Rodney Fenner DYER
1810 - 1892 (82 years)-
Name Rodney Fenner DYER [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] Birth 29 Jan 1810 , Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island 
Gender Male Note 1850 - 1850 Census Cranston, Providence, RI., Rodney F Dyer 40 Farmer $12000;Barbara 36; Sarah E 16; Lydia B 14; John 11; Rodney F 9; Biron W 6; MaryP 3; Elisha 7/12. (all b. RI) 1880 Census, Johnston, Providence, RI: Rodney F. DYER Self M Male W 70 RI Retired Farmer-StateSenator RI RI Barbara A. DYER Wife M Female W 66 RI Housekeeping RIRI Sarah E. DYER Dau S Female W 45 RI Teacher RI RI Mary P. LADD Dau D Female W 33 RI Clerk Sewing MachineRI RI Almira M. LADD GDau S Female W 11 CT At School CT RI Alice E. FORD Other S Female W 26 RI Librarian NH RI Buried in Pocasset cemetery. He received his education chiefly in Dr.Fiske's Academy at South Scituate, Rhode Island, where he was a studentfor several years. He was reared to agricultural pursuits, and was theowner of the one hundred and twenty acres, known as the Dyer farm,Cranston, which he cultivated and improved. His long life of over eighty years was passed in the towns of Cranstonand Johnston, residing alternately in the two towns, in the latter forabout five years. For a number of years he represented Johnston in thestate senate. [Cutter] Hon. Rodney F. Dyer, resides in Olneyville, R. I., is an enterprising,executive farmer, and has been several times elected State Senator fromthe town of Johnston. Of his children, John and Rodney F. are large porkpackers in Olneyville; Byron W. was a soldier in the war of the Rebellionand died from wounds received in battle at Petersburg, Va.; Elisha is apractical farmer and has charge of that department. [Ballou Gen. 1888]
Death 30 Sep 1892 , Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island [6] Burial , Pocasset Cemetery; Dyer St., Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island [6] - ->150 ft. of tele. pole # 107
Person ID I74656 Ancestral Trails Last Modified 13 Apr 2024
Father Reuben DYER, b. 1772, ,, Rhode Island d. 17 Sep 1821 (Age 49 years) Mother Celinda FENNER, b. 1767 d. 5 Nov 1819 (Age 52 years) Marriage Bef 1810 Family ID F17384 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Barbara Arnold JILLSON, b. 17 Nov 1813, , Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island d. 29 Oct 1890 (Age 76 years) Marriage 16 Nov 1831 , Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island [7] Children 1. Sarah Elizabeth DYER, b. 16 Apr 1834, , Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island d. 24 Mar 1919, , Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island (Age 84 years)2. Lydia Battey DYER, b. 19 Feb 1836, , Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island d. Aft 1915 (Age > 80 years)3. John DYER, b. 30 May 1838 d. 23 Jan 1889, , Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island (Age 50 years)4. Rodney Fenner DYER, Jr., b. 27 Jan 1841, , Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island d. 18 Oct 1896, , Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island (Age 55 years)5. Byron W DYER, b. 14 Dec 1843, , Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island d. 31 Jul 1864, , Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island (Age 20 years)6. Mary P DYER, b. 14 Oct 1846, , Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island d. Aft 1880 (Age > 35 years)7. Elisha DYER, b. 1 Nov 1849, , Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island d. 29 Nov 1904, , Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island (Age 55 years)8. George Arnold DYER, b. 22 Jan 1853, , Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island d. 23 Sep 1863, , Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island (Age 10 years)Family ID F17385 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 13 Apr 2024
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