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Peter Dyer 1712–1772 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 Feb 1712

Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: Jan 1772

Death Location: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Dyer

Mother: Anna Holbrook

Spouse(s): Dorothy Hayden

Children(s): Silence Dyer

Peter Dyer was born in 1712 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA, the child of John Dyer And Anna Holbrook. Peter Dyer married Dorothy Hayden, and had children including Silence Dyer. Peter Dyer passed away in 1772 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Peter Dyer was born in 1712 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA, the child of John Dyer And Anna Holbrook.
  • Peter Dyer married Dorothy Hayden, and had children including Silence Dyer.
  • Peter Dyer passed away in 1772 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Peter Dyer's Ancestors

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Peter Dyer
1712–1772
Birth Place: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
John Dyer
1648–1733
Sheepscot, Maine, United States
Anna Holbrook
1673–1745
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
John (Diar (Dyer)) Sr
1617–1696
Barnstaple, Devonshire, England
Joan Cozenns
1616–
Devonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John *
1584–1647
Christian Pass
1588–
Robert Cousins
1594–
Katherine Cousins
1590–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Emanuell Dyer
1553–
Johane Leach
1562–
Thomas Varley
1550–1628
Joan ........
1550–1620
Phillip Cousins
1570–
Joan Cosen
1570–

Peter Dyer's Descendants

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Peter Dyer (04 Feb 1712–Jan 1772) m. Dorothy Hayden (10 Sep 1721–24 Jul 1812)
  1. 1. Silence Dyer 1743–1834 m. Nathaniel French 1737–1791
    1. 1. James French 1769–1814 m. Lydia Hollis 1774–1850
      1. 1. Lydia French 1799–1832 m. Nathaniel Hayward 1798–1880
        1. 1. Julia (Ann) Hayward 1822–1903 m. Charles (Richards) Mitchell 1820–1888

Peter Dyer's Timeline

2 Records

1712
04 Feb 1712
Birth of Peter Dyer in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1772
Jan 1772
Age 60
Death of Peter Dyer in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Feb 1712
    Event Place: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1772
    Event Place: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

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