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Jedd Dyer (1752 - 1777)

Jedd "Jedde, Jed" Dyer aka Dyar
Born in Canterbury, Connecticutmap
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Died at age 24 [location unknown]
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Biography

1776 Project
Private Jedd Dyer served with 8th Connecticut Provincial Regiment (1775), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Jedde Dyar was born Oct 17 1752 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. His parents were Joseph Dyar and Martha. [1] [2] Darbe / Derby [3]

Jed Dyer served in the Revolutionary War Nov 16 1776 [4] The following information was included in a prior version of the 1776 Sticker:

|rank=Private
|units=Col. Chester's Connecticut Regiment, Capt Bacon's Co.

Jed died Jan 20 1777 at York in the Rev. War. [4][3]. Jan 20 1777 is identified as Battle of Millstone in New Jersey [5]

Research Notes

Death Location has York in Descendants of William Bradford [3]

Sources

  1. "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F742-TBS : 7 January 2020), Jedde Dyar, 1752.
  2. "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPSD-N88M : 21 September 2019), Jedde Dyar, ; citing Birth, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 007833261.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Hall: Page 70 #1402b
  4. 4.0 4.1 "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL6Y-GKMQ : 15 March 2018), Jed Dyer, 16 Nov 1776; citing 16 Nov 1776, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,414.
  5. List of American Revolutionary War Battles




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