Lemuel Ford Dyer (1786 - 1847)

Born 27 Apr 1786 in Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland County, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Wallace) Dyer — married 29 Apr 1807 in Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Me

Descendants

Died 22 Jan 1847 at age 60 in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, United States

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Biography

Lemuel Ford Dyer son of Ezekiel Dyer and Elizabeth Dyer was born on April 27, 1786, in Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland County, Massachusetts (now Maine).^[1]

He died at age 60, on January 22, 1847 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, and was buried in the Evergreen Cemetery, ^[1] 672 Stevens Ave., Portland, Cumberland, Maine.

Research Notes

Notes from external profile

Note: Lemuel Dyer of Portland, the well known shipbuilder.

Lemuel Dyer was a master-mariner; about 1815, he removed to Portland. His home in that city was the original mansion of Brigadier-General Jedidiah Preble, which he purchased of Enoch Preble, son to the General. In 1868, it was standing on Commercial Street, which was originally named Thames Street.

1850 Census Portland, Cumberland, ME, Roll 252, Page 57 (all b. Me.)

Elizabeth 62, F, Real Estate $4700

William W 26, M, Ship Carpenter

Harriet W 23, F

Betsey 84, F (Lemuel's mother)

Lemuel 18, M, Clerk

Almira Turner 21; Joseph E Turner 24; George L Turner gs 8/12

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FATHER-RESIDENCES-OCCUPATION-BIRTH-DEATH: William B. Jordan, "A History of Cape Elizabeth, Maine", Heritage Books, Inc. 1987;NOTE: p201; "About 1810, Ezekiel Dyer, who resided on Thames Street in Portland with his son the master shipbuilder Lemuel Dyer, and who also operated a marine railway at Clay Cove, began in a very modest way to build ships near the ferry landing at Cape Elizabeth. p209; born Cape Elizabeth 1786. Between 1808 and 1824 Lemuel had six sons all of whom subsequently became involved in shipbuilding. "After the death of Lemuel in 1847 from a blow of an axe while cutting ship timber in Hiram...."

died age 61yrs., Gravestone

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images, memorial page for Lemuel Ford Dyer (27 Apr 1786–22 Jan 1847), Find A Grave: Memorial #101640480, citing Eastern Cemetery, Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, USA; Maintained by Scott Leonard (contributor 47229103).

See Also:

• "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1907 ", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HJB-RGB : accessed 9 December 2015), Lemuel Dyer in entry for Henry Dyer, 1808
• 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
• Title: A History of Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Author: William B. Jordan, Jr. Publication: Heritage Books, Inc. 1987. Abbreviation: A History of Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Note: Source Media Type: Book. Master Listing Source: Y
• Title: 1850 US Census, Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Abbreviation: 1850 US Census, Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Note: NS031183. Source Media Type: Census. Master Listing Source: Y

Acknowledgements

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