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William Dyer

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: April 28, 1758 (25-34)
Fort Seybert, Augusta County, Virginia, British Colonial America
Place of Burial: mass grave, Fort Seybert Massacre Gravesite, Fort Seybert, Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Roger Dyer and Hannah Dyer
Husband of Margaret Cravens
Father of Roger Dyer and John Jasper Dyer
Brother of Hester Patton; Hannah Keister; Sarah Davis; James Dyer and Roger Dyer

Managed by: Teresa Marie Grall
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About William Dyer

William Dyer BIRTH 1728 Pennsylvania, USA DEATH 28 Apr 1758 (aged 29–30) Augusta County, Virginia, USA BURIAL Fort Seybert Massacre Gravesite Pendleton County, West Virginia,

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43978882/william-dyer

William was not in the Fort but caught outside and killed by Killbuck and his men. When the others were buried, William was buried in the same mass grave.

William was married to Margaret Heitt and had two children, John and Roger. After William's death, Margaret Heitt Dyer married a John Craven(s). John Craven(s) was appointed guardien of Roger and John in 1759.

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William John Dyer BIRTH 1728 Pennsylvania, USA DEATH 28 Apr 1758 (aged 29–30) Augusta County, Virginia, USA BURIAL Fort Seybert Massacre Gravesite Pendleton County, West Virginia

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43978882/william-john-dyer

William was not in the Fort but caught outside and killed by Killbuck and his men. When the others were buried, William was buried in the same mass grave.

William was married to Margaret Heitt and had two children, John and Roger. After William's death, Margaret Heitt Dyer married a John Craven(s). John Craven(s) was appointed guardien of Roger and John in 1759.

Children Photo Roger Dyer 1755–1810

John Jasper Dyer 1757–1812



William John Dyer BIRTH 1728 Pennsylvania, USA DEATH 28 Apr 1758 (aged 29–30) Augusta County, Virginia, USA BURIAL Fort Seybert Massacre Gravesite Pendleton County, West Virginia,



https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43978882/william-john-dyer



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William Dyer's Timeline

1728
1728
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
1755
August 26, 1755
Augusta County, Virginia
1757
1757
Augusta County, Virginia
1758
April 28, 1758
Age 30
Fort Seybert, Augusta County, Virginia, British Colonial America
April 1758
Age 30
mass grave, Fort Seybert Massacre Gravesite, Fort Seybert, Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States