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Rebecca Dyer 1753–1820 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Oct 1753

Birth Location: Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 25 Dec 1820

Death Location: Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, USA

Father: Samuel Jr

Mother: Rebekah Paine

Spouse(s): Ebenezer Jr, Col. Jr

Children(s): Ebenezer Higgins, Hannah Frost, Rebecca Higgins, Martha Cressey, David Higgins, Susanna Higgins, Desire Blake, Mary Rackliff

Rebecca Dyer was born in 1753 in Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Samuel Dyer Jr And Rebekah Paine. Rebecca Dyer married Col Nathaniel Frost Jr, Ebenezer Higgins Jr, and had children including David Higgins, Desire Parker Higgins Blake, Ebenezer Higgins, Hannah Atkins Higgins Frost, Martha Higgins Cressey, Mary Higgins Rackliff, Rebecca Higgins, Susanna Higgins. Rebecca Dyer passed away in 1820 in Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, USA.

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Biography

  • Rebecca Dyer was born in 1753 in Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Samuel Dyer Jr And Rebekah Paine.
  • Rebecca Dyer married Col Nathaniel Frost Jr, Ebenezer Higgins Jr, and had children including David Higgins, Desire Parker Higgins Blake, Ebenezer Higgins, Hannah Atkins Higgins Frost, Martha Higgins Cressey, Mary Higgins Rackliff, Rebecca Higgins, Susanna Higgins.
  • Rebecca Dyer passed away in 1820 in Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, USA.

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Rebecca Dyer's Ancestors

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Rebecca Dyer
1753–1820
Birth Place: Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Samuel Dyer Jr
1730–1779
Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Rebekah Paine
1730–1799
Truro, Barnstable, MA
Grandparents
Richard (Paine Revolutionary) War
1699–1775
Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Phebe Merrick
1703–1743
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Ensign Sr
1666–1712
Patience Paine
1675–1745
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Captain Sr
1629–1706
Hannah Prence-Sparrow
1634–1698

Rebecca Dyer's Descendants

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Rebecca Dyer (18 Oct 1753–25 Dec 1820) m. Ebenezer (Higgins) Jr (23 Aug 1749–1800) m. Col. (Nathaniel Frost) Jr (1748–19 May 1838)
  1. 1. Ebenezer Higgins 1775–1846
  2. 2. Hannah (Atkins Higgins) Frost 1782–1856
  3. 3. Rebecca Higgins 1780–
  4. 4. Martha (Higgins) Cressey 1784–1863
  5. 5. David Higgins 1787–1850 m. Catherine (Mann) Jordan 1792–1860
    1. 1. Col. (Rev David Jordan Higgins Civil war -) union 1817–1917 m. Cynthia (L) Weeks 1816–1876 m. Esther (Anne) Doughty 1829–1902
      1. 1. Wilbur (Fisk) Higgins 1844–1881
      2. 2. Emma (Jane) Higgins 1845–1922
      3. 3. Ella (F) Higgins 1850–1934 m. Robert (Holbrook) Clark 1840–1916
        1. 1. Alma Clark 1879–1967 m. John (Henry) Norman 1874–1954
        2. 2. Willcer Clark 1881–
        3. 3. Lulu Clark 1889–
        4. 4. Robert (Leroy) Clark 1892–
        5. 5. Jessie (O) Clark 1878–1968 m. Levi (Joshua) Norman 1870–1908
        6. 6. Wilburn Clark 1882–
        7. 7. Robert (L.) Clark 1893–
    2. 2. 1st (Lieut. Ebenezer Blake) Higgins 1822–1889
    3. 3. John (Colby) Higgins 1827–1904
    4. 4. Pvt. (Samuel Howard) Higgins 1833–1864
    5. 5. Sarah (Esther) Higgins 1837–1850
    6. 6. Tabitha Higgins 1831–
    7. 7. Abbie (S.) Higgins 1830–1891
  6. 6. Susanna Higgins 1789–1862
  7. 7. Desire (Parker Higgins) Blake 1793–
  8. 8. Mary (Higgins) Rackliff 1772–1807

Rebecca Dyer's Timeline

3 Records

1753
18 Oct 1753
Birth of Rebecca Dyer in Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
1820
25 Dec 1820
Age 67
Death of Rebecca Dyer in Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, USA
1822
25 Dec 1822
Age 69
Death of Rebecca Dyer in Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1753
    Event Place: Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1822
    Event Place: Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1820
    Event Place: Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 294

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