John Hamden Dyer

Brief Life History of John Hamden

When John Hamden Dyer was born in 1813, in Calais, Washington, Maine, United States, his father, Jones Dyer Jr., was 37 and his mother, Lydia Knight, was 25. He died on 29 March 1836, in his hometown, at the age of 23.

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Family Time Line

Jones Dyer Jr.
1776–1860
Lydia Knight
1788–1866
Edward Sidney Dyer
1804–1875
Harrison Dyer
1805–
Sarah Jane Dyer
1807–
Thomas Dyer
1809–1875
Johanna Dyer
1811–
Emily K. Dyer
1819–
Josephine Dyer
1820–1875
Caroline Dyer
1825–1836
Maria Dyer
1806–1896
John Hamden Dyer
1813–1836
Lydia P. Dyer
1815–1844
Harriet Dyer
1816–1844
Sophia B. Dyer
1817–1890
LTC George Washington Dyer
1824–1889
Helen Elizabeth Dyer
1830–1921

Sources (1)

  • John Hamden Dyer, "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955"

World Events (3)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1820

Maine is the 23rd state.

1820 · Making States Equal

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

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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