Margaret Sarah (Dyer) Dougherty (1835 - 1913)

Born 2 May 1835 in Blissfield, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada

Ancestors

Wife of John Thomas Dougherty — married May 1858 in Bethel, Anoka, Mn

Descendants

Died 27 Jan 1913 at age 77 in Payette, Payette, Idaho, United States

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Biography

Research Notes

Note: 1835 - Birth, although 1875 Census of MN shows her age 30, husband 39.

1844 - Parish of Blissfield Trustees Report, Dist #5, for 6 months ending 11 Dec 1844, Charles Donahue, Teacher; Margaret Dyer, 9 years; Abigail Dyer, 7 years; Frances Dyer, 5 years. Also found in 6 mos. ending 11 June 1844 report, for Dist #4; ages 9,7,5. [PANB F7644 Parish School Returns 1825-1847] [PANB RS153 E2C/1 Blissfield Parish School returns 1831-1839]

1845 - Parish of Blissfield School Trustees report, 6 mos. period ending 11 June 1845, Chas. Donahue Teacher, Dist #5; Margaret S. Dyer, 11; Abigail Dyer, 8; Frances Dyer, 6; and Sarah J. Dyer, 4; also Rebecca Millican (Milligan ?), 15. [Extracted by Louise Bamford][PANB RS153 E2C/1 Blissfield Parish School returns 1831-1839]

1860 - Married John Thomas Dougherty. First wedding in Bethel

1879 - Deed from "REBECCA P. COOPER and JAMES H. COOPER her husband: MARY A. STARKEY (formerly RIDGE) and JOHN A. STARKEY, her husband: MARGARET S. DOUGHERTY and JOHN DOUGHERTY, her husband: ABBIE B. RIDGE and ROGER RIDGE: her husband: FANNIE E. PRATT and EDWARD E. PRATT, her husband: WILLIAM J. DYER and IDA E. DYER, his wife" heirs of JANE DYER, deceased, to ROXY M DYER, all of Anoka County, MN --- for $500 --- tract in Anoka County - the West half of the Northwest quarter, and the Northeast quarter of the Northwest quarter, and the Northwest quarter of the Southwest quarter of Section Eight, Township thirty-three of Range twenty three containing 160 acres together with "all the hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining "-. Signed: John (his x mark) Dougherty Rebecca P. Cooper Jas H. Cooper William J. Dyer Mary A. Starkey John A. Starkey Margaret S. Dougherty Abbie B. Ridge Roger Ridge, Jr. Edward E. Pratt Fanny E. Pratt Ida E. Dyer Witnesses: Hiram Thornton and A.A. Hilton

Ack. before Judge Hiram Thornton June 5, 1879

Filed November 9, 18 81

Above abstracted by me, Joseph W. Pehoushek, April 23, 1995 from Xerox copy of original pages in my possession.

1881 - Final Settlement of estate of Jane Dyer (see Notes: Jane Susannah Mitchell).

CENSUS: 1880 US Census, MN, Anoka Co. p2, SD 3, ED 41 LDS film 1,254,615:

Dougherty, Margaret, female,44,wife,keeping house, b. NB;father b. Maine;mother b. NB

Data from Deloris Golden: "Margaret worked very hard to add to the family income. For most of her life

she did washing for other people. All information regarding this family is from Margaret and John's Great granddaughter, Donna Dille ... 1991".

Sources

• Descendants of Jones Dyer, Senior. Joseph W Pehousek, Punta Gorda, Fl. October 1999, and Feb.2006.
• Pehoushek Genealogy, Ancestors of Joseph William Pehoushek. (27 February 2014, Punta Gorda, Florida). Entry for Margaret Sarah Dyer (DYER-400). Accessed 20 May 2019.
• "Minnesota State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQFD-CYM : 4 August 2017), John T Dougherty, Bethel, Anoka, Minnesota; citing p. 2, volume Aitkin, Carlton, Kanabec, Hubbard, Cass, State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL microfilm 565,733.

Acknowledgements

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