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Sarah Frances (Richardson) Dyer (1834 - aft. 1920)

Sarah Frances Dyer formerly Richardson
Born in Maine, United Statesmap
Daughter of and
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 22 Dec 1852 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , and
Died after after age 85 in New York, United Statesmap
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Biography

Sarah Frances Richardson was born ca July 27, 1834 in Maine. She was the daughter of Jacob Richardson and Judith Knight. At the age of 16, she was in her parent's home in Mount Desert Rock/Tremont, Hancock, Maine, where her father was a Light House Keeper.[1]

She married Cushing Dyer (1826-1890) on December 22, 1852 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine.[2] The couple had 5 children,

  1. Harriet Frances Dyer (1854-)
  2. Martha Adelaide Dyer (1856-1913)
  3. Lucy Nellie Ellen Dyer (1858-)
  4. Herman James Dyer (1860-)
  5. Alice Edith Dyer (1867-1940)[3]

Sarah (age 26) and Cushing (age 32) lived in Portland, Cumberland, Maine in 1860, where Cushing ran an Eating Saloon, and she took care of the home and children, Harriet-6, Martha-4, and Lucy-2.[4]

In 1870, Cushing was a Painter in Portland, and by then they had all the children in the home.[5]

They moved to Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts by 1880 where they lived on Elm Street. Cushing was a Painter, Sarah was taking care of the home and family, Addie was a Taileress, Herman-19 was a painter too, Alice-13, was attending School, and their married daughter Lucy Folsom, Husband Henry (a Fresco Painter) and baby Harold were in the home.[6]

Her husband Cushing passed away in December 1890 in Everett, Massachusetts, at the age of 64. They had been married 38 years.

After her husband's death she went to live with her daugher Lucy Nellie and family in 1900,[7]1910.[8]

At age 86, she was living with her widowed Daughter Alice, E Morris who had a Rooming house in Manhattan, New York.[9]

She died some time after 1920.

Research Notes

Notes from external profile

Note: 1900 Census, Chelsea, Suffolk, Mass. Sarah, was with son in Law Henry Folsom
1910 Census, Boston, Suffolk, Ma; Sarah, was with son in law Henry Folsom
Marriage:
Date: 22 DEC 1852
Place: Portland, Cumberland, Me

Sources

  1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6JR-L49 : Wed Oct 04 04:07:15 UTC 2023), Entry for Jacob Richardson and Judith Richardson, 1850.
  2. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28Q-CPVX : Tue Oct 31 20:26:21 UTC 2023), Entry for Cushing Dyer and Sarah F Richardson, 22 Dec 1853.
  3. ↑ "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WB1-MMP : 3 June 2020), Sarah Richardson in entry for Alice Dyer Collins, 1940.
  4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDHL-3Z9 : Fri Oct 06 00:05:22 UTC 2023), Entry for Cushing Dyer and Sarah F Dyer, 1860.
  5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6DX-XGR : Thu Oct 05 17:08:44 UTC 2023), Entry for Cushing Dyer and Frances Dyer, 1870.
  6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHXF-T5P : Thu Oct 05 00:38:47 UTC 2023), Entry for Cushing Dyer and Sarah F. Dyer, 1880.
  7. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9YY-697 : Wed Oct 04 13:27:54 UTC 2023), Entry for Henry Folsom and Nellie L Folsom, 1900.
  8. ↑ "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2KX-YKY : Fri Oct 06 20:59:17 UTC 2023), Entry for Henry R Folsom and Nellie L Folsom, 1910.
  9. ↑ 1920 United States Federal Census; 1920; Census Place: Manhattan Assembly District 3, New York, New York; Roll: T625_1189; Page: 4A; Dwelling 17; FAmily 103; Line 5; Jan 20, 1920; Enumeration District: 262; Image: 974.; Ancestry's 1920 Census Ancestry Record 6061 #87488118

See Also:

  • Title: Descendants of Richard Waterhouse of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Author: Waterhouse, George Herbert. Publication: Wakefield, Mass. : Unknown: 1934. Abbreviation: Descendants of Richard Waterhouse of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Note: with notes on the descendants of Jacob Waterhouse of New London, Conn., Joshua Waterhouse. NS118133. Source Media Type: Book. Master Listing Source: Y
  • Title: Vital Records Index - North America, 1631-1888. Publication: Family History Resource File. Abbreviation: Vital Records Index - North America, 1631-1888. Note: NS368893. Source Media Type: Family Archive CD. Master Listing Source: Y

Acknowledgements

This person was created through the import of dyermaeettaaug2010.ged on 11 September 2010.





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