Elijah Dyer Sr. (1726 - 1794)

Born 8 Dec 1726 in Truro, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Deliverance (Atkins) Dyer — married 11 Jun 1746 in Truro, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 13 Nov 1794 at age 67 in Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Descendant of Mayflower passenger Thomas Rogers.

Bapt. Nov. 12,1727 at Truro.^[1]

He & wife Deliverance were covenants owners of Truro Church 12 Jul 1747.^[2]

Birth

1726 Truro, MA

• Fact: Christening (12 November 1727) Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch Mayflower b. and d. Vol 2 (ancestry.com) pg. 220 - child of Judah & Phebe Young(5)(Mary Higgins(4) b. 8 Dec 726

Sources

1. ↑ "Mayflower Families through Five Generations", Volume Two, Publ by Gen Soc of Mayflower Desc., 1992, p252;

   On 10 Nov 1742 Ebenezer Dyer was appointed guardian of Phebe ae ca 3 yrs, Judah ae 13 1/2 yrs, and Elijah ca 16 yrs - children of Judah, deceased. Estate of Judah divided amongst widow Phebe Atwood, oldest son Elijah, son Judah, daughter Phebe.

2. ↑ (MD 18:) Truro Vital Records; Desc. Edward Small; MD 14 & 18

• Treat, John Harvey. From The Diary of Rev. Jude Damon of Truro, Mass., The Salem Press Historical and Genealogical Record (Salem Press, Salem, Mass., 1890) Vol. 1, Page 119

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 23 June 2018, 03:12), entry for Elijah Dyer(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KZN2-Q22); contributed by various users.
• Source: George Ernest Bowman, "Truro, Barnstable, Mass., Church Records," The Mayflower Descendant, Vol. IX, CD 203
• Source: Underhill, Lora Altine Woodbury, Descendants of Edward Small of New England, Vol. 1 (Boston & NY: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1934)

• Source: Marriage Index: Massachusetts, 1633-1850, CD 231; Source Media Type: Family Archive CD

• Source: Atwood, Elijah Francis, Ye Atte Wode annals, June 1928 ( Sisseton, S.D. : Atwood Pub. Co : 1928)

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