, and had children including Abby Mariah Dresser, Ebenezer Weeks Dresser, Esther Aurette Dresser, Horace Dresser, Joseph Benton Dresser, Whipple Charles Dresser.
  • Joseph Benton Dresser passed away in 1893 in Lovell, Oxford, Maine, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Stephen Dresser
1781–1858
Birth Location: Lovell, Oxford, Maine, USA
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Abigail Kilgore
1785–1817
Birth Location: Lovell, Oxford, Maine, USA
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Spouses(s)

Harriet Charles
1817–1888
Birth Location: Lovell, Oxford, Maine, USA
HC

Children(s)

Whipple Dresser
1843–1848
Birth Location: Lovell, Oxford, Maine, USA
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Ebenezer Dresser
1844–1909
Birth Location: Lovell, Oxford, Maine, USA
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Esther Dresser
1846–1926
Birth Location: Lovell, Oxford, Maine, USA
ED
Whipple Dresser
1848–1921
Birth Location: Lovell, Oxford, Maine, USA
WD
Joseph Dresser
1850–1911
Birth Location: Lovell, Oxford, Maine, USA
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Abby Dresser
1852–1920
Birth Location: Lovell, Oxford, Maine, USA
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Horace Dresser
1841–1864
Birth Location: Lovell, Oxford, Maine, USA
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Joseph Dresser's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Dresser
1813–1893
Birth Place: Lovell, Oxford, Maine, USA
Parents
Stephen Dresser
1781–1858
Lovell, Oxford, Maine, USA
Abigail ('Nabby') Kilgore
1785–1817
Lovell, Oxford, Maine, USA
Grandparents
Stephen Dresser
1754–1829
Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Abigail Abbott
1758–1845
New Suncock, New Hampshire
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Dresser
1724–1806
Sarah Foster
1727–1819
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathan Dresser
1700–1772
Lydia Foster
1703–1736

Joseph Dresser's Descendants

1.
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Joseph (Benton) Dresser (6 SEP 1813–11 OCT 1893) m. Harriet (Nevers) Charles (1 NOV 1817–31 OCT 1888)
  1. 1. Whipple (Charles) Dresser 1843–1848
  2. 2. Ebenezer (Weeks) Dresser 1844–1909 m. Elizabeth (F.) Drown 1848–
    1. 1. Harriet (M.) Dresser 1869–1939
    2. 2. William Dresser 1871–1880
  3. 3. Esther (Aurette) Dresser 1846–1926 m. John (B.) Kimball 1839–1926
    1. 1. Horace (Sumner) Kimball 1878–1972
    2. 2. John (B.) Kimball 1880– m. Cora Bemis 1884–
  4. 4. Whipple (Charles) Dresser 1848–1921 m. Lottie 1850–1918
  5. 5. Joseph (Benton) Dresser 1850–1911 m. Fanny (L.) Hersey 1850–1938
    1. 1. Gladys (E.) Dresser 1895–1896
    2. 2. Agnes (E.) Dresser 1897–
  6. 6. Abby (Mariah) Dresser 1852–1920 m. Frank (R.) Mitchell 1850– m. Pierce Neagle 1850–
  7. 7. Horace Dresser 1841–1864

Joseph Dresser's Timeline

2 Records

1813
6 SEP 1813
Birth of Joseph Benton Dresser in Lovell, Oxford, Maine, USA
Lovell, Oxford, Maine, USA
1893
11 OCT 1893
Age 80
Death of Joseph Benton Dresser in Lovell, Oxford, Maine, USA
Lovell, Oxford, Maine, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 SEP 1813
    Event Place: Lovell, Oxford, Maine, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cemetery #4, Lovell, Oxford, Maine

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 OCT 1893
    Event Place: Lovell, Oxford, Maine, USA
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