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Richard Dresser 1713–1783 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1713

Birth Location: Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 25 Jun 1783

Death Location: Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, USA

Father: Nathaniel ♦

Mother: Elizabeth ♦

Spouse(s): Mindwell Munson

Children(s): Wentworth Dresser, Mary Dresser, Richard Dresser, Mindwell Dresser, Paul Dresser, Matthew Dresser, Mark Dresser

Richard Dresser was born in 1713 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Nathaniel Dresser And Elizabeth Wentworth. In 1776, Richard Dresser resided in Saco, Maine, USA. Richard Dresser married Mindwell Munson, and had children including Mark Dresser, Mary Dresser, Matthew Dresser, Mindwell Dresser, Paul Dresser, Richard Dresser, Wentworth Dresser. Richard Dresser passed away in 1783 in Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard Dresser was born in 1713 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Nathaniel Dresser And Elizabeth Wentworth.
  • In 1776, Richard Dresser resided in Saco, Maine, USA.
  • Richard Dresser married Mindwell Munson, and had children including Mark Dresser, Mary Dresser, Matthew Dresser, Mindwell Dresser, Paul Dresser, Richard Dresser, Wentworth Dresser.
  • Richard Dresser passed away in 1783 in Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathaniel ♦
1681–1749
Birth Location: Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
N♦
Elizabeth ♦
1689–1772
Birth Location: Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
E♦

Spouses(s)

Mindwell Munson
1728–1785
Birth Location: Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, USA
MM

Children(s)

Wentworth Dresser
1762–1842
Birth Location: Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, USA
WD
Mary Dresser
1750–1791
Birth Location: Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, USA
MD
Richard Dresser
1757–1846
Birth Location: Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, USA
RD
Mindwell Dresser
1752–1825
Birth Location: Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, USA
MD
Paul Dresser
1767–1846
Birth Location: Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, USA
PD
Matthew Dresser
1756–1857
Birth Location: Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, USA
MD
Mark Dresser
1765–1857
Birth Location: Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, USA
MD

Richard Dresser's Ancestors

Self
Richard Dresser
1713–1783
Birth Place: Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Nathaniel Dresser ♦
1681–1749
Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth (Wentworth) ♦
1689–1772
Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
John (Dresser) ♦
1640–
Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Martha (Thurley) ✅
1646–1700
Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Thurlow
1606–1685
Jane Booth
1610–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Thurlow
1565–1615
Anne Thorpe
1567–1615
Robert Booth
1570–1628
Katherine Johnson
1584–1630

Richard Dresser's Descendants

1.
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Richard Dresser (1713–25 Jun 1783) m. Mindwell Munson (07 Jul 1728–1785)
  1. 1. Wentworth Dresser 1762–1842 m. Sophia HOLBROOK 1776–1858
    1. 1. Joseph (Wentworth) DRESSER 1811–1870
    2. 2. Robert Dresser 1799–1887
    3. 3. Daniel Dresser 1802–1857
    4. 4. Lydia Dresser 1805–1879
    5. 5. John Dresser 1795–1878
    6. 6. Israel Dresser 1796–1880
    7. 7. Sarah Dresser 1814–1876
    8. 8. Josiah (C.) Dresser 1816–1868
  2. 2. Mary Dresser 1750–1791
  3. 3. Richard Dresser 1757–1846
  4. 4. Mindwell Dresser 1752–1825
  5. 5. Paul Dresser 1767–1846 m. Sarah (SALLY) Holbrook 1784–1852
    1. 1. Alfred (Metcalfe) Dresser 1807–1870
    2. 2. Lydia Dresser 1803–1803
    3. 3. infant Dresser 1804–1804
    4. 4. Richard Dresser 1809–1848
    5. 5. Samuel (Harris) Dresser 1811–1849
    6. 6. Miranda Dresser 1814–
    7. 7. Oliver Dresser 1819–
    8. 8. Sophia Dresser 1821–1839
    9. 9. Sally Dresser 1824–
    10. 10. James (L.) Dresser 1829–
  6. 6. Matthew Dresser 1756–1857
  7. 7. Mark Dresser 1765–1857 m. Nancy (Jane) Holbrook 1769–1856
    1. 1. William (Andrew) Dresser 1805–1880
    2. 2. Martha (Andrews) Dresser 1813–1889
    3. 3. Deacon (Wentworth) Dresser 1797–1867
    4. 4. James Dresser 1807–
    5. 5. Nancy Dresser 1803–1880
    6. 6. Stephen Dresser 1801–
    7. 7. Edmund (March) Dresser 1799–1865
    8. 8. Mark Dresser 1795–1841
    9. 9. Jane Dresser 1793–
    10. 10. Mary Dresser 1809–1876
    11. 11. Joseph Dresser 1790–
    12. 12. Infant Dresser 1811–1811

Richard Dresser's Timeline

3 Records

1713
1713
Birth of Richard Dresser in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1776
1776-1780
Age 63
Richard Dresser resided here in Saco, Maine, USA
Saco, Maine, USA
1783
25 Jun 1783
Age 70
Death of Richard Dresser in Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1713
    Event Place: Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1776-1780
    Event Place: Saco, Maine, USA
    Record Source: Maine, U.S., Revolutionary War Land Grants, 1776-1780

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Gorham
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Boston Evening Transcript; Publication Date: 9 May 1906; Publication Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA; ,0.2435542,0.30173817,0.3055097&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1783
    Event Place: Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, USA
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