John Dyer was born 9 Apr 1692 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, to Joseph Dyer and Hannah Baxter.[1] He married Abigail Fitch on 22 Oct 1713 in Canterbury.[2] He married second on 4 Oct 1759 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, to Joanna (Christophers) Leffingwell.[3] He died 25 Feb 1779 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut.[4]
He is buried at Carey Cem, Canterbury, Windham, CT - his name is spelled "Dyer" on his headstone
Sources
↑ Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. Vital records of Weymouth, Massachusetts, to the year 1850. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1910), 1:96.
"Diar, John, s. Joseph and Hannah, Apr. 9, 1692."
↑ Canterbury, in Connecticut, United States. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records.
DYAR, DYER
John, m. Abigail Fitch, Oct. 22, 1713. [1; 120]
↑ Canterbury, in Connecticut, United States. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records.
He fought with the 11th Regiment in the French/Indian War
DYAR, DYER
John, Col., m. Johannah Leffingwell, oct. 4, 1759. [1; 120]
↑ Canterbury Cemetery Inscriptions", in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society), 70:46.
In Memory of John Dyer Esq'r Col of ye 11th Regement In ye State of Connecticut. A Judge in Windham County Court A Dabut'y At ye Gen'l Assembly at Turns For 40 Years. The's Posis he Sustained with Emblemashed Carrector Till Impeaired With Age A Man of Sound Judgment & Unbyased Integrity Who Departed This Life Feb ye 25, 1779 In ye 87th Year of His Age.
[Age 86, so born bet. 25 Feb 1692 and 25 Feb 1693.]
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