Perlina (Milk) Dyer (1808 - 1887)

Born 10 Jan 1808 in Jefferson, Schoharie, New York, United States

Died 3 Jun 1887 at age 79 in Jefferson, Schoharie, New York, United States

Biography

Perlina Milk was born on January 10, 1808 in Jefferson, Schoharie, New York.^[1] She was the daughter of Benjamin Milk and Mary Baker.

She married Winthrop Dyer (1808-1885) ca on July 28, 1830 in Jefferson, New York. They had at least 7 children.

1. Calvin Dyer (1833-1893)^[2]
2. Permilla (Dyer) Wood (1831-1895)
3. Polly S (Dyer) Stevens (1835-1908)^[2]
4. Phebe (Dyer) Millias (1837-1873)^[2]
5. Ralph V Dyer (1839-1862)^[2]
6. Betsey Dyer (1841-1864)^[2]
7. Lewis Winthrop Dyer (1848-1926)^[2]

They made their home in Jefferson, Schoharie, New York, where in 1850, Winthrop was a Farmer, and she was taking care of the home and children, Calvin-17, Polly-15, Phebe-13, Ralph-10 Betsy-8 and Lewis-2.^[2]

At age 52, she and Winthrop (age 52) were living in Jefferson, Schoharie, New York, where she was taking care of the home and family, Calvin-26, Polly-25, Phebe-23, Ralph-21, Betsey-19, Lewis-12, and grandson, Winthrop-1, with a Domestic, Mary Truax, in the home.^[3]

They continued farming in Jefferson, Schoharie, New York. ^[4][5]

She died at the age of 79, on June 3,1887 in Jefferson, Schoharie, New York,^[6] and was bouried in the Old School Baptist Church Cemetery there.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images, memorial page for Perlina Milk Dyer (10 Jan 1808–3 Jun 1887), Find A Grave: Memorial #104256511, citing Old School Baptist Church Cemetery, Jefferson, Schoharie County, New York, USA; Maintained by Leslie McLain Dyer (contributor 47916328).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6} 1850 United States Federal Cenlsus; Dwellling 51; Family 55; Line 35; Sep 15, 1850; d Ancestry's 1850 Census Ancestry Record 8054 #8409736
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC4V-19S : Wed Oct 04 07:18:34 UTC 2023), Entry for Winthrop Dyer and Perlina Dyer, 1860.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8KZ-LZW : Thu Oct 05 14:40:38 UTC 2023), Entry for Winthrop Dyer and Perlina Dyer, 1870.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZF5-97Z : Tue Oct 03 07:47:45 UTC 2023), Entry for Winthrop Dyer and Perlina Dyer, 1880.
6. ↑ "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGWB-G4BF : Thu Nov 16 08:33:18 UTC 2023), Entry for Perlina M Dyer, 3 Jun 1887.

Acknowledgements

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