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Rufus Dresser 1794–1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 JUL 1794

Birth Location: Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 13 OCT 1858

Death Location: Greenville, Bond, Illinois, USA

Father: Rufus Dresser

Mother: Elizabeth Law

Spouse(s): Mary Cochrane

Children(s): Eliza Dresser, Nathaniel Dresser, Francis Dresser, Mary Dresser, John Dresser, Olive Dresser, Rufus Dresser, Hiram Dresser, Joshua Dresser

The story of Rufus Dresser began in 1794 in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Rufus Dresser married Mary Tamar Cochrane, and had children including Eliza R Dresser, Francis Dresser, Hiram Dresser, John Clark Dresser, Joshua P Dresser, Mary Polly Morrison Dresser, Nathaniel Dresser, Olive A Dresser, Rufus Dresser. Rufus Dresser passed away in 1858 in Greenville, Bond, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Rufus Dresser began in 1794 in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Rufus Dresser married Mary Tamar Cochrane, and had children including Eliza R Dresser, Francis Dresser, Hiram Dresser, John Clark Dresser, Joshua P Dresser, Mary Polly Morrison Dresser, Nathaniel Dresser, Olive A Dresser, Rufus Dresser.
  • Rufus Dresser passed away in 1858 in Greenville, Bond, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rufus Dresser
1767–1815
Birth Location: Princeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Elizabeth Law
1766–1853
Birth Location: Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Cochrane
1797–1880
Birth Location: Farmington, Franklin, Maine, USA
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Children(s)

Eliza Dresser
1823–1875
Birth Location: Temple, Franklin, Maine, USA
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Nathaniel Dresser
1825–1915
Birth Location: Temple, Franklin, Maine, USA
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Francis Dresser
1827–1914
Birth Location: Temple, Franklin, Maine, USA
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Mary Dresser
1834–1915
Birth Location: Temple, Franklin, Maine, USA
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John Dresser
1835–1910
Birth Location: Franklin Co., Maine, USA
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Olive Dresser
1848–1919
Birth Location: Bond County, Illinois, USA
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Rufus Dresser
1817–1885
Birth Location: Temple, Franklin, Maine, USA
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Hiram Dresser
1819–1876
Birth Location: Temple, Franklin, Maine, USA
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Joshua Dresser
1821–1911
Birth Location: Temple, Franklin, Maine, USA
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Rufus Dresser's Ancestors

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Rufus Dresser
1794–1858
Birth Place: Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Rufus Dresser
1767–1815
Princeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth Law
1766–1853
Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Oliver (Dresser) Sr.
1737–1809
Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Olive Osgood
1742–1809
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Aaron Dresser
1707–1787
Mehitable Scott
1708–1768
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Dresser
1676–1717
Margaret Acy
1683–1718

Rufus Dresser's Descendants

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Rufus Dresser (22 JUL 1794–13 OCT 1858) m. Mary (Tamar) Cochrane (12 FEB 1797–17 JUL 1880)
  1. 1. Eliza (R.) Dresser 1823–1875 m. Matthew Jones 1819–
    1. 1. James Jones 1850–
    2. 2. Olive Jones 1852– m. Whitfield 1848–
    3. 3. Anna Jones 1846– m. Young 1842–
    4. 4. Eunice Jones 1848– m. Davis 1844–
  2. 2. Nathaniel Dresser 1825–1915 m. Elizabeth (Sarah) McFarland 1825–1879
    1. 1. Alenia Dresser 1849–1927 m. John (W.) McCord 1852–
      1. 1. Charles (Ernest) McCord 1862–
    2. 2. Charlotte (Augusta) Dresser 1852–1877
    3. 3. Edwin (Washington) Dresser 1854– m. Mary (Melinda) Kirkland 1858– m. Elizabeth Thraner 1860–
      1. 1. Mabel Dressor 1878– m. Dawdy 1874–
      2. 2. Blanche Dressor 1880– m. Oliver 1876–
      3. 3. Orlie Dressor 1882–1882
      4. 4. Nathaniel (Edwin) Dressor 1885–
    4. 4. Julia (Agnes) Dresser 1856–1881 m. William (A.) Northcott 1853–
      1. 1. Nathaniel (Dressor) Northcott 1877–
    5. 5. Roxanna (Jane) Dresser 1858–1879 m. Frank (Chalfant) Roberts 1855–
      1. 1. Roxie (Belle) Roberts 1879–
    6. 6. Winona Dressrr 1860– m. Fred Baumberger 1857–
      1. 1. Alice Baumberger 1882–
      2. 2. Elizabeth Baumberger 1884–
      3. 3. Edna Baumberger 1890–
      4. 4. Nathaniel (Dressor) Baumberger 1892–
  3. 3. Francis Dresser 1827–1914 m. Mary (Elenor) Rankin 1832–1902 m. Martha (Almira) Rosebrough 1830–1854
    1. 1. Almyra Dressor 1854–1855
    2. 2. John (Charles) Dresser 1856–1918 m. Harriet (Frances) Hendricks 1870–1949
      1. 1. Francis (William) Dresser 1900–1977
      2. 2. Dorothy (Deborah) Dresser 1902–1986
      3. 3. Mary (Lucille) Dresser 1903–
      4. 4. John (Rankin) Dresser 1911–1989
    3. 3. Emma (Alice) Dresser 1859–1860
    4. 4. James (R.) Dresser 1862–
    5. 5. William (Francis) Dresser 1864–1940 m. Flora (Calista) Cary 1870–1940
      1. 1. Laura (Mary) Dresser 1893–1978
    6. 6. Lucy (Jane) Dresser 1866–1955
    7. 7. Hattie (May) Dresser 1868–1868
  4. 4. Mary ('Polly' Morrison) Dresser 1834–1915 m. James (C.) Cruthis 1822–1866 m. Joseph Hardy 1830–
    1. 1. Emma Hardy 1869– m. Odell 1865–
    2. 2. Eliza (A.) Cruthis 1849– m. Jesse Wallace 1845–
    3. 3. John (Rufus) Cruthis 1851–1914 m. Mary (Annetta) Holbrook 1863–
    4. 4. Francis (M. 'Frank') Cruthis 1853–1910 m. Lucella Witt 1857– m. Lucille Findley 1860–
    5. 5. Mary (Eliza) Cruthis 1855–1884 m. Frank McIntrye 1855–
      1. 1. Nora McIntrye 1880–
    6. 6. Frederick (Augustus) Cruthis 1857–
    7. 7. Mary (Isabella 'Belle') Cruthis 1860– m. James Caulk 1856–
    8. 8. Emily (L. 'Emma') Cruthis 1862– m. William Odell 1858–
    9. 9. William (M. 'Willie') Cruthis 1864–1871
    10. 10. Elizabeth (E.) Cruthis 1866–1867
    11. 11. August Hardy 1867–
  5. 5. John (Clark) Dresser 1835–1910 m. Elizabeth (Anna) Cross 1843–
    1. 1. Flora (B.) Dresser 1867–
    2. 2. Katie (Rae) Dresser 1868–
    3. 3. Charles (James) Dresser 1870– m. Anna 1877–
      1. 1. Charles Dresser 1899–1984
    4. 4. Laura (Mae) Dresser 1875– m. George (Louis) Kohne 1870–
    5. 5. Frank (Markham) Dresser 1877– m. Anna (Marie) Weber 1882–
      1. 1. Donald (Markham) Dresser 1905–
      2. 2. Vivian (Rae) Dresser 1903–
  6. 6. Olive (A.) Dresser 1848–1919 m. John (B.) Denny 1839–
    1. 1. John (Oren) Denny 1867–
    2. 2. Olive (Elizabeth) Denny 1863– m. Gordinier 1860–
    3. 3. Mary (Eleanor) Denny 1865– m. Harris 1862–
  7. 7. Rufus Dresser 1817–1885
  8. 8. Hiram Dresser 1819–1876 m. Sarah (L.) Jones 1823–1856 m. Amanda McLain 1825–
    1. 1. Eliza (Jane) Dressor 1845– m. Charles Harned 1840–
    2. 2. Mary (E.) Dressor 1852–1853
    3. 3. Anna Dresser 1858– m. Dennis 1855–
    4. 4. Fred Dresser 1860–
    5. 5. Lulu Dresser 1862– m. Robinson 1858–
    6. 6. Cothren Dresser 1864–
  9. 9. Joshua (P.) Dresser 1821–1911 m. Jane (E.) Jones 1826–1894
    1. 1. Lavina (J.) Dresser 1857–1929 m. Charles Hood 1849–1909
      1. 1. Jessie (May) Hood 1877–1896
      2. 2. Dau Hood 1879– m. R.A. Sanders 1875–
      3. 3. Dau Hood 1881– m. J.M. Duncan 1876–
      4. 4. Dale Hood 1883–
      5. 5. Sam Hood 1885–
    2. 2. Nelson (J.) Dresser 1858–1908 m. Ellen Smith 1862–
      1. 1. Geraldine Dressor 1919– m. C.C. Sweany 1916–
      2. 2. Pearl Dressor 1880–1963
      3. 3. Floy Dressor 1883–
      4. 4. Hattie Dressor 1887–1949
      5. 5. Emery Dressor 1890–1941
      6. 6. May Dressor 1893–
      7. 7. Viola Dressor 1895–
      8. 8. Kate Dressor 1897–
      9. 9. William (Nelson) Dressor 1910– m. Marie Clark 1914–
    3. 3. Dale Dresser 1860–
    4. 4. Lina Dresser 1862– m. Robert Sanders 1858–
      1. 1. Robert (Earl) Sanders 1882–
    5. 5. Samuel (James) Dresser 1864–1952 m. Christina (F.) Spies 1870–1944 m. Mary Cruthis 1872–
      1. 1. Commodore (C.) Dressor 1912–1987
      2. 2. Ned (Amiel) Dressor 1897–1908
      3. 3. Florence (C.) Dressor 1900–
      4. 4. Fredia Dressor 1903– m. Finke 1896–
      5. 5. Sherman (S.) Dressor 1907–1984 m. Wanda 1908–1993
      6. 6. Baby Dressor 1910–1910
    6. 6. Naomi Dresser 1866– m. Kennedy 1860–
    7. 7. Ora Dresser 1868– m. Mack Duncan 1862–
      1. 1. Livina Duncan 1886–
      2. 2. Virginia Duncan 1888–

Rufus Dresser's Timeline

2 Records

1794
22 JUL 1794
Birth of Rufus Dresser in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1858
13 OCT 1858
Age 64
Death of Rufus Dresser in Greenville, Bond, Illinois, USA
Greenville, Bond, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 JUL 1794
    Event Place: Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bethel Cemetery, Reno, IL

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 OCT 1858
    Event Place: Greenville, Bond, Illinois, USA
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