John worked as a house carpenter and lived in various New England states, Illinois, and Iowa. He married first Arvilla Maria Packard on 6 January 1850 in Auburn, Maine.
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They had five children:
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Amelia Seymour Dinsmore
Henry Newman Dinsmore
Walter Packard Dinsmore
Alice May Dinsmore
Jessie Vaile Dinsmore
After Arvilla's death on 25 January 1875, John married second Mary E. Carr on 25 May 1880 in Boston, Massachusetts.
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John passed away 8 Dec 1907 in Harpswell, Cumberland, Maine, USA.
Sources
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Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4WM-6BV : 10 February 2018), John V. Dinsmore, 02 Dec 1821; citing CIVIL, MINOT, ANDROSCOGGIN, MAINE; FHL microfilm 11,550.
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Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
Name: John V Dinsmore
Age: 50
Birth Year: abt 1830
Birth Place: Auburn, Maine
Marriage Date: 20 May 1880
Marriage Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Father: James Dinsmore
Mother: Betsey Dinsmore
Spouse: Mary E Carr
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Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HJB-S4P : 4 November 2017), John V Dinsmore and Aurilla Packard, 05 Jan 1851; citing Auburn, , Maine, United States, Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm
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Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
Name: John V Dinsmore
Age: 50
Birth Year: abt 1830
Birth Place: Auburn, Maine
Marriage Date: 20 May 1880
Marriage Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Father: James Dinsmore
Mother: Betsey Dinsmore
Spouse: Mary E Carr
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Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHQV-RPT : 27 September 2017), John V. Dinsmore and Mary E. Carr, 20 May 1880; citing Marriage, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 817,787.
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United States Census, 1880, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFCX-2P5 : 22 August 2017), John V Dinsmore, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 5, sheet 85C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0097; FHL microfilm 1,254,097.
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
John V Dinsmore Self M 57 Maine, United States
Mary M Dinsmore Wife F 27 Maine, United States
Jessie V Dinsmore Daughter F 11 Massachusetts, United States
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