Manford Dyer
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Manford Asa Dyer (abt. 1850 - 1924)

Capt. Manford Asa Dyer
Born about in South Thomaston, Knox, Maine, United Statesmap
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Son of and
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Husband of — married 20 May 1876 in Rockland, Knox, Mainemap
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Died at about age 73 in Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

The future schooner captain and restaurant owner Manford Asa Dyer was born May 1850 to Asa C Dyer and Martha (Arey) Dyer in South Thomaston, Knox, Maine [1]

In 1860, Manford was a 10 y/o (b. Abt 1850) school boy living with his Mother and two siblings at Dwelling no. 32 Owl's Head, South Thomaston, Knox, Maine. [2]

The notice that Manford and Lucy E Farr intended to marry went out 15 May 1876 in South Thomaston, Knox, Maine[3]

Manford and Lucy became man and wife 5 days later on 20 May 1876 in Rockland, Knox, Maine [4]

Edgar Horatio Dyer, the only child of the family was born 18 Dec 1876 in South Thomaston, Knox County, Maine [5]

In 1880, Manford is a 29 y/o (b. Abt. 1851) married laborer living with his wife Lucy (22 y/o b. Abt 1858) and son Edgar Horatio (3 y/o b. Abt 1877) and her Grandparents Thomas Lewis (Farmer, 1806-1893) and Caroline (Sawtelle) Lewis (Keeping House, 1809-1862) in dwelling no. 259 in South Thomaston, Knox, Maine. [6]

In 1883, Capt. Manford Dyer with his Schooner (Family tradition names it the Schooner Norton) helped to raise the sunken Schooner "Ella Rose": In 1906-7 his house was listed in city directory in "house guide".[7]

In 1892, Manford is found captaining the American Schooner Maynard Suniner upon its arrival in Boston, apparently bound for Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe. His features are described at 41 y/o as 5'10", fair complexion, dark hair and eyes.[8]

In 1900, Manford is a 50 y/o (b. May 1850) married Sea Captain living with his wife Lucy, 42 and son Edgar H Dyer, 22 in house #3 in South Thomaston, Knox, Maine. Of interest, he can read and write and they own their own home w/o mortgage. [9]

In 1910, Manford is a 59 y/o (b. Abt 1851) Restaurant Proprietor living with his wife, 52 and a Myrtle E, Smith, 17 ( border, working at the restaurant) at 20 "Elen" presuming Elm St in Rockland, Ward 4, Knox, Maine [10]

Manford sadly lost his wife Lucy, 17 Feb 1819 at their home at 20 Elm Street in Rockland. She was 60 y/o with a cause of death Cerebral Haemorrhage, duration 26 hours. [11]See also Knox County Probate 8261.

By 1920, Manford has moved to Danvers, Essex, MA where his son went to work at the shoe factory years before. He is one of two tenant/roomers in the home of Mr and Mrs James Morrissey on Page St. His name is inadvertently listed as Dwyer on the Census Document.[12]

Manford passed 8 Mar 1924 at 75 years old. His residence at that time was 139 Holten St in Danvers. Cause of death was a Cerebral Hemorrhage. Informant at the time was son Edgar Dyer. Manford was buried in Holten Street Cemetery 11 Mar 1924.[13][14]

Sources

  1. ↑ Eaton Cyrus. History of Thomaston, Rockland, and South Thomaston, Maine, from their first exploration, A. D. 1605 : with family genealogies; Vol. 02. Hallowell, ME: Masters, Smith & Co., Printers. 1865. pg 208. Private Collection
  2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDHY-Z8V : 18 February 2021), Manford Dyer in entry for Martha Dyer, 1860.
  3. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F48B-49Q : 14 January 2020), Manford A Dyer, 1876.
  4. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4FR-XZQ : 14 January 2020), Manford A. Dyer, 1876.
  5. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZNF-TCH : 1 January 2022), Edgar Horatio Dyer, 1917-1918.
  6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF3R-RGB : 14 January 2022), Manford Dyer in household of Thomas Lewis, South Thomaston, Knox, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
  7. ↑ Manford Asa Dyer #5913 on http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~dyer/genealogy/william_of_ri/D9.htm#i26379
  8. ↑ Massachusetts, Boston, Crew Lists, 1811-1921. Presumably an LDS record housed on Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/18518578/person/670993378/facts : 2 July 2022)
  9. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMLG-8YR : 9 March 2022), Manford A Dyer, 1900.
  10. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MR3H-YZC : accessed 2 July 2022), Manford A Dyer, Rockland Ward 4, Knox, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 148, sheet 1B, family 27, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 542; FHL microfilm 1,374,555.
  11. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24F-G4QX : 2 March 2021), Lucy E Dyer, 17 Feb 1918; citing Rockland, Knox, Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
  12. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXY4-8NX : 1 February 2021), Manford A Dwyer, 1920.
  13. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZF3-ZRKM : 13 April 2021), Manford A Dyer, 1924.
  14. ↑ Find a Grave (has image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #53125199 (accessed 9 March 2024)
    Memorial page for Manford Asa Dyer (1850-8 Mar 1924), citing Holten Cemetery, Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Andy Macdonald (contributor 47287042).

Other references used in prior iterations of this profile:

  • Title: Massachusetts Death Vital Records for the Surname Dyer
Publication: Transcribed by Aurie W. Morrison
Abbreviation: Massachusetts Death Vital Records for the Surname Dyer

Acknowledgements

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





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