Stephen DYER
1775 - Aft 1819 (~ 49 years)-
Name Stephen DYER Birth Between 1770 and 1775 , Calais, Washington County, Maine 
Gender Male Note - .1770 - 1775 -Date of birth estimated from U.S. Census. Reported byArnold MacPherson to have been born 1782. No source cited. The 1875 MNState Census, Anoka Cty shows James Dyer's father born in Maine, as wasJames. James Dyer Sr.'s Death Certificate shows parents as Stephen andMargaret, gives no other info on them. 18 July 1796 - Stephen Dyer buys for Sixty pounds from Daniel Hill Jr.and his wife Sarah, 100 acres in Township 5 which had been sold to Hillon 3 Sept 1792, located adjacent to James Sprague land on the SchoodiacRiver. [Washington Co. Maine Deeds #2 / 30] 1800 - Stephen Dyer; 7 people incl; 4 males under 10, 1 male 26-45, 1female under 10, 1 female 16-26; with families of Jones Dyer Sr. and Jr.[CENSUS: US CENSUS 1800 - Maine; LDS film 218,678 Township (Plantation)#5 East of Machias, Washington Co] 3 Oct 1803 - Jones Dyer sells for $800 to Stephen Dyer, land NW of landbelonging to Jones Dyer Jr., about fifty acres, 'the easterly half of myfarm that I now occupy' but if the lot lines described include Jones Sr'shouse that is excepted from the sale ! [Washington Co., Maine Deeds #3 /398] 5 Oct 1803 - Stephen Dyer sells to Simon Elliot for $900, 100 acres ofland originally sold to Stephen by waterman Thomas on 3 Sept 1792.Importantly this deed says ' In witness whereof I the Sd. Stephen Dyertogether with Peggy my wife in token of her renununee (sic) at her rightof dower have hereunto set our hands and seals this fifth day of Octoberin the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred & three.' [WashingtonCo. Maine Deeds #3 / 438] 1 July 1806 - Stephen Dyer mortgages for $500 to William Pike theeasterly half of the farm which 'I purchased from my father Jones Dyer aswill appear by his deed of Octo. 3d 1803'. Stephen agrees to pay $200 toWm. Pike by 1st June next. A margin note on the mortgage dated Decem 31,1811 - says 'Recd of the above named Stephen Dyer Two hundred dollarswith interest thereon which is in full discharge of the within mentionednote and mortgage.' [Washington Co. Maine Deeds #4 / 433] 1810 - 10 people in household; nearby Jones Dyer Sr. & Jr. families.; 2m<10, 3 m 10<16, 1 m 16<26, 1 m 26<46, 1 f<10, 1 f 10<16,1 f 26<46[CENSUS: US CENSUS 1810 - Maine; LDS film 218,683; p665; Calais,Washington Co.] 28 June 1819 - Stephen Dyer sells property to Stephen Dyer,Jr., 50 acresalong the Schoodic River adjoining land owned by Jones Dyer, for $1100[Wash. Co. Deeds Vol 9, p195] 1820 - 12 people in household, incl; 2 m <10, 3 m 10<16, 3 m 16<26, 1 m26<45, 1 m >45,1 f 10<16, 1 f 26<45;of whom 1 is foreigner notnaturalized, 2 persons engaged in agriculture, 2 persons engaged incommerce. [CENSUS: US CENSUS 1820 - Maine; LDS film 281,241; ; Calais,Washington Co.] 1830 - 1 m 10-15, 2 males 15-20, 1 male 50-60, 1 female 40-50 [CENSUS: USCENSUS 1830 - Maine; LDS film 009,701; p215 ; Calais, Washington Co.]Since Stephen Jr. died in 1827 or earlier, this ia Stephen Sr. 1840 - Does not appear in Calais 1840 Census, so probably died 1830-1840. The 1800 Calais census reports Stephen (b. 1755-74), his wife (b.1774-84), and children: one girl born 1790-1800 [K], and four boys born1790-1800 [L, F, G & H] -- five children in ten years. The Calais census of 1810 shows Stephen (b. 1765-84), his wife (b.1765-84), and children: two boys born 1800-10 [I & J], three boys born1794-1800 [F, G & H], one boy born 1784-1794 [M], one girl born 1800-10[E], and one girl born 1794-1800 [K]. The 1820 Calais census shows Stephen (born before 1775), his wife (b.1774-94), and children: two boys born 1810-20 [B & C], three boys born1803-10 [A, I & J], three boys born 1793-1804 [F, G & H], one boy born1774-94 [L], one girl born 1803-10 [E]. Girl 'K' (b. 1794-1800) is notlisted and she either died or was married by 1820. One of the abovepersons was marked as foreign born and not naturalized, two were engagedin agriculture and two persons in commerce. The 1830 census shows that all but the three youngest of the childrenwere no longer living at home. This census shows Stephen (b. 1770-80),his wife (b. 1780-90), and children: one boy born 1815-20 [B], and twoboys born 1810-15 [A & C]. Finally, by the 1840 census of Calais, thefamily was no longer listed. As Stephen would have been about 65 in 1840,it seems more likely that he and his wife died during the previous decadethan that they moved away. SOURCES: Calais census of 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830. Pike's Diary, p. 13. E-mail fm Joseph W. Pehoushek
Death Aft 28 Jun 1819 Person ID I75958 Ancestral Trails Last Modified 13 Apr 2024
Father Jones DYER, Sr., b. 13 Mar 1736/37, , Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode Island d. Aft 28 Nov 1826, , Calais, Washington County, Maine (Age > 89 years) Mother Hannah HARRINGTON, b. 15 May 1741, , Smithfield, Providence County, Rhode Island d. 8 May 1836, , Calais, Washington County, Maine (Age 94 years) Marriage 27 Sep 1761 , Smithfield, Providence County, Rhode Island [1] Family ID F17765 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Margaret (Nee?) DYER, b. Between 1775 and 1784 Marriage Abt 1790 Children 1. Stephen DYER, Jr., b. Between 1790 and 1794 d. Bef 4 May 1824, , Calais, Washington County, Maine (Age ~ 34 years)2. Nathan NATHAN, b. 8 Sep 1795, , St. Stephen, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada 3. James DYER, Sr., b. 27 Jul 1800, , Calais, Washington County, Maine d. 27 Aug 1885, , Anoka, Anoka County, Minnesota (Age 85 years)4. Daniel DYER, b. 23 Feb 1804, , Calais, Washington County, Maine 5. John B DYER, b. Mar 1804, New Brunswick d. 19 Nov 1856, , Bethel, Anoka County, Minnesota (Age ~ 52 years)6. Jeremiah DYER, b. 17 May 1806, , Calais, Washington County, Maine 7. Jannat Mcnaughton DYER, b. Bef Dec 1808, , Calais, Washington County, Maine Family ID F17809 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 1 Sep 2025
- .1770 - 1775 -Date of birth estimated from U.S. Census. Reported byArnold MacPherson to have been born 1782. No source cited. The 1875 MNState Census, Anoka Cty shows James Dyer's father born in Maine, as wasJames. James Dyer Sr.'s Death Certificate shows parents as Stephen andMargaret, gives no other info on them. 18 July 1796 - Stephen Dyer buys for Sixty pounds from Daniel Hill Jr.and his wife Sarah, 100 acres in Township 5 which had been sold to Hillon 3 Sept 1792, located adjacent to James Sprague land on the SchoodiacRiver. [Washington Co. Maine Deeds #2 / 30] 1800 - Stephen Dyer; 7 people incl; 4 males under 10, 1 male 26-45, 1female under 10, 1 female 16-26; with families of Jones Dyer Sr. and Jr.[CENSUS: US CENSUS 1800 - Maine; LDS film 218,678 Township (Plantation)#5 East of Machias, Washington Co] 3 Oct 1803 - Jones Dyer sells for $800 to Stephen Dyer, land NW of landbelonging to Jones Dyer Jr., about fifty acres, 'the easterly half of myfarm that I now occupy' but if the lot lines described include Jones Sr'shouse that is excepted from the sale ! [Washington Co., Maine Deeds #3 /398] 5 Oct 1803 - Stephen Dyer sells to Simon Elliot for $900, 100 acres ofland originally sold to Stephen by waterman Thomas on 3 Sept 1792.Importantly this deed says ' In witness whereof I the Sd. Stephen Dyertogether with Peggy my wife in token of her renununee (sic) at her rightof dower have hereunto set our hands and seals this fifth day of Octoberin the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred & three.' [WashingtonCo. Maine Deeds #3 / 438] 1 July 1806 - Stephen Dyer mortgages for $500 to William Pike theeasterly half of the farm which 'I purchased from my father Jones Dyer aswill appear by his deed of Octo. 3d 1803'. Stephen agrees to pay $200 toWm. Pike by 1st June next. A margin note on the mortgage dated Decem 31,1811 - says 'Recd of the above named Stephen Dyer Two hundred dollarswith interest thereon which is in full discharge of the within mentionednote and mortgage.' [Washington Co. Maine Deeds #4 / 433] 1810 - 10 people in household; nearby Jones Dyer Sr. & Jr. families.; 2m<10, 3 m 10<16, 1 m 16<26, 1 m 26<46, 1 f<10, 1 f 10<16,1 f 26<46[CENSUS: US CENSUS 1810 - Maine; LDS film 218,683; p665; Calais,Washington Co.] 28 June 1819 - Stephen Dyer sells property to Stephen Dyer,Jr., 50 acresalong the Schoodic River adjoining land owned by Jones Dyer, for $1100[Wash. Co. Deeds Vol 9, p195] 1820 - 12 people in household, incl; 2 m <10, 3 m 10<16, 3 m 16<26, 1 m26<45, 1 m >45,1 f 10<16, 1 f 26<45;of whom 1 is foreigner notnaturalized, 2 persons engaged in agriculture, 2 persons engaged incommerce. [CENSUS: US CENSUS 1820 - Maine; LDS film 281,241; ; Calais,Washington Co.] 1830 - 1 m 10-15, 2 males 15-20, 1 male 50-60, 1 female 40-50 [CENSUS: USCENSUS 1830 - Maine; LDS film 009,701; p215 ; Calais, Washington Co.]Since Stephen Jr. died in 1827 or earlier, this ia Stephen Sr. 1840 - Does not appear in Calais 1840 Census, so probably died 1830-1840. The 1800 Calais census reports Stephen (b. 1755-74), his wife (b.1774-84), and children: one girl born 1790-1800 [K], and four boys born1790-1800 [L, F, G & H] -- five children in ten years. The Calais census of 1810 shows Stephen (b. 1765-84), his wife (b.1765-84), and children: two boys born 1800-10 [I & J], three boys born1794-1800 [F, G & H], one boy born 1784-1794 [M], one girl born 1800-10[E], and one girl born 1794-1800 [K]. The 1820 Calais census shows Stephen (born before 1775), his wife (b.1774-94), and children: two boys born 1810-20 [B & C], three boys born1803-10 [A, I & J], three boys born 1793-1804 [F, G & H], one boy born1774-94 [L], one girl born 1803-10 [E]. Girl 'K' (b. 1794-1800) is notlisted and she either died or was married by 1820. One of the abovepersons was marked as foreign born and not naturalized, two were engagedin agriculture and two persons in commerce. The 1830 census shows that all but the three youngest of the childrenwere no longer living at home. This census shows Stephen (b. 1770-80),his wife (b. 1780-90), and children: one boy born 1815-20 [B], and twoboys born 1810-15 [A & C]. Finally, by the 1840 census of Calais, thefamily was no longer listed. As Stephen would have been about 65 in 1840,it seems more likely that he and his wife died during the previous decadethan that they moved away. SOURCES: Calais census of 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830. Pike's Diary, p. 13. E-mail fm Joseph W. Pehoushek
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Sources - [S1381] Vital Records of Rhode Island 1636-1850, 1381.
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- [S1381] Vital Records of Rhode Island 1636-1850, 1381.