Benjamin Dyer
1793–1821 (Age 28)
Augusta, Virginia, United States
The Life of Benjamin
Benjamin Dyer was born in 1793 as the son of James Dyer Sr and Jane Ralston. He married Elinor Johnson Patton about 1812, in Virginia, United States. He died in 1821, at the age of 28.
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Family Time Line
Benjamin Dyer
1793–1821
Elinor Johnson Patton
1794–
Marriage: about 1812
Spouse and Children
1793–1821Male
Elinor Johnson Patton
1794–Female
MARRIAGE
about 1812
Virginia, United States
about 1812
Virginia, United States
Parents and Siblings
1744–1807Male
Jane Ralston
–1803Female
siblings
(8)
1782–Male
Matthew Dyer
1788–1853Male
Hannah Dyer
1790–1850Female
1792–1865Female
1793–1821Male
+3 More Children
Name Meaning
1 English: occupational name for a dyer of cloth, Middle English dyer (from Old English dēag ‘dye’; the verb is a back-formation from the agent noun). This surname also occurs in Scotland, but Lister is a more common equivalent there.2 Irish (Counties Sligo and Roscommon): usually a short form of MacDyer, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Duibhir ‘son of Duibhir’, a short form of a personal name composed of the elements dubh ‘dark’, ‘black’ + odhar ‘sallow’, ‘tawny’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Benjamin Dyer - Published information: birth-name: Benjamin Dyer
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