Brief Life History of Pleasant
Pleasant Dyer was born in 1731, in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom as the daughter of Joshua Dryer and Elizabeth. She married Henry Brightman on 5 March 1754. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 24 July 1764, in her hometown, at the age of 33, and was buried in Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.
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- Pleasents, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
- Pleasants in entry for Wm. Brigham, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Pleasant in entry for Eliza. Brightman, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
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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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