Joshua Dyer Sr (abt. 1747 - 1825)

Born about 1747 in Falmouth, Cumberland, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Mercy (Sawyer) Dyer — married 14 Oct 1773 in Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Maine

Descendants

Died 2 Dec 1825 at about age 78 in Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Maine, United States

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Biography

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Burial

Date: 1825

Place: Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Meeting House Hill

Note

In 1786 he was Truro's town treasurer & constable; Selectman 1787-88-89-90; 1794-96;

REF: Desc Edward Small; Falmouth ME Records; Mayflower Index.

Fred E Sawyer 1040 Falls Ave American Falls ID 93211 submitted the same information but had an added Joshua b 24 Sep 1792: AF91-101829

78yrs CE Recds [AWM]

Joshua Dyer was a blacksmith by trade; family tradition says that he also "worked on ships." He settled on a part of his father's original farm, at the foot of Meeting-House Hill, and built the old house that was torn down a few years ago. His son Christopher built the house now standing (1908) on the same lot beside the old barn, and kept tavern there. In the building there was a large hall, which was used for religious meetings and social purposes; it is perhaps best remembered as "Chris. Dyer's dance-hall." The ancient house and barn, overtopped by grand old trees, form a picturesque group. Joshua Dyer was town treasurer of Cape Elizabeth in 1786; selectman, 1787, 1788, 1789, 1790, 1794, 1796; and Constable, 1790.(+) He was chosen "Delegate to the Convention at Boston," held on the second Wednesday of January, 1787;(*) he also was present and voted "yea," and "assented to the Constitution proposed by the late federal Convention," at a convention held in Boston, January 9, 1788, and continued until the 7th of February.

Joshua Dyer died in 1825; his widow Mercy survived him nine years. They were buried in the old part of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, on Meeting-House Hill. The inscriptions on their gravestones, which are perfectly legible, read as follows:

IN MEMORY OF

JOSHUA DYER

WHO DIED

DEC. 2, 1825,

'T. 78.

MERCY

WIFE OF

JOSHUA DYER

DIED MAR. 21, 1834,

'. 80 YS. 4 MOS.

 !CHILDREN: According to DESC OF EDWARD SMALL, p1315, descendants of Joshua Dyer have light hair and blue eyes; many of them are of medium height, though a few are much taller than average. They are heavier than the descendants of Micah Dyer, who were small, wiry persons.

 !CENSUS: US CENSUS 1790 - Maine, Cumberland Co., Cape Elizabeth; NOTE: Family having 1 male 16 or over, 3 males < 16, 7 females.

Joshua Dyer View Image Online

State: ME Year: 1790

County: Cumberland Image: 0177

Township: Cape Elizabeth Roll: M637_2

 !MARRIAGE-SPOUSE: G.T. Ridlon, SACO VALLEY SETTLEMENTS & FAMILIES; Charles E. Tuttle, 1969; NOTE: Shows marriage date as 25 Jun 1778.

, by Rev. Ephraim Clark.

Sources

Source: #S101

Page: 1314

Source: #S384

Page: 7

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Marriage:

Date: 14 OCT 1773

Place: Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Me

Source: #S289

Page: 106

Source: #S101

Page: 1314

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Marriage:

Date: 27 AUG 1741

Place: Truro, Barnstable, Ma

Source: #S359

Source: #S549

Source: #S25

Page: 138

Source S101

Call Number: R929.2 S635uV.3

Title: Descendants of Edward Small of New England, Vol.3

Author: Lora Altine Woodbury Underhill

Publication: Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin Co.: 1934

Abbreviation: Descendants of Edward Small of New England, Vol.3

Note: NS113933

Source Media Type: Book

Master Listing Source: Y

Source S25

Call Number: R929.2 S635uV.1

Title: Descendants of Edward Small of New England, Vol. 1

Author: Underhill, Lora Altine Woodbury

Publication: Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston & New York, 1934

Abbreviation: Descendants of Edward Small of New England, Vol. 1

Note: NS113603

Source Media Type: Book

Master Listing Source: Y

Source S289

Call Number: Family Tree Maker CD523

Title: Maine Historical & Genealogical Recorder, Vol. III, 1886

Publication: Maine & New Hampshire Settlers, 1600's-1900's (CD523)

Abbreviation: Maine Historical & Genealogical Recorder, Vol. III, 1886

Note: NS195373

Source Media Type: Book

Master Listing Source: Y

Source S359

Title: Vital Records of Truro, Barnstable County, Mass.

Author: George Ernest Bowman

Abbreviation: Vital Records of Truro, Barnstable County, Mass.

Note: Source Media Type: Book

Master Listing Source: Y

Source S384

Call Number: G1847

Title: The Sawyer family of Elliotsville (Piscataquis Co., Maine)

Author: Sawyer, Fred E. 1910-

Publication: Swan Falls, Idaho : F.E. Sawyer : 1945

Abbreviation: The Sawyer family of Elliotsville (Piscataquis Co., Maine)

Note: descendants of James Sawyer of Gloucester, Essex, Mass. and their kinfolk, the Drakes

NS357783

Source Media Type: Book

Master Listing Source: Y

Source S549

Title: Marriage Index: Massachusetts, 1633-1850, CD 231

Abbreviation: Marriage Index: Massachusetts, 1633-1850, CD 231

Note: NS200643

Source Media Type: Family Archive CD

Master Listing Source: Y