Jerre Dyer

Brief Life History of Jerre

When Jerre Dyer was born on 25 January 1780, in Durham, Androscoggin, Maine, United States, his father, David Dyer, was 26 and his mother, Tamsen Dennison, was 22. He died on 28 January 1780, in Durham, Androscoggin, Maine, United States, at the age of 0.

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Family Time Line

David Dyer
1754–1807
Tamsen Dennison
1757–
David Dyer Jr
1774–
David Dyer
1777–
Ezekial Dyer
1779–1839
Jerre Dyer
1780–1780
Jane Dyer
1780–1780
George Dennison Dyer
1781–
William Dyer
1782–
Benjamin Bradstreet Dyer
1784–1810
Sarah Osgood Dyer
1789–1859
Jonathan Dyer
1791–
John Dyer
1799–1857

Sources (6)

  • Jene Dyer, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
  • Jene Dyer, "Maine Deaths and Burials, 1841-1910"
  • Jerre Dyer, "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"

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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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