When William J. Dyer was born in 1830, in Indiana, United States, his father, Soloman Jordan Dyer, was 20 and his mother, Catherine Pedigo, was 18. He married Amy Litherland in 1850, in Wabash, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Clay, Illinois, United States in 1860 and Illinois, United States in 1870. He died on 1 April 1888, in Wayne, Illinois, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Township of Garden Hill, Wayne, Illinois, United States.
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Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
The Massive Internal Improvements Act of 1836 loaned Indiana $10,000,000 to create infrastructure such as canals, railroads, and roads across the state. The act was signed by Whig Governor Noah Noble and passed by the Indiana General Assembly. However, the financial crisis known as the Panic of 1837 thwarted these plans as costs ballooned. Construction on the infrastructure was not completed and the state debt rapidly increased.
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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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