Elkanah Dyer (1759 - 1820)

Born 17 Sep 1759 in Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine (Brooks) Dyer — married 17 Oct 1784 in Westbrook, Cumberland, Maine, United States

Descendants

Died 23 Jul 1820 at age 60 in Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, Massachusetts

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Biography

Private Elkanah Dyer served with 2nd Regiment, Cumberland County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Elkanah Dyer is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A035148.

Elkanah Dyer is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 152066
Rank: Private

Elkanah Dyer was born 17 Sep 1759 in Lewiston, Maine, to Samuel and Thankful Dyer.^[1]

Elkanah Dyer of Cape Elizabeth, Maine intent to marry 5 June 1784 Katherine Brooks of Falmouth recorded by David St(r)out Town Clerk. ^[2]

They had the following children:

• Elkanah 1785^[3]

• John Brooks 1787^[4]

• Cate 1789^[5]

• Nancy 1791^[6]

• Barzilla 1793^[7]

• Matte 1796^[8]

• Martha 1797^[9]

• Polly 1798^[10]

• Abigail 1800^[11]

• Elmira 1802^[12]

• Ezekiel 1804^[13]

• Daniel 1806^[14]

• Cyrene 1809^[15]

Elkanah Dyer died in 1820 and was buried in Garcelon Cemetery in Lewiston, Maine.^[16]

Notes

Note: Pvt. MA. Rev. War (DAR); SAR Records Maine Society-2nd Lt. Col. Jonathan Mitchell's Regt. from Cape Elizabeth. Freeman Ridge Cemetery, Freeman ME; Wife Catherine Brooks. 1850 wife, Catherine was in Lisbon ME with son Barzillai, she age 87. +++++ Charles Davis adds children--Polly, Nancy & Serene, he calls Daniel, David (I've seen him referred to as David) Burial place differs, SAR, Graves of

Revolutionary Soldiers, Rev. War Graves Register pg 189 gives the cemetery as Freeman Ridge, Freeman ME and Arthur Dyer gives it as Garcelon Cemetery, Lewiston ME. History of Lewiston Me, also lists them in the Garcelon Cemetery. (pg 386-387)

Wayne Dyer of Groton, Vermont (a descendant) has photo of gravestone & twin sister's in Garcelon Cemetery.

REF: DAR; SAR; Boston Transcript (#8101); MSA; 1850 census Lisbon ME; Charles Davis of Waterville ME.

DAR Patrot Ind 1:909: Am. Compednium 3:118 gives b 1761 [AWM]

George H. Smith compiled most of the family's genealogy and is the grandson of John Goss and Mary Litchfield Brooks.

Elkanah's children and sisters from the LDS Family History Center, submitted by Howard D. Tarr, 300 N. Oak St., Archer City, Tx 76351. Microfilm # 1394456.

Hugh A. Johnson, HC 31 Box 5116, Wasille, Ak 99687 <Robert Ferguson:

Pedigree chart Arthur Dyer.

Source:[[

Marriage:

Date: 11 MAR 1743/1744

Place: Falmouth (Portland), Cumberland, Me

Source: #S64

Page: Vol. 14, page 225, July 1860

Data:

Text: Records of Falmouth (now Portland), Me.

Source: #S866

Source: #S101

Page: 1318

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 S118

Title: Mayflower Ancestral Index, 1981

Abbreviation: Mayflower Ancestral Index, 1981

Note: Source Media Type: Book

Master Listing Source: Y

Source S180

Title: Vital Records of Lewiston, Maine

Abbreviation: Vital Records of Lewiston, Maine

Note: Source Media Type: Book

Master Listing Source: Y

Source S392

Title: A History of Lewiston, Maine, with a Genealogical Register of Early Families

Author: Elder, Janus G.

Publication: Bowie, MD, Heritage Books, Inc., 1989

Abbreviation: A History of Lewiston, Maine, with a Genealogical Register of Early Families

Note: Source Media Type: Book

Master Listing Source: Y

Source S52

Title: Vital Records Index, North America, 1631-1888

Publication: Family History Resource File

Abbreviation: Vital Records Index, North America, 1631-1888

Note: Source Media Type: Family Archive CD

Master Listing Source: Y

Source S64

Title: John(5) Billings of Deer Isle, Maine

Author: Harold Ward Dana, A.B., M.D., of Brookline, Norfolk, Mass

Publication: NEHGR, Vol. 97, October 1943

Abbreviation: John(5) Billings of Deer Isle, Maine

Note: Originally from "Genealogy of William Billings", Frank Billings, M.D., n.d., publisged about 1931.

NS182813

Source Media Type: Electronic

Master Listing Source: Y

Source S866

Title: Vital Records of Falmouth, Maine

Abbreviation: Vital Records of Falmouth, Maine

Note: Source Media Type: Book

Master Listing Source: Y

Sources

1. ↑ Name: Elkanah Dyer Gender: Male Birth Date: 17 Sep 1759 Birthplace: Civil, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine Father's Name: Samuel Dyer Mother's Name: Thankful "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4SK-757 : 10 February 2018), Elkanah Dyer, 17 Sep 1759; citing Civil, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine; FHL microfilm 223,931.
2. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BL-HF9P?cc=1803978
3. ↑ Name: Elkanah Dyer Gender: Male Birth Date: 07 May 1785 Birthplace: Civil, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine Father's Name: Elkanah Dyer Mother's Name: Cate "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4SK-75C : 10 February 2018), Elkanah Dyer in entry for Elkanah Dyer, 07 May 1785; citing Civil, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine; FHL microfilm 223,931.
4. ↑ Name: John Brooks Dyer Gender: Male Birth Date: 08 Jan 1787 Birthplace: Civil, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine Father's Name: Elkanah Dyer Mother's Name: Cate "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4SK-ZQF : 10 February 2018), Elkanah Dyer in entry for John Brooks Dyer, 08 Jan 1787; citing Civil, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine; FHL microfilm 223,931
5. ↑ Name: Cate Dyer Gender: Female Birth Date: 25 Feb 1789 Birthplace: Civil, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine Father's Name: Elkanah Dyer Mother's Name: Cate "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4SV-LHJ : 10 February 2018), Elkanah Dyer in entry for Cate Dyer, 25 Feb 1789; citing Civil, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine; FHL microfilm 223,931.
6. ↑ Name: Nancy Dyer Gender: Female Birth Date: 15 Feb 1791 Birthplace: Civil, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine Father's Name: Elkanah Dyer Mother's Name: Cate "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4SV-RPL : 10 February 2018), Elkanah Dyer in entry for Nancy Dyer, 15 Feb 1791; citing Civil, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine; FHL microfilm 223,931.
7. ↑ Name: Barzella Dyer Gender: Male Birth Date: 12 Aug 1793 Birthplace: Civil, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine Father's Name: Elkanah Dyer Mother's Name: Cate "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4SK-ZQV : 10 February 2018), Elkanah Dyer in entry for Barzella Dyer, 12 Aug 1793; citing Civil, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine; FHL microfilm 223,931.
8. ↑ Name: Matte Dyer Gender: Male Birth Date: 01 Mar 1796 Birthplace: Civil, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine Father's Name: Elkanah Dyer Mother's Name: Cate "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4SK-ZQL : 10 February 2018), Elkanah Dyer in entry for Matte Dyer, 01 Mar 1796; citing Civil, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine; FHL microfilm 223,931.
9. ↑ Name: Martha Tarr Gender: Female Death Date: 19 Jan 1885 Age: 88 Birth Date: 1797 Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Benjamin Tarr Father's Name: Elkanah Dyer Mother's Name: Catherine Brooke "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH8V-8RV : 11 March 2018), Elkanah Dyer in entry for Martha Tarr, 19 Jan 1885; citing , reference 12; FHL microfilm 842,870.
10. ↑ Name: Polly Dyer Gender: Female Birth Date: 13 Aug 1798 Birthplace: Civil, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine Father's Name: Elkanah Dyer Mother's Name: Cate "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4SV-RP5 : 10 February 2018), Elkanah Dyer in entry for Polly Dyer, 13 Aug 1798; citing Civil, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine; FHL microfilm 223,931.
11. ↑ Name: Abigail Dyer Gender: Female Birth Date: 23 Jun 1800 Birthplace: Civil, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine Father's Name: Elkanah Dyer Mother's Name: Cate "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4SV-RPY : 10 February 2018), Elkanah Dyer in entry for Abigail Dyer, 23 Jun 1800; citing Civil, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine; FHL microfilm 223,931.
12. ↑ Name: Elmira Dyer Gender: Female Birth Date: 07 Oct 1802 Birthplace: Civil, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine Father's Name: Elkanah Dyer Mother's Name: Cate "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4SV-R5M : 10 February 2018), Elkanah Dyer in entry for Elmira Dyer, 07 Oct 1802; citing Civil, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine; FHL microfilm 223,931.
13. ↑ Name: Ezekiel Dyer Gender: Male Birth Date: 01 Jul 1804 Birthplace: Civil, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine Father's Name: Elkanah Dyer Mother's Name: Cate "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4SK-ZQ5 : 10 February 2018), Elkanah Dyer in entry for Ezekiel Dyer, 01 Jul 1804; citing Civil, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine; FHL microfilm 223,931.
14. ↑ Name: Daniel Dyer Gender: Male Birth Date: 26 Oct 1806 Birthplace: Civil, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine Father's Name: Elkanah Dyer Mother's Name: Cate "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4SK-ZQY : 10 February 2018), Elkanah Dyer in entry for Daniel Dyer, 26 Oct 1806; citing Civil, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine; FHL microfilm 223,931.
15. ↑ Name: Cyrene Dyer Gender: Male Birth Date: 03 Feb 1809 Birthplace: Civil, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine Father's Name: Elkanah Dyer Mother's Name: Cate "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4SK-Z7M : 10 February 2018), Elkanah Dyer in entry for Cyrene Dyer, 03 Feb 1809; citing Civil, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine; FHL microfilm 223,931.
16. ↑ Name: Alkanah Dyer Event Type: Burial Event Date: 1820 Event Place: Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, United States Age: 62 Birth Year (Estimated): 1758 Death Date: Jul 1820 Cemetery: Garcelon "Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKM1-7HXC : 16 March 2018), Alkanah Dyer, 1820; citing Burial, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, United States, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,769,577.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39605432/elkanah-dyer: accessed 26 November 2022), memorial page for Elkanah Dyer (17 Sep 1759–23 Jul 1820), Find a Grave Memorial ID 39605432, citing Garcelon Cemetery, Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA; Maintained by In Memory (contributor 47058623) .