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obtained a position as clerk in the Tremont
Bank at Boston. In that institution he rose
to the position of teller. The death of his
young wife just two months after their marriage
changed the whole course of his life. He
and sailed on the "Great
resigned his position,
Western" on its first return voyage, for
Europe. In London he engaged in the commission
business, and while there witnessed the
coronation of the late Queen Victoria in 1838.
After a somewhat successful career in London
he went to Paris, and there formed a partnership
with John M. Monroe, under the firm
name of John M. Monroe & Co., bankers, and
for a quarter of a century they prospered
greatly. Having acquired a competency Mr.
Dyer returned to Abington, and here passed
the remainder of his life in retirement. He
fitted up a fine home, and here, in the company
of his brother and the latter's children, who
tenderly cared for him, he passed his last
years and died Feb. 13, 1894, in his eightyfifth
year.
Mr. Dyer had gathered in his home a number
of rare paintings and art treasures from
the Old World. He was a man of artistic
tastes and temperament, and delighted in the
beautiful in nature and in art. He was public
spirited, and did a great deal for his town.
On July 10, 1833, Mr. Dyer married Abigail
H. Jones, born April 24, 1814, in Portland,
Maine, who died in Boston Sept. 13,
1833. Mr. Dyer never remarried.
(YII) James Bicknell Dter, son of James
and brother of Samuel Brown, was born Sept.
25, 1814. After attending the local schools he
learned the shoe cutter's trade, which he followed
all his life. He made his home on
Washington street, where he died Sept. 14,
1876. His remains were interred in Mount
Vernon cemetery. He was liberal in his be-
lief in politics and in religion, and was a genial,
kindly man, quick with sympathy and
help. In 1834 he married Lucy White Her-
sey, daughter of Joseph and Sarah (White)
Hersey, and she died Jan. 31, 1863, and was
buried in Mount Vernon cemetery. Their
children were: (1) Abby Jones, born April
11, 1835, married Francis Bourne, of Mansfield,
Mass., and now makes her home with her
sister. Miss Marietta White Dyer, at the homestead.
(2) Lucy Ann, born June 3, 1837,
married William H. Reed, of Whitman. (3)
Henry Bicknell, born Feb. 3, 1840, died in
Abington Nov. 5, 1895. He married Mary
L. Sewell, of Sumner, Maine. (4) Susan
Brown, horn Jan. 13. 1842, married William
W. Whitmarsh, of Abington, and she died
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May 28, 1863. (5) Samuel Brown, bom Nov.
5, 1843, never married, and died Nov. 20,
1907, in Abington. (6) Mehitable Packard,
born Oct. 5, 1840, died July 2, 1905, unmar-
ried. (7) Amelia Frances, born Sept. 28,
1848, married David A. Gurney, of Whitman.
(8) Charles A., born March 10, 1850, died
Oct. 14, 1854. (9) Marietta White, born
Feb. 6, 1853, resides at home. (10) George
A., born Oct. 19, 1854, died Aug. », 1857.
(VIII) Marietta White Dyer, daughter
of James Bicknell, was born in Abington, and
educated in, the public schools and at a private
school in Brookline, Mass., where she also received
her musical education. She is a prominent
member of the Woman's Club, Abington.
Miss Dyer resides in the old homestead.
Hersey. The Hersey family, to which
Mrs. Lucy Whit* (Hersey) Dyer belonged, is
an early settled family of this Commonwealth.
(I) William Hersey located in the west part
of the town of Hingham July 3, 1636, and
there became a land holder. He died March
22, 1658. His wife Elizabeth died in 1671.
Their children were: William, Elizabeth,
James, Francis, Judith and John.
(II) William Hersey, eldest son of William,
located with his father in the town of Hingham.
He married Rebecca Chubbuck, daughter
of Thomas Chubbuck, of Hingham, and she
died Nov. 21, 1691. His death occurred
June 1, 1686. Their children were: William,
John, James, Joshua, Rebecca, Deborah, Ruth,
Hannah, Elizabeth, Mary and Judith.
(III) William Hersey, son of William and
grandson of William the settler, was married
June 12, 1683, to Mary, who bore him four
children: Deborah, David, Isaac and William.
After the death of this wife he married (second)
Sarah May, widow of Jonathan May,
and nine children blessed this marriage, as
follows: Stephen, Joseph, Elisha, John, Hannah,
Sarah, Marian (or Miriam), Mary and
Edith. In the early part of the eighteenth
century William Hersey and his family moved
to the town of Abington, locating in the southern
part, a part now the town of Whitman.
He became the owner of a large tract of land
and there he passed the remainder of his days.
(IV) Joseph Hersey, son of William, was
born in the town of Hingham Nov. 9, 1697,
and was hut about three years of age when
he was taken by his parents to the town of Abington,
where he grew to manhood and like
his father became an agriculturist. In 1721
he married Abigail Nash, and their children
were: Joseph, Abigail, James and Jonathan.