Brief Life History of Mary Jones
When Mary Jones Dyer was born about 1766, in Calais, Washington, Maine, United States, her father, Jones Dyer Sr, was 31 and her mother, Hannah Harrington, was 31. She married William Jackson in 1786. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She died about 1857, in St. Stephen, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada, at the age of 93.
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- Mary Jackson in entry for Elizabeth Winslow, "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910"
- Mary Jackson in entry for Elizabeth Winslow, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915"
- Legacy NFS Source: Mary Dyer -
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1780
Historical Boundaries: 1780: Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States 1790:Washington, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Washington, Maine, United States
1790
Historical Boundaries: 1790: Washington, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Washington, Maine, United States
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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