Jonah Dyer Jr. (1789 - 1831)

Born 11 Aug 1789 in Falmouth, Cumberland, Me

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Harding — married 16 Feb 1815 in St. Johns, New Brunswick, Can, Canada

Died 27 Apr 1831 at age 41 in Gorham, Cumberland, Me

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Biography

Jonah died at the age of 41 on 27 April 1831 in Gorham, Cumberland, Me.^[1][2]

Research Notes

Notes from external profile

Death Cert. copy - son of Capt. Jonah Dyer, at Gorham, Apr 27, 1831.

 !RESIDENCES-BIRTH-DEATH-ACTION: New Brunswick, Can - VITAL STATISTICS FROM NEWSPAPERS; 1816-1823; 14 May 1831 N.B. Courier & New Brunswick, Can Royal Gazette,"Died Gorham Village (Maine) April 27th, Jonah Dyer, age 42. Left 4 children, formerly of Saint John, See original NB Royal Gazette"

Some of their children went to the Provinces (Maine Hist & Gen Recorder vol 7:71) In publication of daughters (Elizabeth) marriage, she was identified as ONLY daughter.

 !RESIDENCES: Wallace Hale, EARLY New Brunswick, Can PROBATE RECORDS; 1785 - 1835; Heritage Books Inc., 1989; NOTE: On 21 Mar 1817, Jonah Dyer named Admin., with widow Sarah Chadburn, of the estate of Samuel Chadburn - both saddlers.

 !ACTION-QUESTION: Who was this Samuel Chadburn ? Who was Sarah (a Dyer) ? Do they trace back to the Maine Dyer-Chadbourne connection ? Check Chadbourne Genealogy.

 !DEATH-PROBATE-ACTION: : New Brunswick, Can - VITAL STATISTICS FROM NEWSPAPERS; 1816-1823; New Brunswick, Can Courier, 31 July 1831; NOTE: A saddler, Saint John. Executor of estate - F.A. Kinnear. Get copy of article.

Lived in Gorham, in the house on the north side of Main St., lately occupied by Christopher Way. The family moved to the British Provinces.

Found the following in the Eastport Sentinel VR pg 114: Jonah Dyer died Gorham Village 27 Apr 1831, 42 yrs, resided in St John NB for many years, left four (4) small children now destitute of any earthly

parent. Some of their children went to the British Provinces.

REF:

Hist Gorham ME p 475; Maine Historical & Genealogical Register;

NB Vital Statistics From Newspapers CS88N43N48 vol 1:37 [AWM]

 !IMMIGRATION: From Susan Hill- "Naturalization Papers" Indexed by Daniel F.

Johnson, p28 shows Elliot Dyer from Mass. to St.John County; Ezekiel Dyer from Mass. to ???; and Jonah Dyer from Mass. to St. John County.

Marriage:

Date: 16 FEB 1815

Place: St. Johns, New Brunswick, Can, Canada

Source: #S1581

Page: 129

Marriage:

Date: 25 JUL 1776

Place: Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Me

Source: #S101

Page: 1316

Sources

1. ↑ Death: Title: History of Gorham, Maine. Author: Hugh Davis McLellan. Publication: Smith & Sale Printers, 1903. Abbreviation: History of Gorham, Maine. Note: Source Media Type: Book. Master Listing Source: Y. (accessed before 11 September 2010)
2. ↑ Death: Call Number: LH12621. Title: Publishments, marriages, births & deaths from the earlier records of Gorham, Maine. Author: Maine Genealogical Society. Publication: Portland, Me., 1897. Abbreviation: Publishments, marriages, births & deaths from the earlier records of Gorham, Maine. Note: NS297873. Source Media Type: Book. Master Listing Source: Y. Source: #S210. Page: 473-476. Source: #S25. Citing: Page: 205 (accessed before 11 September 2010)

See also:

• 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
• Title: St John, NB-Early Marriages. Author: E Seeley Jr & S Hatch. Publication: Holland House, St John, NB. Abbreviation: St John, NB-Early Marriages. Note: Source Media Type: Book. Master Listing Source: Y
• 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