Richard
Coffin
Dyer
Born in Steuben, Washington, Maine, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Reuben Dyer
and Anna (Whitten) Dyer
Brother of
Walter Dyer 2nd., Johanna (Dyer) Leighton, Persis Townsley (Dyer) Leighton, George Washington Dyer, Mary Moore (Dyer) Sherman, Clarissa Foster (Dyer) Howe, Reuben J Dyer Jr., David Whitten Dyer, Hannah (Dyer) Corthell, Eliza Ann Dyer, Daniel Low Dyer, Susan (Dyer) Hunter, Wilson Moore Dyer and William Ballard Dyer
Husband of
Joanna (Coffin) Dyer
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Mary Ann (Whittemore) Dyer
— married
23 Dec 1832 in Washington, Maine, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Ansel Leventh Dyer, Julia M. Dyer, Lucy A. (Dyer) Elsemore, Harriet E. Dyer and John Otis Dyer
Died
at age 88
in East Machias, Washington, Maine, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
Richard Coffin Dyer son of Reuben Dyer and Anna Whitten was born on February 11, 1806 in Steuben, Washington, Maine.[1]
He married Mary Ann Whittemore (1809-1864) on December 1832 in Washington, Maine. They had 6 children.
- Ansel Leventh Dyer (1835-1908)[2]
- Julia M Dyer (1839-1854)[2]
- Lucy Ann Dyer (1841-1923)[2]
- Harriet E. Dyer (1849-)[2]
- Ellis Curtis Dyer (1845-1848)
- John Otis Dyer (abt.1852-1856)
They made their home in East Machias, Washington, Maine, where he was a caulker in the Boat and Ship building buisness.
They lived in East Machiask, Washington, Maine in 1850, where he was a Caulker in Ship and Boat Building and Repairing. Mary was taking care of the home and children, Ansel-16, Julia-10, Lucy Ann-9, and Harriet-1.[2]
At age 54, he was in East Machias, Washington, Maine, with Mary and the children, Ansel-26, Lucy-19, and Harriet-11.[3]
His wife Mary Ann passed away on December 25, 1864, in East Machias, Maine, at the age of 55. They had been married 32 years.
Richard married Joanna Fickett Coffin (1808-1884) in 1865.
He and Joan lived in East Machias, in 1870.[4]
He died at the age of 88, on October 16, 1894 in Wast Machias, Washington, Maine, and was buried in the East Machias village Cemetery.[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Find a Grave, database and images, memorial page for Richard Coffin Dyer (11 Feb 1806–15 Oct 1894), Find A Grave: Memorial #26196460, citing East Machias Village Cemetery, East Machias, Washington County, Maine, USA; Maintained by Della Coffin (contributor 47473501).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6VH-LX5 : Tue Jul 18 00:44:10 UTC 2023), Entry for Richard C Dyer and Mary A Dyer, 1850.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDHV-4QY : Tue Jul 18 02:32:05 UTC 2023), Entry for Richard C Dyer and Mary A Dyer, 1860.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6D7-LSB : Mon Aug 21 23:03:01 UTC 2023), Entry for Richard C Dyer and Joan C Dyer, 1870.
See Also:
- Title: Marriage Index - Maine (1743-1891) CD #404. Publication: Family Tree Maker. Abbreviation: Marriage Index - Maine (1743-1891) CD #404. Note: NS200123. Source Media Type: Other. Master Listing Source: Y
- 1880 United States Federal Census; 1880; Census Place: East Machias, Washington, Maine; Roll: 490; Page: 308C; Enumeration District: 184; Ancestry's 1880 Census Ancestry Record 6742 #23804527
- Title: Maine State Archives, Vital Records, Capital Complex. Abbreviation: Maine State Archives, Vital Records, Capital Complex. Note: NS198813. Source Media Type: Official Document. Master Listing Source: Y
- Title: Steuben, Maine Vital Records. Author: LDS microfilm #12214. Publication: Transcribed from originals in about 1883. Abbreviation: Steuben, Maine Vital Records. Note: Source Media Type: Microfilm. Master Listing Source: Y
Acknowledgements
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