Alexander DYER
1842 - 1930 (87 years)-
Name Alexander DYER [1] Birth 27 May 1842 ,, Albany County, New York 
Gender Male Note - TRANSCRIPT OF A LETTER FROM ALEX TO FRED & ANNA MCGEE: (including spelling, grammar, puctuation-everything as near as possible to actual handwriting.) Pittsfield, PA Oct 24/22 (1922) Well I feel somewhat ashamed to answer at this late date as I recieved yours quite away back and I shall not offer eny excuse but neglect and lazyness I guess tha twill cover it of corse I have had some worry to help it but now I con sagood moring one & all hoping you all well in boddy & mind we two ar stubbing around about as -----we ar well pleased to here you ar laying up so nice a lot of eatabols & canning of fruit like to come or drip in someday and help sampal some. yet of corse that is out of the questiomn it went do far us two children as yiu will tealize it would be running a risk ofcatching colds by changing beds & clymate in changable wether and in fact we may be a lazy call it what you may yet we dont think it wouold be very dangerous for you to lite out & come some day Well I have bought that peice of land of Long that lays on the Public Road front of where I live(?) I bought this having entend to taer it down and build next spring if I live and am abal Kibbeys ar all well and have got his barn (danc?) and the health of all Friends ar good as far as we know. Wether quite changable around this part of the Broken Straw Valley. And now wishing Health Happiness & Prosperity and to come & if you can't do that then write from the chicks A & E F. Dyer grn parents over other side Caroline has ben working in Brady's Resturunt at Youngsville for some time She lives at Youngsville herd she has ben sick & went to Waren Hospittal andthen I here she has come back to Youngsville cant say for certin yet Youngsville is her Post Office adress goodday Have Pension Records from Broome Co., NY; Enlisted Binghamton NY 17 Nov1861-private under Capt Milo W. Lock in 16th Independant Battery NY Volunteers-honorably discharged 26 Oct 1862. In part quoted 'That on or about the 2md day of Jul 1862 while at Fort Lyon Fairfax VA he contracted Scealic Rhumatism and Rhumatic Synanitus(?) which wholly disabled him from following his occupation which is that of a farmer. Also served in Co B NY Calvary July 8 1863 till 19 Jun 1865. [Gedcom, Pat Miller]
Death 8 May 1930 , Youngsville, Warren County, Pennsylvania Burial , Odd Fellows Cemetery, Youngsville, Warren County, Pennsylvania Person ID I74915 Ancestral Trails Last Modified 13 Apr 2024
Father Dexter DYER, b. 11 Apr 1803, , Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 20 Dec 1880 (Age 77 years) Mother Mary (Maria) PIER, b. 9 Dec 1802, , Knox, Albany County, New York d. 14 Feb 1875, , Berne, Albany County, New York (Age 72 years) Marriage 27 Jul 1823 , Salem Dutch Reformed Church, New Salem, Albany County, New York Family ID F17455 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Emma Frances VANDURBURG, b. 5 Apr 1851, ,, Ulster County, New York d. 10 Jan 1935, , Youngsville, Warren County, Pennsylvania (Age 83 years) Marriage Y [2] Children 1. Christina Myria DYER, b. 1866, ,, Broom County, New York d. 1895, , Youngsville, Warren County, Pennsylvania (Age 29 years)2. Darwin F DYER, b. 24 Jun 1869 3. Mason E DYER, b. 17 Mar 1871 d. 10 Apr 1885 (Age 14 years) 4. Brazill S DYER, b. 5 Dec 1872, , Youngsville, Warren County, Pennsylvania d. 1908 (Age 35 years)5. Alexander S DYER, b. 22 Dec 1874, , Youngsville, Warren County, Pennsylvania 6. Charles DYER, b. 1876 d. 3 Jan 1886, , Youngsville, Warren County, Pennsylvania (Age 10 years)Family ID F1172 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 1 Sep 2025
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