JERUSHA DIKE RIDER born about 1737

Dudley, Massachusetts records include the marriage in 1757 of Daniel Rider and Jerusha Dike.  She seems to fit into the family of Nathanial Dike whose great grandfather had been in America since the 1620's and had died in a shipwreck.  The Dike's lived in several Massachusetts towns, and Jerusha's father, mother, and six children had been "warned out" of Rutland, MA in 1739.  The reason isn't shown in the records.

Jerusha's father was in several military expeditions and was killed during a battle in Canada in 1745.  Her husband, Daniel, had been born in Willington, CT and they moved to Tolland County CT where they raised their family.  They joined the Congregational Church there in 1772.  Daniel was in the French-Indian war.

Jerusha is a Biblical name that means "inheritance."  She is the only grandmother I've found with that name.  Her daughter, Rachel, married into the Warner family, her granddaughter into the McClure family, and Lemira McClure was my great-grandma who lived down the garden path while my mom was growing up.



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