Benjamin Dyer
Benjamin Dyer was born around 1802 in Rhode Island. He married Harriet Adie, but she died in February 1828. He joined the Beneficent Congregational Church in 1831, and he eventually became its treasurer.  He married Harriet S. Tucker on May 22, 1841. They lived in Providence, Rhode Island, and by 1860, he owned $99,400 of real estate and $15,200 of personal property. He died in 1862.
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(4686)Dyer, Benjamin18021862
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Civilian
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  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 2

  • (13176) [writer] ~ Benjamin Dyer to Unknown, 21 November 1861
  • (13222) [writer] ~ Benjamin Dyer to Edwin Metcalf, 5 January 1862

Places - Records: 1

  • (238) [birth, death] ~ Rhode Island

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1850 and 1860 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1899, available from Ancestry.com; Literary Cadet and Rhode Island Statesman (Providence, RI), 6 February 1828