Walter Dyer (1786 - 1859)

Born 30 Jan 1786 in Steuben, Washington, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah Dyer — married 27 Jun 1817 in Steuben, Washington, Maine, United States

Husband of Hannah (Small) Gay — married 28 Feb 1839 (to 29 Jan 1859) in Steuben, Washington, Maine, United States

Descendants

Died 19 Jan 1859 at age 72 in Steuben, Washington, Maine, United States

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Biography

Walter Dyer was born on 30 Jan 1786 in Steuben, Washington, Maine, his father, Henry Dyer III and his mother, Elizabeth (Simonto. He married Hannah Small on 28 Feb 1839 in Steuben, Washington, Maine. He died on 19 Jan 1859 in Steuben, Washington, Maine and was buried in Asa Dyer Family Cemetery, Steuben, Washington County, Maine.

Research Notes

Note:  !CENSUS: US CENSUS 1820 - Maine; Washington Co., Steuben; LDS film 281,241; NOTE:1 m 26<45,1 f<10,1 f 16<26, 1 person is engaged in agriculture.

1850 Census, Steuben, Washington Co., Me., Roll 272, Page 6 (all b. Me.)

Walter Dyer, 63, M, Farmer, Real Estate $1000

Hannah, 55, F

George, 22, M, Seaman

Ship Registers and Enrollments of Machias:

96. ALMIRA, schooner, of Steuben. Built at Steuben, 1821, by Walter Dyer, master carpenter. 82 7/95 tons; 62 ft. x 19 ft. 4 in. x 8 ft. One deck, two masts, square stern.

Enrolled, No. 11, June 6, 1821, at Machias. Owners: Ebenezer Dyer, mariner, Reuben Dyer, Walter Dyer, Stillman Dyer, yeomen, Steuben. Master: Ebenezer Dyer.

182. AZORES, brig, of Columbia. Built at Columbia, Mass. (now Maine), 1819, by Walter Dyer, master carpenter. 169 35/95 tons; 82 ft. 2 in. x 23 ft. 8 in. x 10 ft. One deck, two masts, square stern.

Sources

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116391684/walter-dyer: accessed 21 September 2023), memorial page for Walter Dyer (1787–29 Jan 1859), Find A Grave: Memorial #116391684, citing Asa Dyer Family Cemetery, Steuben, Washington County, Maine, USA; Maintained by George Gagne (contributor 48209876).

• "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6VH-TMS : accessed 21 May 2015), Walter Dyer, Steuben, Washington, Maine, United States; citing family 74, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• Descendants of Edward Small of New England, Vol.3: Author: Lora Altine Woodbury Underhill: Publication: Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin Co.: 1934: Note: NS113933: Source Media Type: Book: Master Listing Source: Y

• Maine Families in 1790; Maine Gen. Soc. Special Publ #5: Author: Ruth Gray: Publication: Picton Press: 1990: Note: Source Media Type: Book: Master Listing Source: Y

• Descendants of Edward Small of New England, Vol. 1: Author: Underhill, Lora Altine Woodbury: Publication: Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston & New York, 1934: Note: NS113603: Source Media Type: Book: Master Listing Source: Y

• Steuben, Maine Vital Records: Author: LDS microfilm #12214: Publication: Transcribed from originals in about 1883: Note: Source Media Type: Microfilm: Master Listing Source: Y