flag male ancestor  Richard  DRESSER

  (b. 24 June 1679 Rowley, Massachusetts Bay Colony   d. 31 July 1728 Thompson, Crown Colony of Connecticut )  

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Richard DRESSER was born 24 June 1679 in Rowley, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Richard  married  Marcy PEABODY 29 June 1708 in Topsfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marcy PEABODY  was born 15 January 1688 in Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA.  Marcy died 16 May 1744 in Oxford, Massachusetts, USA. 

Richard DRESSER died 31 July 1728 in Thompson, Crown Colony of Connecticut .
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Richard DRESSER married flag female ancestor Marcy PEABODY-- Date: 29 June 1708 Place: Topsfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay


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birth1679 Birth
24 June 1679
Rowley, Massachusetts Bay Colony
marriage1708 Marriage / Partner
Richard DRESSER and Marcy PEABODY 29 June 1708, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA

He was 29 years old.
1714 Birth of Child
Richard DRESSER was born 22 April 1714, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA

Richard was 34 years old.
death1728 Death
31 July 1728
Thompson, Crown Colony of Connecticut

He died at the age of 49.
Added: 7/23/2026 11:52:34 AM - Updated: 7/23/2026 11:53:28 AM
Did You Know?The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state

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