Abraham Dyer

Male1721–

Brief Life History of Abraham

Abraham Dyer was born in 1721, in Horsley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom. He married Rebecca Prout on 10 August 1746, in Horsley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters.

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Family Time Line

Abraham Dyer
1721–
Rebecca Prout
1725–
Marriage: 10 August 1746
Hannah Dyer
1750–
Hester Dyer
1754–
Mary Dyer
1756–1760
Mary Dyer
1761–
Sarah Dyer
1763–1772
John Dyer

Sources (6)

  • Abraham Dyer in the Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1813
  • Abraham Dyer in entry for Hannah Dyer, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Abraham Dyer in entry for Hester Dyer, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    10 August 1746Horsley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
  • Children (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (4)

    1801 · The Act of Union

    Age 80

    The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

    1808 · The British West Africa Squadron

    Age 87

    The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.

    1815

    Age 94

    The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

    Name Meaning

    English: occupational name for a dyer of cloth, from Middle English deier, degher ‘dyer’ (Old English dēag ‘dye’; the verb is a back-formation from the agent noun). Compare Dexter . The name is typical of southern England. In the Midlands Dexter is the more common equivalent and in northern England Lister .

    Irish (Sligo and Antrim): variant of Dwyer .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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