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Name |
Dyer, John A.S. (1861-1938, son of Jesse Dyer, Jr.) |
Born |
30 Mar 1861 |
Birthplace |
Cape Elizabeth [South Portland], Maine |
Father |
Jesse Dyer, Jr. |
Mother |
Martha Fickett Dyer |
Spouse |
Helen H. Pillsbury, m 29 Dec 1884 |
Children |
Albert Linwood Dyer, b 16 Sep 1887 Martha H. Dyer, b 23 Nov 1892 Raymond Clifford Dyer, b 23 Aug 1894 Ella G. Dyer, b 23 Dec 1895 |
Occupation |
Opened first grocery in 1880 at 62 Ocean Street, corner of C Street. The business was originally known as Seavey & Dyer, a partnership with Levi Seavey. After three years, John A.S. Dyer bought out Seavey and continued on his own after that. He later moved his grocery busines to 85 Ocean Street, corner of D Street. Postmaster, Cape Elizabeth, 8 years |
Titles & honors |
1910-1913, Mayor, City of South Portland, Maine 1908-1909, Alderman, City of South Portland 1895-1896, Selectman, Town of South Portland |
Notes |
Born and lived at 129 Evans Street, South Portland, Maine Buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, South Portland, Maine |
Places of residence |
129 Evans Street, South Portland, Maine |
Deceased |
12 Mar 1938 |
