Person:Elijah Dyer (1)
Elijah Dyer
b.10 Sep 1716 Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States
d.15 Feb 1793 Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 22 Oct 1713
  1. Sibyl Dyer1714 - Aft 1794
  2. Elijah Dyer1716 - 1793
  3. Abigail Dyer1718 - 1808
  4. James Dyer1719/20 - 1790
  5. John Dyer1722 - Aft 1798
  6. Joseph Dyer1723/24 - 1781
  7. Sarah Dyer1727 - 1807
  8. Ebenezer Dyer1729 - Bef 1758
Spouse and Children
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m. 16 Nov 1752
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Facts and Events
Name Elijah Dyer
Gender Male
Birth[1][3] 10 Sep 1716 Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Marriage 16 Nov 1752 Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut, United Statesto Elizabeth Williams
Death[1][4] 15 Feb 1793 Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 William Bradford authord by Ann Smith Lainhart and Robert S Wakefield, FASG, in General Society of Mayflower Descendants. Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Descendants of the Pilgrims Who Landed at Plymouth, Mass. December 1620. (New England - United States: General Society of Mayflower Descendants., Various)
    22:59-60; 22:227-8, 2004.

    Abigail Fitch4 (Alice3 Bradford, William1-2) b. Norwich, Conn. 22 Feb 1687/8; d. Canterbury, Conn., 19 May 1759 aged 71. She m. Canterbury, Conn. 22 Oct 17113 John Dyar, b. Weymouth 9 April 1692; d. Canterbury, Conn., 25 Feb 1779 aged 86; son of Joseph and Hannah (Baxter) Dyer. He m. (2) Canterbury, Conn., 4 Oct 1759 Joane (Christophers) Leffingwell. On 12 Jan. 1721/2 James Fitch sold to John Dyer 12 acres and on 28 Mar 1723 he sold to his son-in-law John Dyer all his land in Canterbury not otherwise disposed of.

    On 4 May 1743 John Dyer of Canterbury gave to his eldest son Elijah Dyar part of his home farm and 25 acres. On 25 Sept. 1759 John gave to Elijah another three pieces of land. The will of John Dyar of Canterbury dated Apr 1773, proved 2 March 1779, mentions a son Elijah.

    Children of John and Abigail (Fitch) Dyar, b. Canterbury, Conn.:
    2. Elijah Dyer 10 Sep 1716

    References: Bradford Desc p 19; CT Marr 2:120; Dyar Gen p 7; Canterbury 1st Ch pp. 51 Elijah, 52 Abigail, 54 James, 56 John, 62 Sarah, 63 Eben. for bp of children and 95 for marriage; TAG 46:44. Plainsfield PR # 732 (Ebenezer Dyar); #735 John Dyar). VR Weymouth 1:96 (b. John under Diar). Canterbury CT VR 1:120(marriage), 122(birth of children, 131 (death of Abigail) Fitch Gen pp 5-7; Canterbury CT LR 3:183, 239 (James Fitch) 5:158, 164, 375, 6:5, 7:61; 240 (John Dyar). Hale Cem Coll: Canterbury pp 23 (Abigail Dyer), 24 (Johan Dyer)

    Elijah5 Dyer (Abigail Fitch4, Alice3 Bradford, William1-2) b. Canterbury, Conn., 10 Sep 1716; d. there, 15 Feb 1793 aged 76y.

    He m. Plainfield, Conn., 16 Nov 1752 Elizabeth Williams, b. Plainfield, Conn., 6 Feb 1733; d. Canterbury, Conn., 1 May 1817 aged 84y; daughter of Ebenezer and Judith (Brown) Williams. She m (2) Canterbury 7 Oct 1798, William Johnson.

  2.   Elijah Dyar of Canterbury Case # 733, in Connecticut. Probate Court (Plainfield District). Probate records, 1747-1918. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1949, 1983)
    1793.

    [Note: There are a lot of documents in this probate record!
    Link to probate file 733 on Ancestry (membership required). The same packet may be found on Source:Connecticut, United States. Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880, film 7628387, "Douglas, John - Felch, S.", image 557, viewable restricted to Family History Centers. The following limited abstract is taken from some of the recorded records.]

    Vol. 9, p. 367 3 Mar 1793: Inventory of Elijah Dyer Esq'r: late of Canterbury dec'd: £1782-16-2, by Solomon Paine, Jesse Ensworth, Wm Adams.
    Vol. 9, p. 2242 Apr 1793: Administration on the estate of Elijah Dyer Esq'r late of Canterbury dec'd granted to Ebenezer Dyer and Elijah Dyer both of Canterbury.
    Vol. 9, p. 503 4 Apr 1795: Distribution of estate of Elijah Dyer Esqr late of Canterbury deceased: to Mrs. Elizabeth Dyer widow one third part; to Ebenezer Dyer eldest son; to Elijah Dyer second son; to Joseph Dyer youngest son; to Alice Cleavland the wife of Capt Josiah Cleavland eldest daughter; to Sibil Paine the wife of Luther Paine Esq'r second daughter; to Eunice Johnson the wife of Capt Jedediah Johnson youngest daughter.

  3. ↑ "Canterbury Vital Records" (NEHGS), in Connecticut, United States. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records
    p. 69.

    DYAR, DYER
    Elijah, s. John & Abigail, b. Sept. 10, 1716 [1:122]

  4. ↑ "Canterbury Cemetery Inscriptions", in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society)
    Vol. 70, p. 46.

    In memory of Elijah Dyer Esqr who departed this life February 15th AD 1793 AEtat 76 Years.

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