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William Bartlett Dresser 1861–1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: FEB 1861

Birth Location: Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 3 NOV 1934

Death Location: Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA

Father: James Dresser

Mother: Lucy Putney

Spouse(s): Lila Rawson

Children(s): William Dresser, Ethel Dresser, Alice Dresser, Ida Dresser, Lena Dresser, Leroy Dresser, Aimie Dresser, Emily Dresser, Ada Dresser, Eva Dresser

In 1861, William Bartlett Dresser entered the world in Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA, born to James Alonzo Dresser And Lucy Jane Putney. William Bartlett Dresser married Lila Melissa Rawson, and had children including Ada Elizabeth Dresser, Aimie Angelia Dresser, Alice Maud Dresser, Emily Myrtle Dresser, Ethel Lilla Dresser, Eva Francis Dresser, Ida May Dresser, Lena Lucy Dresser, Leroy Clesson Dresser, William Henry Dresser. William Bartlett Dresser passed away in 1934 in Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1861, William Bartlett Dresser entered the world in Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA, born to James Alonzo Dresser And Lucy Jane Putney.
  • William Bartlett Dresser married Lila Melissa Rawson, and had children including Ada Elizabeth Dresser, Aimie Angelia Dresser, Alice Maud Dresser, Emily Myrtle Dresser, Ethel Lilla Dresser, Eva Francis Dresser, Ida May Dresser, Lena Lucy Dresser, Leroy Clesson Dresser, William Henry Dresser.
  • William Bartlett Dresser passed away in 1934 in Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Dresser
1837–1909
Birth Location: Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
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Lucy Putney
1842–1912
Birth Location: Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Lila Rawson
1868–1963
Birth Location: Royalston, Worcester, Massachusetts
LR

Children(s)

William Dresser
1895–1973
Birth Location: Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
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Ethel Dresser
1889–1970
Birth Location: Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
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Alice Dresser
1893–1893
Birth Location: Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
AD
Ida Dresser
1899–1902
Birth Location: Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
ID
Lena Dresser
1898–1999
Birth Location: Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
LD
Leroy Dresser
1905–1988
Birth Location: Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
LD
Aimie Dresser
1887–1967
Birth Location: Warwick, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
AD
Emily Dresser
1891–1949
Birth Location: Orange, Frabklin, Massachusetts
ED
Ada Dresser
1907–2005
Birth Location: Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
AD
Eva Dresser
1909–1909
Birth Location: Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
ED

William Dresser's Ancestors

Self
William Dresser
1861–1934
Birth Place: Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
James Alonzo Dresser
1837–1909
Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
Lucy (Jane) Putney
1842–1912
Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
George (Washington) Dresser
1812–1881
Wendell, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
Marietta ('Mertie' E.) Briggs
1816–1899
Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Oliver Jr.
1763–1812
Rebecca Wright
1763–1847
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Oliver Sr.
1737–1809
Olive Osgood
1742–1809
Josiah Wright
1737–1783
Dolly Shattuck
1740–1805

William Dresser's Descendants

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William (Bartlett) Dresser (FEB 1861–3 NOV 1934) m. Lila (Melissa) Rawson (16 SEP 1868–6 NOV 1963)
  1. 1. William (Henry) Dresser 1895–1973 m. Marion (Matilda) George 1893–1980
    1. 1. Roger Dresser 1931–2022 m. Wanda (Lee) Tinsley 1942–2018
    2. 2. Mary (Lila) Dresser 1923–1998 m. Kenneth (Arthur) Martin 1920–1980
    3. 3. Richard (McKay) Dresser 1921–2016 m. Margaret (M.) Kelleher 1924–2011
      1. 1. Richard (Daniel) Dresser 1950–2012 m. Barbara (Ann) Snyder 1949–2012
    4. 4. Alvin (George) Dresser 1926–2012
    5. 5. Carl (William) Dresser 1928–2015 m. Elizabeth (Helen) LaBombard 1926–1976
    6. 6. Gertrude Dresser 1917–2013 m. Pasquale (Saverino) Napolitano 1912–2006
    7. 7. Helen Dresser 1919–2002 m. Gordon (Alden) Long 1919–2004
    8. 8. Jane Dresser 1924–2015 m. Harvey (R. Welcome) Jr. 1923–1983 m. Richard (P.) Kimball 1924–2018
  2. 2. Ethel (Lilla) Dresser 1889–1970 m. Carl (Henry) Streeter 1889–1966
    1. 1. Dorothy (Grace) Streeter 1913–2006 m. John (Fay) Keefe 1911–1955
  3. 3. Alice (Maud) Dresser 1893–1893
  4. 4. Ida (May) Dresser 1899–1902
  5. 5. Lena (Lucy) Dresser 1898–1999 m. Albert (Graden) Lantz 1894–1951 m. Charles (W.) Hatch 1897–
    1. 1. Phyllis (Irene) Lantz 1919–2011
    2. 2. Marjorie Lantz 1920–1921
    3. 3. Rober (Warren Lantz) Sr. 1921–2006
    4. 4. James (Earl) Lantz 1925–2014
    5. 5. Albert (Graden Lantz) Jr. 1927–2018
  6. 6. Leroy (Clesson) Dresser 1905–1988 m. Doris (May) Chamberlain 1907–1993 m. Verena (Alberta) Hakey 1918–1966 m. Eunice Olcutt 1912–
    1. 1. Clesson (Myron) Lang 1927–2020 m. June Starkey 1936–2024
  7. 7. Aimie (Angelia) Dresser 1887–1967 m. Clarence (Addison) Beers 1884–1970
  8. 8. Emily (Myrtle) Dresser 1891–1949 m. Samuel Chappuis 1885–1979
    1. 1. Albert (S.) Chappuis 1917–2008
  9. 9. Ada (Elizabeth) Dresser 1907–2005 m. Hermon (Alton) Miner 1904–1978
    1. 1. Enide (Elizabeth) Miner 1925–2002 m. Etna (Wakefield) Stevens –1989
    2. 2. Nancy (Ann) Miner 1934–2023
  10. 10. Eva (Francis) Dresser 1909–1909

William Dresser's Timeline

2 Records

1861
FEB 1861
Birth of William Bartlett Dresser in Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
1934
3 NOV 1934
Age 73
Death of William Bartlett Dresser in Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: FEB 1861
    Event Place: Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 NOV 1934
    Event Place: Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
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