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GENEALOGY   OF   THE 

DEXTER   FAMILY 

IN  AMERICA 

Descendants  of  Thomas  Dexter 

Together  with  the  record  of  other 
allied  families 


Compiled  hy 

Williatn  A.  Warden      Robert  L.  Dexter 

kVcrcester^  Alass.  Mallapcisetl,  Man. 


\       Worcester,  Mass.,  U.S.A. 
1905 


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THE  BLANCHARD   PRESS, 
WORCESTER,  MASS. 


PREFACE 


So  iimeli  interest  has  been  manifested  at  the  Dexter  family 
reunions,  in  the  history  of  the  family  ancestors,  thai  tlic  an]]- 
pilers  decided  to  secni'e  sneh  achlitional  data  as  was  possible 
to  add  to  what  they  had  on  hand  and  to  pn])lisli  a  Oenealo^y  of 
the  Dexter  family,  together  with  mention  of  other  families  con- 
nected by  marriage. 

We  do  not  expect  this  work  is  free  from  errors,  bnt  we  have 
tried  to  have  them  as  few  as  possible,  and  we  would  esteem  it 
a  favor  if  any  of  our  readers  will  inform  us  of  any  cri-ors  that 
may  come  to  their  notice.  We  would  be  very  glad  to  receive  any 
additions  to  family  records  for  use  when  occasion  may  offei-. 

In  compiling  this  woi'k  we  have  made  free  use  of  public  libi-a- 
ries,  family  Bibles,  records  of  cities  and  towns,  churches,  anti- 
quarian and  genealogical  societies,  together  with  extended  cor- 
respondence with  scores  of  individuals,  and  every  other  source 
of  information  within  our  reach ;  and  we  wish  at  this  time  to 
thank  all  those  who  have  contributed  in  anv  wav  to  the  success 
of  this  work. 

In  arranging  this  record  we  have  given  each  person  a  sei'ial 
number  in  Arabic  figures,  and  the  family  nnmbci-  in  Roman 
numerals. 

The  column  of  figures  on  the  left  margin  of  page  is  from 
beginning  to  end  the  general  enumeration,  and  where  they  are 
followed  by  an  asterisk  [*|  it  shows  that  the  record  of  family 
is  found  under  that  numbei'.  By  this  plan,  to  trace  out  any 
particular  one,  you  have  only  to  take  the  number  at  the  head  of 
chapter  or  paragraph  and  turn  back  to  same  nnmbei'  in  the 
margin  and  you  will  there  find  the  parentage,  and  the  s;ime 
process  continued  will  take  you  back  to  the  first  generations. 


Thomas    Dexter 


OF    SAUGUS    AND     LYNN 


Of  the  early  life  of  Thomas  Dexter,  the  first  ancestor  of  this 
line  of  Dexters  to  arrive  in  this  country,  hut  little  is  known. 
He  came  either  with  Mr.  Endicott  in  1629  or  in  the  fleet  with 
Governor  Winthrop  in  1630.  He  brouiiht  wilh  liini  three  of 
his  children  at  least,  and  several  sei-vants.  hut  as  thfre  is  no 
record  of  his  wife,  it  is  presumed  that  slic  died  f)efoi'e  they 
sailed  from  Euiiland.  There  is  some  reason  to  believe  that  they 
belonged  in  the  neighborhood  of  Bristol,  Enoland.  "for  in  tlie 
years  that  followed  he  had  considerable  dealing  with  people 
who  lived  there.  In  1640  he  gave  a  mortgage  of  his  SOO-acre 
farm  at  Lynn  to  Humphrey  Hooke,  alderman  of  Bristol.  Eng. 

He  had  received  a  good  education,  and  wrote  a  beautiful 
hand,  as  papers  now  in  existence  will  show:  was  a  man  of  great 
energy  of  character,  public-spirited,  and  ever  ready  to  con- 
tribute to  the  support  of  any  enterprise  he  thought  to  be  of 
interest  to  the  colony ;  always  independent,  and  fearless  in  the 
expression  of  his  opinions.  Such  were  the  leading  traits;  I)ut 
it  must  be  admitted,  says  one  writer,  "that  his  energy  of  char- 
acter bordered  on  stubbornness  and  his  independence  of  thought 
on  indiscretion  and  self-will." 

In  1630,  in  the  |)rime  of  life  and  with  ample  means,  he  set- 
tled on  a  fai'm  of  800  acres  in  the  town  of  Lynn.  Mass.  He 
had  many  servants,  and  was  called  "Farmer  Dexter.".  Tlic 
house  was  on  the  west  side  of  the  Saugus  River,  about  where  the 
iron  works  were  afterward  erected. 

In  1633  he  built  a  bridge  over  the  Saugus  River  and  sti-etched 
a  weir  across  it,  and  a  little  later  built  a  mill  uoiw  bv. 


0  DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 

He  was  si-eatly  interested  in  starting  the  iron  works,  which 
were  the  first  to  be  l)uilt  in  this  section  of  the  country,  getting 
the  iron  ore  from  the  Cape.  He  interested  English  capital  in 
the  enterprise  and  became  the  general  manager.  Some  years 
later,  becoming  convinced  that  the  enterprise  could  not  prove 
satisfactory,  he  withdrew. 

He  became  a  freeman  in  1631,  but  soon  lost  the  honor,  for  he 
Avas  disfranchised  on  the  4th  of  March,  1633.  He  had  many 
quarrels  and  many  vexatious  lawsuits.  In  1631  he  had  a  quar- 
i-el  with  Captain  Endicott  (afterward  Governor),  in  which  the 
Salem  magistrate  struck  Mr.  Dexter,  who  had  him  complained 
of  in  court  at  Boston.  Mr.  Endicott  said  in  his  defense:  "I 
hear  I  am  much  complained  of  by  Goodman  Dexter  for  striking 
him.  Understanding  since  it  is  not  lawful  for  a  'justice  of  the 
peace  to  strike,  but  if  you  had  seen  the  manner  of  his  carriage 
with  such  daring  of  me,  with  arms  akimbo,  it  would  have 
provoked  a  very  patient  man.  He  has  given  out  that  if  I  had 
a  purse  he  would  make  me  empty  it,  and  if  he  cannot  have 
justice  here,  he  will  do  M^onders  in  England,  and  if  he  cannot 
prevail  there,  he  will  try  it  out  with  me  here  at  blows.  If  it 
were  lawful  for  me  to  try  it  out  at  blows  and  he  a  fit  man  for 
me  to  deal  with,  you  would  not  hear  me  complain."  The  jury 
gave  Mr.  Dexter  a  verdict  of  £10. 

In  1633  the  court  ordered  ]\Ir.  Dexter  to  be  set  in  the  bilboes, 
disfranchised  and  fined  £10  for  speaking  reproachful  and  sedi- 
tious words  against  the  government  here  established. 

]\Ir.  Dexter,  having  been  insulted  by  Samuel  Hutchinson,  met 
him  one  day  on  the  road,  "and  jimiping  from  his  horse  bestowed 
about  twenty  blows  on  the  head  and  shoulders  of  Hutchinson, 
to  the  no  small  danger  or  deray  of  his  senses  as  well  as  sensi- 
bilities." These  facts  would  indicate  that  INIr.  Dexter  was  not 
a  meek  man. 

In  1637  he  and  nine  others  obtained  from  the  Plymouth 
Colony  court  a  grant  of  the  township  of  Sandwich.  He  went 
there  and  built  the  first  grist  mill.  He  did  not  remain  there 
long,  howevei",  foi-  in  1638,  he  had  350  acres  assigned  to  him  as 
one  of  the  inhabitants  of  Lynn.  He  remained  in  Lynn  until 
161:6.     Al)out  this  time  he  ])urchased  two  farms  in  Barnstable, 


THE  INDIAN  CHIEF,  POGNANUM  (BLACK  WILL),  SELLING  THE  LAND 
OF  NAHANT  TO  THOMAS  DEXTER. 


3  DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 

one  ad.joiiiiiio  the  mill-stream  and  afterwards  oecnpied  by  his  son 
William,  and  the  other  farm  on  the  northeastern  declivity  of 
''Scorton  Tlill."  His  dwelling'  was  sitnated  on  the  north  side 
of  the  old  connty  road,  and  commanded  an  extensive  prospect 
of  the  conntry  for  miles  aronnd.  Here  he  lived  a  qnieter  life, 
yet  conld  not  keep  entirely  free  from  lawsnits,  for  in  1648  he 
had  no  less  than  six  lawsnits  in  conrt.  all  decided  in  his  favor. 

His  ii'reatest  lawsuit  was  with  the  inhaliitants  of  Lynn  over 
the  ownership  of  the  land  where  Nahant  no\\-  is.  This  land 
^Ir.  Dexter  bought  of  the  Indian  chief  Pognannm,  or  "Black 
Will."  paying-  for  the  same  a  snit  of  good  clothes.  This  he 
fenced  in  and  used  it  to  pasture  his  cows.  The  title  to  this 
was  disputed  by  the  other  inhabitants  (1657)  who,  if  his  claim  was 
denied,  would  share  in  the  division  of  th(^  land.  The  result  was 
a  defeat  for  him  and  his  heii's.  althcmgh  they  kept  it  in  court 
over  thirty-eight  years. 

In  1657  Mr.  Dexter  took  the  (lath  of  fidelity.  He  was 
admitted  freeman  of  Plymouth  Colony  on  June  1.  165S.  For  the 
next  eighteen  years  he  lived  a  quiet,  retired  life  on  his  farm. 
During  the  later  years  of  his  life  he  appears  to  have  conveyed 
his  mill  and  his  large  real  estate  in  Sandwich  to  his  son 
Thomas^,  Jr..  and  his  West  Barnstable  farm  to  his  son  AVilliam. 
retaining  his  Scorton  Hill  farm  and  his  personal  estate  for  his 
own  use.  He  sold  this  last  mentioned  farm  in  167:^  to  William 
Troope   (Throope). 

He  then  removed  to  Bost(m.  that  he  might  spend  the 
remainder  of  his  days  with  his  daughter,  who  was  the  wife  of 
Captain  Oliver.  He  died  there  in  1677,  and  was  buried  in  the 
Oliver  tomb  in  King's  Chapel  burying-ground. 

Taken  all  in  all.  he  was  one  of  the  foremost  men  of  his  times. 
He  had  faults:  and  who  has  not^  No  attempt  has  been  made  in 
this  to  veil  them.  He  was  not  one  to  hide  his  light  under  a 
bushel,  and  in  estimating  his  character  we  must  inquire  what 
he  did.  not  what  he  might  have  done.  Who  did  more  than 
Thomas  Dexter  to  promote  the  interest  of  the  infant  colony  at 
Lynn,  with  th(>  building  of  the  weir,  the  bridge,  the  mill  and 
the  great  iron  works?  Who  did  more  at  Sandwich  and  at 
Barnstable,  where  he  built  bridges,   mills  and   roads.   iin])rove- 


DEXTER    ea:\iily    genealoov.  0 

ments  that  the  pii])lic  took  interest  in?       For  these  acts  he  is 
deserving-  credit,    and   they   will    forever   emliahn   his   memory. 
As  to   reliii'ious   niattej's,   he   was   a  membei-   of   the    I'ui'itaii 
Church,  yet  tolerant  and  libei'al  in  his  views. 

Children : 

2*      i     Thomas"  Dexter,  b.  England;   m.  Elizabeth   Vincent,  1(548. 
y    3"     ii     William"  Dexter,   h.    England;    ni.   Sarah  .Vincent,  Ki-ll^. 

i"   iii     Mary"   Dexter,   b.    England;    ni.    (1)    John    Frend,    ni.    (2)    Captain 

James  Oliver. 
5^    iv      Frances"  Dextei-,  1>.   England;    m.  "Richard  Wcniddc.  oi-    |  Woodee], 

Note. — Thomas  Dexter  and  Edmund  Freeman  were  both  among  the  grant- 
ors of  Sandwich,  and  lioth  came  from  Lynn  and  were  neighbors,  and  in 
the  fifth  generation  the  families  were  nnited.  Samuel  Dexter  of  TIardwick 
married  Thankful  Freeman,  a  descendant  of  Ednumd  FrinMiian. 


Thomas-  Dexter,  son  of  Thonuis^  Dexter,  was  horji  in  England 
and  came  to  this  country  with  his  father.  In  1()47  he  was 
chosen  constable  for  the  town  of  Sandwich.  This  ])roves 
that  he  nnist  have  l)e('n  born  before  the  family  came  to 
America,  as  he  must  have  ])een  ovei-  twenty-four  years  of 
age  when  elected  constable.  In  1648  he  k^pt  the  mill  that 
his  father  built  in  16-10.  In  1655  he  was  conmiissioned 
Ensign  of  a  company  of  militia,  which  office  he  held  many 
years,  and  was  known  as  "Ensign  Dexter."  He  served 
upon  the  jury  very  often  between  1652  and  1659,  and  was 
elected  surveyor  of  highways  and  collector  of  taxes  1675. 
and  the  record  says  he  was  an  inn-keeper  1680.  He  did 
not  have  the  fondness  for  lawsuit'?  that  his  father  had,  but 
he  did  inherit  some  of  his  father's  ((uarrels  about  line 
fences,  but  these  he  settled  by  adjustment.  In  one  case 
Avhen  there  was  a  dispute  between  the  town  of  Sandwich 
and  him,  the  matter  was  left  to  ]\Ir.  Thomas  Prence,  Mi'. 
Thomas  Hinckley  and  ]Mr.  Constant  Southwoi-th  to  settle. 
These  men  were  among  the  most  prominent  men  in  the 
colonv.     In  166:^  Mv.  Thomas  Hincklev.  Mr.  Constant  Sonth- 


-j^Q  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

Avortli  and  he  Avere  a  eonnnittee  to  settle  the  houndary 
'l)etween  Sandwich  and  Plymouth.  In  1655  he  was,  ac- 
cordina-  to  the  usages  of  the  times,  entitled  to  the  honor  of 
heino-  stvled  "Mister,"  and  in  the  latter  part  of  his  life, 
being  a 'large  land-owner,  was  styled  "Gentleman."  He 
appears  to  have  been  a  worthy  man,  enterprising,  useful,  a 
o'ood  neighbor  and  a  good  citizen.  In  addition  to  the  land 
received  from  his  father,  he  was  granted  100  acres  upland 
in  Sandwich  in  1667. 

He  married  Elizabeth  Vincent,  8  Nov.,  1648,  and  they  had 
five  children,  all  being  alive  except  Thomas^  at  the  time  of 
his  death    (which  occurred  29   Dec,  1686),  and  are  men- 
tioned in  the  division  of  his  property,  which  was  as  fol- 
lows, viz. :  , 
Ao-reement    for    division    of    property    of    late     Ihomas- 
Dexrer,    (ientleman,    February    16.    1686-7,    between    Eliz- 
abeth Dexter,  i;)aniel  Allen  of  Swansea  for  his  wife  ^lary, 
Jonathan  Hallett  of  Yarmouth   for  his  wife  Abigail,  and 
John  Dexter:    "The  widow  to  have  one-third  part  of  all 
the  movable  estate  and  chatties,  the  mill  excepted,  also  to 
enjoy  ve  westerly  end  of  the  dwelling  house,  both  cellar 
and  "two  lower  rooms  and  chamber  and  garrett,  for  the  rest 
of  her  life;  but  if  she  sees  tit  to  rent  her  part  she  is  to  let 
her  son  John  Dexter  or  his  heirs  have  the  refusal  of  it  at 
same  price  othere  would  pay.     She  is  also  to  have  the  corn, 
rye   wheat,  butter  and  meat  she  now  possesses:  and  her  son 
John  is  to  cut  and  carry  home  for  her  suitable  and  suffi- 
cient firewood  while  she  dwells  in  Sandwich,  to  winter  and 
summer  two  cows  for  her  and  t(^  pay  her  £9  per  annum 
while  she  lives.     The  son  John  to  have  the  rest  of  estate 
both  real  and  personal  paying  to  his  sister  Elizabeth  Dexter 
£55  (£5  down  and  balance  in  four  years,  but  if  she  marries 
within  three  vears  the  £50  is  to  be  paid  within  one  year 
after  her  marriage).     To  Jonathan .Ilallet  £50,  one  halt  on 
next  ^ylichaelmas  day,  the  rest  within  three  years  from  date 
of  asreement.     To  Daniel  Allen  £16  on  or  before  16  Feb., 
1688-89.    John  is  to  pay  all  debts  and  receive  all  debts  due 
the  estate." 


DEXTER   EAMIEY  GEXEAT.OCY.  H 

[Elizabeth  Dexter,  Jr.,  ami  .loiiatliaii  llallett  signed  by 
marks.  AVitnesses  were  Stephen  Skiff,  James  Percival,  "Wm. 
Bassett,  Jnne,  1687.] 

Children.  I)(»i-ii  in  Sandwich: 

6*      i     Marr''  Dexter,  1..    11    Au-.,   Iii4i»;   in.   li'  Oct.,  I(i70,   Daniel   Allen  of 
Swansea. 

7  ii     Elizabeth'  Dexter,  b.  21   Sept..  1651;    died  young. 

8  iii     Thomas^  Dexter,  b.   1653;    died    1679. 

9*    iv     John'  Dexter,  b.  1656;   in.   Mahitabel  Hallett.  10  Nov..  16S-J. 
10       V     Elizabeth'  Dexter,  b.   7   Apr.,    1660.     In   1714   her  mother   left   her 

all   her   estate. 
11*    vi     Abigail^  Dexter,  b.   12  June,   1663;   m.  .lonatlian    llallett,   3i)  .lune, 

1684. 

Note. — This  record  may  be  of  interest  to  some: 

Account  of  settlement  of  dispute,  September,  1647:  "We  whose  names 
are  here  under  written  doe  give  our  full  and  free  consent  that  Thomas 
Dexter  the  younger  shall  have  those  two  Islands  of  upland  that  lye  in  his 
mersh  near  John  Freeman  's  house.  Witness  our  hands  this  20  Sept.,  1647, 
Edmund  Freeman,  Edward  Dillingham,  Wm.  Wood,  Gorg  Knot,  Thomas 
Dexter,  Thomas  Tupper. 

"I  doe  acknowledge  myself   freely   willing  hereunto.     Thomas   I'rcnce. " 


William-  Dexter,  son  of  Thomas^  Dexter,  was  l)orn  in  En<iland, 
came  to  America  with  his  father,  and  was  in  Barnstable  in 
1650.  He  lived  on  one  of  the  two  farms  that  his  father 
bought.  He  took  oath  in.  Barnstable  in  1657.  He  removed 
to  Rochester  about  1679  and  died  there  in  1694.  He  was 
one  of  a  party  of  thirty,  which  included  such  men  as  Wil- 
liam Bradford,  Kenelem  Winslow,  Thomas  Hinckley  and 
Rev.  Samuel  Arnold,  who  became  the  grantees  of  the  town 
of  Rochester.  When  he  died  he  owned  considerable  land 
both  in  Barnstable  and  in  Rochester  which  he  gave  to  his 
children,  as  follows :  James-^  Dexter,  Thomas^  Dexter  and 
John'^  Dexter  had  the  Rochester  lands,  while  Stephen^ 
Dexter,  Philip^  Dexter  and  Benjamin-^  Dexter  had  the 
Barnstable  land.        The    children    all    went    to    Rochester 


-•9  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

except  Philip,  who  removed  to  Fahiiouth,  INIass.,  and 
Stephen,  ^vho  remained  in  Barnstable  and  who  was  the  only 
one  of  the  name  in  the  town  in  170:3. 

Willianr   married   Sarah  Vincent.   Jnly.  1653.   and  they 
had  seven  children,  all  born  in  Barnstabl.^: 

12  i     Mary^   Dexter,   b.    .Ian..    1^54;    .n.    Moses   Barlow.        Removed    to 

■Roehester. 
13*      ii    Stepheir^  Dexter.  1).  May,  1657;   m.  Ann   SaiuKlers. 
14*     iii     Philir  Dexter,  b.  Sept.,  1659;   m.  Alice  Allen;  d.  1.4L 

^1      \t         ii-i-.).    ,1     1 -,     Tnlv     lfi04-    m.    Klizabetli 
15*      iv    James'    Dexter,    b.    May.    IbbJ;    d.    L)    .""'>•    "^-'^  • 

T0I36V 

16*       V    Thomas^  Dexter,  b.   July.   1665;    m.    (1)    Mary  Miller,   1695,    (2) 
Sarah  C.  March,  1702;   d.  31  July,  1744.     No  issue. 

17*      vi   John^'  Dexter,  b.  Aur.,  1668;   m.  Sarah  ;   cl.  31  July,  1-44. 

'■  18*     vii    B<?Biamin=  Dexter,  b.   16  Feb.,   1670;    m.   Sarah    Arnold;    d.   1.84. 


Marr  Dexter,  danghter-of  Thomas^  Dexter,  was  born  m  Eng- 
land and  came  to  An.enca  with  her  father  and  settled  in 
Lynn  She  married  (1)  John  Frend,  October,  1639,  and 
(9)  Captain  James  Oliver,  an  eminent  merchant  of  Boston. 
Thev  had  no  family,  bnt  her  father  came  to  live  with  them, 
and' was  there  in  1677  when  he  died,  and  Captain  Oliver 
was  (me  of  the  administrators  of  his  estate. 

Captain  James  was  the  son  of  Thomas  and  Ann  Oliver, 

who  came  from  Enoland  in  1632.     Thomas,  the  father,  was 

one  of  the  rnling  elders  and  of  wide  intiuence  m  the  aftairs 

of  the  new  town.     Captain  James  was  admitted  freeman 

1640    was  of  the  artillery  company  1651,  was  Lieutenant 

1653  and  Captain  1656  and  1666 ;  was  selectman  16o3,  and 

for  several  years  inspector  of  the  port.     He  was  Captain 

of  first  military  company  of  Boston  1673,  was  appointed  to 

command  of  the  company  in  the  Narragansett  campaign,  and 

was  one  of  the  few  officers  that  passed  safely  through  the 

"great  swamp  fight.'' 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY.  13 


Frances-  Dexter,  (hiujiliter  of  Thomas^  Dexter,  born  in  England. 
It  is  not  certainly  known  whether  she  came  to  America  with 
her  father  or  came  later.  She  married  Sergeant  Richard 
Woodee,*  Jr.,  son  of  Richard  and  Annie  AVoodee,  in  1647, 
and  they  had  eight  children,  born  in  Roxbnry,  ^lass.  The 
records  say  that  the  father  and  Samuel,  Richard,  ]\Iary, 
Martha  and  Elizabeth  were  dismissed  to  Third  Church, 
Boston,  in  1673. 

Children : 

19  i     Thomas'*  Woodee,  b.  12  Dee.,  1(548;   d.  13  Oct.,  16o0. 

20  ii     Mary"  Woodee,  b.  21  Aug.,  1650;  m.  John  Daffern  ;  three  children. 

21  iii     Martha'  Woodee,  b.  25  Feb.,  1651-2;  was  a  widow  1695. 

22  iv     Elizabeth'  Woodee,  b.  19  Sept..  1653. 

23  V     Ann'  Woodee,  b.  12  July,  1655. 

24  vi     SamueP  Woodee,  b.  11  Sept.,  1656. 

25  vii     Eichard'  Woodee,  b.  3  Dec,  1658. 

26  viii     Sarah'  Woodee,  b.  26  March,  1661;  d.  23  Aug.,  1661. 


6 

Mary^  Dexter,  daughter  of  Thomas-  [Thomas']  and  Elizabeth 
[Vincent]  Dexter,  was  born  11  August,  1649,  at  Sand- 
wich, Mass.,  and  married  Daniel  Allen  of  Swansea,  12  Oct., 
1670. 

They  had  nine  children,  born  in  Swansea: 

27  i     Mary'  Allen,  b.  17  Dec,  1671. 

28  •    ii     Elizabeth*  Allen,  b.  28  Sept.,  1673.      . 

29  iii     Thomas'  Allen,  b.   13  Oct.,  1676. 

30  iv     Sarah'  Allen,  b.  13  Aitg.,  1678. 

31  V     DanieP  Allen,  b.  29  Aug.,  1680. 

32  vi     Ebenezer*  Allen,  b.  31  Aug.,  1682. 

33  vii     John'  Allen,  b.  6  Dec,  1684. 

34  viii     Samuel'  Allen,  b.  16  May,  1687. 

35  ix     Joseph'  Allen,  b.  21  May,  1690. 


*This  name  is  sometimes  spelled  Woodde. 


l^  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY 


John'  Dexter,  son  of  Thomas-  [Thomas^]  and  Elizabeth  [Vin- 
cent] Dexter,  was  born  in  Sandwich  1656.  He  was  admitted 
freeman  1681.  He  was  a  member  of  militia  in  1675,  and 
while  actino-  as  linard  was  beaten  by  one  Joseph  Surge. 
Said  Burge  was  fined  £5,  and  10s.  was  giyen  to  John. 

He  married  10  Nov.,  1682,  Mehitabel  ?Iallett.  She  was 
the  daughter  of  Andrew  Hallett,  Jr.,*  of  Yarmouth,  who 
was  one  of  the  wealthiest  men  in  that  place. 

In  1686  he  sold  to  his  brother-in-law,  Jonathan  Hallett, 
a  negro  slave  called  "Harry,"  aged  29  years,  for  £20. 

Four  children,  ])orn  in  Portsmouth,  R.  I. : 

3()  i     Elizul.eth'  Dexter,  b.  1   Nov.,   1688. 

37*       ii     Thomas^  Dexter,  b.  "26  Aug.,  1686;  m.  Mercy  Fish,  1710. 
38^     iii     Al)igair  Dexter,  b.  26  May,  1689;  m.  Job  Lawton,  10  Sept.,  1713. 
39-      iv     John^  Dexter,  1).  11  Sept.,  1692;   m.  Meri-y  Manchester,  12  Dec, 
1717. 


n 

Abigail'  Dexter,  daughter  of  Thomas-  [Thomas^]  and  Elizabeth 
[Vincent]  Dexter,  was  born  12  June,  1668,  at  Sandwich, 
I^Iass.  She  married  Jonathan  Hallett  (on  30  June,  1683-4), 
the  son  of  Andrew  Hallett,  Jr.,  of  Yarmouth.  After  the 
death  of  his  father  he  removed  to  Yarmouth,  and  was  the 
wealthiest  man  in  that  town.     He  was  constable   in  168-t. 

^Andrew    Hallett.  Jr..  the  son  of  Andrew  Hallett  of  Weymouth.  England  came  over 
in  1636  at  the  age  of  28.    His  father  came  over  at  an  earlier  date  and  was  known  as 

^''i'^^l?'w^*?r  "seuled  in  Lynn    moving  to  Yarmouth  in  1637.    Admitted  as  freeman 
'^He'^was^'^'Swd' calculator  and  good  business  man  and  bef^^^^^^^^ 

£1180.    Much  of  his  landed  estate  remained  in  the  family  for  years. 


DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY.  15 

They  lived  in  the  same  house  with  his  mother  until  her 
death  in  1695,  when  he  built  a;  new  house.  "He  was  not  an 
educated  man,  l)ut  succeeded  in  (>ettini;'  tofjether  considera- 
ble property  for  those  times.  He  died  14  Jan.,  1 710-17, 
aged  69;  his  wife  died  12  Sept.,  1715,  aged  52,  and  they 
were  both  buried  in  the  old  burying-ground  at  Yarmouth. 

They  had  nine  children,  all  born  at  Yarmouth: 

40  i     Mehitabel'  Hallett,  h.  ;  m.  Echvard  St  urges,  25  Nov.,  170;'.. 

41  ii     Ebenezer'  Hallett,  b.  — — ;   d.  1760;   niarriod  three  times. 

42  iii     Thomas*    Hallett.    1).    1691;     d.     1772;     married    four    times;     no 

children. 

43  iv     Deacon   Jonathan'    Hallett,    b.    169;!;    d.    178:;;    m.    1719,    Desire 

Howes ;  eleven  children. 

44  V     David'    Hallett,   )).   ;    m.    1719,   Mary,   daughter   of  John   An- 

nable;    ten   children.        Removed  to  Hvannis,  and  was  first   to 
build   there. 

45  vi     Abigail*  Hallett,  b.  ;  m.  Hatsuld  Freenian,  IS  Jan..   1719. 

46  vii     *  Hallett,  b.  ,  and  lived  to  be  over  100  years  ol.l. 

47  viii     Elizabeth*  Hallett,  b.  ;  m.  Paul  Orowell.  21  Oct.,  1714. 

48  ix     Timothy*  Hallett,  b.   1702;    d.   1771.      He  was  a   farmer  and  had 

six  children  ;   was  married  three  times. 


13 

Stephen^  Dexter,  son  of  William-  [Thomas^l  and  Sarah  [Vin- 
cent] Dexter,  was  born  in  Barnstable,  ]\Iass.,  ]\lay.  1657. 
where  he  spent  his  whole  life.  He  married  Ann  Saunders 
on  27  April,  1696,  and  they  made  their  home  on  the  farm 
which  was  originally  his  grandfather  Thoma.s',  at  Dexter  lane. 
West  Barnstable.  In  1703  he  was  the  only  one  of  the  name 
left  in  Barnstable.  He  died  in  1729,  his  will  being  probated 
17  March,  1729-30. 

They  had  ten  children: 

49*        i     Mary*  Dexter,  b.  24  Aug.,  1696;  m.  Samuel  Chead,  5  March,  1717. 

50  ii     A  son  who  died  in  infancy,  23  Dec,  1698. 

51  iii     Abigail*  Dexter,  b.   13  May,  1699. 


-tr'  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

•jO  iv  Content^  Dexter,  b.  5  Feb.,  1701;  m.  Eben  Saimders,  1725. 

53-  V  Aun^  Dexter,  b.  3,  March,  1703;  m.  John  Williams,  1725. 

54  vi  Sarah*   Dexter,  b.  1   Juue,    1705.  _ 

55  vii  Stephen*  Dexter,  b.  26  July,  1707;   n,.  Abigail  Culbns,  1 ,  36.     Had 

his  father's  homestead. 

56  viii     Mercy*  Dexter,  b.  5  July,  1709. 

57  ix     Meriam*  Dexter,  b.  8  March,  1712. 

58  X     Cornelius*  Dexter,  b.  21  March,  1714;    never  married. 

XOTE.-C'ornelius   and   Molly  lived   in   a   two-story  house   on   east  side   of 
Dexter  lane,  opposite  the   mill  pond. 

H 

Philip^^  Dexter,  so,,  of  Willianr  [Thomas^  and  Sarah  [Vincent] 
Dexter    was  liorn    at   Barnstable,   Mass.,   September,   IGoO. 
He  spent  his  earlv  days  in  Barnstable,  but  at  the  time  of 
his  marriage  to  Alice  Allen,  he  moved  to  Falmouth,  where 
he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life.     He  died  1741.  aged  82. 
He  was  miller  there  many  years.     At  one  time  he  was  com- 
plained of  for'  charging'  too  high.  l)ut  as  he  was  the  only 
miller,  the  people  were  dependent  upon  him.     A  committee 
was  sent  to  consult  with  him.  but  the  record  does  not  reveal 
the  result,  but  at  a  later  period  he  was  paid  by  the  town  £30 
for  his  part  of  the  mill  and  the  laud  that  the  pond  covered, 
so  it  may  be  that  the  matter  was  settled  in  that  way.     In 
1712  he  and  Thomas  Bowerman  were  appointed  to  lay  out 
land  of  the  ''New  Purchase"  into  lots,  etc.     He  was  select- 
man, and  also  town  clerk. 

They  had  nine  children: 
59  i     Joseph*  Dexter,  b.  ;   n,.  1756.       He  had  pew  number   10   in 

the  new  church  at  Falmouth. 

60-      ii     Pliilip^  Dexter,  b.  ;  ni.  Tamer  Chadwick,  19  Jan.,  1752 

61^     iii     Jabez*   Dexter,  m.   Mary   Dexter,  daughter   of   James^   Dexter   of 

Koehester. 

62  iv     John*   Dexter,  b.  ;    <1-   1723. 

63  V 

64  vi 

65  vii 

66  viii 

67  ix 


DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY.  17 

15 

James'  Dexter,  son  of  William-  [Thomas^]  and  Sai-ah  [Vincent] 
Dexter,  was  born  in  Barnstable,  INIa.SvS.,  i\Iay,  1662.  lie 
went  to  Rochester  with  his  father,  where  he  niai'ried  Eliza- 
beth Tobey.  They  had  three  children  boi-n  in  Rochester. 
In  1712,  after  the  death  of  the  father,  ^lary,  the  daughter, 
being-  a  minor  over  14,  chose  Jabez  Dexter  (a  kins- 
man) for  gnardiaii.  and  Deb<n'ah  chose  Samuel  TTunt  for 
her  guardian. 

Children : 

68  i     Elizabeth*  Dexter,  b. . 

69  ii     Mary*  Dexter,  b.  5  Aug.,  1692;    m.  before  1715  to  Jabez  Dexter 

of  Falmouth.      (See  Xo.  61.) 

70  iii     Deborah*  Dexter,  b.  Eochester,   22  .Inly,    1()97  ;    in.  before   1720  to 

Samuel  Hilman  of  Cliilmnrk.     Tu  1718  she  sold  sixty  acres  of 
land  to  Moses  Barlow  for  £250. 


16 

Thomas''  Dexter,  son  of  William-  [Thomas^]  and  S^arah  [Vin- 
cent] Dexter,  was  born  at  Barnstable,  Mass..  1665:  died 
1744.  He  married  (1)  Mary  Miller,  17  July,  1695,  and  had 
by  her  one  son;  married  (2)  Sarah  C.  Mai-cli  in  1702-3. 
The  son  must  have  died  before  his  father,  for  he  is  not  men- 
tioned in  his  will,  and  he  leaves  most  of  his  pi-operly  to 
Constant  Dexter,  who  had  been  brouuht  up  Ity  him.  lie 
gave  land  to  Mary  Sherman,  wife  of  William  Shcniian,  who 
was  a  daughter  of  his  brother  John,  lie  also  gave  land  to 
Rose,  or  Rest,  Dextei-.  daughter  of  his  brother  John.  lie 
gave  £3  each  to  the  four  daughters  of  his  brother  John  ami 
to  the  two  daughters  of  his  brother  Benjamin.  He  gave 
£5  to  the  church,  and  all  the  balance  to  Constant  Dexter, 
son  of  his  brother  Benjamin. 

71     i     William*  Dexter,  b.   22   Ajiril,    1696;    died  before    1744. 


"I^g  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

17 

John^  Dexter,  son  of  William-   1  ThoinasM   and  Sarah  [Vincent] 
Dexter,  born  m  Barnstable,  Augaist,  1668;  died  31  July, 

1744. 

He  was  called  yeoman  in  1690.     He  sold  land  to  Samuel 
Arnold  and  John  Hammond,  and  in  1714  to  James  Wins- 
•     low,  and  in  1716  to  Thomas  Dexter. 

He  married  Sarah in  1702,  and  had  seven  ^children, 

all  born  at  Rochester.     His  wife  died  21  Jan..  1755. 

Children  : 

72*        i     Gershoiu'   Dexter,   b.   5   Jan.,    1703;    m.   Mehitable   Bolls,    1   Oct., 
1755. 

73  ii     Hannah^  Dexter,  b.   6   Nov.,   1705;   m.   James   Steward,   16  April, 

1730. 

74  iii     Rose  [or  Rest]^  Dexter,  b.  25  Feb.,  1708. 

75  iv     Dinah*  Dexter,  b.  14  Oct.,  1711. 

76  V     Fortunatns*  Dexter,  b.  6  Aug.,  1715;  cl.  5  Dec,  1715. 

77  vi     Marv*  Dexter,  b.  3  Aug.,  1719;  m.  William  Sherman. 

78*    vii     John'  Dexter,  b.   16  Dec,  1727;   m.  Sarah  Handy,  11  Dec,  1746. 

Copy  of  the  will  of  John-'  Dexter,  9  June,  1744 : 

1st.  I  give  to  Sarah,  my  dearly  beloved  Avife,  the  whole  improvement 
and  income  of  my  whole  estate,  both  within  doors  and  without,  so  long  as 
she  shall  be  my  widow,  and  in  case  of  her  intermarriage  to  have  her 
thirds  of  the  income  of  my  lands  for  one  year,  and  this  bequest  not  to 
hinder  her  and  her  son  Gershom  agreeing  for  her  maintenance  if  they  can 

agree  otherwise. 

I  appoint  my  son  Gershom  sole  executor,  and  order  him  to  pay  all  my 
just  debts  out  of  my  movable  estate  in  case  there  be  sufficient  to  do  it 
with.  After  the  legacies  hereafter  mentioned  are  paid  and  in  ease  there 
are  not  sufficient  to  pay  legacies  and  debts,  ho  shall  pay  them  out  of  my 
lands    which  I  shall  leave. 

I  give  all  my  real  estate,  consisting  of  house  aud  lands,  to  my  sons, 
Gershom  and  John,  to  be  equally  divided  between  them  after  my  wife  shall 
have  done  witli  it,  and  it  is  to  be  to  them  and  their  heirs  forever.  And  m 
case  they  shall  not  divide  it  in  their  lifetime,  it  shall  be  in  the  power  of 
their  heirs  or  either  of  their  heirs  to  divide,  and  in  case  either  of  my  sons 
shall  see  cause  to  sell  in  the  lifetime  of  the  other,  he  shall  first  give  the 


DEXTER     FA.MI1,\'      ( iKXK.M.OCY 


offer  to  liis  Ijrothei-,  who  shall  have  lil)erty  of  l)uyinjj  by  giving  as  much 
as  another  will.  And  this  I  give  them  on  condition  that  they  shall  pay  out 
the  legacies  that  1  order  them  to  pay  to  their  sisters. 

T  give  to  my  daughter  Mary  fifteen  acres  of  land  out  of  my  grants,  to 
be  hers  forever,  taken  np  as  the  grants  will  allow  of. 

I  give  to  my  three  daughters,  Hannah,  Dinah  and  Mary,  £5  each,  to  be 
paid  in  liills  or  mi)\a)iles  within  nui-  year. 

I  give  to  my  daughter  Rest  £20  in  bills  of  good  credit,  old  tenor,  and  a 
liberty  in  my  dw^elling-house  during  her  single  life,  with  firewood  and  such 
conveniences  for  her  as  she  and  her  mother  may  order. 

This  is  my  last  will. 

John  Dexter. 


18 

Benjamin^  Dexter,  son  of  AVilliam-  [Thomas^]  and  Sarah  [Vin- 
cent] Dexter,  was  born  in  Barnstable,  Fel).,  I(j70;  removed 
to  Rochester  with  his  father,  where  he  died  in  1732. 

He  married  Sarah  Arnold,  the  danghter  of  Rev.  SamneP 
Arnold,  who  was  the  second  minister  at  Rochester,  and  also 
one  of  the  grantees  of  the  town.  Her  grandfather,  Rev. 
SamneP  Arnold,  was  third  minister  of  Marshfield. 

Benjamin  was  a  farmer  and  sold  land  in  1693  to  INIoses 
Barlow,  in  1699  to  John  Hammond,  in  1723  to  Edward 
Winslow,  in  1715  to  John  Corning.  All  of  this  land  was 
inherited  from  his  father. 

He  died  in  1732,  estate  valned  at  £1047.  They  had  eleven 
children,  all  born  in  Rochester.  At  the  father's  death 
James  Dexter  was  made  guardian  of  the  tAvo  young  chil- 
dren, Seth  and  Joanna. 


"^3 


Children : 

79*  i  Noah*  Dexter,  b.  in  Rochester,  26  March,  1097;  d.  17.").). 

80"  ii  James*  Dexter,  b.  in  Rochester,  22  July,  1698;  d.  177o. 

81*  iii  Benjamin*  Dexter,  b.  in  Rochester,  4  March,  1700. 

82  iv  Sarah*  Dexter,  b.  in  Rochester,  1  July,  1702. 

83*  v  Josiah*  Dexter,  b.  in  Rochester,  12  Nov.,  1704. 

84*  vi  Constant*  Dexter,  b.  in  Rochester,  27  Nov.,  1706. 

85*  vii  Samuel*  Dexter,  b.  in  Rochester,  14  Dec,  1708. 

86*  viii  Ephvaim*  Dexter,  b.  in  Rochester,  27  May,  1711;  d.  4  Nov.,  1774. 


20 

87  ix 

88  X 

89*  xi 


DEXTER     FAMII.Y     GENEALOGY. 

Daniel'  Dexter,  h.  in  Eofhester,  129  July,  1713. 

Joanna^  Dexter,  b.  in  Rochester,  12  Dec,  1715;  m.  John  Barrows, 

''•'  Nov.,  1737,  by  Eev.  T.  Ruggles. 
Seth^  Dexter,  b.  in  Rochester ,,  3  Oct.,  1718;  il.  6  April,  1793. 


The  will  of  Benjamin  Dexter : 

In  the  nan.e  of  Go.l,  Amen:  this  15th  day  of  August,  Amu,  Domini  one 
thousand  seven  hundred  and  thirty  two  (1732),  I  Benjanun  I^-tex-  of  Roch- 
ester in  the  County  of  Plymouth,  in  the  Province  of  Massachusetts  Ba>  m 
New   England,  Yeoman.    ,lo   n,ake   and  ordain  this    n,v  last  wdl   and   testa- 

"'pirst  I  oive  mv  soul  to  God  that  gave  it.  an.l  my  bo<ly  to  y^'  ground 
to  be  bm-ied  by  mx  Executors  after  my  decease  at  their  <liscretion.  And  as 
to  mv  woi'ldly  estate  which  God  has  pleased  to  bless  me  with,  I  give  and 
dispose  of  ve  same  in  ye  maimer  &  form  following 

First  I  -ive  to  mv  son  Noah  the  homestead  he  now  lives  m,  containing 
something  ^bove  forty  acres,  and  his  bounds  to  begin  at  the  water-side  on 
the  Wesferlv  side  of  mv  land,  and  to  run  straight  up  to  the  place  called 
the  oate  and  from  thence  by  the  stone-wall  down  to  the  salt-water  again,  con- 
tainhig  'upland  and  salt-meadow,  and  ye  same  to  be  to  him  and  his  heirs  and 

'T:.^rZ  to  mv  son  James  all  the  lands  of  all  sorts  which  descended 
from  the  Rev.   Mr.   Samuel   Arnold  of   Rochester,  his  Grand-father,   to  uiy 
.ife    and    me,    and    also    that    which    descended    from    our    brother    John 
i^rnold  to  us,  or  either  of  us,  the  same  to  be  to  him  his  lieirs  and  assigns 
forever    be   the  same   more  or   less  in  Rochester  or  elsewhere,  excepting   a 
certain' fortv  acres  wU  was  given  tomy  wife  by  deed:  and  since  there  may 
arise   a  dispute   in   law   whether   I   have   power   to   will   the  said   lands   w^ 
descended    from    the    said    Arnolds    to    my    Wife    deceased      And      ha       In 
same  may  be  secured  to  these  I  shall  give  it  unto,  my  Wd    -/^^f  f  "^^ 
other   children   and  heirs   in  Law   of   my   Sd   Wife  deceased,   shall   as  they 
come  to  lawful  age   and  sd   James  or  his  heirs  shall  demand  it,   give  hin 
and   them   a  quit-claim   of   all   their  rights   thereunto:    and   "P«"   "^^'^ 
either  of  their  refusal  so  to  do,  my  will  is  that  sixty  pounds  .^rth  of  that 
estate  which  I  shall  in  this  my  will  give  to  any  ot  them  so  refusing  to  do 
t  shall  be  taken  out  of  his  or  her  part  and  portion  of  my  estate  and  be 
given  to  my  said  son  James  and  ye  same  to  be  to  him  and  Ins  heirs  forever. 
Item-     My  will   is  that   my   two   sons   Benjamin  and  Josiah   shall   have 
equally'divided  between  them  or  their  heirs,  and  ye  same  to  be  to  them  and 
their  heirs  and  assigns  forever,  all  the  lands  where  they  live,  being  what  I 
bought    of    John    Mumford,    containing    their    homesteads     to     be     equally 
divide.l  between   them   as  they   may   agree   or    if   they    cannot   then  by   two 
men   equally   chosen   by   them   or   their  heirs,   and   also   the   la.rd   adjoining 
whicli  I  have  laid  out  there  in   my  own  right,   and  each  to  have  his  half 
where  his  house  stands. 


DEXTER     FAMILY     (;i:Ni:AE(Xi  V.  21 

Item:- — My  Will  is  that  my  son  Saimicl  shall  have  tiireo-seore  acres  of 
my  granted  lands,  w^h  are  not  laid  out,  but  granted  to  be  laid  out,  ad.join- 
ing  to  my  homestead  as  may  best  suit  him,  so  as  to  take  in  the  land  he 
hath  broken  up  beginning  about  ten  Rod  above  the  Mill-dam  and  so  as  to 
include  the  sd  three-score  acres  Avith  the  allnwancc,  and  also  1  gi\e  him  the 
one-third  part  of  ye  mills  and  ap])urtenances,  y*'  same  to  1)0  him  6c  his  heirs 
forever. 

Item: — I  give  to  my  son  Ephraim  and  y  same  to  be  to  him  &  his  heirs 
and  assigns  forever,  also  ye  like  quantity  of  sixty  acres  of  my  granted 
lands  which  is  not  taken  up,  but  already  granted  to  be  tak(>n,  on  the  west- 
erly side  of  Bamuel 's  grants  adjoining  tn  my  liom(>stead  with  the  one- 
third  part  of  ye  mills  &  appurtenances. 

Item: — My  Will  is  that  Daniel  my  son,  shall  have  twenty  acres  of  my 
granted  lands  and  take  it  up  where  it  siiall  suit  him  best,  and  the  same 
with  one-third  part  of  my  mill  and  appurteiianc(>s  to  be  to  him  and  his 
heirs  and  assigns  forever. 

Ifeni: — "i\Xy  Will  is  that  my  son  Setli  siiall  ha\t'  my  liomestead  tiiat  1 
now  live  on.  and  the  same  to  be  to  him  and  his  heirs  and  assigns  forever, 
l)y  the  sd  homestead  1  mean  to  contain  what  lands  1  have  already  laid  out 
and  recorded  where  I  now  li\e,  with  ye  housing  on  the  'same,  not  to 
include  the  Mill  course. 

Item: — ^y  Will  is  that  my  son  Constant  shall  have  twenty  acres  out  of 
my  eighty  acre  grant,  to  be  taken  uj)  as  the  grant  will  allow  of,  but  not  to 
interfere  with  any  of  his  lirethren  in  laying  out  the  same  so  as  to  deprive 
them  of  their  choice  and  ye  s^  twenty  acres  to  l)e  to  him  iiis  heirs  and 
assigns  forever. 

Item: — My  Will  is  that  my  daughter  Sarah  shall  have  out  of  my  movable 
estate  eighty  pounds  paid  her  out  of  my  movalde  estate  by  my  executors 
over  and  above  what  I  have  already  given  her,  ye  same  to  be  to  her  and  her 
heirs   forever. 

Item: — My  Will  is  that  my  daughter  Joanna  shall  have  one-hundred 
pounds  out  of  my  movable  estate  paid  her  by  my  executors.  Also  my  will 
is  that  my  son  Daniel  shall  have  that  forty  acres  of  land  which  was  my  sd 
Wife's,  his  mother's.  l)y  a  deed  or  conveyance  from  her  Hond  Father 
Arnold,  the  same  to  be  to  him  his  heirs  and  assigns  forever.  And  my 
Will  is  that  all  his  brothers  and  sisters  sign  him  a  Quit-Claim  of  all  their 
rights  thereunto  as  they  shall  come  of  lawful  age,  when  desired,  c*i  that 
if  any  of  them  leave  heirs,  before  they  quit-claim,  they  are  also  obliged 
thereunto  as  they  are  to  my  son  James,  and  upon  their  refusal,  my  Will 
is  that  thirty  pounds  worth  of  ye  estate  which  I  herein  give  to  such  as 
refuse  shall  be  taken  and  given  to  my  said  son  Daniel  to  be  to  him  his 
heirs  and  assigns  forever. 

Item: — My  Will  is  that  what  salt-meadow  I  bought  in  Rochester  afore- 
said which  did  belong  to  Ye  Ancient  Freeman  called  Frcemans  rights  to  be 
divided  among  my  two  sons  Benjamin  And  Josiali  as  also  two  lots  of  my 
Salt-Meadow  at  the  Pine  Islands  so  called  in  sd  Rochester,  shall  be  to  my 


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DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 


sd  two  sous  Benjannn  aiKl  Josiah  and  to  their  heirs  forever:  Aiul  it  is 
to  be  noted  that  all  the  lands  before  willed  lyeth  in  Eochester  aforesaid 
also  my  will  is  that  my  son  Samuel  shall  have  two  lots  of  saU-ineadow  at 
Pine  Island  to  be  to  him  and  his  heirs  forever,  and  my  son  Ei^iraun  wo 
lots  at  Pine  Island  to  him  and  his  heirs  forever,  also  my  sou  Daniel  t^o 
lots  more  at  Pine  Island  to  him  and  his  heirs  forever.  ,  -^  ,      ■ 

lud  I  do  hereby  ordain  and  appoint  my  three  sous  Samuel  and  Ephraim 
&  Seth   ioint  Executors  of  this  my  last  Will  and  Testament,  and  my  wil 
is  that  if  there  be  any  part  of  my  movable  estate  left  after  ->'  JUSt  debt 
and  funeral   charges  and  charges  of  settling  my  estate  are  P^^^^  ^^^^ 
has  her  eighty  pounds,  and  Joanna  has  her  hundred  pounds     u      her  of    a. 
numev   shall    then    ,,ass   of   this   province,    that    the   Surplussage   be    equalh 
divided  among  my  sons  Samuel  Ephraim  &  Daniel. 

Also  mv  wm  that  whatsoever  other  lands  I  have  or  do  own,  be  ye  same 

whatsoeve'r  or  wheresoever  that  I  have  not  in  this  my  Will  given  away  shall 

be  equally  divided  among  all  my  sons  to  be  to  them  and  their  heirs  forever 

In  testimony  of  this  my  last  Will  and' Testament  I  have  hereunto  set  m. 

hand  and  seal  the  day  and  yeai-  first  written. 

Benjamin  Dexter.      [Seal] 

Signed,   sealed,    publisln.!,   pronounced,   and   de.-laved   by   me   the  s^   Ben- 
jamin Dexter,  as  my  last  Will  &  Testament. 

In  the  presence  of  us  John  llannnond,  Samuel  Wiuslow,  Rowi^  Hanunond. 
George   (his  X  mark)   Danford,   Timothy  Ruggles. 

37 

Thomas'  Dexter,  son  of  Jolnr  [Thomas^  Thomas^]  and  Meliit- 
abel  [Hallett]  Dexter,  born  26  Aug-.,  1686:  married  Mercy 
Fish  of  Portsmouth,  28  April,  171()._  Was  elected  Repre- 
sentative in  1738.     Was  on  jury  in  1733. 

Children : 

90  i     MehitabeP  Dexter,  b.  15  March,  1710-11. 

91  ii     Zurier  Dexter,  b.  16  Dec,  ITlii. 

38      - 

Abigail   Dexter,    dau-hter  of  Jolnv'    [Thomas^   Thomas^]    and 
T^Idiitabel    [Hallett]    Dexter,    born    26    ^lay.    1689.    died   b 


DEXTRR    fa:mit.v'  genkat^ogy.  23 

Aug.,  1725.  IMavried  in  Portsmouth.  R.  1.,  10  Sept.,  1713, 
Job  Lawton,  son  of  Isaac  and  Elizabeth  (Tallniaii  i  Lawton 
of  Portsmouth:  In-  was  hoiai  IHDl. 

Children  : 

92  i     Thomas^  Lawton,  b.  16  Jinio,   171-"). 

9.3  ii     Jol/'  Lawton,  b.  31   Oct.,  1717. 

94  iii     Isaac"  Lawton,  b.  20  Jan.,  1719-20. 

95  iv  ■  John'  Lawton,  b.  11  March,  1721-2;   d.  174(i. 

96  V     George^  Lawton,  b.  9  June,   1724. 


39 

John^  Dexter,  son  of  John'^  [Thomas-,  TlKHnas^  |  and  IMehitabel 
[Hallett]  Dexter,  was  born  11  Sept..  1092:  mai-ried  Mercy 
Manehester,  12  Dec..  1717. 

They  had  seven  children.  ])orn  in  Portsmouth.  P.  I.: 

97  i     Thomas'  Dexter,  b.  in  Portsnioiitli,  24  July,  171S. 

98  ii     John'  Dexter,  b.  in  Portsmouth,  26  July,  1722. 

99  iii     Benjamin"  Dexter,  b.  in  Portsmouth,   23  Dec,  1724. 

100  iv     Abigail'  Dexter,  b.  iu  Portsmouth,  30  Nov.,  1726. 

101  V     Stephen'   Dexter,  b.  in  Portsmouth,  9   April,  1728. 

102  vi     William'  Dexter,  b.  in  Portsmouth,  1  July,  1730. 

103  vii     Mary'  Dexter,  b.  in  Portsmouth,  16  Dec,  1734;  m.  Xoah  Sprague, 

Jr.,  28  Nov.,  1756. 


49 

Mary<  Dexter,  daughter  of  Stephen^  [William-,  Thomas^]  and 
Ann  [Saunders]  Dexter,  was  liorn  24  Aug.,  1696:  married 
Samuel  Cheard. 

Children : 

104  i     David'  Cheard,  b.  before  1729. 

105  ii     Elizabeth'  Cheard,  b.  before  1729. 


04  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENE^U^OGY. 

53 

Ann^  Dexter,  daiiohter  of  Stephen^  [William-,  Thomas^]  and 
Ann  [Saunders]  Dexter,  was  born  3  March,  1703;  married 
John^  Williams  before  1729. 

One  child : 
107         i     Ann"'  Williams,  b.  before  1729. 


60 

Philips  Dexter,  son  of  Philip^  [Willianr,  Thomas^]  and  Alice 
[Allen]  Dexter,  was  liorn  in  Falmouth;  married  Tamer 
Chadwick,  19  Jan.,  1752. 

One  child: 

108         i     Joseplv'  Dexter,  b.  22  March,  1753. 


61 

Jabez^  Dexter,  son  of  Philip^  [William-,  Thomas^]  and  Alice 
[Allen]  Dexter,  was  born  in  Falmouth,  :\Iass. ;  married  Mary 
Dexter,  daughter  of  James^  Dexter.  He  was  constable  in 
1738;  was  called  yeoman;  was  on  .jury  1753. 

109  i     Alice'  Dexter,  b.  in  Rochester,  9  Nov.,  1715;  <1.  1  Sept.,  1746. 

110  ii     AbigaiP    Dexter,    1).    in    Eochester,    6    Nov.,    1717;    m.    Nathaniel 

Snow,   8   Sept.,   1774. 

111  iii     William''  Dexter,  b.  in  Eochester,  14  May,  1719. 

112  iv     Sarah"'  Dexter,  b.  in  Eochester,  19  Feb.,  1720;  d.  25  Aug.,  1721. 

113  V     James'  Dexter,  b.  in  Eochester,  18  July,  1722;  d.  11  June,  1723. 
114*      vi     Seth^  Dexter,   b.   in  Eochester,   17   Feb.,   1723;    m.   Mary  Kirby, 

21  May,  1753. 

115  vii  Elizabeth"'  Dexter,  b.  in  Eochester,  15  June,  1725;  m.  Isaac 
Stephens,  26  Nov.,  1747. 

116*  viii  Jabez'  Dexter,  b.  in  Eochester,  11  May,  1728;  m.  Patience  Ham- 
mond, 7  Nov.,  1751. 


DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY.  25 

117  ix     Thankful'  Dexter,  b.   in  Eochester,  20  March,  1729. 

118  X     Elnathan'^    Dexter,    b.    in   Eochester,    17    June,    1782;    m.    Mercy 

Snow,  26  Feb.,  1758;  d.  before  Feb.,  1750. 

119  xi  .  Mary=^  Dexter,  b.  in  Eochester,  20  May,  1734;  d.  17(51.   (See  will.) 

Also   mentioned    in   their   will   a   daughter   TTannnli    wlio   was    living   in 
1759,  and  a  son  Jonathan,  deceased. 


^Vill  of  ^Nlary^  Dexter,  the  daughter  of  Jabez  and  Mary  Dexter 
of  Rochester,  made  January,  1761:  alhnved  June  ITlil  : 

Being  sick  with  wasting  sickness,  etc.,  I  give  to  my  liclovccl  brother,  Jabez 
Dexter,  all  my  right  and  title  to  the  estate  belonging  to  me  in  town  of 
Eochester,  or  which  I  am  lawful  heir  of,  wherever  tlie  same  may  be,  to  be 
his  and  his  heirs  forever. 

I  give  to  my  brother  Jabez  my  sidesaddle,  wearing  clothes  and  apparel, 
also  a  chest  and  a  chest  of  drawers  belonging  to  me. 

I  appoint  my  brother  Jabez  my  executor. 

Mary   (her  X   mai'k)   Dexter. 

Ephraim  Dexter,  "\ 

Benj.  Bowls,  '>  Witnesses. 

Joshua  Snow,         ) 

Will  of  Jabez*  and  Mary  Dexter  of  RtJcliester,  Ma.s.s.,  made  27 
Feb.,  1759: 

1st.     We  give  our  son  William  one  shilling. 

2nd.  We  give  to  our  son  Jabez  all  tlie  land  we  are  possessed  of  wliere 
he  now  dwelleth  as  it  is  laid  out  upon  record.     To  him  and  his  heirs  forever. 

3rd.  We  give  our  grandchild  Elnathan.  the  child  of  our  deceased  son 
Jonathan,  twenty  acres  of  laml,  in  French  meadow,  to  be  set  off  to  him  by 
east  and  west  lines  at  north  end  of  honu'stead  if  he  lives  to  the  age  of 
21  years. 

4th.  We  give  to  our  daughter  Mercy,  the  widow  of  oiu'  deceased  son 
Elnathan,  the  liberty  and  use  of  our  southeast  room  during  her  widowhood, 
and  liberty  to  cut  firewood  and  a  privilege    of  apples  for  her  own  use. 

5th.  We  give  to  our  daughter  Mary  the  privilege  of  living  in  our  north- 
easterly room  so  long  as  she  shall  remain  single;  also  we  give  said  daughter 
Mary  one  bed  and  bedding  and  other  conveniences  for  housekeeping,  and 
firewood  cut  and  drawn  to  the  door;  also  the  improvement  of  half  the  little 
orchard. 

6th.     We  give  to  our  daughter  Thankful  £1 0. 

7tli.  We  give  to  our  three  daughters,  Hannah,  Abigail  and  Elizabeth, 
one  shilling  each. 


iyp  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

8th  We  give  to  our  son  Soth  our  whole  homestead  excepting  what  is 
sot  off  as  above;  also  our  stock  and  outdoor  movables,  upon  condition  of 
his  fulfilling  the   aforementioned   articles,   and  supporting  us.   Ins   parents, 

durin2'  our  natural  li\es.  -.^.       t  i      i    „„  i 

We  give  to  our  son  Seth  one-half  lot  of  salt  meadows  at  Pine  Island,  and 

also  appoint  him  to  be  our  executor. 
Feb.  27,  1759. 

Api>roved,   1773.  _^       

^  '  Jabez  Dexter. 

Mary  Dexter. 

72 

Gershom^  Dexter,  son  of  Jolnr  [Willianr,  Thomas^]  and  Sarah 
r  1  Dexter,  was  born  5  Jan.,  1703.    He  married  (1)  Ruth 

Shrive  of  Portsmonth,  R.  L,  14  Jan..  1738-9 :  she  was  the 
danohter  of  John,  Jr.,  and  Mary  (Soule)  Shrive,  and  was 
born  20  July,  1715.     He  married  (2)  Mehitable  Bolls,  lio5. 

They  had  five  children,  born  in  Rochester : 

120*        i     .loshua'   Dexter,    b.    in   Rochester,    24   May,   1756;    m.    Thankful 

Dexter,  30  Dec,  1782. 
191        ii     Deboralf'  Dexter,  b.  in  Eochester,  5  April,  1758. 
122       iii     Patience-^  Dexter,  b.  in  Rochester,  15  March,  17bl^ 
123*      iv    Philip^^  Dexter,  b.  in  Rochester,  15  Jan.,  1763;  d.  ^ov.,  18,S_ ,  m. 

Patience   Randall,    28   Dec,   1786. 
104         V     Elizabeth^  Dexter,  b.  in  Rochester,  9  June,  1766. 


78 

Tohn^    Dexter,   son    of    John^    [William^    Thomas^]    and   Sarah 
[  I    Dexter,   was   born   16   Dec,    1727.      He   married 

Sarah  Handy,  11  Dec,  1716.     She  died  15  Oct.,  1809. 

They  had  ten  children,  born  in  Rochester: 

10,  i     Hannah^  Dexter,  b.  1  Feb.,  1747  ;  m.  Nicholas  Snow   8  Dec    1768. 

126^       ii    Johii^   Dexter,   b.   16   Sept.,   1719;    n,.   Rebecca   Hillis,   9   March, 

1777. 
107        iii     Elenoi-  Dexter,  b.  29  Oct.,  1751. 
128*      iv     Silas^'  Dexter,  b.  9  Oct.,  1753;   m.  Elenor  Bumpes,  25  Oct.,  1-  .h. 


DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY.  27 

129  V     Saralv'  Dexter,  1).  1:2  Jan.,  175(5. 

130  vi     Euth^  Dexter,  h.  22  Feb.,  1758;   no  family. 

131*     vii     David"   Dexter,   b.    17   June,   17(iii;    d.    It    Sept.,   1^54;    m.   Mary 

Bntler,  1  April,  1780. 
132*  viii     Jonathan'^   Dexter,   b.    7    Sejit.,    1 7G2 ;    d.    9    Nov.,    1841;    iii.    (1) 

Hannah  Church,   (2)  Dolly  White,  1800. 
133*      ix     Reuben'  Dexter,  b.  26  Jan.,  ]7()5;   d.  l]  April,  184fi ;  m.  (1)  Mary 

Tobey,  (2)  Anna  Tobey,  1791. 
134         X     Nathan^  Dexter,  b.  2  May,   17(57;   d.   8    Fcl).,    ls(i];   m.   Kahama 

Hathaway,  d.  22  May,  1805;   one  dau.,  P>etliiah"  Dexter,  b.  12 

March,    1800;    ni.    .lolin    Martin. 


79 

Noah'  Dexter,  son  of  B(^nj;uiiin''  |AYilliaiii-,  'riidinjis' |  and  Sarah 
[Arnold]  Dexter,  was  boi-n  'ifi  ^Nlareli.  I(i!l7.  lie  iiiai-ried 
Epiphenv  Hammett,  and  died  1755.  leaving'  |)i-operty  to 
value  of  £800  to  wife  and  children  as  f(»ll(>\vs:  A  eonnnittee 
comprising  Joseph  Barlow,  Benj.  Hammond,  (leoro'e  Barlow, 
Nathan  Hannnond  and  Noah  Sprague  set  off  tlic  wife  dower, 
viz.,  eighteen  acres,  which  was  laid  out  to  Xoali  in  1744, 
also  a  wood  lot  of  five  acres,  also  two  acres  of  saltmarsh, 
also  the  great  I'oom  in  the  low  part  of  the  dwelling,  and  that 
only  with  the  liberty  of  a  way  out  fi-oni  the  north  dooi-  west 
to  the  land  first  set  off,  and  room  to  lay  wood  near  north 
door  and  to  draAv  water  at  the  well,  resei'ving  liberty  to 
bake  in  the  oven  for  such  as  may  live  in  the  cliaiiibcrs.  The 
oldest  son,  Edward,  had  two-sixths  of  tlic  i-emaiiulei-  of  the 
land,  and  all  of  the  dwelling  except  that  set  oft'  1o  the 
widow.  He  also  purchased  the  share  of  Keuben.  Benjamin 
had  one-sixth  of  land  set  off  to  him  and  Jed idah  and  -Jane 
each  had  one-sixth  to  them.     This  was  doiic  July  "JO.  175(). 

Children : 

135*        i     Edward''  Dexter,  b.  in  Rochester,  13  Sept.,  17.''.0;  ni.  Annie  , 

1755;     (2)    Mary    Babcock. 
]3G        ii     Reuben^  Dexter,  b.  in  Rochester,  11  July,  1732. 
137*-   iii     Benjamin'  Dexter,  b.  in  Rochester,   25  Sept.,  1734;   m.   Priscilla 

Benson,  19  Oct.,  1756. 


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DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

,,s       iv     .T..aia»...  Dexto,,  b.  in  EoCestov,  .5  Dec.  1733;  ,„.  SetU  Hatha 

way  of  Dartmoutli,  176,.  

vv,         V     Jan#  Dexter,  b.   hi  Eoehester.  .,  .Tan..  1.40.    "'• 


80 

lames'  Dexter,  s„n  o£  Be,tjami„=  [WilUa,t,=.  Tltomas'l  ami  S,m,_l, 
^        [Arnold!   Dexter,  bovn  27  July,  1698 ;  d'«l  D^^  ^^'^  ^  ; 

„  ■    ,    .,Q  nl-iv    17-23    Lois  Sherman  ot  iVlaisnneiu. 

He  married.  29   i\la>,  n^-^. 

she  wa.s  born  1690;  died  1780. 

They  had  five  children,  all  horu  in  Roehestei.     11,    lett 

his  pToperty  to  wife,   and  after  her  decease  to  dansMer 

tra'h  Tnd  grandchildren,  so  ,t  .v.ntUl  seem  tha,  his  so^ 

and  other  dan.hters  mnst  have  died  before  ^J^J^ 

received    some    of     his    property    from    his    (.landiathei 

Arnold's  estate,  as  the  following  note  will  show: 

'720  Sarah  Arnold,  wife  of  Samuel;  Saninel  Arnold; 
.John  Hammond  and  wife  Mary;  John  Bonnie  and  wife 
Elizabeth;  Benjamin  Dexter  and  wife  Sarah,  re  ea^ 
their  right  to  forty  acres  of  land  and  deed  the  same  to  Jame« 
Dexter  singleman.  for  divers  years  of  service  foi  Saiah 
Arnold.  1iis%Tandmother,  since  the  death  of  her  hnsband, 

T?pv    Samuel  Arnold."  ^,^ 

He  was  fence  viewer  in  1740,  1748,  1744,  17o6 ;  was  on 
grand  jnry  1742,  1762,  and  on  .jnry  1/40. 

Children : 

140  i     Thomas^  Dexter,  b.  hi  Rochester,  25  ^^pt-,  17|25^ 

1 41  U     Lois^>  Dexter,  b.  in  Ro.-hester,  31  Jan.,  1 ,  -  -  ,     •  1  ^S  , 

Cluu-eh,  27  Nov.,  1746.     One  son,  Charles  Uuueh. 

-^  -r^;^;"r-rK::h:tr"3orf\7.^ 

;::.      ■:     S;:^  n;:  b.  ■;  Ro..hester,  12  Dec  17.2;  ni.  Stephen  Perr., 
20   Nov.,   1755. 

AViU  of  James^  I^exter  of  Rochester. 

•  ..     T    •      ^^otiiiv.l  of  all  the  iirolits  of  my  estate, 
I  give  to  my  beloved  .ite,  Lois,  one-thud  of  all  t       1  ^^ .^^ 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GKNKAI.()<;V.  29 

Perry.     Two-thirds    to    the    male    lieirs    and    one-third    to    the    female   iieirs 
of  my  said  daughter,  U>  !>(>  to  tliem,  their  heirs  and  assigns  forever. 

I  also  give  to  my  said  wife  one  good  feather  bed  ami  turnitnre,  to  be  to 
her,  her  heirs  forever. 

I  give  to  my  grandson,  (Charles  (')uireh,  son  of  my  daughtei-,  Lois  Church, 
deceased,  to  him.  his  heirs  and  assigns  forever,  that  hit  i<\'  land  I  nwu 
lying  near  Seth  Snow's  in  Rochester,  laid  out  tn  me  in  174s.  I  ;ils(i  gi\c  to 
my  grandson,  Charles  Chnrcli,  £100,  in  lieu  of  what  will  cume  1o  liim  by 
heirship  in  his  uncle's,  .lames  Dexter,  deceased,  estale,  to  be  paid  him  by 
my  executor  on  condition  that  said  Church  doth  quit-claim  his  claim  tci  llu> 
aforesaid  estate  and  give  a  deed  of  it  to  my  grandsim,  Thdmas  I'erry.  son 
of  my  daughter  Sarah;  l)ut  if  he  refuse  to  deed  said  property,  then  1  direct 
my  executors  to  pay  him  £44  i;'>s.  4d.  in  eighteen  months  after  my  decease, 
this  to  be  in  lieu  of  the  £100  alsn  (Ui  his  refusal  as  aforesaid.  My  will 
is  that  my  grandsciU,  Thomas  I'ei-ry,  iuiv(>  the  sum  of  £4;')  (is.  paid  In  him  on 
his  arrival  at   age  of  -1. 

I  give  my  son-in-law,  Stephen  Perry,  the  same,  to  be  his,  his  heirs  and 
assigns  forever,  that  lot  of  land  and  orchard  known  as  the  "Old  Orchard;" 
also  I  give  him  my  negro  m;in  named  Cezar ;  the  said  Cezar  lo  do  clmars  fiu' 
my  widow  as  needs  and  necessity  require. 

I  give  to  my  grandson,  James  Perry,  son  of  Sarah,  the  same  to  be  his, 
his  heirs  and  assigns  forever,  all  the  salt  meadow  1  own  at  a  place  called 
Oceot  in  Rochester. 

T  give  to  my  daughter,  Sarah  Perry,  the  wife  of  Stephen  Perry,  all  my 
estate,  both  i-eal  and  personal,  whatsoever  that  T  have  not  given  away 
otherwise  by  this  will,  to  be  to  her  during  her  natural  life,  and  .also  the 
improvement  thereon  to  her  husband,  Stephen  Perry,  during  his  life,  er 
luitil  his  marriage  with  another  woman,  and  after  her  (h^ath  and  his  inter- 
marriage two-thirds,  to  be  equally  divided  between  the  nude  children  that 
my  daughter  may  have  In'  husband  Perry,  and  one-third  to  the  female 
children  that  she  may  have,  to  be  theirs,  their  heirs  forever. 

In  case  my  daughter  shall  lose  her  husl)and  and  shall  marry  and  have 
other  children,  my  will  is  tlmt  each  child  shall  have  £13  (5s.  Sd.,  to  be  paid 
to  them  on  their  arrival  at  age  21  years  by  the  children  of  my  daughter  by 
Perry,  the  male  children  paying  two-thirds  and  the  female  (  hildreii  paying 
one-third. 

I  appoint  Stephen  Perry,  my  son-in-law.  as  my  executor. 
Dated  31  Jan.,   1774. 

James   Dexter.     |  X  | 

.Joseph  Hammond. 
Seth  Blackwell 
Tisdale  Winslow. 

Property  valued  £13i)ti  lOs.   Id. 
Probated  1  Jan.,  1776. 


oQ  .  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

81 

Benjamin^  Dexter,  son  of  Benjanmr   tWiUiamS  Thomas^^^ 

Sarah  [Arnold]  Dexter,  was  born  4  March,  1.00;  died  1^38. 
He  married  Hannah  Barrow,  8  June,  1721 ;  had  six  children, 
born  in  Eochester,  Ma^s.  He  died  1738  leaving  all  young 
children  and  Ebenezer  Barlow  was  appointed  guardian  ot 
the  children.  AVas  one  of  petitioners  to  ha.ve  part  of  town 
where  they  lived  set  off  into  a  precinct  in  1735.  He  was 
constable  in  1735  and  1736 ;  was  one  of  jury  m  1734. 

Children: 
145*        i     Peleg^'  Dexter,  b'.  16  April,  172-   m.   Catherine  Cosby,  14  Feb., 

1743.  ,  ,ox 

U6-      ii     Jonathan^'  Dexter,  b.  30  April,  1724;  m.  (1)  Hanuah  ,   (^) 

Philippa  Vincent.  ^    o     4. 

147       iii     Enoc-lr'  Dexter,  b.   6  March,   1726;   m.   Je.lidah  Morse,    .    Sept., 

1755.     She  died  1787.     No  children. 
148*      iv     Ebenezer'  Dexter,  b.  6  Ang.,  1728. 
149*       V     Joseph^  Dexter,  b.  27  Feb.,  1731. 
150        vi     Isaac"  Dexter,  b.  19  July,  1734. 

83 

Josiah^  Dexter,  son  of  Benjamin^  [ Willianr,  Thomas^]  and  Sarah 
[Arnold]  Dexter,  was  born  12  Nov.,  1704;  married  Abigail 
Dexter  13  Nov.,  1740,  and  had  seven  children.  He  was  con- 
stable in  1743.  He  was  a  farmer  and  cordwainer  in  1746.  He 
recorded  the  following  as  the  distinguishing  mark  for  his 
cattle-  "Slit  in  top  of  left  ear;  half  penny  cut  out  ot  each 
side  of  same;  crop  cut  off  the  top  of  right  ear."  The  m- 
ventory  of  his  estate  in  1769  was,  personal  estate,  £200;  real 
estate,  £240. 


Children : 

151*        i     Benjamin'  Dexter,  b.  19  Dec,  1741;  d;  15  Feb.,  1790;  m.  Mary 

Hathaway,  29  Sept.,  1774. 
152        ii     Philip'  Dexter,  b.  5  Jan.,  1743. 


DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY.'  31 

153  iii     PauP  Dexter,  b.  20  D.h-.,  1745;  d.  8  April,  171G. 

154  iv     Hannah^  Dexter,  b.  26  Nov.,  17-47. 

155*       V     David'    Dexter,    b.    9    Nov.,    1749;    d.    30   Dec,    182(5;    in.    Sarah 
Alleu,  0  Nov.,  1779. 

156  vi     Alice"  Dexter,  b.  29  .July,  1751;  d.  8  July,  1752. 

157  vii     Jonathan"  Dexter,  b.   20  Aug.,  1753. 


84 

Constant^  Dexter,  son  of  Benjamin^  [William-,  Thomas']  and 
Sarah  [Arnold]  Dexter,  was  born  27  Nov.,  1706;  died  1756. 
He  married  Meribah  Dilloway  1731,  and  had  nine  children, 
born  in  Rochester.  He  sold  land  to  his  brothers,  Benjamin 
and  Josiali,  in  1733.     Tie  was  on  .inzy  1739. 

Children  : 

158  i     Betty"  Dexter,  b.  19  March,  1733. 

159  ii     Meribah"  Dexter,  b.   16  Jan.,  1735;   m.   16  :\rarch,   1758,  Joseph 

Child  of  Barnstable. 

160  iii     Drusilla"  Dexter,  b.  12  March,  1737. 

161  iv     Sarah"  Dexter,  b.  28  Jan.,  1739. 

162  v     Nathan"  Dexter,  b.  8  Feb.,  1741. 
163*      vi.    Isaac"  Dexter,  b.  13   June,  1744. 

164  vii     Thomas"  Dexter,  b.  7  Marcli,  1745. 

165  viii     Stephen"   Dexter,   b.   3   Jan.,    1747. 

166*      ix     Gideon"  Dexter,  b.  29  .Inno,   175(1;   m.   ?*lary  . 

Will  of  Constant  Dextei- : 

In  the  name  of  God  amen  I  Constant  Dexter  of  Rocliester  in  Co  of 
Plymouth  in  New  England.  Yeoman  being  enlisted  in  the  expedition 
against  Crown  Point,  seucible  of  the  uncertainty  of  life  Do  make  this  my 
last  Will  &  Testament. 

I  desire  to  commit  myself  .&  my  family  into  the  mercyfidl  Hand  of 
Almighty  God,  earnestly  pray  for  his  protection  over  us,  his  guidance  of 
ns  and  his  blessing  upon  us  through  the  course  of  each  of  our  lives  that 
we  may  behave  thro'  our  lives  here  that  we  may  be  all  made  pertakers  of 
his  eternal  favors  and  merceys  in  the  worhl  to  come  thro'  Jesus  Christ  our 
Lord. 

As  touching  my  outward  estate  i  do  hereby  give  and  bequeath  the  whole 
thereof  of  both  real  &  personal  estate  to  my  beloved  wife  Meribah  for  her 
use  &  improvement  so  long  as  she  shall  be  my  widow  Hereby  granting  to  my 


32 


DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY, 


sMi.l  ^vife  full  power  after  my  delfts  are  paid  to  divide  the  remainder  of 
estate  among  mv  children  Betty,  Meribah,  Drusilla,  Sarah,  Nathan,  Isaac, 
Thomas,  Stephen  &  Gideon  in  such  manner  as  she  shall  think  l)est,  but  if 
my  wife  should  be  taken  away  without  making  any  division  or  settlement 
of  my  estate  among  my  children,  my  will  is  that  my  real  estate  be  equally 
divided  among  my  five  sons  and  what  remains  of  my  moveable  estate  be 
equally  divided  among   my   daughters. 

I  hereby  make  my  Wife  &  my  son  Nathan  my  executors. 


Signed  9th  of  June  17.'j(). 


Constant  Dexter.      [X] 


Geo.  Barlow, 
Israel  Hamond 
Benj.  Hammond,  J 


-  Witnesses. 


85 

Samuel^  Dexter,  s..n  of  Ben.jauu.v'  fWillianr,  ThomasM  and 
Sarah  [Arnold]  Dexter,  was  born  in  Rochester,  Mass..  U 
Dee  1708  He  spent  liis  eai-ly  life  in  that  place,  and  on  18 
May!  1732,  was  married  to  Mary  Clark  by  Rev.  Timothy 
Rng-les.  He  remained  there  until  after  1734,  for  two  of  his 
chiMren,  Joseph  and  Samnel,  were  born  there.  He  moved 
from  there  to  Hardwick.  and  then  in  1736  he  was  at  Athol. 
where  his  son  Ichabod  was  born;  bnt  he  must  have  returned 
to  Hardwick,  for  the  records  o-ive  the  births  of  the  remain- 
ing children  at  Hardwick. 

While  Samuel  was  not  one  of  the  first  grantees  of  Athol, 
he  was  one  of  the  very  early  settlers,  coming  there  the 
bea-innino'  of  the  second  year.  The  five  families  that  came 
the  first  year,  September.  173.').  were  Richard  IMorton. 
Ephraim  Smith,  Samuel  Morton,  John  Smeed  and  Joseph 
Lord.  Those  that  came  the  second  year,  spring  of  1736, 
were  Aaron  Smith,  Samuel  Dexter,  Noah  Morton,  Robert 
Young,  Robert  IMarble,  Nathaniel  and  Eleazer  Graves  and 
William,  John,  James  and  Robert  Oliver. 

The  Indians  troubled  the  settlers  so  much  that  many  of 
them  left  this  locality  for  a  more  secure  place,  and  it  may  be 
that  Samuel  removed  to  Hardwick  and  remained  there  from 
1740  to  1753,  but  in  the  deeds  of  land  which  he  sold  in 


DEXTER     PWMILY     GENEALCKiV.  33^ 

1743,  1745,  1753  and  1759,  his  residence  is  uivcii  ;is  PiKjuonu 
(AthoD.  He  AViis  called  husbandman,  and  inusl  have  been 
a  man  of  considerable  property  for  those  times. 

In  September,  1743.  lie  sold  tifty  acres  of  land  on  West 
Hill  to  Jason  Babcock.  (This  is  the  IJabcock  who  was  cap- 
tured by  the  Indians  in  1746  and  carried  off  to  Canada,  but 
Avho  was  afterwards  redeemed  and  J'eturned  to  Athol.)  In 
October,  1743.  he  sold  house  lot  Xo.  7.  AVest  Hill,  to  Thomas 
Hunter.  In  1744  he  bought  of  Jason  Babcock  1\vo  lots  in 
xVthol,  beino-  Xos.  (i  and  14.  In  ]\Iay,  1745,  he  sold  thirty 
acres  (lot  X"o.  (i3,  second  division)  near  river-  to  p]benezer 
Davis.  In  March,  1753,  he  sohl  to  his  oldest  son.  Joseph 
(then  of  Ilardwick).  two  lots.  Xos.  14  and  15.  in  Athol.  In 
1755  he  sold  lot  53.  a  ti-act  of  land  on  both  sides  of  Tull>' 
Brook,  t(^  Abi-aham  Xutt.  In  175!)  he  sold  thi-ee  ti'acts  of 
land  in  Athol  to  his  son.  Ichabod  Dexter.  In  1775  was  a 
member  of  tlu'  ("onnnittee  of  Correspondence. 

Children: 

167  i     Joseph'    Dexter,   b.    in    Koche.ster.   2   May,    17.33.      Was   in    Hard- 

v.iej^  17.53;   removed  to  Atliol  1761;  was  field  dri\er  1762. 

168'       ii     SamiieP  Dexter,  b.  in  Eochester,  13  Oct.,  1734. 

169*      iii     Jchabod'  Dexter,  b.  in  Athol  ( ?j,  1736-7. 

170"      iv     Jol/'  Dexter,  b.  in  Ilardwick,  8  March,  1740-1. 

171*  V  Mary''  Dexter,  b.  in  Hardwick,  11  .Inly,  1743;  ni.  Benjamin 
Morton. 

172*  vi  Sarah''  Dexter,  b.  in  Hardwick,  S  May,  1745;  ni.  Solomon  .John- 
son, 28  Dec,  1762. 

173*     vii     Benjamin'  Dexter,  b.  in   Hardwick,  17  Xov.,  1747. 


86 

Ephraim^  Dexter,  son  of  Benjamin-'  [William-,  Thomas^]  and 
Sarah  [Arnold]  Dexter,  was  born  in  Rochester,  27  ^lay, 
1711.  He  was  a  yeoman,  and  resided  in  Rochester.  He 
married  (1)  JNIartha  Clark  in  1735.  She  died,  and  25 
Nov..  1754,  he  married  (2)  Martha  Waite.  He  died  1774. 
"Will  i>robated  1775;  sons  to  be  executors.    (St^e  will.) 


oj.  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

Children,  all  l)y  first  wife: 

174  i     Ruth=  Dexter,  h.  in  Eo.-hester,  20  Dec,  1737;   m.  Hatch. 

175  ii     Alice^>  Dexter,  b.  in  Eo.-hoster,  28  March,  1740;  d.  20  April,  1820. 
176*     iii     Ephrainf    Dexter,    Jr.,    b.    in    Rochester,    31    Dec,    1741;    d.    0 

April.  1823;  ni.  Kesiah"'  Sober,  29  Dec,  1771. 

177  iv     AbigaiF   Dexter,   b.   in   Eochester,   16   March,    1745;    m.   Joseph 

Cannon,  24  Nov..   1768. 

178  V     Lois^'  Dexter,  b.  in  Eochester,   5  Dec,  1748;   ni.  Timothy   West, 

27  Angnst,  1768. 
179*      vi     CaleF  Dexter,  b.  in  Eochester,  13  April,  1751;   d.  3  Oct.,  1831. 

The  ^vill  of  Ephraim  Dexter  (October  10.  177-i)  : 

In  the  name  of  God  Amen,  I  Ephraim  Dexter  of  Eochester  in  the  Connty 
of  Plvmoi.th  in  the  Province  of  Massachnsetts  Bay  in  New  England,  yeoman, 
calling  to  mind  the  uncertainty  of  Life  do  make  and  ordain  this  my  last 
Will  and  Testament,  and  first  of  all  I  do  freely  resign  my  sonl  to  God 
u-ho  gave  it,  and  my  body  I  commit  to  the  dnst  to  be  decently  buried  at 
the  <liscretion  ..f  n.y  Kxecutnr,  and  Touching  the  w.rldly  Interest  wherewith 
it  hath  pleased  God  to  l>less  me,  I  dispose   of  it   in  the  manner  following 

Tmpri^— To  mv  faithful  and  beloved  wife  Mai'tha  I  give  and  bequeath 
,me  third  part  of  the  im],rovement  of  all  my  real  estate  during  her  natura. 
life,  also  the  use  of  one-third  part  of  all  my  out-door  personal  estate 
during  the  said  term.  Also  the  use  of  an  horse  to  ride  when  she  pleases, 
and  furthermore  I  give  her  all  my  household  furniture  as  her  own  prop- 
erty to  use  and  dispose  of  as  she  thinks  proper.— 

Item-— To  mv  dutiful  daughter.  Euth  Hatch,  I  give  that  piece  of  lane 
joining  to  Jabez  Dexter,  David  Eandall,  Solomon  Young,  Timothy  West 
and  Jonathan  Sturtevant,  also  twenty  acres  upon  tlie  north  part  of  my  lot 
lying  upon  Perry's  Swamp.  Also  one  quarter  part  of  a  lot  of  Cedar 
Swamj.  originally  part  of  doty's  share  and  which  was  left  to  me  by  my 
Hond  Eather,  all  which  I  bequeath  to  my  said  daughter  Euth,  her  lieirs 
and  assigns  forever,  reserving  to  my  wife  the  improvement  of  one-third 
as  above-mentioned. 

It.Mu:— Bequeath   to  my  dntifnll  daughter  AUice  Meggs  to  her  her  heirs 
and  assigns  forever  one-third  part  of  the  lot  which  I  bought  of  Jonathan 
Burnell  of  Nantucket,  to  be  taken  on  the  north  side  of  said  lot,  also  ont^ 
quarter  of  the  Cedar  swamps  above  mentioned  reserving  to  my  wife  ou^ 
third  of  the  improvement  as  above  in-ovided. 

Item:— I  give  and  bequeath  to  my  dutiful  daughter  Abigail  Cannon, 
and  to  her  heirs  and  assigns  forever  one-third  part  of  the  afore^d  lot 
jxhich  I  bought  of  William  Burnell  to  be  taken  off  the  Southerly  side  of 
said    lot    j.nning    upon    the    mad    wliich    goes   from   IClieiu-zar    ^leggs's   to 


DEXTER     I-\\MI1,V     GENEALOGY.  :{.") 

Mattapt   Meeting   House.     Also   one   quarter   jiait    of   the   aljove-mcutioued 
cedar  swamp  excepting  the  improvement  of  a  third  as  above. 

Item: — To  my  dutifull  daughter,  Lois  West,  I  give  and  bequeath,  the 
other  third  of  the  lot  wliich  I  bought  of  Wm  Burnell  also  the  other  quarter 
of  the  aforementioned  cedar  swamp,  all  which  (excepting  the  reserve  to  my 
wife)  I  give  to  my  said  daughter  to  her  heirs  and  assigns  forever. 

Lastly: — To  my  two  dutifull  sons  Ephraim  and  Caleb  I  give  all  the 
residue  of  my  estate  of  whatever  nature,  to  be  equally  divided  between 
them,  obliging  them  to  pay  equally  my  funeral  charges  &  all  other  debts 
whicli  T  may  owe  at  my  decease,  obliging  them  also  to  keep  a  good  riding 
beast  for  my  beloved  wife  for  her  to  ride  on  when  she  thinks  proper. 

Also  I  appoint  my  two  sons  Executors  of  this  my  last  Will  and  revoking 
all  others  I  do  constitute  this  to  be  my  last  Will  and  Testament.  In  testi- 
mony of  whicli  I  do  hereunto  set  my  liand  and  seal  tliis  tenth  day  of 
October  in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  seven  hundred  and  twenty 
four. 

Epiiraim  Dexter.     [Seal] 

In  presence  of — 
Ebenezar  Cannon. 
Justice    White. 
Isaiah  Dexter. 

89 

Seth^  Dexter,  son  of  Benjamin'  [AYilliani-.  Thomas^]  and  Sarah 
[Arnold]  Dexter,  "wa.s  born  3  Oct..  17LS.  lie  -was  a 
clothier.  He  died  6  April,  1793,  aged  75.  lie  married  Eliz- 
abeth   ;  she  was  l)orn  1718 ;  died  13  Oct.,  1793.     He 

was  executor  of  his  brother  James'  estate  in  1775:  iuv., 
£1396  10s.  Id.  He  was  one  of  the  Committee  on  Correspond- 
ence before  the  AYar  of  Revolution.  1772-3.  ''In  1777  he 
with  two  others  were  a  committee  to  supply  families  of 
soldiers  who  are  in  the  army."'  He  was  a  deacon.  He  was 
town  clerk  in  1750.  1751,  1752,  1753.  1755,  1756.     (See  will.) 

They  had  nine  children:  ' 

180*        i     Seth"  Dexter,  b.  28  Dec,  17-13;  m.  Deborah   Ilaskall. 

181  ii     Elizabeth^  Dexter,  b.   5   June,   1745;   m.   Ebenezer  Clark,   Jr.,   5 

Jan.,  1764. 

182  iii     Prince'   Dexter,  b.    12   June,   1747.     Xot   mentioned   in   father's 

Avill,  1791. 
183*      iv     Elijah  Dexter,  b.  22  Feb.,  1749. 


36 


DEXTER     PWMll.Y     (;EXKA1.()<:V 


]S4  V      l)avi,P    D.-xtor.    b.    :10    Sept.,    1751.        Not    mention.Ml    in    father's 

will,   17i)l. 
185        vi     Thomas^'  Dexter,  b.  22  Aus-,  l'-5^^;   •!•   l"''^^- 
ISH       Mi     Joanna^  Dexter,  b.  2.^  .luly.   1754;   m.  John  Gibbs,  ,h:,   U  ^ov.. 

1S7     viii     Conliaut^   Dexter,   b.   12    Nov.,   175H;    .1.   O.-t.,   1785.    No   family. 
188^>      ix      ThankfuP     Dexter,     b.     19     Aug.,     1759;     m.    Zebulon    Haskall. 
3  Feb.,  17S:i. 

I  Seth  Dexter  of  Rochester,  Clothier,  being  of  a.lvaueed  age  &e-  - 

1  To  my  beloved  wife  Elizabeth  I  give  all  my  personal  est.  except  only  he 
Money  &  notes  of  hand  that  may  be  due  at  my  decease,  &  so  much  of  that 
Is  n.av  be  necessary  ^vith  the  in.provements  of  my  R  E  for  her  comtor  able 
suppoi-t  &  passage  through  life  also  I  give  her  the  use  &  nnprov.  of  all  my 
reL  Estate  during  her  hfe  except  what  I  here  in  otherw.se  ^^^^^^^'f- 

I  give  to  mv  son  Seth  Dexter  n,y  House  ^-  land  that  formerly  Nvas  o^.ned 
l,v  Thomas  Haskall  or  so  nuu-h  money  as  that  will  fetch  is  sold  also  \, 
half  of  nn-  wearing  apparell  &  n,y  "  Willard 's  Body  of  Divinity 

i  .ive  to  mv  son  Elijah  Dexter  my  Corn  Mill  &  Saw  Mill  with  the  usual 
part  of  the  stVeam  &  dam  together  with  all  the  lan.l  1  own  on  tl-  easter  y 
sicle  of  ndll  strean,  ^^ith  half  a  lot  of  land  1  own  at  the  head  of  the  M  11 
;,ond-also  the  Salt  meadow  1  own  on  Charles  Neck  also  my  Pew  m  the 
Leting  house  &  excepting  one  half  a  lot  of  land  I  own  below  i^irlows 
to  come  into  possession  after  his  mothers  decease-also  I  give  to  said 
Eliiah  U,  inv.  wearing  apparel  all  the  above  to  be  his,  his  heirs  and  assi^ns^. 
I  oive'to'mv  daugliter  Elizabeth  Clark  lS£-together  with  one  half  of 
the  moveable  Estate  that  my   Widow   ^loth    not   dispose  of  &   .s  left   at  her 

'^T^ve   to  my   dan  doanna   Cibbs    1S£   together   with   the  othc-r  half   of  the 
moveable  estate   that   is  not  disposed   ..f   as  abov.>— 


1  oive  to  mv  Grand  children,  sons  of  my  ,lau-Thankful  Haskall  the  one 
half  "of  mv  hmnestead  lands  &  buildings  I  own  near  the  westerly  side  of 
Mill  river',  together  with  half  the  fulling  null,  the  one  half  &  the  usual 
part  of  the  Stream  .^-  dam  &  one  half  the  lot  of  land  I  own  below  the 
Parlow's  &  at  the  head  of  the  mdl  pond-to  be  to  them  forever. 


I  o-ive  to  mv  son  in  law  Zebulon  Haskall  the  other  half  of  my  home- 
stea.r  Lands,  building  &  fulling  mill  &c-during  his  -^^nral  life  and  af^r 
his  decease  to  descend  to  my  two  grand  children  to  be  divided  between 
them,  if  either  of  them  decease  under  lawful  age  then  to  be  to  the  surviving 
child  to  him  or   them  their  heirs  and  assigns. 


ni:xTi:K    kamh.v    of.xkat.ogv.  .  ,'57 

The  use  >.V:  iiii|ini\(inc'iit  of  all  llic  ahevo  estate  to  be  for  tlie  coiiifortaljle 
support  &  niaiiitcnaiK  T  ol'  my  Widow  ijuriuir  her  Xatiual  life  <.V  not  to  come 
into   possession  until   after  lier  tleeease — 

I  appoint  my  Sou   Klijah   Dexter  &  Zebulou  llaskall  Exr — 

22  Nov  3  791 

Approved    22   May   1793— 

114 

S.eth'  Dexter,  sou  ol'  .hihcz'  |  IMiilii)''.  Willi;nn'.  'I'lioiiuis' :  nud 
Mary  [  |  Dextci-.  was  Ijorii  IT  Fcl)..  ]l'2-l     lie  uiaiTiod 

Mary  Kir])y.  21  :\Iay,  1753. 

They  had  scvi-n  chihlfiMi,  honi  in  TJochcster : 

189*        i     Jabez"  Dexter,   b.    In   Aug..    17.')S;    d.    11  ,lau.,    Isll;    m.    K'achel 

Eandall. 
190*      ii     Elias"  Dexter,  b.  ;   d.    15  Dec.   ISi'l  ;   m.   :\rercy  Sampson, 

1   Dec.,  179(i. 

191*     iii     Elizabeth"  Dexter,  li. ;   d.  IS  :\rarrh,    1S27;    m.  . 

192*      iv     Elisha''    Dexter,    b.    April,    1 ;  (i.l ;    d.    11    .laii..    1^;U;    m.    Hiuiiee 

Bowles. 
193*        v      Sarah"   Dexter,   b.    2   Sept.,    1 7ri.i ;    d.    S   August.    ^'<^^^A■.    m.   .losiah 

^laconilier. 

194        vi     Mary"  Dexter,  b.  ;  ni.  Charles   Kllis. 

195*     vii     Isaiah"  Dexter,   b.   ;'.l    Dec.    1 7.")2 ;    ni.   Mary    Davis.  20  Oct.,   1775. 

Jabez'  Dexter,  sou  of  .lal)e/.^  IPhilii*'.  William-.  'Plioiiias' j  aiul 
.Mai-y  Dexter,  was  hoi'ii  11  .May,  172S;  iiiari'ifd  Patience 
Ilaminond,  7  Nov.,  17.')1. 

One  son  : 
H)()  i     Rufus"  Dexter,  b.    in    Kocliester,  .">   Sept.,   1762. 

J  20 

Joshua'^  Dexter,  son  of  (iershoni^  [Johnl  AVilliani-.  Thomas^] 
and  :\Iehital)el  |Bolls|  Dexter,  was  Imni  24  .May.  1756: 
niai-)-ied  Thankful    Dcxtei-.  oO  Dee..  1782. 


38  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

Two  eliildreu : 

197  i     AliiyaiV'  Dexter,  1).  in  Rochester.  16  Nov.,  178(5. 

198  ii     HaniKih''  Dexter.  1).  in  Rochester,  22  Jnne,  1789. 


123 

Philip-'  Dexter,  sou  of  Gershom*  [John",  Willianr,  Thomas^l  and 
Mehitabel  [Bolls]  Dexter,  was  born  15  Jan.,  1763;  died  18 
Nov.,  1832:  married  Patience  Eandall,  28  Dec,  1786.  Philip 
Avas  a  farmer  and  the  record  says  he  marked  his  cattle  the 
same  as  his  grandfather.  John  Dexter,  did,  viz.:  "A  slit  in 
the  end  of  the  left  ear  and  a  half  penny  underside  of  the 
rio-ht  ear."     This  was  entered  for  record  7  Jan.,  1794. 


^fe' 


One  child 


199*        i     Betsey'  Dexter.  1).  in  Rochester.  1788;    d.  18fifi:   m.  Isaac  Hatha- 
way. 


126 

John^  Dexter,  son  of  J«>hn^  [Johnl  AYillianr.  Thomas^]  and 
Sarah  [Hardy]  Dexter,  was  born  16  Sept.,  1749.  He 
married  Rebecca  Hiller  on  9  ^March.  1777. 

They  had  six  children,  l)orn  in  Rochester,  Mass.: 

200  i     Caleb"  Dexter,  b.  23  May,  1779;  d.  2  Oct.,  1831.     No  family. 

201  ii     Jonathan'-'   Dexter,  b.   1-t  March,   1781;    d.   4   March,    1860.     No 

family. 
202^     iii     Charles'"'  Dexter,  b.  .Inly,  1782;  m.  Hannah  Snow,  3  March,  1808. 

203  iv     BethueP  Dexter,  b.   20   July,   1784;   d.   13   Dec,   1855;   m.   Jane 

Blankenship,  24  July,   1807.     No  family. 

204  v'    Desire'"'  Dexter,  b.  9  Dec,  1780;   d.  4  Sept.,  1864;   m.  Ebenezer 

Bolls. 

205  vi     Zoath'^  Dexter,  b.  15  July,  1795;  d.  16  Jan.,  1875;  m.  (1)  Betsey 

;   (^1^)  Alice  Holmes,  24  Dec.  1846.     No  family. 


DEXTKK      I'A.MIl.V     GENEAT,OGY. 


89 


128 

Silas'  Dexter,  son  of  .loliii'  [Jolnr.  William-,  Thomas^]  and 
Sarah  [Handy]  Dexter,  was  lioi'ti  !>  Oct..  ]~~)']:  married 
Elenor  Bnmpes,  25  Oct..  1778. 

206  i     Oliver''  Dexter,  b.   li'   Se[)t.,  1779. 

131 

David'  Dexter,  son  of  .Tohn'  |.lohn'''.  AVilliain-'.  'i'lunnas^I  and 
Sarah  [Handy  |  Dexter,  was  l)()i'n  17  .lime.  17<iii:  died  14 
Sept..    1854:    married    Alai-y    Uiiller.    11    April.    17S-i. 


DAVID  DEXTER, 
94  yrs.  'Z  mos.  17  days. 


The  followin.u'  is  a  sketch  I'm  iiislit  d  by  his  granddaughter: 

David  Dexter,  born  in  Rochester,  Mass.,  June  17.  17(50,  enlisted  in  June, 
1776,  being  then  a  l)oy  of  sixteen,  to  serve  as  private  in  the  Kevolutionary 
Army,  under  Captain  Turner,  his  ("oionel  being  Marshall.     He  took 

the  place  of  an  older  brothiT.  who  had  a  family  and  wlu^  was  drafted. 


40 


DEXTEI?      FA  M  1 1 ,  V     GENEALOGY. 


He  niarriecl  Marv  Butl.T,  Lum  in  Tisbury,  Alartha's  Vineyard.  -Inly  15, 
1755  She  was  '  tlio  eldest  rhil.l  of  Thomas  and  Rebeeea  (Butler) 
Butler.  The  date  of  this  marriaoe  uas  April  11,  1780,  durinjj-  whieh  year 
he    served    six    monlhs    more    in    the    army    un.ler    ("attain    Lee    and    C.donel 

(Ireaton. 

He  was  i-resent  at  the  han-'nH'  "t'  -^'"l^-^^  ='^  Tappan-on-the-Hudson, 
October  l'.  17sti.  Avcny  .!.'  Dexter  remend.ere,!  liearing  his  grandfather 
t(dl  of  the  ..xecution.  and  that  Washington  was  present  and  cried  like  a 
child.     He  said:   "  (iran.lfather  would  tell  it  over  Avhile  the  tears  Avould  run 

down  liis  eheeh. 

David  Dexter,  with  his  younger  brother  Jonathan,  born  in  Rochester, 
Mass  Sei.t.  7.  ^7&2.  came  to  A^ermont  in  1783,  and  lived  on  Newfane  Hill, 
while 'making  a  home  in  the  wilderness  of  what  was  then  Wardsboro,  after- 
ward Dover.     Here  David's  first  child  Charles  was  born,  October  3,  1783. 

When  the  log  h.mse  was  rea<ly  the  family  was  moved  in.  folh.wing  blazed 
trees  to  the  new  home. 

Jonathan,  who  nuirrie.l  Hannah  Church  of  Newfane,  cleared  up  the  adjoin- 
ing farm,  afterwards  known  as  the  Colonel  Woods  farm.  There  is  no 
record  of  this  marriage,  but  the  first  child,  Reuben,  was  born  October  9, 
1788  In  an  old  burial-place  in  Wardsboro,  may  l)e  seen  this  inscription: 
"Mrs.  Hannah,  wife  ..f  Mr.  .lonathan  Dexter,  died  May  29,  1800,  in  the 
38th  vear  of  lu'r  age. 

David,  in  the  earlv  davs.  used  to  .Mune  ,.ut  to  Newfane  Hill  and  work  f..r 
Captain  Kennv.  taking  his  pay  in  corn,  which  was  ground  in  a  mill  near 
by  the  foundation  stones  of  which  may  be  seen  near  the  outlet  of  Kenny 
Poml.  Taking  the  bag  of  meal  on  his  back.  David  would  retrace  his  way 
through  the  forest  by  marked  trees. 

Ruth  Dexter,  a  sister  of  David  and  Jonathan,  came  later  from  "Old 
Rochester"  and  lived  some  vears  with  her  brother  Jonathan  in  the  south 
p.art  of  Wardsboro.  She  was  born  Feb.  22,  1758,  in  Rochester,  Mass., 
and   died   in   Wardsboro. 

207*         i      Charles'^  Dexter,  b.  3   Oct.,  17S3;    d.   29   Sept..    1S52;    n,.  Bucinda 
Bascom,  5  Feb.,  liSS. 

208  ii     Mary"   Dexter,   1).    29    Dec,    17S4;    d.    K!    Sept..    lS(i2;    m.    Henry 

Underwood,  23  April,  1812. 

209  iii     Nathan"  Dexter,  b.   l»i  Sopt.,  Ksii;   d.  22  A]>v\\.  lS(i(i;  m.  

Park,  2  May,   isio. 
210"      iv     John"  Dexter,  b.   1    March,  17ss;   d.   IS   Feb..  1S.5S. 
211*        V     David"  Dexter,  b.  20  Aj-ril,   1790;    d.   (>  Jan..    ISd. 
212*      vi     Daniel"    D.'xter.    b.    30    May.    1792;    .1.    30    May,    18G2;    m.    (1) 

Hadassah    .b.ln.son,     lS-_-4;     (2)     Koxalana    Johnson,    24    Dec, 

1829. 
213*     vii     Silas"  Dexter,   b.   (i  Dec    1794;    d.    7    April,    ls50;    m.    (1)    Irene 
Hall,   182(i;    (2)    Maria   Taylor,   10   Jan.,   1833.     He  was  Rep- 
resentative in  1831-3. 


DEXTER     FA:vrn,V     GEXEALOGY.  4] 

132 

Jonathan'  Dexter,  son  of  .John'  |.|(.liir.  Williiiin-,  Tli(»iiias'|  and 
Sarah  [Handy]  Dexter,  was  horn  7  Sept.,  17()2:  died  !) 
Xov..  1841;  mari'ied  (1)  Ilaniiali  CIiuivli;  (2)  Dolly  AVhite, 
11  Nov.,  1800. 

He  had  six  diildivn  l)y  first  wife  and  eiuht  l)y  second  wife: 

214  i     Reuben''  Dexter,  h.    in  Wardsli.nd.  Vt.,  9   ()et.,  1788. 

215  ii     iraimali"    Dexter,    li.    in    W'nnlsl.oro.    Yt..    20    Nov..    17!)();    d.    25 

Oct.,  18(1.");    m.   Wancn    Wdod. 
211)        iii     Kleanor"  Dexter.   1..    In   X,,v.,    17i)4;   .1.  14  April,    1  S(i7 :   m.  Lewis 

Lamb,  28  Dee.,  IS] 9. 
217"      iv     Jonathan  I\[.''   Dexter.  1).   i'()  Ajiril.    1 79S ;   in.   Harriet  Morse. 

218  V     Sally'' Dexter. 

219  vi     Dolly"  Dexter,  b.   ]79(i;  ,1.   isiKi. 

220  vii     Deborah"  Dexter,  b.   20  Sept.,  ISO]  ;   d.  s  (),-t..  1828. 

221*  viii     Oliver"   Dexter,   b.   11    Dee.,    1S02;    d.   5    A],ril.    1882;    ni.   Louisa 
Preston,  14  Sept.,  1830. 

222  ix     .(oseph  H.''  Dexter,  b.  27  :\Iay,  1804;  d.  fi  Nov..  1  SOH. 

223  x     Silvia''  Dexter,  b.  9  Aug.,  1807;  d.  23  Sept.,   IMii. 

224  xi     Sarah  H.'^  Dexter,  b.  23  May,  1809;   m.    Hiram    liawley. 

225*     xii     .lo.seph    W.''   Dexter,  b.    14    April,    isll;    m.    Mary    F.   :\rorse,    11 

Nov.,  1834. 
226*  xiii     Linns  W."  Dexter,  b.  24  .May,    isi.',;   ni.  Caroline  Carii.^nter. 
227      xiv     Silvia"  Dexter,   b.    12   Oct..    ]s|4;    d.    In    X,,v..    Is4();    ni.    W.    II. 

^lansfield. 


133 

Reuben'  Dexter,  son  of  John^  fJohir',  AVilliain-.  Thomas^]  and 
Sarah  [Handy]  Dexter.  Avas  liorn  2()  Jan..  ITH.");  died  •'? 
April.  1846;  mai'i'ied  (Ij  .Mary  Tobey,  1787;  {'2)  Anna 
Tobey.  1791. 

SevcMi  children.  ;dl   by  second  wife: 

228  i      Leonard"  Dexter.  1).  in  Rodiester,  1   April.  1797:  d.  2(i  Sept.,  18(i7. 

Xo  children. 
229*       ii     Anne"  Dexter,  b.   11  .Inly,  1799;  d.  5  Dec.,  1SG7;  ni.  Abner  Hall, 

4  Nov.,  1819. 


42 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 


930       iii     Nathan^Dexter,  b.  2  July,  1801;  d.  7  Oct..  1826.     Not  mavried 
231        iv     Susannah  P.«  Dexter,  b.  3  April,  1803 ;   d.  24  Jan.,  1888.     Not 

married. 
232*       V     Clarissa'-'  Dexter,  1..  25  May,  1805 ;  d.  23  Marel.,  ISlw  ;  .n.  Ld^Yard 

Buell,  31  July,  1834. 
233^      vi     Mary"  Dexter,  b.   4  Feb.,   1808;    d.   23   July,   1896;    m.  Nathan 

BarstoAV,  27  Dec,  1829. 
234-     vii     Caroline"  Dexter,  b.   14  Mar.-h,  1814;  d.  2  July,  1856;  n>.  Daniel 

Smith,  1  Jan.,  1840. 

135 

Edward^'  Dexter,  son  of  Noah^  [BeiLJamitf-,  Willianr,  Thomas^] 
and   Epiphenv    [Clarkl    Dexter,  was  born   13   Sept.,  1730; 

died  1798;    married    (1)    Annie  „   1755;    (2)    Mary 

Babeock.  At  deatli  of  father  the  land  was  divided  between 
the  bovs  and  the  personal  property  among  the  girls.  The 
son  Edward  was  executor.     He  was  tithing-man  179l\ 

Will  of  Edward  Dexter : 

16  Aug.  179o 

Tn  the  name  of  God  amen  I  Edward  Dexter  of  Eochester  in  the  county  of 
Plymouth  veoman-Do  make  &  ordain  this  my  last  ^vill  &  testament,  my  soul 
I  ;.ommit  to  God.  &  niv  body  I  ^vould  have  interred  in  a  decent  Christian 
manner  &  my  .avrhly  estate  I  would  dispose  of  in  the  manner  following— 

viz — ■ 

Whereas  I  am  possessed  of  two  pieces  of  land  which  are  divided  fron, 
each  other  by  land  belonging-  to  Kbenezer  Cannon,  it  is  my  will  that  all 
^vhich  lies  on  the  westerly  side  of  said  land  of  Ebenezer  Cannon  shall  be 
the  property  of  mv  dutiful  son  Edward  obliging  him  to  pay  all  my  just 
debts,  funei-al  charges,  he  having  all  debts  due  me  and  all  my  land,  meadow 
&c  lying  on  the  east  side  of  the  land  of  said  Ebenezer  Cannon  shall  be  the 
r)roi)ertv  of  mv  dutiful  son  Samuel — 

\nd  it  is  mv  will,  that  all  mv  personal  estate,  be  equally  divided  between 
my  three  daughters  Eunice,  Anna  &  Mary  and  I  oblige  Edward  to  provide 
for  thein  Sufficient  house  room  during  their  Single  Estate. 

I    appoint   Edward,    my    son.    Sole    Executor. 

I  do  hereunto  set  my  hand  &  seal  16  day  Aug  1795— 

Edward  Dexter,      [^eal] 

Nat  Cowin 
Nathan  Cannon 
Lot  Perkins — 

Presented  for  I'robate  9  Nov.,  179S 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY.  43 

Two  eliildreu  by  first  wife  and  six  by  second  wife: 

235  i  Xonh"  Dexter,  !>.  in  Kocliester,   17  Oct..  1 7.1.1;   ,1.   I7(i(). 

•2?,G  ii  Anna"  Dexter,  b.  in  Roeliester,   2  Jan..   17.18;   d.    171S. 

237*  iii  Edward"  Dexter,  b.  in  Rochester,  V.i  Nov.,  lim-.   d.  1  S4.1. 

238*  iv  Samuel"  Dexter,  b.  in  Rochester,  30  Sept.,  1773. 

239  V  Eunice"  Defter,  b.  in  Rochester,  1768. 

240  vi     James"  Dexter,  b.  in  Rochester.   4  Oct..   1771  ;    d.  before  1793. 

241  vii     Anna"  Dexter,  b.  in  Rochester,  10  Dec,   177S;   m.  David  Austin. 

242  viii     Mary"  Dexter,  b.  in  Rochester,  lo  Dec.,  1783;  m.  (Jidcon  Dexter, 

1804. 


137 

Benjamin^'  Dexter,  son  of  Xoah*  [Benjamins  William-.  Thomas^] 
and  Epipheny  [Clark]  Dexter,  was  born  25  Sept.,  1734:; 
died  1804:  nian-ied  Priseilla  Benson.  10  Oct..  IT^fi. 

Nine  children,  born  in  liochester: 

243  i     Experience"  Dexter,  b.  1.1  Feb.,  17o7;  ni.  Setli  Bnmj.. 

244*      ii     Joseph"  Dexter,  b.  3  July,  17.19;  m.  Alary  Luce,  1779. 
245*     iii     Xoah"    Dexter,   b.    4   June,    1762;-  d.    2.1    April,    1816;    m.    ^[ary 
Delano,  1788. 

246  vi     Thankful"   Dexter,   b.     21     Auf--.,     1764;     m.     Savery     Clifton    of 

Roclipster. 

247  V     Epipheny"    Dexter,    b.    2.1    April,    17(i7;    ni.    Paul    Haminond    of 

Rochester. 

248  vi     Priseilla"  Dexter,  b.  14  Jan..  1770;  m.  Israel  Cowin  of  Rochester. 

249  vii     Jane"  Dexter,  b.  5  Jan.,  1773;   m.  David  Alendell  of   Rochester. 

250  viii     Susanna"  Dexter,   b.   26  Alay,   177.1;    m.   Perez   Coomlts  of  :^[id- 

dleboro. 
251*      ix     Benjamin"  Dexter,  b.  18  July,  1778;   d.  14  Sept.,  1846;  m.  Ruth 
Delano,  1  Jan.,  1797. 


144 

Sarah'  Dexter,  dan.uhtei-  of  James*  [Benjamin",  William=, 
Thomas^]  and  Lois  [Sherman]  Dexter,  ^vas  born  12  Dec, 
1732 :  married  Stephen  Perry.  20  Nov..  17.')5.  Stephen  and 
wife  liad  land  o-iven   them  bv  .lamest    " 


254 
255 


,i  DEXTER     FAMILY      (lENEALOGY. 

Six  children,  hnni    in  Kochcster.   Mass.     They  had  Umd 
left  them  by  their  lirandt'athcr  James. 

252  i     .lames'-'  Perry,  1).  22  Alarch,  175S.     -Re.-eivo.l  land  from  his  grand- 

father. 
"53         ii     Elizabeth"  Perry,  1..  ?>\  -luly,  17(iO. 

iii     Thomas"    Perry,    1..    3    ,huie,    1761.     Eeeeived    money    from    his 

grandfather, 
iv     Louis  (dan.)"  Perry,  b.  12  Oct.,  1763. 

256  V     Lncy''  Perry,  t).  25  F'eb.,  1769. 

257  vi     Sarah"  Perry,  b.  3   April,  1771. 

145 

Peleg^'  Dexter,  son  of  Benjamin*  [Benjamin\  William^  Th.nn^a.si] 
and  Hannah  [Barrow]  Dexter,  was  horn  16  April,  1<22; 
married  Catherine  rushy,  19  Feb..  1743. 

Three  children,  hoi-ii  in  Rochester: 

-58  i     dohn"  Dexter,  b.  27  June,  1745;  drowned  15  March.  1761,  in  X.  S. 

259  ii     Elisha"  Dexter,  b.2n  July,1747  ;  drowned  15  March,  1761,  m  X.  h. 

260  iii     desse"  Dexter,  b.  IS  May,  175(1;  m.  Widow  X^iekerson. 

146 

Jonathan^'  Dexter,  son  of  Benjamin*  [Benjamin%  Willianr, 
Thomas^  and  Hannah  [Barrow]  Dexter,  was  born  30  April, 
1724;  married   (1)  Hannah  Vincent:  (2)  Philippa  Vincent. 

One  child  : 

i  Isaac"  Dexter,  b.  at  Dartm.n.th,  Mass.,  15  Oct.,  1751;  m.  3  July, 
1776  Anna  Poster,  who  was  b.  Chilmark,  Mass.,  29  June,  17o6, 
dau.  of  Edward  and  Mary  Foster.  Edward  Foster  went  to 
Liverpool,  X'.  S.,  17(iO  »y  '61,  and  was  one  of  the  original 
proprietors. 

148 

Ebenezer'    Dexter,    sen    ..f    Hen.jamin*     [Benjamiir,    Willianr, 
Thomas^]    and    Hannah    [Harrow]    Dexter,    was    born    m 


261 


/i 


DEXTKK      I•^\.\lll.^"      CKXKALOGV.  4.") 

Kocliestci-.    (i    Ami;'..    ITl^S;    iiuiiTicd    Lydin     livdcr    isjiid    to 
have  been  liis  consiii),  '27  Mat'cli,  117)7).      lie  was  a  i'annci-. 

Foui'teeii   cliildi-cii.   horn    in    I  )ai'1  monl  li.    .M;iss. : 

26l'  i      llaimali''    Dexter,   li.    1.1   Se|it.,    1  T.IO ;    d.    in    Xeva    Scotia,   '24   Fe))., 

17s.",;  III.  .lames  Nirkei'soH,  sou  of   l']l<lail  ainl  Mary. 
2(.i.'>         ii     Bonjaiuin''  Dexter,   h.   '_';>   March,  1 7.")S    (Rochester);   d.   17S7;    in. 

Mary    Harriiii^toii.      Descendants   Ii\('    in    Hants   Couiify.    X.    S. 

Son,  Eiios   l)extei-. 
•_'(5-l:        iii      Hebecca'''  Dexter,  li.    l(i   May,   17(i(i   (IJochester)  ;    ni.  'Jii  Dei-.,    177(), 

Stephen  Gardner. 
265        iv     Lydia"'   Dexter,    1..    2;;    .lulv.    1 7()2    (T.iverpool,    X.   S.)  ;    d.    1S.lt: 

ni.  Jesse  Niclvci-son. 
2(1(5  V      ElLsha"  Dexter,  I).   2:5   .\|iril,    17iil    (  Li\fri.(M,l,   N.  S.)  ;   d.    I'.i   May, 

176.). 
2(i7         vi      Ebeuezer"  Dexter,   b.  20  -Inly.    17()(;    ( Uverj/ool,  X.  S.)  ;   d.   18.3.1; 

m.  Azubah  Godfrey. 
268       vii      Katherine''  Dexter,  b.  1769;   m.   Wilbani  (iardner,   1    .Ian.,    1 7S9. 
269*   viii     Enoch"   Dexter,    b.    1771;    d.    \s:\]  ;    m.    Sohmia    I'indel,    Ki    Nov., 

1794. 
27(1        ix      Samuel"  Dexter,   h.    177.'!;    in.    Ilaiinah   (Hidfrey. 

271  x     Experience''    Dexter;    in.     (1)     WdHaiii    (liinUier;     (2)     liain])toii 

Stolves,   27   Anjiust,    1S(»(). 

272  xi     Ariedana"  Dexter;    in.    Xatlianiid   Glevelaiid. 

27o       xii     Bertha''   Dexter;    in.    {1 )    John    Furi^crs ;    (2)    .lose|ili    Woods,    6 
Sept.,  1792. 

274  xiii     Esther''  Dexter;   ni.  Peter    i'^rost,  22  Dec,  1796. 

275  xiv      lveul»(>n''  Dexter;    died   youno'. 

149 

Joseph"'  Dexter,  son  of  Benjaiinn'  |  Ticn.janiin'.  Williaui-. 
Thomas^  I  and  Ilannali  |  P>ai'i-()\\  |  Dexter,  was  lioi-n  "JT  I''et).. 
1781;  niai'i-ied  Aznl)ali   (Jodri-ey. 

Chikh-en.  Iidfn   in  .Nova  Scotia  : 

27()  i  Sou,   1),    16    Feb.,    1 7(i2, 

277  ii  Eunice''  Dexter,  li.   17  .Inly,  17(i.'>. 

278  ili  Rosana"  Dexter,  b.    bl  March,  1766. 

279  iv  Azubah"  Dexter,   b.   ;5()   April,   1768. 

28(1  V     .lediah''   Dexter,    b.    19    .liiue,    179ii.        For   too    much    freedom    of 

s}ieech  he  had  to  Hee  to  New    Enghind. 


^Q  DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 

151 

Benjamin^'  Dexter,  son  of  Josiali*  [Benjarain^  William^ 
Thomas^]  and  Abigail  [Dexter]  Dexter,  was  born  19  Dec, 
1741 ;  died  15  Feb.,  1790  :  married  Mary  Hathaway,  29  Sept., 

1774. 

After  the  death  of  Ben.ia.min^  George  B.  Nye  of  Rochester 
Avas  appointed  guardian  for  the  four  young  children,  Han- 
nah, Benjamin,  Josiah  and  Philip,  they  being  under  fourteen 
vears  of  age. 

Six  children,  born  in  Rochester: 

281  i     Sarah  C."  Dexter,  h.  12  Aug..  1780;  d.  26  May,  1814. 

282  iJ     Abigail"  Dexter,  b.  4  Nov.,  1777. 

283  iii     Hannah"  Dexter,  b.  28  June,  1779. 

284  iv     Josiah"  Dexter,  b.  14  Jvme,  1781. 

285  V     Benjamin"  Dexter,  b.  11  March,  1783. 

286  vi     Philip"  Dexter,  b.  20  Aug.,  178.5. 


155 

David^'  Dexter,  son  of  Josiah*  [Benjamin^  Williaur,  Thomas^] 
and  Abigail  [Dexter]  Dexter,  was  born  9  Nov.,  1749 :  died 
22  Jan.,  1827 ;  married  Sarah  Allen,  5  Nov.,  1779.  He  was 
a  farmer,  and  the  record  says  he  marked  his  cattle  with 
"two  slits  in  the  end  of  left  ear."  This  is  recorded  29 
July,  1778. 

Seven  children,  born  in  Rochester: 

i     8arah  C."  Dexter,  b.  12  Aug.,  1780;  d.  26  May,  1814. 
ii     Jonathan"  Dexter,  b.  22  Feb.,  1782;   d.  27  Feb.,  1841;  m.  Mary 
Studley,  17  March,  1805. 
280       iii     Mariah"  Dexter,  b.   23  Oct.,  1784.     No  family. 
•^90        iv     Mercy"  Dexter,  24  March,  1788;  d.  G  May,  1832.    No  family. 
291^^       V     E.  Allen"  Dexter,  b.  13  Jan.,  1792;  m.    (1)   Cynthia  Pitcher,  11 

March,  1834;  (2)  Martha  Mayhew. 
■^qo        vi     David"  Dexter,  b.  26  Nov.,  1794;  d.  20  Nov.,  1824. 

vii     Benjamin"   Dexter,    b.    29    June,    1800;    d.    24   Aug.,    1827;    m. 
Hannah  Bro^vnell,  1826.     No  children. 


287 
288 


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DEXTER     EA:\IILY     GENEALOGY.  47 

163 

Isaac"  Dexter,  son  of  Consljint;'  [Benjamhr.  "Williain-.  Tlioinas'] 
and  Meribah  [Dilloway]  Dexter,  was  horn  1:1  Jnnc,  1744; 
died  1")  D(>('.,  lcS()4:  nian-ied  Tvezia  Winy. 

Nine  eiiildi-en,  l)oi'n   in  Wayne,  Elaine: 

294'-         i      (Deacon)  Constant''  Doxtcr,  b.  9  Ano-.,  17()7;  d.  2(i  March,  1842; 

ra.  Rebecca  Billington. 
295        ii     Nathaniel"  Dexter. 
296''     iii     Freeman"  Dexter;  (].  7  Dec,  1840;  ni.  Polly  Thurston. 

297  iv      (Rev.)   Stephen'^  Dexter. 

298  V     Gideon"  Dexter. 

300*      vi     Isaac"   Dexter,    b.    IS    Feb.,    1783;    d.    21    Aug.,    1864;    ni.    Sally 

Wiug,  1803. 
301*     vii      (Deacon)    Amasa"   Dexter,   born   6   July,    1786;    d.   30   August, 

1874;  m.  Martha  Burgess,  28  Oct.,  1807. 

302  viii     Mercy"  Dexter. 

303  ix     Meribah"  Dexter. 

166 

Gideon'  Dexter,  son  of  Constant^  [Benjamin',  William-, 
Thomas^]  and  Meribah'  [Dilloway]  Dexter,  was  born  29 
Jan.,  1750;  married  ^NFary  . 

Two  children  :  ■ 

304  i     Joseph"  Dexter,  b.  12  July,  1774. 
30.3        ii     Gideon  F."  Dexter,  b.  21  Oct.,  1781. 


168 

Samuel'  Dexter,  son  of  SannteP  [Benjamin"',  William-.  Thoma.s^] 
and  ]\Iary  [Clark]  Dexter,  was  born  in  Rochester,  18  Oct., 
1734.  lie  went  with  his  parents  to  Hardwick  and  Athol. 
He  married  25  Nov.,  1759,  at  Hardwick,  Thankfnl,  daugh- 
ter of  Deacon  John  Freeman.     She  was  a  descendant  of 


4S  DEXTER    fa:\iiia'    genealogy. 

Elder  William  Brewster  of  " 'Mayflower"  fame.*  She  died 
20  May,  1811,  a^ed  (i!).  \\v  married  (2)  Sebbelah  (Sibyl), 
widow  of  Samuel  Thurston.  2B  Sept.,  1811:  she  died  18-49. 
ag'ed  100  years. 

They  resided  in  Tlardwick  near  the  Barre  line.  He  was 
one  of  the  "minutemen"  who  marched  to  Cambridge  in 
ITTo.  and  in  January,  177().  was  Captain  of  a  company  sta- 
tioned at  '"Roxbury  Camp."  Tie  was  afterwards  involved 
politically  in  the  Shays  Rebellion.  Imt  was  forgiven.  He  was 
a  farmer,  sold  land  in  1765  to  Elisha  Hedge,  Jr.,  and  to 
Ebenezer  l^awrence  the  same  year.  He  sold  sixty-eight 
acres  of  land  in  Barre  to  his  sons,  Samnel  and  Jonathan, 
in  1811.     He  died  8  May,  1824,  aged  nearly  90  years. 

He  had  eleven  childi-en.  boi-n  in  Hardwick: 

306*        i     Benjainin'  Dexter,  b.   17  Man'h,   17(ii);    d.    17iH';    in.   Anna  :Mayi> 

,.f  Rutland,  10  Oct..  17S4. 
307*       ii     M:iry''  Dexter,  b.  18  Jan.,  1760;   ni.  .lulin  (iorliani,  :>  .June,  1784. 
308"     iii     Eleazar"  Dexter,  b.  5  July,  1765;  m.  (1)  Abigail  Dexter,  8  April, 

1784;    (2)   Charity  Williams,  June,  1786. 

309  iv     Mercy"  Dexter,  b.  16  July,  1767;  d.  14  March,  1774. 

310  V     Ichabod"  Dexter,  b.  23  April,  1770;   d.  5  March,  1774. 

311^      vi     Saiiuiel'-  Dexter,   b.    9    May,    177;!;    d.    1861;    m.    Sally   Williams. 

1796. 
312       vii     Seth''  Dexter,  b.   n  March,   177.";. 
313*   viii     Jedediah"  Dexter,  bapt.  26  Oct.,  1777;  d.l827;  m.  Abigail  Eager; 

she  was  b.  1778. 
•  314        ix     Susanna"  Dexter,  bapt.  26  Sept.,  1779. 
315  X     Thomas"  Dexter,  l)ai)t.  19  May,  1782. 

316*      xi     .lonatlum"  Dexter,  li.  aliout  1786;  d.  1856;  m.  Roxaiia  Deau,  1812. 


*Edmund'  Freeman  of  Lvnn,  lt535,  was  one  of  the  graators  of  Sandwich,  1637.  He 
died  in  lti82  He  had  a  wife  Elizabeth.  The.v  had  two  sons,  Edmund-  and  John-, 
These  sons  married  daughters  of  Governor  Prance  and  his  wife  Fear  (Brewster) 
Prence.  Fear  Brewster  was  daughter  of  Elder  \Villiam  Brewster,  who  was  one  of 
the  most  important  men  that  started  with  the  Pilgrims.  .  ^       ,        ^ 

John=  Freeman  was  Captain,  167.^.  in  King  Philips  War;  was  Major  1685;  also  dea- 
con of  church  ten  years:  deputy  at  General  Court  seven  years;  judge  of  Court  of  Com- 
mon Pleas  after  tlie  union  of  Plymouth  and  Massachusetts,  He  was  born  m  lb21;  died 
in  1719.     His  widow  died  2'.i  Sept.,  1711,  aged  80.  .    ,..,^       v.    ,        v,.         f 

John^  Freeman  was  born  in  lt;,Tl  and  died  in  1721.  He  married  (1)  Sarah,  daughter  ot 
William  Mirrick.  1672;  (2)  Mercy,  widow  of  Captain  Elkanah  Watson,  of  Plymouth. 
They  had  eleven  children.  «^     .    .     t-.i         i, 

John^  Freeman  was  born  in  1678.  He  married  Mercy,  daughter  of  Captain  Elkanah. 
Watson,  1701.    They  had  eleven  children. 

John-  Freeman  was  born  13  Aug.,  1709.  He  marned  Joanna  Rickett  of  Plymouth,  1  -.30, 
He  went  to  Rochester  about  1723  and  to  Hardwick,  where  he  died  in  1804.  His  widow 
died  29  March.  1797,  aged  87.  ^  ,^  ,  u^ 

Thankful"  Freeman  was  born  in  17tl.  She  married  Samuel  Dexter  as  above.  He 
died  20  May,  1811,  age  69. 


DEXTKK  FAMILY  GENEALOGY.  49 

169 

Ichabod'  Dexter,  son  of  Samuel^  [l^cii.jaiuin'.  William-, 
Thomas^]  and  Mary  [Clark]  Dexter;  ^va.s  horn  in  Athol.  24 
June.  1737.  He  passed  his  early  years  in  AUiol  and  IIai-d- 
\vick.  He  learned  llic  hlaeksniith  ti'adc  and  accoi'diiiL;  to 
tradition  \vas  in  the  1^'i-eneh  and  Indian  Wai-.  and  was  at  the 
•  taking  of  old  P^)rt  Ticonderoga,  ^vllen  all  the  mrn  in  line  on 
both  sides  of  him  Avere  shot  down,  and  his  elothes  \vere 
riddled  with  bullets,  bnt  none  luippeued  to  draw  blood.  He 
and  his  brother  Samuel  were  taken  prisoners  by  the  Indians, 
at  one  time,  who  started  with  them  for  Canada,  but  as  they 
eamped  one  night  the-  brothers  awoke  and  finding  their 
captors  were  all  asleep,  they  sent  the  whole  company  to  the 
"happy  hunting  grounds"  and  started  through  the  Avilder- 
ness  for  home.  They  found  it  almost  impossible  to  travel 
through  tlie  woods  or  to  (obtain  food,  and  were  obliged  to 
kill  and  eat  a  dog  which  Avas  with  them.  They  finally 
reached  home,  bnt  thoroughly  used  up  and  half  starved. 

He  was  elected  selectman  of  Athol  in  170^'.  aiul  at  the 
alarm  at  Lexington  he  led  a  company  of  ininutemcn  from 
that  town.  He  was  afterward  Caj)taiii  of  a  company  in  the 
field.  He  moved  to  Ilardwick  in  1780,  and  was  selectman 
there  in  1781- '82,  1785:  elected  Representative,  1782-1783. 

In  1752  the  General  Court  granted  325  acres  of  land  on 
the  west  line  of  Athol  (Pequoig)  to  Rev.  Benjamin  Ruggles 
of  ]Middleboro.  Mass.  This  grant  became  in  March,  1762, 
a  part  of  Athol,  but  in  1783  was  in  the  ])art  set  off  to  Orange. 

Ezekiel  Wallingford  is  said  to  have  located  as  early  as 
1747,  and  was  not  long  afterward  killed  by  the  Indians. 
^Ir.  Dexter  bought  the  right  to  Wallingford 's  land  and  lived 
upon  it  many  years.  He  afterwards  returned  to  Ilardwick. 
He  also  bought  a  farm  of  fifty  acres  of  Jason  Babcock,  which 
was  set  off  with  lot  No.  7  on  West  Hill.  He  also  owned  a 
farm  in  Orange  called  the  Battle  Farm.  He  was  an  active 
{U'omoter  of  Shays'  Rebellion  in  178(),  but  afterward  nuule 
his  peace  with  tlu^  government.  He  was  a  man  of  al)ility 
and  courage,  as  a  rcH-oi'd  of  his  career  shows. 


50  DEXTER     FAMIT.Y     GENEALOGY. 

He  married  Abigail  ,  and  had  seven  children.     His 

wife  was  born  21  July,  1742,  and  died  7  April,  1797.  He 
died  of  apoplexy  13  Fel>.,  1797.  His  estate  was  administrated 
l»y  liis  sons.  Claris  and  Benjamin.  His  brother  Job  was 
appointed  onai-dian  of  T.ydia  and  Betty,  minor  children, 
they  receiving'  £400  each.  He  bought  a  pew  in  the  meeting 
house  at  Athol  of  Moses  Goddard  foi-  £10.  in  17^9,  although 
he  was  then  living  in  Hai'dwick. 

Children  : 

317  i     Clark"  Dexter,  b. ;  ni.  Alice  Winshnv,  the  ilau.  of  Ezra''  and 

Eosamond   (Spooner)   Winslow  and  a  descendant  of  TTezekiah\ 
■  1713;  Ek'hard',  1685;  Jolr,  ;   Kenelm\  Winslow.   U5  Oet., 

1796.     They  removed  to  Barnard.  A^t. 

318*       ii     Miriam''  Dexter,  b.  ;   m.  Asa  Hedge.  31  May,  17S0. 

3T9        iii     Benjamin"  Dexter,  b. . 

320*      iv     Lucy"    Dexter,   b.    6    July,    1762:    d.    19    May,    1833;    m.    Moses 

Cheney,  4  July,  17Sli. 
321  V     Rhoda''  Dexter,  b.  1769;   d.  9   Aug.,  1S4.3;    m.  Phineas  Battle  of 

Orange,  7  Nov.,  1793.      He  was  b.  1768,  d.  1838. 

322*      vi     Lydia''.Dexter,  1).  ;  m.  Sherman  Battle,  12  Aug.,  ISOO. 

323       vii     Betty''  Dexter,  b.  ;  m.  Abner  Smith  of  Warwick. 

XoTE.— Eevohitionary  record.     See  Massachusetts  Eecord. 

Irlial)od  Dexter  of  Athol,  Mass.  Captain  of  a  company  of  minutemen, 
t:olonel  Doolittle's  regiment,  which  marched  on  alarm,  19  April,  1775;  service 
five  days.  Also  Captain  in  Col.  Benjamin  Euggles  Woodbridge's  (25th) 
regiment;  list  of  officers  recofnmeuded  for  commission  by  Committee  of 
Sa'fety,  dated  Cambridge,  15  June,  1775;  ordered  by  Congress,  21  June, 
1775, to  be  delivered.  Captain  same  regiment;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1/75; 
engaged  April  24,  1775;  service  three  months,  fourteen  days.  Also  Captain  in 
Colonel  Doolittle's  regiment;  list  of  officers  of  Massachusetts  militia  (year 
not  given). 

170 

Job-'  Dexter,  son  of  Sanmel^  |Ben.iamin'\  Willianr,  Thomas^] 
and  Mary  |  Clark]  Dexter,  was  ])oi-n  in  Hardwick,  8  March, 
1740-1,  and  spent  most  of  his  life  there.  He  married  Mercy 
Ilinkley  of  Hardwick,  17  July,  1766.  She  was  born  1744 
and  died  28  July,  1810;  was  the  daughter  of  Thomas  and 


DKXTKR  FAMILY  GENEAT.OGV.  51 

Ruth  [Merrick  I  lliukley.  jind  was  pr()bal)ly  a  descendant  of 
Governor  Thomas  Hinkley.  He  married  (2)  IMary  Walker 
of  Barre.  pub.  1  Nov.,  1811.  She  was  born  1755  and  died 
October,  1824,  atjed  (^0  years. 

Job  was  a  fanner  and   I'esided  aboni    a   mile  and  a    half 
northerly  from  the  Coumion.     lie  was  Lieutenant  in  Captain 
Paige's  company  at  Bennington,  August,  1777;  was  a  select- 
man fifteen  years.  ])etween  1780  and  1805.     Tie  died  10  .Inly 
1827. 

Job  had  ten  children,  all  by  his  iirst  wife: 

324*        i     John"  Dexter,  b.  in  Hardwiek,  3  Jan.,  1769;  d.  7  I^Iay,  1836;  m. 

(1)  Lucy  Dennis,  1803;    (2)  Persis  Gilbert,  1821. 
325*      ii     Anna"  Dexter,  b.  in  Hardwiek,  22  July,  1770;  d.  20  Marc-ii,  1804; 

m.  Thiinias  Wheeler,  Jr.,  3  June.  1790. 
326^^      iii     Ruth"  Dexter,  b.  20  March,  1773;   d.  26  INtarch.  1847;    in.  David 

Allen,  Jr.,  27  April,  1794. 
327*      iv     Ichabod"  Dexter,  b.  in  Hardwiek,  19  Dec,  177.1;  d.  IS.31  ;  ni.   (1) 

Sally  Eager,  1803;    (2)   Alice  Amidon,  1822. 

328  V     Mercy"  Dexter,  b.  in  Hardwiek,  28  April.  1777;  d.  24  duly.  1801. 

329  vi     Joseph"  Dexter,  b.  in  Hardwiek,  1  March,  1779;  m.  Sopiiia  Hunt, 

-  13  July,  1800.     Moved  to  Westford,  Vt.     Two  children  died  in 
inf.   1803. 

330  vii     Jonathan"  Dexter,  bap.  9  Sept.,  1781. 

331  viii     Sally"  Dexter,  b.  in  Hardwiek,  16  Oct.,  1783;   d.   18  Jul  v.  1811; 

.    m.  Dr.  Elliot  Beckworth,  9  Nov.,  1806. 

332  ix     Zenas"  Dexter,  b.  in  Hardwiek.  26  dune,  1785. 

333  X     Ahna"  Dext(>r.  1).  iu   Hardwiek,  27  May.  1787;   d.  7  Oct.,  1790. 

Revolutionary  record  of  Job  Dexter  of  Hardwiek: 

He  vras  commissioned  2nd  Lieutenant  by  Council,  18  March,  1777;  Lieuten- 
ant, Capt.  Timothy  Paige's  company.  Col.  James  Convers'  regiment; 
engaged  Aug.  21,  1777;  discharged  21  Aug.,  1777 — ten  days.  The  company 
marched  to  Bennington  on  an  ;darm.  He  was  also  in  Capt.  John  Crawford's 
company.  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regiment;  engaged  Sept.  7,  1777;  discharged 
29  Nov.,  1777.  Service  three  months  and  three  days,  travel  included.  Also 
2nd  Lieutenant  same  company  and  regiment ;  pay  abstract  for  rations  dated 
Scaresdeal,  30  Nov.,  1777.  He  was  also  1st  Lieutenant  same  company  and 
regiment;  rations  allowed  Oct.  13,  1777;  Dec.  9,  1777,  services  in  northern 
department.  He  was  also  1st  Lieutenant,  ('apt.  Denison  Robinson's  (o) 
company,  4th  Worcester  County  Regiment;  list  of  officers  of  Massachusetts 
militia  commissioncil  11  June,  1778. 


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171 

Mary-'  Dexter,  daughter  of  SamueP  [Ben.iamin^  Willianr, 
Thomas^]  and  Mary  fClark]  Dexter,  was  born  in  Hardwick. 
^lass.,  11  July,  1743,  and  died •  She  married  Benja- 
min lylorton  of  Atliol,  28  Sept..  1760.  and  went  to  that  phice 

to  live. 

Benjaanin  was  one  of  the  first  ehildi-en  born  in  Athol,  he 
being  born  very  soon  after  the  arrival  of  his  parents,  who 
went^  there  in  the  fall  of  1735.  His  parents  came  from 
Hatfield  and  l)uilt  the  first  house  and  organized  the  first 
church.  Benjamin's  parents  were  Richard  and  Mary 
(Waite)  Moi'ton.and  Ik^  was  a  descendant  on  his  father's  side 
fi-om  George  ]Morton.  boi-n  in  Austerfield,  Yorkshire,  Eng- 
land, 1585,  Avho  was  tbc  financial  agent  of  Plymouth  Colony 
and  chartcivd  the  Mayflower  for  that  memorable  voyage 
which  ended  at  Pymouth,  1620.  He  married  Juliana  Car- 
penter. 23  July  1612.  and  they  came  in  the  Ann  in  June, 

1623. 

Mrs.  IMorton's  sister,  Alice  Carpenter,  married  (2)  Gov. 
William  Bradford,  the  second  Governor  of  Plymouth 
Colony.  Another  sister,  Agnes  Carpenter,  was  the  wife  of 
Dr.  Samuel  Fuller,  one  of  the  passengers  on  the  Mayflower, 
elder  of  church,  one  of  the  most  valuable  Pilgrims,  and  was 
the  first  physician  that  came  to  this  country. 

Benjamin  :\Iorton  was  a  descendant  on  his  mother's  side 
of  Sergeant  Benjamin  Waite,  the  hero  of  the  Connecticut 
Valley  (P^eb.  25,  1731). 

Children  : 

334  i     Molly"  Morton,  h.  ;  ni.  Solomon  Johnson,  Jr.   (her  cousin). 

33.5         ii     Benjamin"  Morton,  Jr.,  1).  ;  m.  Hannah  Dexter   (his  cousin). 

33(i        iii     Sarah"  Morton,  h.  ;  m.  Cromwell  Bullock. 

337        jv     Alargery"  Morton,  h.  17(U;  m.   (1)   David  Johnson   (her  cousin); 

(2)  Sanuiel  Town. 
338--        V     Jonathan"    Morton,    b.    ;    m.    (1)    Jennie    Holt,    1796;     (2) 

Esther  Bennett,  ISOO. 
339        vi     Submit'   Morton,  1). ;   m.  Russell  Barnes,  1798. 


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340^     vii     James''  Morton,   b.  ;    iii.   Jeruslia   Forbush. 

341  viii     Lois®  Morton,  b.  ;  d.  ISoO;  never  married. 

342  ix     Abraham"  Aforton,  b.  ;  m.  Phelje  . 

172 

Sarah'  Dexter,  daughtcn-  of  Samuel'  [Bi'ii.jainiii-.  William-, 
Thomas^]  and  ]\Iary  [Clark]  Dexter,  was  born  in  llardwick, 
IMasvS.,  8  ]\Iay,  1745.  She  married  Solomon  Johnson,  28 
Dec,  1762,  and  made  their  home  at  Orange,  Mass.  They 
were  in  same  school  district  as  Benjamin  Dexter  and  Asa 
Lord.  Solomon  was  probably  son  of  Zebadiah  and  Esther 
John.son  of  Shrewsbury,  ^Mass. 

They  had  nine  children ;  two  of  them  married  cousins, 
the  children  of  Benjamin  and  ^Mary  ^Nloi-ton  : 

Esther"  Jolinsoii,  li.  ;  d.  1807;  m.  Joseph  Lord. 

ii     Solomon''  Johnson,  Jr.,  m.  Molly  Morton   (consin). 
iii     Patty"  Johnson;   m.  John  King,  1791. 

David"  Johnson;  ni.  Margery  Morton   (cousin). 

Jonathan"  Johnson;  ni.  Betsey  Kennedy,  1797;  went  to  Vermont. 

Rally"  Johnson,  li.  ;  m.  .Toshna  Tucker  of  JIardwick. 

vii     Polly"  Johnson,  b.  ;  m.  Mr.  Giles  of  Xew  Salem. 

Jonah"  Johnson,  b.  ;  m.  lady  of  Xew  Salem. 

Daniel"  Johnson,  b. . 


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Benjamin''  Dexter,  son  of  SamneP  [Benjamin^  William', 
Thomas^]  and  jNfary  [Clark]  Dexter,  was  born  in  ITardwick. 
17  Nov.,  17-47,  and  remained  there  until  he  was  eight  years 
of  age,  when  he  was  bound  out  to  his  brother,  Tchabod Dexter 
of  Athol.  Avhere  he  remained  until  he  was  of  age.  He 
received  for  his  services  £13  6s.  8d. 

The  year  aftej'  he  became  of  age,  1769,  he  iiiai-ficd  ITaiuiah 
Stone  of  Rutland.  INFass.,*  and  went  to  ii^'e  uihmi  what  is 


*Greg-ory'  Stone  came  to  America,  16.35,  aged  45:  settled  in  Watertown:  removed  to 
Cambridge:  was  deacon.  He  married  Lydia  Cooper.  He  died  30  Nov..  Itj7-':  she  died 
24  June.  1674.     Six  children,  all  born  in  England. 

John-  .Stone  came  over  with  his  father:  was  one  of  the  original  proprietors  of 
Sudbury,  1639:  was  large  owner  of  land:  was  elder  of  church:  town  clerk,  165,5;  removed 


.-,4  DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 

now  called  the  "Jesse  Worrick  fai'in."  The  house  is  still 
standing.  The  next  year  he  moved  into  the  west  end  of  the 
Riig-gles  grant  upon  the  location  that  is  now  occupied  by 
the  P^lihu  Dexter  aiul  Sylvester  Davis  farms  in  Orange, 
Mass.  "This  Ruggles  grant  was  made  in  1752  to  Rev.  Benja- 
min Ruggles  of  INliddleboro,  and  consisted  of  825  acres  on  the 
west  line  of  Athol.  l)ut  in  1788  this  was  included  in  the 
part  set  oft*  fi'om  Athol  to  Orange."  The  first  settlement  on 
this  ti'act  was  made  by  Jacob  Hutchins,  on  the  eastern  part, 
but  he  sold  to  Abner  Morton. 

Benjamin,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  began  a  home  upon 
the  hill  west  in  1770,  and  Samuel  Ruggles  began  a  settlement 
in  177()  on  west  side,  and  Lenuiel  Ruggles  settled  near  him 
in  1780;  but  in  1770,  when  Benjamin  built,  there  was  no 
house  between  his  and  the  Counecticut  River,  nothing  but 
a  wilderness.  lie  spent  the  next  forty  years  in  settling,  and 
they  must  have  been  years  of  hard  labor,  for  the  large 
cleared  fields  and  great  stone  walls  would  indicate  a  vast 
amount  of  work,  and  he  had  only  one  son  to  share  his 
labors,  lie  moved  to  Richmond,  N.  11.,  in  1811,  and  bought 
the  (iideon  JNlanu  place  at  Four  Corners.  This  he  sold  in 
1817  to  Bassett  &  Ilarkness  and  moved  onto  the  Deacon 
John  C-ass  farm,  where  he  died  in  1818. 

AVhen  one  looks  at  the  extent  of  the  old  homestead  of 
Benjamin,  Sr.,  and  realizes  that  with  the  help  of  only  one 
son  he  was  able  to  clear  off  this  large  tract  of  land  and 
l)uild  the  walls  that  are  now  in  evidence,  he  cannot  fail  to 
come  to  the  conclusion  that  he  was  a  man  of  untiring  energy. 


to  Cambridge,  16(5-J.    He  married  Anna  How,  daughter  of  Elder  How  of   VVatertown. 
He  died  1683.    Ten  children.  ^  ^.   ^      ^., 

NathanieP  Stone,   born  in  Saxonville,  married  Sarah  Wayt  of  Maiden.    Eight  chil- 

Jonathan'  Stone,  born  1690,  married  Abiel  Bigelow.  11  Oct.,  171(5.     He  died  in  17-'3. 

Simeon^  Stone,  born  in  1722.  married  Hannah  Kendall  Jan.,  174r>,  in  Southboro,  Mass.; 
she  was  born  in  172(i  died  in  1801.  She  was  daughter  of  Eleazer^  Kendall  and  Hannah 
(Rowe)  Kendall,  granddaughter  of  Eleazer;  and  Ruth  Kendall,  and  great  granddaugh- 
ter of  Francis'  Kendall  and  Mary  (Tidd)  Kendall,  who  was  one  of  the  proprietors  of 
Wobiirn,  1640.     Simeon  died  in  Rutland  12  May,  178.% 

Simeon'^  and  wife  moved  from  Framingham  to  Marlboro,  where  Hannah  was  born  lo 
Jan.,  1746,  then  to  Rutland,  where  the  other  children  were  born:  Daniel,  1748;  David, 
1749;  Jonas,  17.M);  Luev,  17.^4;  Daniel.  1757;  Susanna,  1760.  He  bought  land  hud  out  to 
Lieut.  Simon  Davis  and  set  up  a  tannery,  supposed  to  be  the  first  in  town,  where  he 
for  several  years  carried  on  the  tanning  business.  He  bought  and  sold  the  farm 
afterward  owned  by  his  sou  Jonas  (originally  granted  to  Samuel  Sewell,  Esq.).  He 
was  one  of  the  minute  men  at  the  alarm,  177.5. 


DEXTKK     FA  .Mil  A      GENEALOGV.  OO 

and  that   he  iiuist    liavc  hccii  ble&sed  with   ljcmxI  health,  for 
when  he  l)uilt  the  iirst  liouse  it  was  all  a  v;ist  wilderness. 

Most  of  the  cliildren  married  and  settled  witliiii  a  few 
iiiih's  of  the  lioniestead.  llannali.  the  eldest,  however,  some 
years  latei-  moved  to  New  York  Stat(\  and  in  a  letter  to  licr 
parents  she  says  the\-  were  on  the  road  twelve  days,  hut 
found  the  i)lae.e  Florence  \.  Y.,  a  ni<'e  |)la('e  to  live  in. 

Benjamin  was  Selectman  in  Orange  in  17!)l,1792and  lli)-i, 
and  again  in  1808. 

He  dealt  in  land  extensively  for  tliose  days: 

In  17Ti»  he  bought  of  Joseph  Tiawi-ence  of  Athol  06  acres 
(part  of  the  Ruggles  orant)  for  £10(1.  This  is  supposed  to 
be  a  i)art  of  the  homestead  where  tlie  Dextei's  now  live  in 
Orange. 

In  1775  he  bought  of  Edw.  Tlutehins  of  Athol  anothei- 
tract  which  adjoined  land  he  then  owni'd. 

In  17S1  h(^  bought  of  Zadok  llaywai-d  (blacksmith!  of 
Athol  ;{7  acres  situated  on  lioth  sides  of  the  i-oad  which 
runs  from  the  saw-mill  to  the  county  road  and  on  the  back 
side  of  West  Brook,  so-called. 

In  1784  he  bought  12  acres  of  Susanna  Taylor,  on  road 
leading  from  Kuggles'  barn  to  West  Hill.  n<"ar  land  of 
Thomas  Lord,  bounded  westerly  by  town  line. 

In  17!>4  he  bought  a  small  piece  of  land  of  Aaron  Lord. 

In  17!)1  he  bought  of  Moses  Goddard  of  Orange  two 
lots  of  land,  66  acres  in  each,  in  Warwick.  Xos.  2i)  and  36 
in  fourth  division. 

In  17!)0  he  bought  of  Josiah  Ford  of  Orange  l-"}  acre  of 
land  on  road  leading  from  county  road  to  Metcalf's  saw- 
mill. 

In  17!)2  he  bought  of  Elijah  Ball  of  Oi-ange,  near 
Atwood's  mills. 

Inl799he  ))Ought  of  William  and  Pressen  Lord  a  meadow- 
lot  of  8  acres. 

In  1800  he  bought  of  Ebenezer  Webl)  of  Entland.  Vt..  20 
acres  of  laud  in  Benson,  Vt.,  for  .^2000. 

In  1804  he  b.)nght  of  Clai'k  Stone  of  Wendell  100  acres^ 
of  land  in  Somerset.  Vt..  Xo.  2  lot  in  2d  survey. 


56  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

Ill  1804  he  bought  of  Benjamin  Morton  13  acres  of  land 
in  Erving,  ]\Iass. 

In  1805  he  ])onght  of  Benjamin  Goodnow  of  Somerset, 
Vt..  100  acres  of  hind,  being  lot  No.  3  in  2d  snrvey. 

In  1805  he  bought  another  tract  from  Benjamin  JMorton, 
10  acres,  in  Erving. 

In  1810  he  bought  of  Benjamin  INIiinn  of  Richmond,  N.  II., 
lot  No.  8  in  6  range  in  Richmond.  Upon  this  he  lived  from 
1811  until  1817. 

In  1810  he  ])t)iight  land  of  Anna  Hoar  of  Orange. 

In  1811  he  bought  481,4  acres  of  land  in  Erving  of  Levi 
Gage  for  $430. 

In  1812  he  bought  47  acres  in  southerly  part  of  Orange 
of  David  Cleveland,  and  20  acres  in  Richmond,  N.  H.,  of 
George  and  Esek  Buffum  for  $250. 

In  1814  he  bought  300  acres  of  land  in  Richmond,  N.  H., 
of  Timothy  Cole. 

In  1817  he  bought  116  acres  of  land  in  Richmond  of 
Deliverance  Cole. 

In  1783  he  sold  Abner  jMorton  a  part  of  the  Ruggles 
tract. 

In  1785  he  sold  Thomas  Lord  of  Athol  10  acres  near  the 
saw-mill,  on  west  line  of  Athol. 

He  sold  in  1805,  50  acres  of  land  in  New  Salem  to  Elkanah 
Hixson,  and  in  1816  he  sold  50  acres  of  land  in  New  Salem 
to  B.  Smith  of  that  place  for  $400. 

In  1812  he  sold  to  David  Cleveland  of  Orange  three  lots 
in  Orange,  one  containing  the  blacksmith  shop,  formerly 
owned  by  Levi  Thurston,  deceased :  and  these  are  only  a 
part  of  the  transfers  recorded. 

In  1807  he  sold  to  his  only  son,  Benjamin,  Jr.,  one-third 
of  the  re;d  estate  in  Orange,  except  the  house  and  land 
<d)()ut  the  house  where  be  lived;  Benjamin.  Jr.,  not  to  sell 
the  same  for  fifteen  years;  also  let  him  the  other  two-thirds 
of  the  farm  for  the  term  of  fifteen  years,  so  that  the  whole 
could  be  managed  by  Benjamin,  Jr.,  one-third  of  the  crops 
to  be  given  to  Benjamin,  Si*.  Before  he  moved  from  Orange 
to  RicbiviDud.  N.  II.,  he  deeded  to  his  daughter,  Hannah 


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IMoi'ton,  f'oi-  ]<)V.(\  etc.,  n  li-act  of  Iniid  Ix'lwccn  Warwick  and 
New  Salem  containing  50  acres,  she  not  to  sell  it  dni-inii'  the 
life  of  her  father. 

In  1815  he  sold  three  tracts  of  land  containLnp-  158  acres 
(which  is  now  the  Sylvester  Davis  place)  to  John  Davis,  the 
husband  of  his  danghter,  Lncy  Dexter. 

Note. — Iii  a  letter  from  Susanna  (Stone)  Putnam  of  CambridjjfC,  Mass., 
written  to  her  sister  Hannali,  -wife  of  Benjamin  Dexter,  in  January,  1817,  she 
says  that  in  the  first  week  of  Juxk,  181  G,  there  was  a.  cold  snap  for  five 
nig^hts  and  the  ground  was  eovered  with  snow. 


Will  of  IVMijainin  DexteJ'  of  r\iehint)nd,  X.   11.,  made  in 
1817: 

First  To  my  wife  Hannah  Dexter  all  my  household  furniture  and  seven- 
teen hiuidred  dollars  in  money — she  having  ehoiee  out  of  my  securities 
except  what  T  hold  against  my  son  Benjamin,  she  io  take  this  in  jilaee 
of  dower. 

To  my  son  Benjamin  nil  my  securities  that  1  hidd  against  him  and  all  my 
wearing  apparel,  this  with  what  I  have  given  him  make  his  full  share. 

To  my  daughter  Betsey  Wheeler  about  forty  acres  of  land  lying  on  the 
north  side  of  the  turnpike  road  adjoining  my  homestead  farm — the  land 
joins  Enos  Holbrook's  land  ou  the  west  &  north — also  1-3  of  a  20  acre 
meadow  I  bought  of  (ieo.  iV  Esec-k.  Buffum  and  all  tlie  land  I  own  in 
the  town  of  Perne  Xt  being  about  oOn  acres — this  with  wliat  she  has  had 
before  makes  her  share. 

I  give  &  bequeath  all  the  remainder  of  my  estate  of  whatever  name  or 
nature  to  four  of  my  daughters  viz.  Hannah  Morton.  Jjucy  Davis,  Phebe 
Ball  &  Mercy  Dexter  and  four  of  my  grandchildren,  viz.,  Susanna  Thurs- 
ton, Phebe  Thurston,  Percillia  Thurston  &  Harriet  Thurston  children  of 
my  daughter  Phebe  their  heirs  and  assigns  to  be  divided  as  follows  viz — 
The  said  Hannah,  Lucy  &  Mercy  three  of  my  daughters  to  have  %  of  my 
estate  equally  between  them — my  daughter  Phebe  to  have  the  nse  &  profits 
of  one  fourth  of  my  estate  during  the  time  that  my  grandchildren  become 
of  lawful  age  to  act  for  themselves,  viz — Each  to  take  their  share  when 
they  become  of  age — 

T  do  hereby  empower  my  Executor  to  sell  all  my  laud  tiiat  remains  not 
disposed  of  in  this  will  and  pay  it  out  and  divide  as  directed. 

I  apjioint  Benj  Dexter  .Tr  my  son  and  .lohn  Davis  my  son  in  law  as  my 
executors. 


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Will  of  Hainiah  [Stone]   Dexter: 

Be  it  reiiieinbei-ed  that  I,  Hannah  Dexter  of  Orange,  widow  of  Benjamin 

Dexter,  considering  the  uncertainty  of  this  mortal  life  and  being  in  perfect 

health  and  mind  and  memory   (blessed  be  the  Almighty  God  for  the  same), 

do  niake  and  i)ul)lisli  this  my  last  will  and  testament,  in  manner  and  form 

following,   that   is  to  say:      First,  I   give  and  bequeath   unto   my   only  son, 

Benjamin    Dexter,   the   sum   of    .-f^ieO;    2nd,    I    give   and   bequeath    unto   my 

daughter,  Mercy  Dexter,  the  sum  of  $150;  3d,  I  give  and  bequeath  all  the 

rest   of   my   money   or    money   securities   to   my   other   four    daughters,   viz., 

Hannah     Morton,     Lucy     Davis,    Phehe    Ball    and    Betsey   Wheeler,    to    be 

divided  among  them   in  equal   proportions;    4th,  I  hereby  appoint   William 

Whitaker  of  New  Salem,  sole  executor  of  this  my  last  Avill  and  testament, 

horel)y  revoking  all  former  wills  by  me  made. 

Hannah  Dexter. 

,lune  11,  1832. 

Children  of  Benjamin  and  TT;iiinali  Dexter: 

352*        i     Hannah'-  Dexter,  b.   in  Athol,   5   Dee.,    1770;    d.   18   Sept.,  1858; 

1)1.   P)enjamin  Morton,  Jr.,   1787. 
353         ii     Simeon'''  Dexter,  b.  in  Athol    (afterwards  set  off  to  Orange),  31 

Oct.,  1772;  d.  1  March,  1773. 
354*      iii     Benjamin'^  Dexter,  b.  in  Athol,  24  Nov.,  1775;   d.  1858;   m.    (1) 

Hephzibah  Ballard;    (2)   Anna  Barret;   (3)  Betsey  Legg;    (4) 

Frances  Tuttle. 
355*      iv     Lucy"    Dexter,   b.    in    Atlu.l.    24    Dec,    1777;    d.    1865;    m.    John 

Davis,  21  Aug.,  1804. 
356*        V     Phebe'"'  Dexter,  b.  in  Athol,  11   Feb.,  1780;   d.  13  Oct.,  1857;   m. 

(1)  Levi  Thurston,  18113;    (2)   Fordyce  Ball,  1810. 
/    357*      vi     Betsey"  Dexter,  b.  in  Athol,  6  July,  1782;   d.  21  Dec,  1864;  m. 

Zaccheus  Wheeler,  5  Dec,  1803. 

358  vii     Susanna''  Dexter,  b.  in  Orange.  7  Aug.,  1784;  d.  13  Dec,  1787. 

359  viii     Sally"  Dexter,   1).  in   Orange,  19  Nov.,  1786;   d.  1789. 

360  ix     Mercy"  Dexter,  b.  in  Orange,  21   June,  1788;  d.  10  Nov.,  1841. 


176 


Ephraim'  Dexter,  son  of  Ephraim^  [Benjaniiu'\  William-, 
Thomas^]  and  Martha  [Clark]  Dexter,  was  lK)rn  M  Dec, 
1741,  and  died  5  April,  1823.  He  married  Kesiah  Sober, 
29  Dee..  1771. 


DEXTER     F.\.M1I,^■     GENEAI-()(1  V.  .")•) 

.    Eleven  children,  born  in  Kochester : 

361*        i     Martha"  Dexter,  h.   2S  Sci)t..  1772;   d.   •_'!»  .Ian..   1852;   m.  Prince 

Snow,  1794. 
362*      ii     Anna"    Dexter.    1).    (i    .ian..    1774;    d.    IS    Aug.,    1860;    m.    James 

Snow,  20  Doc.  179."). 
363*      iii     Kesiali''  Dexter,  b.   .■)  Oct..    177.";   d.   2  .Inne.   183.t;   m.  Ebenezer 

Holmes,   1805. 
364*      iv     Luke"  Dexter,  b.  Ki  Nov.,    1777;   d.  9  Nov..  1856. 
365*       V     Ephraini"  Dexter,  b.  28  April,  1779;  d.  27  June,  1862. 
366*      vi     Gideon"  Dexter,  b.  7  Aju-il,  1781;  d.  ;U)  June,  1827. 
367*     vii     Thomas"  Dexter,  b.  9  March,  1783;   d.  22  Feb.,  1871. 
368*  viii     .lane"  Dexter,  b.  6  May,1785;  d.  21  Nov.,  1875;  m.  -lames  Catludl. 
369*      ix      Alden"  Dexter,  b.  4  .lune,   17SS;   d.  8  Oct.,  1869. 
370*        X     Polly"  Dexter,  b.  25  Feb.,  1790;    d.   12  Man-li.   1864;   m.  LJirnet 

Hall,  May,   1811. 

371  xi     Alice"  Dexter,  b.  15  May,  1792;  d.  1801. 

179 

Caleb'  Dexter,  son  of  Ephraim^  [Benjamin''.  AYilliaiii-.  Thomas^] 
and  ]\lartha  [ Clark]  Dexter,  Avas  born  19  April,  1751,  and 
died  8  Oct..  1881.  lie  was  a  Revolutionary  soldier.  He 
was  a  canlker  by  trade.     He  married  Hannah  Hatch. 

Four  children,  born  in  Rochester: 

372  i     William  W."  Dexter,  b.   7  March,  1776;   died  young. 

373  ii     Davis"  Dexter,  b.  12  Oct.,  1785;  died  young. 

374*     iii     Rebekah"  Dexter,  b.  9  July,  1790;  d.  1867;  m.  Stephen  Nye. 
375*      iv     Caleb"   Dexter,    b.    23   Jan.,    1794;    d.    7    Feb.,    1827;    m.   Lydia 
Hiller,  19  June,  1821. 

J80 

Seth'  Dexter,  son  of  Seth^  [Benjamin'',  William-,  Thomas^]  and 
Elizabeth   [  ]   Dexter,  was  born  in  Rochester,  28  Dec, 

17-43,  and  died  1  Ang.,  1797.     He  married  Deborah  Haskall, 
18  Dec,  1768. 

Children : 

376*        i     David"    Dexter,    1,.    in    Kochester,    17    May,    1770;    d.    1S3S ;    m. 
Polly  Pilkin,    22  Dec,  1796. 


60  DEXTER     FAMIT.Y     GENEALOGY. 

377  ii     .loaniia''  Dexter,  b.  in  Windsor,  23  Marc-h,  1772;  d.  1819;  m.  

Clark. 

378  iii     Deborali'^    Dexter,    b.    25    June,    1774;    d.    29    Sept.,    1803;     m. 

Jerijah  Barber. 
379*      iv     Setli"  Dexter,  b.   22  Dec,   1776;   d.   31   March,   1841;   m.   Sylvia 
Gaylord,  1808. 

380  V     Aziibali"  Dexter,  b.  17  Feb.,  1779;  d.  16  Jan.,  1826;   m.  Conant 

Abernathy    in    1800. 

381  vi     Naucy"  Dexter,  b.  22  May,  1781;  m.  Benjamin  Gates. 

382  vii     Nathaniel"  Dexter,  b.  23  March,  1784;  d.  1821;  m.  Betsey  ; 

went  to  Bnrlington,  Vt. 
383-^  viii     William''  Dexter,   b.   28   Feb.,   1786;    d.   3   May,   1841;    m.   Sally 

jNIellan}'. 
384        ix     Sophia'"'  Dexter,  b.  28  June,  1789;   d.  1856;   m.  Luther  Hoadley 

of  Winsted.  Conn.,  23  Jan.,  1813. 

183 

Elijah''   Dexter,   son   of  Scth^    [Beiijaiiiiir',   William-,   Thomas^] 

and  Eliza])eth  [         ]  Dexter,  was  born  22  Feb.,  1749,  and 

died  25  July,  1827.     lie  married  (1)  Keziah  Winslow,  29 

.March,  1772;  married  (2)  Martha  Clark,  4  April,  1779.   He 

was  leather  sealer,  also  lumber  dealer  in  1792. 

AVill  of  Elijah  Dexter: 

I,  Elijah  Dexter  of  Rochester  this  7th  Nov.  1822— 

I  give  to  my  beloved  wife  the  use  and  improvement  of  all  my  Eeal  & 
Personal  estate  during  her  natural  life  except  such  parts  as  are  otherwise 
disposed  of  in  this  will.     I  also  give  her  my  Scotts  Bible — 

I  give  to  my  dau — Betsey  Burgess  with  what  I  before  gave  her  one  Bed 
and  furniture — 

I  give  to  my  dau.  Keziah  Athern  in  addition  to  what  T  have  before  given 
her  one  Bed  &  furniture — 

I  give  to  my  dau.  Thankful  Burgess  in  addition  to  what  I  have  before 
given  her  one  Ijed  t^'  furniture. 

I  give  to  my  daughter  Sophia  Dexter  her  heirs  &  assigns  one  undivided 
half  of  my  Corn  Mill,  one  undivided  half  of  the  dam  on  which  it  stands 
&  one  rmdivided  half  of  the  privilege  of  the  water  appertenant  to  said 
mill  61'  one  imdivided  half  of  all  rights  privileges  &c  belonging  to  said  mill. 
I  also  give  to  her,  her  heirs  &  assigns  the  salt  marsh  which  I  own  in  com- 
num  &  undivided  with  the  heirs  of  the  late  Thomas  Whiteridge.  I  also 
give  her  my  chaise  &  all  my  household  furniture  not  otherwise  disposed  of 
when  her  mother  has  done  with  it. 


DKXTKK      FA  Mil  A'      (iKXKAL()(;  ^•.  .61 

I  also  give   to   her  the   use  &   iiii|ini\ciiient   of  oii(>  of  the   rooms  on   lower 
floor  of  my  dAvelliiis'  &  one  of  tlie  clianibers  with  a   privilege  in  the  cellar 
&  a  place  to  lay  ^vood  near  the  iiovise  witli  right  to  ajijiles  in  the  orchard  for    . 
her  o\^'n  use  and  a  sufficiency  of  firewood  to  keex)i&  maintain  one  fire — these 
bequests  to  be  to  her  during  her  natural  life. 


I  give  to  my  son  Elijali,  seventy  dollars  &  one  half  my  -n-earing  apparel — 
I  give  to  my  son  Seth  one  half  of  my  wearing  api)arel. 
I  also  give  him  the  use  &  im])rovement  of  my  R.  E.  after  his  mother  has 
done  with  it,  that  is  to  say  of  one  half  of  it  till  my  grandson  John  Gibbs 
Dexter  arrives  at  the  age  of  21 — the  other  half  din-ing  his  natural  life  but 
this  is  not  to  have  any  effect  of  the  half  of  the  Corn  Mill  given  to  Sophia 
or  on  the  shoemakers  shop — 


T  give  to  my  grandson  John  Gibbs  Dexter  one  half  of  luy  I'eal  estate 
including  lA  of  my  Corn  Mill  with  its  appertances  the  same  to  l>e  his;  his 
heirs  &  assigns  forever,  he  to  come  into  the  possession  at  the  age  of  21  y 
if  my  wife  is  not  living  at  that  time  but  if  she  is  living  he  is  to  come  into 
possess  at  her  death.  I  also  gi^•e  to  him  my  shoemakers  sho|)  lii;  tools  the 
same  to  be  his  forever — 

I  give  to  my  Grand  son  Prince  Dexter  the  other  half  of  my  R.  E.  not 
absolutely  given  away  in  this  will  he  to  come  into  possession  at  the  death 
of  my  Son  Seth  Dexter  the  same  to  be  his,  his  heirs  &  assigns  forever — 


My    will    is    that    after    my    wife's    death    my    stock    be    ecpialiy    divided 
between  my  two  Grand  sons  &  my  dau.  So[)hia — 
T  app —  Elijah  Dexter  my  Ex-r — 

SigneS 

Elijah  Dexter      [SealJ 

Ten  children;  Elizabeth  and  Sarah  were  by  lirsl  wife: 

385  i     Elizabeth"  Dexter,  b.  11  May,  IT?.-^. 

386  ii     Sarah"  Dexter,  b.  27  May,  177.1;  d.  19  Nov.,  1792;  ne\er  married. 

387  iii     Kezialf'  Dexter,  b.   5  July,   1780;    d.   9   May,'  18(51;    m.   Belcher 

Athern. 
388*      iv     Prince"  Dexter,  b.   19  Jan.,   1782;   d.   8  Dec,   1813;    m.   Arlothea 

Savery. 
389  V     Sophia"  Dexter,  b.  IS  March,  1784;   d.  20  Oct.,  1845;   m.  Joseph 

Gibbs,  1836. 
390*      vi     Elijah"    Dexter,    b.    1    Sept.,    1786;    d.    10    Oct.,    1851;    m.     (1) 

Clarissa  Crocker,   1809;    (2)    Mary  Morton,   1812;    (3)    Lydia 

Thompson,  1844. 
391       vii     Thankful"  Dexter,  b.  25  Sept.,  1788;   d.  9  Dec.   1848;   m.   Prince 

Burgess,   6  Nov.,   1807. 


02  DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 

392     viii     Deborah"  Dexter,  b.   20  Jan.,  1791;   d.   8  Nov.,  1813;   single. 
393*      ix     Seth'"'  Dexter,  b.  26  March,  1793;    d.  16  Sept.,  1832. 

394  X     Polly"  Dexter,  b.  8  Dec,  1795;  d.  3  March,  1814. 

J88 

Thankful''  Dexter,  (laughter  of  Seth"*  [Benjamin',  AVilliam-, 
Thomas^]  and  Elizabeth  [  ]  Dexter,  was  l)orn  19  Aug-., 
1759.     She  married  Zebnlon  Haskall,  3  Feb.,  1782. 

Two  eliildren  : 

395  i     Seth''  Hasknll,  b.  7  :Marcli,  1783. 

396  ii     David"  Haiskall,  b.  17  Sept.,  1784. 

189 

Jabez''  Dexter,  son  of  Seth^  [Jabez\  Philip^  William-,  Thomas^] 
and  .Mai-y  [Kirby]  Dexter,  was  born  10  Aug'.,  1758.  and 
died  14  .Jan.,  1814.     He  married  Eaehel  Randall. 

Four  children  : 

397  i     Delilali'  Dexter,  b.  ;   <1.  Sept.,  1886;   m.  Corbett  Chandler. 

398  ii     Lydia'  Dexter. 

399  iii     Charles'  Dexter. 

400  iv     Sarah"  Dexter,  b.  1810;  d.  7  Aug.,  1865;  m.  John  Aiken. 

190 

Ellas'^  Dexter,  son  of  Seth^  [Jabez^  Philip".  Willianr.  Thomas^] 

and  j\laiy    [Kirby]    Dexter,  was  born  ,  and  died  15 

Dee..  1821.     lie  mari-icMl  ^Merey  Sampson  1  Dec,  1795. 

Five  children  : 

401  i     Lncy''   Dexter;    m.    William   Cambridge. 

402  ii     Mary"  Dexter;  m.  Harvey. 

403  iii     Isaiah'   Dexter. 

404  iv     Edward  Dean'  Dexter;    d.   8  Jan.,   1833;   m.  :\Iary  Dexter. 

405  V     LemneP  Dexter. 


DEXTER      F.\.^!ll.^       GKXEAI.OGV.  C)'] 

\9\ 

Elizabeth''  Dexter,  (];iiiL>]itci-  of  Sctlr"   [J;il)t'z'.  Pliilip'',  AVilliniii-, 

Thomas^]   and  AFary   [Kirhy]   Dextei".  was  ])()i'ii  ,  and 

died  1-")  ^lat'ch.  1S27.     Klic  maffied  Dcxlci-. 

Oneeliild: 


406"^  i      Raimipl    B.'   Dexter,   h.    in    l^>ehester.    179(i:    d.   ?,()   Sept.,    ISfiO; 

111.  Alibv  Blackiner. 


192 


Elisha"' Dexter,  son  (if  Srth'  [Jabez\  Philij)',  AVillianr'.  Thomas' ] 
and  ^laiy  [Kii-by]  Dexter,  was  born  April.  IKi"),  and  died 
14  Jan.,  ISo-i.  \l^'  married  Eunice  Bowles.  Dec.  1778;  she 
died  81  Jan..  1S83.  aged  69  years. 

Eight  ehildi'en.  liorn   at  Rochester,   ^lass. : 

407  i     Jane'  Dexter,  b.  Jan.,  ]779;   d.  10  Sept.,  1848;  ni.  Kirby  Beard. 

408*       ii     Betsey   Elizalteth'  Dexter,   b.   :^lt   :\[arcli.   1781;    d.   9  Dec-.,   18G5; 

m.  Thomas  ('.  Ames,   i^   Aug.,   181:.'. 
409        iii     :\I;ny'    Dexter,  b.   .1   Oet.,  1784;    d.   11    Sept.,   IS.TI  ;    m.   Sylvaims 

Trip}). 
410"       i\-      Klisha'    Dexter.    1).    4    Dec,    1797;    d.    17    Jan..    1890;    m.    SaraTi 

MeTidall. 
411  V.    Setlr    Dexter,  b.   :!  .Inly.    1799;    d.   I'l)  June.   1824. 

412'-       vi      Harvey'  Dexter,  1).  H  Dec,    Isni;   d.   4  .b-ui.,   IS.Ki;   ni.    (1)   Lydia 

("handler;    (iM    Hiddah   Eandall.   .\i.ril.    184S. 
413'     vii     AUlen'   Dexter,  b.   2  July,   1SU4;    d.   14  May,    1841;   m.    Merinda 

Frost. 
414     viii     Clarissa'  Dexter,  b.  :10  June,  1807;   in.  Lewis  Kandall. 


195 


Isaiah"  Dexter.  s(w  of  Seth'^  [Jabez\  PhiliiV",  William-,  Thomas^] 
and  Mary  [Kirby]  Dexter,  was  born  31  Dec,  17.")L'.  He 
married  ^lary  Davis,  29  Oct.,  1775. 


64  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

Three  children : 

415  i     Rebecca'  Dexter;  m.  Charles  Chaiuller. 

416  ii     Edith'  Dexter;  m.  Washburn. 

417  iii     Lydia'  Dexter;  ni.  Thomas  Sherman. 

199 

Betsey''  Dexter,  daughter  of  Philip'^  [Gershom\  John",  William^ 
Thomas^],  married  Isaac  Hatliaway.  He  was  a  farmer  in 
^Mattapoisett. 

Seven   children : 

418  i     Isaac'  Hathaway,  b.   12  Feb.,  1810;   d.   5  May,  ISGS ;   m.   Emily 

Haskius. 

419  ii     Philip   D.'    Hathaway,   b.    27    Nov.,    1815;    d.    4   June,    1897;    m. 

Desire  Smith  (Hiller). 

420  iii     Ebenezer   R.'   Hathaway,   b.   30   June,    1819;    d.    1-")    Aug..    1872; 

m.  Elizabeth  Bates. 

421  iv     Judah'  Hathaway;  unmarried. 

422  V     Nathaniel'  Hathaway;   unmarried. 

423  vi     Betsey'  Hathaway;   unmarried. 

424  vii     Patia  A.'   Hathaway;    unmarried. 

202 

Charles''  Dexter,  son  of  Jolm^  [John^  John'^,  William-,  Thomas^] 
and  Rebecca  [Hiller]  Dexter,  was  born  6  July,  1782.  He 
married  Hannah  or  Thankful  Snow,  3  March.  1808. 

Five  children: 

42.5  i     Eebecca  H.'   Dexter. 

426*      ii     John'  Dexter,  b.   29  Jan.,   1810;   d.   8   Sept.,   1884;   m.   Mary  S. 

Rogers.   18   Nov.,   1883. 
427-^^     iii     James  W.'  Dexter,  b.  21  Nov.,  1814;   d.   7  May,   1890;   m.    (1) 

Abigail  Cannon,   6  June,   1835;    (2)    Mary  Bui-bank,    1   Jan., 

1870. 
•   42S        iv     David'  Dexter,  b.  10  Aug.,  1818;   d.  14  Feb.,  1864;  m.  Corrella 

King.     No   family. 
429  V     Hannah   J.'   Dexter,   b.    12   March,    1820;    d.   26    Aug.,   1S99;    m. 

Barnabas   Hiller,   26   April,   1865.     No   family. 


DEXTER     EAMIIA'     GEXEALOGV.  (55 

207 

Charles''  Dexter, son  of  DavicF  [John'.  Jolm',  William-,  Tlioinas^] 
and  Mary  [Bntler]  Dexter,  was  l)orn  :i  Oot.,  178:1  and 
died  29  Sept.,  1852.  He  iiiarric.l  laicinda  IJaseom,  ."i  Feb., 
1812. 

Nine  children : 

430  i     Mary'    Doxtcr,   1>.    in    Wardsltoro,    Vt.,    13    Ajiril,    ISl.l;    dip,]    n 

Feb.,    1824. 

431  ii     Chester  B.'  Dexter,    !>.  14  Sept.,  1816;  <1.  in  Troy,  X.   V..  IS92; 

m.  (1)   Sally  White,  1842;    (2)   Irene  H.  Dexter,  1860. 
432''     iii     Avery    J.'    Dexter,    b.    27    A])ril,    1818;    ni.    Mary    D.    Wiiite,    22 
March,  1841. 

433  iv     Sophronia^   Dexter,   b.    21    March,    1820;    in.    (1)    Dexter   Lamb, 

1844;    (2)  Justus  IT.  Dix,  185(i ;  d.  in  Troy,  X.  Y.,  1892. 

434  V     Selina'   Dexter,   b.    9   March,   1822;    d.    IG  .Tuly.   1S8();    m.   Philo 

Chamberlain,    1848. 

435  vi     Charles'    Dexter,    Jr.,    b.    i»    June,    1S24;    d.    14    June,    1879;    ni. 

Ehelura  Chapin,  1849. 

436  vii     Hadassah"  Dexter,  1).  7  Sept.,  1826;  m.  Dexter  IT.  Van  Ostran(b 

2  Sept.,  1847;  d.  in  Troy,  N.  Y.,  1892. 

437  viii     Irene'  Dexter,  b.  May,  1830;   d.  2  May,  1872;  m.  Ellis  Eawsou, 

9  ]\rarch,  1847. 

438  ix     Allen    Caleb'    Dexter,    b.    7    .Inly,    1832;    m.    Frances   L.    Horton, 

1  Jan.,  1861;   d.  in   Troy,  X.  Y..  1892. 


209 


Nathan''  Dexter,  son  of  David'  [John^ John', William-, Thomas^] 

and  ]\lai'y    [BntUn-i    Dexter,   was  born  .     He  married 

Park. 

Children : 

438A  i     Urial'  Dexter,  b.  29  .March.  1811  ;  d.  25  Dec,  1867. 

438B        ii     James  E.'  Dexter,  b.  6  Sept.,  1817. 
438C       iii     Melvin  A.'  Dexter,  h.  14  March.  1820. 


(;(;  DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 

210 

John"  Dexter,  son  of  DaYicF'  [John*,  John",  William-,  Thomas^] 
and  Mary  [Butler]  Dexter,  was  horn  1  JMarch,  1788.  and 
(lied  18  Fel)..  1858.  He  married  (1)  Dehorah  F.  Marsh,  (2) 
Miranda  Park,    (3)   Betsey  Miner. 

Two  children: 

439  i     Fayette'    Dexter,    1j.    in   Dover,    Vt.,    2    Nov.,    1816;    d.    28    Sept.. 

1845;   m.  Eliza  L.  Eeed,  5  Dec,   1844. 

440  ■■       ii     John    Sidney'    Dexter,   b.    in   Dover,    Vt.,   3   May,   1821;    m.    (1) 

Abigail  A.  Eames,  24  March,   1842;    (2)   Julia  A.  Eames,  15 
April,  1846;    (3)   Mrs.  Betsey   (Eames)   Bates,  16  Jan.,  1882. 

211 

David"  Dexter,  son  of  David"'  [John''.  John%  William^  Thomas^J 
and  :\rai'Y  [Butler]  Dexter,  was  born  20  April,  1790,  and 
died  6  Jan.,  1871.  He  married  Chloe  Hazeltine.  2  Feb.. 
1815,  at  AVardsboro,  Vt.  She  was  a  descendant  of  Edward 
Rawson.  who  was  the  Secretary  of  the  ]\Iassachusetts  Bay 
Colony.  Edward  Rawson 's  grandmother  was  the  sister  to 
Edmund  Vrindal,  who  became  the  renowned  Archbishop  of 
Canterbury  in  the  reign  of  Queen  Elizabeth. 

Four  children : 

441  i     Laban    H.'    Dexter,    b.    7    March,    1816;    ni.    Ann   W.    Morse,    13 

May,  1847.     No  children. 

442  ii     Laura"  Dexter,  b.  24  May,  1818;   d.  16  Sept.,  1889;   m.  Francis 

W.  Jones,  May,  1S37. 

443  iii     Eleanor  M.'  Dexter,  b.  3  March,  1820;  d.  31  Jan.,  1833. 

444*      iv     D.    Gilbert"   Dexter,    b.    29    March,    1833;    m.    Ellen    Simonds.    (i 


Feb.,  1856. 


212 


Daniel''  Dexter,  son  of  David''  [Jolnl^  John",  William-,  Thomas^] 
and  i\!ai-y    [Butler]   Dexter,  was  born  30  May,  1792,  and 


DEXTER     IW.MII.Y     GENEALOGY.  67 

died  30  May,   1862.     lie  married    (1)    Iladassah  Johnson. 
1824;  (2)  Roxalana  Johnson,  24  Dec,  1829. 

Four  children  : 

445  i     Chandler'  Dexter,  b.  10  July,  ISr.l  ;  d.  4  Au^..  183;?. 

446  ii     Mair  Dexter,  b.  20  Feb.,  1834;  ni.  Wales  TLWillard.  Nov..  18.54. 

447  iii     Eleanor  M.'   Dexter,  b.  31  May,  183(i;   ni.    Wells  M.   White    '>8 

Aug.,  1860.  •  ' 

448  iv     Sara  M.^  Dexter,  b.  .5  May,  1838;  m.   (1)  William  S.  Knowlton, 

13  Feb.,  1867;    (2)   Howard  M.  Burke.  12  .Ian.,  1SS7. 

213 

Silas"  Dexter,  .son  of  David'^  [John^,  John-,  William-.  Thomas^] 
and  :\lary  [Butler^]  Dexter,  was  born  6  Dec,  1794,  and 
died  7  April,  1850.  He  married  (1)  Irene  Hall,  1826;  (2) 
Maria  Taylor.  10  Jan..  1838.  He  was  Representative  in 
1831-2-3. 


Four  children  : 


449 
450 


i     Irene  .H.'    Dexter,    b.    in    Wardsboro,    Yt.,    27    Sept.,    1833;    m. 
Chester  B.  Dexter,   26  Xov.,   1860. 
ii     Lueie  A.^  Dexter,  b.  31  April,  1836;  d.  10  June,  1868;  m.  George 
Knight,   4  July,   1865. 

451  iii     Frank'  Dexter,  b.  6  March,  1838;  d.  8  Dec,  1886.    ' 

452  iv     Laura'    Dexter,   h.    8   June,   1841;    ni.   Darwin  C.   Blanciiard,    12 

Jan..   1869. 


217 

Jonathan  Mills''  Dexter,  son  of  Jonathan^  [John^  Johnl  Wil- 
liam-. ThomasM  and  Hannah  [Church]  Dexter,  was  born 
at  Wardsboro,  Vt.,  26  April,  1788,  and  died  in  Baltimore, 
IMd.,  28  April,  1844.  He  obtained  his  education  in  his 
native  town,  but  very  early  in  life  moved  to  Boston,  :\Iass., 
where  he  started  in  business  in  a  small  way.  He,  however, 
soon  developed  a  desire  for  mercantile  pursuit,  and  soon 
went  into  the  real  estate  business,  which  he  found  congenial 


(iS 


nEXTER     FAMIIvY     GENEAEOGY. 


JONATHAN  MILLS  DEXTER. 


to  liis  tastes,  and  he  was  quite  succes«fiil  from  the  start, 
lie  opei'ated  in  Boston,  Camhridge  and  Roxbury.  He  then 
turned  liis  attention  to  Lowell,  and  was  a  very  larg-e  owner 
of  land  there,  at  one  time  owning'  the  land  where  the  City 
Hall.  High  School  and  most  of  the  factories  now  stand. 

]\rr.  Dexter  founded  the  town  of  Dracut.  opposite 
the  city  of  Lowell,  and  was  insti'umental  in  having  a  bridge 
eonnect  the  two  places.  He  also  purchased  10,000  acres 
of  land  in  ]\[aine.  His  operations  in  real  estate  extended 
over  a  considerable  part  of  the  country,  and  it  was  while 
he  was  at  Baltimore,  Md..  to  close  a  large  deal  that  he 
suddenly  died. 

j\lr.  Dexter  took  a  great  interest  in  young  men,  and  wa,s 
instrumental  in  starting  more  than  a  score  of  them  in  busi- 
ness. In  religion  he  was  a  strict  Presbyterian.  He  died 
at  the  age  of  4(),  having  amassed  a  large  fortiuie  for  those 
limes  and.  what  is  better  yet,  gained  the  esteem  of  his  fel- 
lowmen. 


DEXTER     FAMILY     UENEALOGY. 


69 


HARRIET  S.    (MORSE)   DEXTER.  WIFE  OF  JONATHAN  M. 

Mr.  Dexter  mari'ied  TIan'ict  S.  ]\Iorse.  28  Jan..  1828. 
She  was  born  in  Xewfane,  Vt.,  27  Nov.,  179(),  and  died  in 
Boston,  ]\rass.,  10  Mny,  1811.  Hari'iet  Siverly  Morse  was 
the  daiig-hter  of  Elienezer  IMorse  of  Boylston,  IMass. 
Her  mother  Avas  Henrietta  Morse  of  New  York, 
born  in  1767  and  died  in  1858.  Her  father  was 
an  architect  and  l)ni]der,  and  ])nilt  the  first  mill  at  New- 
fane,  Vt.  In  1782  he  left  New  York,  where  he  was  then 
living,  bound  for  Halifax,  N.  S.  He  was  engaged  in  the 
Department  of  Artifices  in  the  service  of  King  George  III. 
He  was  granted  a  l)oniity  of  land  by  proclamation  of  the 
King.  Her  grandfather.  Rev.  Ebenezer  IMorse  of  Boylston, 
was  invited  to  settle  over  the  new  chnrch,  and  after  some 
bargaining  about  salary  he  consented  to  do  so.  He  was 
installed  26  Oct.,  1748,  six  chnrches  assisting.  The  meeting- 
honse  at  that  time  was  not  finished ;  it  had  neither  pnlpit, 


70  DEXTER     FAINIII.Y     GENEiVLOGY. 

pews,  doors  nor  even  a  permanent  floor.  It  was  completed 
the  next  year  (1744).  Individnals  built  their  own  pews 
where  spaces  were  granted  to  them,  as  was  customary,  and 
this  continued  until  1761.  Mr.  Morse  remained  with  the 
church  twenty-five  years,  but  when  the  disaffection  of  the 
Colonies  arose  he  appeared  as  a  Koya.list,  and  as  the  church 
people  were  patriotic,  there  was  a  difference  between  them, 
and  he  was  dismissed  10  Nov.,  1755.  He  remained  in  town, 
however,  and  took  up  the  practice  of  medicine  and  also 
fitted  students  for  college.  Mr.  Morse  was  born  in  Medfield, 
2  March,  1718 ;  graduated  at  Harvard  College  1737 ;  studied 
law  Avdth  John  Chandler.  He  wa«s  married  to  Persis,  daughter 
of  John  Bush.  She  was  a  descendant  of  John  Howe,  who 
came  from  England  and  who  was  connected  with  Lord 
Charles  How,  Earl  of  Lancaster,  in  reign  of  Charles  I.    She 

was  born  ■;   died   6  May,   1788.     He  died  in   1802, 

aged  83  years. 

Nine  children,  l)()rn  at  Boston,  Mass. : 

453  i     Samuel  Adams'  Dexter,  b.  3  Feb.,  1824;   d.  17  Ajiril,  1856. 

454*      ii     Frances    Henrietta'    Dexter,    b.    26    June,    1825 ;    m.    James  .  P. 

Tolman,  1  Oct.,  18  46. 
454A    iii     Harriet   Augusta"   Dexter,  b.   19   Sept.,   1827;    d.   20   Oct.,   1828. 
455*      iv     Augustus  Charles"   Dexter,  b.   28   Aug.,   1829;    m.  Alice  Gilbert, 

22  Oct.,  1875. 
456         V     George  Mills'  Dexter,  b.  28  Feb.,  1832;   d.  12  Aug.,  1853. 
456A    vi     Henry   Montgomery'  Dextor,  b.   6  Nov.,   1833;   m.   Eliza  H.  Mc- 

Connell,  25  Aug.,  1863. 
457*     vii     Harriet  Siverly'  Dexter,  b.   6  Nov.,   1835;    d.   2  May,   1859;   m. 

Charles  Stephenson,  22  Dec,  1856. 

458  viii     William'  Dexter,  b.  1   April,  1839;   d.  4  April,  1839. 

459  ■      ix     Helen   A.'   Dexter,   b.    26   Oct.,   1840;    m.    Charles    Stephenson,   9 

Jan.,  1862. 


221 


Oliver''  Dexter,  son  of  Jonathan^  [John^  Jolnr,  William-, 
Thomas']  and  Dolly  [White]  Dexter,  was  born  11  Dec, 
1802,  and  died  5  April,  1882.  He  married  Louisa  Preston, 
19  Sept.,  1830. 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY.  71 

They  had  six  childivn.  hofii  in  Wni'dsboi-n,  Vt. : 

460  i     Kmily'  Dexter,  b.  L';i  Oct..   ]88'2. 

461  ii     Cliarles"  Dexter,  h.  6  Sept.,  LS39 ;  d.  17  Mardi,  LSS9 ;  in.  Harriet 

Morse,   17   March,    1868. 

462  iii     Frances'  Dexter,  b.  in  Addison,  Vt.,  27  .April,  1837;  m.  Benjamin 

C.  Haywood,  23  Sept.,  1858. 

463  iv     Oliver'  Dextei',  b.   7  ,Tulj,  1840;   m.  Rosalia  C.  Larkin,  24  June, 

1863. 
464*        V     Horace'   Dexter,  b.   2.1  .Tnn.,    1843;    ni.   Lora  R.   GritYin.   16  May, 
1871. 

465  vi     Harriet'   Dexter,  li.   (!  :\[ay,   184(i;    ni.    Mills  .1.  Landou,  25  Feb., 

1868.  . 

225 

Joseph  W."  Dexter,  son  of  Jonathan-^  [John\  Jolin',  William', 
Thomas^]  and  Doily  [White]  Dexter,  was  boi-n  14  April, 
1811.     lie  married  IMary  F.  Morse,  11  Nov.,  1884. 

They  had  six  children : 

466  i     Josephine   M.'  Dexter,  b.   in  Boston,   19   Oct.,   1835;    d.   2   Sept., 

1854. 

467  ii     Linus   G.''  Dexter,   b.   in   Wardsboro,   Vt.,    29   Dec,   1839;    d.   19 

Sept.,  1854. 

468  iii     E.   Milton'   Dexter,   b.    28   July,    1842;    m.    E.    Aline   Osgood,   17 

Jan.,   1883. 

469  iv     Stella  A.'  Dexter,  b.  8  Dec,  1845;  m.  T.  G.  Nash,  14  May,  1866. 

470  V     Ellen  M.'  Dexter,  b.  5  July,  1848;   d.  2  July,  1854. 

471  vi     Oharles  D.'  Dexter,  b.   11   Oct.,   1855;   m.   Eleanor  C.  Morse,  25 

Juno,  1884. 

226 

Linus  W.''  Dexter,  son  of  Jonathan-^  [John*,  John\  William^, 
Thomas^]  and  Dolly  [White]  Dexter,  was  born  in  Wards- 
boro, Vt.,  24  May,  1813,  and  died  Febrnary,  1899.  He 
married  Caroline  Carpenter. 

Linns  Dexter  went  to  Philadelphia  early  in  life  and  there 
laid  the   foundation   for   his   fortune   in   the   confectionery 


72  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

and  fancy  baking-  business.  He  afterwards  extended  the 
business  to  other  large  eastern  cities.  He  was  known  as 
the  inventor  of  the  ' '  angel  cake. ' '  He  was  fond  of  good 
horses,  and  years  ag-o  his  stables  in  Philadelphia  contained 
some  of  the  finest  animals  in  the  country.  He  met  with 
business  reverses  at  one  time,  but  set  to  work  manfully  and 
amassed  a  second  fortune. 

Mr.  Dexter  had  a  tender  heart  for  the  ])()or  and  needy, 
but  so  modest  and  secret  was  he  in  his  acts  of  charity  that 
none  but  his  closest  friends  knew  of  them.  He  was  always 
honest  and  upright  in  his  business,  and  was  never  kno\^^l 
to  be  harsh  to  the  poor  in  his  tenements  or  exacting  to  his 
debtors.  He  died  at  Vineland,  N.  J.,  aged  S6,  and  left  a 
fortune  of  $500,000,  which  he  had  willed  to  his  wife.  His 
wife  died  shortlv  before  he  did. 


229 


Anna''  Dexter,  daughter  of  Reul)eU'  [John*,  Johm',  William^, 
Thomas']  and  ^lary  [Tobey]  Dexter,  was  born  11  July. 
1779,  and  died  5  Dec,  1867.  She  married  Abner  Hall,  4 
Nov.,  1819.     ]\rr.  Hall  was  a  ship  carpenter. 

Six  childi'en,  born  in  IMattapoisett : 

472'         i     Laura  A.'   ITall.  b.  • ;   d.  16  Nov.,  1872;   m.  Capt.  Josei^h  R. 

Taber  (wlialing  captain). 

473  ii     Martha'   Hall. 

474  iii     Lucy'  Hall,  b.  9  Sept.,  1825;   d.  2  Nov.,  1880;  m.  Henry  Taylor 

.(merchant   in   Mattapoisett). 

475  iv     Emily'  Hall,  b.  7  Aug.,  18.30;  d.  16  May,  1884;  m.  Wyatt  Snow, 

7  July,  1850.     He  was  a  carpenter. 

476  V     Abner'  Hall.  b.   13   A])ril,   1835;-  d.  31   May,   1883;   m.  Lucinda 

Keith. 

477  vi     Nathan'  Hall. 

232  • 

Clarissa''  Dexter,  daughter  of  Reuben^  [John*.  John\  William-. 
Thomas^]    and   ]\lary    [Tobey]    Dexter,   was  born   25  INIay, 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY.  73 

1805.  and  died  23  March,  1867.  She  married  Edward  Buell, 
31  July,  1834.  Mr.  Buell  was  a  ship-joiner  and  resided  at 
IMattapoisett. 


Eio'lit  children  : 

478  i     MarrettcV  Buell,  b.  Mattapoisett,  2  Mav,  L82.i ;  m.  Francis  Max- 

well, 26  Nov.,  1865. 

479  ii     Edward  Franklin'  Buell,  b.   6  Oct.,   1828;   d."  6  Jan.,   1831. 

480  iii     Sarah  Jane'  Buell,  b.  27  July,  1831;   ni.  John  Meigs,  19  June 

1853. 

481  iv     Edward  W.'  Buell,  b.  13  Oct.,  1834;  d.  17  March,  1836. 
V     Eliza  L.   B.'  Buell,   b.   17  April,   1837;    d.   23  Nov.,  1841. 

vi     Eeuben  D.'  Buell,  b.  25  May,  1841 ;   d.  14  Jan.,  1844. 
vii     Laura  J.'  Buell,  b.  14  April,  1845;   d.  17  April,  1857. 
485     viii     Edward   W.'   Buell,   Jr.,   b.   27   Aug.,   1849;    m.    Helen   Frances, 
23  June,  1875. 


233 

Mary«  Dexter,  danuhter  of  Eeuben^  [.John^  Johu^  William-. 
Thomas^]  and  Mary  [Tobey]  Dexter,  was  born  4  Feb.,  1808, 
and  died  23  July,  1896.  She  married  Nathan  H.  Barstow, 
27  Dec,  1829.  IMr.  Barstow  was  a  ship-builder  in  I\Iatta- 
poisett  before  1861.    lie  also  had  saw-mill  and  box  factory. 

Six  children :    • 


482 
483 

484 


486 
487 
488 

489 
490 
491 


i  Helen'  Barstow,  b.  30  April,  1831;   d.  23  Sept.,  1855. 

ii  Caroline'  Barstow,  b.  12  Nov.,  1832;  d.  19  Jan.,  1854. 

iii  Elizabeth  Penn'  Barstow,  b.   10  Dec,  1S33;   d.  22  March,  1854; 

m.  Charles  D.  Hall, 

iv  Mary  Tobey'  Barstow,  b.   12  Nov.,  1835;    d.  9  July,   1838. 

y  Mary  Tobey'  Barstow,  2d,  b.  Dec,  1838;   d.  8  May,  1854. 

VI  Nathan  Hammond'  Barstow,  b.  6  July,   1842;   d.   10  Sept.,  1843. 

234 

Caroline^'  Dexter,  daughter  of  Reuben-^  [John^.  John'^,  AVilliam^, 
Thomas^]    and  I\lary   [Tobey]    Dexter,  was  born  14  :\rareh, 


74  DEXTER     PAMIIiY     GENEALOGY. 

1814,  and  died  2  July,  1856.     She  married  Daniel  Smith, 
1  Jan.,  1840. 

Six  children  : 

492  i     Caroline  Dexter'    Smitli.    h.    in   Ne^v   Bedford,   4    July,   1841;    d. 

•    4    Nov.,    1852. 
A9?,        ii     Mary   Leonard'    Sniitli,   b.    in    New    Bedford,    1.1    Feb.,    184.3;    d. 
23  April,  1847. 

494  iii     Daniel  Herbert'   Smith,   b.    in  New  Bedford,   10   .Tan.,   1845;    m. 

Helen  A.  Lane,  26  May,  1869. 

495  iv     Leonard  Dexter"  Smith,  b.  in  Eutland,  1   Nov.,  1848;   m.  Emma 

J.  Kinney,  5  Jnly,  1904. 

496  V     Mary  Addie  Adelia'  Smith,  b.  in  Kutland,  17  Nov.,  1850;   d.  21 

June,   1854. 

497  vi     Carrie  Barstow'  Smith,  b.  in  Rutland,  14  May,  1854;  m.  Goorffe 

S,  Russell,  15  May,  1878. 

237 

Edward"  Dexter,  son  of  Edward^  [Noah\  Benjamin^,  William^ 
Thomas^]  and  Mary  [Babcock]  Dexter,  was  born  13  Nov., 
1766,  and  died  18  Sept.,  1845.     He  married  Biah  Barlow. 

Six  children : 

498  i     Mary'  Dexter,  b.  ;  m.  James  Eipner,  29  March,  1832. 

499  ii     Susan'  Dexter,  b.  ISIO;  d.  10  May,  1887;   m.  Edward  Ripuer. 
500"     iii     Allen'  Dexter,  b.   1807;   d.   29  April,  1878;   m.  Phebe  Heard,  24 

April,  1842. 
501'^      iv     James'   Dexter,   b.   24   Nov.,   — ;    d.   22   INIay,    1856;    m.    Hannah 
Mendall,  22  Aug.,  1836. 

502  V     Wilson'  Dexter,  b.  .     No  family. 

503  vi     Edward'  Dexter,  b. .     No  family. 

238 

Captain  Samuel"  Dexter,  son  of  EdwarcP  [Noah*,  Benjamin^ 
Willianr,  Thomas\)  and  Mary  [Babcock]  Dexter,  was  born 
30  Sept.,  1773,  and  died  30  Sept.,  1856.  He  married  Mercy 
Keen  in  1800.     Captain  Dexter  moved  to  Smithfield,  N.  Y., 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY.  75 

about  1815  and  bought  a  farm,  which  was  always  the  family 
home. 

Twelve  children : 

504  i     Sarah^  Dexter,  b.  in  Eochester,  2  Oct.,  LS02 ;   d.  in  infancy. 

505  ii     Perries'  Dexter,  b.  in  Eochester,   17  Sept.,  LS03 ;   d.  in  infancy. 
506*     iii     Sumner'   Dexter,  b.  in  Eochester,  23  March,   1805;   d.   7   March, 

1868;  m.  Deborah  Edwards,  13  July,  1837. 

507  iv     Alary'  Dexter,  b.  in  Eochester,  4  April,  1807;   d.   3  Feb.,   1849; 

ni.  (1)  Cornelius  Stewart,  1829;   (2)  Otis  P.  Granger,  1837. 

508  V     Jolm  Albert'  Dexter,  b.  in  Eochester,  11  Feb.,  1809;   d.  20  N^^ 

1863. 
509^      vi     Jane'  Dextor,  b.   in  Eochester,   4  May,   1811;   d.   12  Nov.,  1867; 

m.  Frederick  Ward. 
510*     vii     Caroline'    Dexter,    b.    in   Eochester,    11    Nov.,    1812;    d.    7    April, 

1870;   m.   Ona  T\Tiite,  24  Dec,  1834. 
511*  viii     James'  Dexter,  b.  in  Eochester,  21  Dec,  1814;  d.  14  May,  1861; 

m.  Pamelia  Dexter,  20  Sept.,  1849. 
512*      ix     Samuel'   Dexter,  Jr.,  b.   in  Smithfield,  N.  Y.,   17  Jan..  1816;   d. 

28  Jan.,  1888;   m.  Mary  Coon,   8  Jan.,  1841. 
513         X     Charlotte'  Dexter,  b.  in  Smithfield,  N.  Y.,  28  Feb.,  1818;   d.  25 

May,  1874. 
514*      xi     Sarah   M.'   Dexter,   b.   in   Smithfield,   N.   Y.,   24   Dec,   1819;    d. 

26  May,   1894;    m.   James   A.   Parmelee,   13   Oct.,   1842.       He 

died  15  Nov.,  1854,  leaving  three  children. 
515*     xii     David   H.'   Dexter,   b.   in   Smitlifield,   N.    Y.,   5    March,   1822;    d. 

25  March,  1863;  m.  Mary  Dana,  1848. 

244 

Joseph''  Dexter,  son  of  Benjamin-^  [Noah^  Benjamin^  William^, 
Thomas^]  and  Priscilla  [Benson]  Dexter,  was  born  3  July, 
1759.     He  married  Mary  Luce,  14  Oct.,  1779. 

Seven  children,  born  at  Tisbury : 

516*  i  Benjamin'  Dexter.;    m.   Betsey   Hilman,   1809. 

517*  ii  Elisha'  Dexter;  m.  Eliza  Merry. 

518  iii  Charles'  Dexter;  m.  Sally  Baxter,  1808. 

519*  iv  Ira'  Dexter;  m.  Harriet  Dunham. 

520*  v  Joseph'  Dexter;  m.  Charlotte  Alorton. 

521  vi  Polly'  Dexter;  m.  .John  Baxter,  27  Jan.,  1805. 

522  vii     Priscilla'  Dexter;   m.  Bartlett  Allen. 


76  DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 

245 

Noah''  Dexter,  son  of  Benjamin^  [Noah*,  Benjamin^  William-, 
Thomas^]  and  Priscilla  [Benson]  Dexter,  was  born  4  Jnne, 
1762,  and  died  25  April,  1816.  He  married  Mary  Delano, 
27  Nov.,  1788. 

Eleven  children : 

523  i     Sophia^  Dexter,   b.    12  Dec,   1790;    d.   5   Sept.,   1813;    m.   Caleb 

Handy. 

524  ii     Abner'  Dexter,  b.  1  Dec,  1792;   d.  1826. 

525  iii     Plarper  D.'  Dexter,  b.  17  Dec,  1794;  d.  July,  1821. 

526  iv     Polly'  Dexter,  b.  13  Feb.,  1797;  ni.  Caleb  Handy. 

527  V     Cynthia'  Dexter,  b.  29  Nov.,  1799;  d.  1882;  m.  Andrew  Allen. 

528  vi     Lydia  D.'  Dexter,  b.  6  July,  1802;  d.  13  Apr.,  1819. 

529  vii     Elizabeth'  Dexter,  b.  23  Jan.,  1804;  d.  8  Nov.,  1819. 

530*  viii  Eodolphus  W.'  Dexter,  b.  15  April,  1806;  d.  25  April,  1862;  m. 
(1)  Andria  C.  Fuller,  1833;  (2)  Mary  H.  Taber,  12  Dec, 
1838. 

531  ix     Mary  Ann'  Dexter,  b.  28  Sept.,  1808;  d.  13  Oct.,  1808. 

532  X     Priscilla'  Dexter,  b.  3  June,  1810;  d.  29  Nov.,  1810. 

533  xi     Charlotte'  Dexter,  b.  17  Feb.,  1812;   m.  Frederick  Barden. 

251 

Benjamin'"'  Dexter,  son  of  Benjamin-'  [Noah\  Benjamin^  Wil- 
liam-, ThomasVi  and  Priscilla  [Benson]  Dexter,  was  bora 
18  July,  1778,  and  died  14  Sept.,  1846.  He  married  Ruth 
Delano,  1  Jan.,  1797. 

Nine  children : 

534  i     Priscilla'  Dexter,  b.  in  Rochester,  6  April,  1S07 ;  d.  7  Oct.,  1896; 

m.  Hezekiah  Coleman,   10  Feb.,  1830. 
535^      ii     Lucy'   Dexter,   b.   5   March,   1809;    m.    Timothy   Clifton,   6   Jan., 
1833. 

536  iii     ,losiah'   Dexter,   b.    17   Sept.,   1810;    d.   8   Nov.,   1890;    m.   Mary 

Wing,   8   Sept.,   1841. 

537  iv     Mary  A.'  Dexter,  b.  27  Sept.,  1812;  d.  30  Dec,  1890. 

538*        V     Lydia'  Dexter,  b.  5  Feb.,  1814;  m.  James  Hammett,  8  Oct.,  1836. 


■      DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY.  77 

539*  vi  Benjaniiu'  Dexter,  1).  1  June,  LS17;  d.  17  Ajiril,  1879;  ni.  Eliza- 
beth Delano,    1    .luii.>,   1841. 

540  vii  Sylvia'  Dexter,  b.  30  May,  1819;  m.  Thomas  Caswell.  S  Aug., 
1843. 

541*  viii  Eufus'  Dexter,  b.  7  Feb.,  1S21;  in.  Elizabeth  Washburn,  1  .June, 
1848. 

.'542.     ix     Euth'  Dexter,  b.  o  March,   1823;   d.  27  Jan.,  1890;   single. 

261 

Isaac"  Dexter,  son  of  Jonathan'^  [Benjamin'*,  Benjamin-',  Wil- 
lianr,  Thomas^]  and  Hannah  [Vincent]  Dexter,  was  born 
at  Dartmonth,  Mass.,  15  Oct.,  1751,  and  died  in  1848.  He 
married  Anna  Foster  of  Chilmark,  ^lass.  He  moved  to 
Liverpool,  Nova  Scotia,  where  their  chiklren  were  horn. 

Children: 

L  .Tohu'  Dexter,  1).  1.1  Feb.,  1777;  m.  Waty  Atkins,  27  Oct.,  1802.  Two 
children : 

1.  Catherine,  b.  17  Sept.,  1S03;  m.  Joseph  Aniiis,  1823. 

2.  Mary,  b.  25  June,  1805. 
TI.     Azubah"  Dexter,  b.  1779;   d.  1779. 

IIT.  Annie'  Dexter,  b.  (5  Aug..  1781;  d.  23  Sept.,  1808;  ni.  Henry^  Paygent, 
31  Aug.,  1802. 

1.  Henry  A.*  Paygent,  b.  25  Dec,  1803. 

2.  Cynthia^  Paygent.  b.  19  Nov.,  1805. 

3.  Mary  Ann-"  Paygent,  b.  21  Jan.,  1808. 

TV.  Mary"  Dexter,  b.  25  June,  1784;  d.  25  Dec,  1850;  ni.  Eev.  William 
Paygent,  1  Jan.,  1806.  They  had  eleven  children,  born  iu  Antig- 
onish,  Nova  Scotia: 

1.  Elizabeth^  Paygent,  b.  31  Dec,  1806;  m.  John  Paygent,  1829. 

2.  John^  Paygent,  b.  12  Nov.,  1808 ;  ni.  Mary  Ann  Curry,  1835.^ 

3.  Mary  Ann^  Paygent,  b.  13  May,  1810;   d.  1899;   ni.  Stephen 

Harvey,  1837. 

4.  William  H.**  Paygent,  b.  6  Aug.,  1812;   drowned  in  1820. 

5.  Jane-  Paygent.  b.  2  Jan.,  1815;   m.  Simeon  Kempton.  1834. 

6.  Lydia'*   Paygent,   b.   18    April,    1817;    d.    1903;    m.   John    W. 

Eaton,  1844. 

7.  Margaref*  Paygent,  b.  18  April,  1820;   d.  1874;   m.  William 

E.    Davison,    1843. 

8.  Caroline"   Paygent,   b.    13   Dec,    1822;    d.    1899;    m.   Joel   M. 

Paygent,   1846. 


7S  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

9.     Sarah"  Payseii^  b.  13  Jan.,  1825;  cl.  1904;   in.  J.  P.  Chase, 
1849. 

10.  William^  Paygent,  b.  12  Aug.,  1827;   d.   1885;   m.  Eliza  A. 

Harris,  1862. 

11.  Leniira**  Paygent,  b.  7  June,  1831;  d.  1904;  ni.  Dr.  Cox,  1856. 

V.  Isaac'  Dexter,  b.  11  Feb.,  1787;  d.  1854;  m.  Mercy  Freeman,  13  Dec, 

1810.     Two  chihlrcn,  born   in  Liverpool,  N.   S. : 
•      ].     Letitia'  Dexter,  b.  2  Dec,  1811. 

2.     Ann'"  Dexter,  b.  June,  1822;   ni.  Thomas  Gould. 

VI.  Lydia'  Dexter,  b.  15  Oct.,  1789;  m.    (1)    ('a])tain  Benjamin  Freeman, 

1811;    (2)  Mathew  Park. 
Y-IT.     Azubah'  Dexter,  b.  9  Aug.,  1792;  d.  9  July,  1828;  m.  Whitman  Free- 
man, 11  Jan.,  1817.     Five  children,  born  in  Milton,  N.  S. : 

1.  Eliza"  Freeman,  b.  8  Oct.,  1818;  d.  1820. 

2.  George  W.*  Freeman,  b.  15  March,  1820. 

3.  p]liza  Ann^  Freeman,  b.  16  May,  1822. 

4.  Alfred'  Freeman,  b.  30  April,  1824;  d.  13  Feb.,  1846. 

5.  Mary  A.^  Freeman,  b.  7  A])ril,  1826;  m.  Charles  M.  Ford. 

VIII.  Joseph'  Dexter,  b.  9  Marcli,  1795;   in.  Jerusha  Herrington,  10  Dec, 

1823.     Five  children,  born  in  Brooklyn,  N.  S. : 

1.  Mary  Eliza**  Dexter;  in.  Edward  McLeod. 

2.  (Hon.)  I.  Vincent*  Dexter;  m.  Agnes  Gould.     Son,  Isaac  V." 

Dexter,  m.  .lanett  Starrett. 

3.  Azubah*  Dexter;  in.  Captain  Edward  McLeod. 

4.  (Capt.)   Josepli  H.*  Dexter;   m.  McLeod. 

5.  Theresa"  Dexter;   m.  Captain  Jason  Gardner. 

IX.  Listha'  Dexter,  b.  179S;   d.   1800. 

267 

Ebenezer''  Dexter,  son  of  Ebenezer^  [Benjamin^  Benjamin^, 
Willianr,  Thoma,s^]  and  Lydia  [Ryder]  Dexter,  was  born  in 
Dartmouth,  20  .Inly,  1766.  a!id  died  in  1885.  He  married 
Aznbah  Godfrey. 

Children  : 

I.  Joseph'  Dexter,  b.  ;  lost  at  sea. 

II.  .lohn'  Dexter,  b.  ;  lost  at  sea. 

III.  Henry'  Dexter,  b.  • ;  m.  Ann  Smith.     Had  four  children,  William'', 

DanieP,  IsraeP,  Ellen". 
TV.     Eoberts'  Dexter. 
V.     Ebenezer'  Dexter. 


Hon.  ISAAC   VINCENT   DEXTER, 
Liverpoool,  Nova  Scotia. 


ISAAC   V.  DEXTER,  JB. 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY.  /!) 

VI.  Catherine'  Dexter. 

VII.  Godfrey'  Dexter,  b.  ;   m.  Cynthia  Gardner.     Son,  John  A.'  Dex- 

ter, b.  in  ISlova  Scotia,  17  Sept.,  1826;  m.  Kate  Myra;  had  six 
children:  Arth'ir^,  EdwanP,  William^,  Kate",  llcbecca' and  Dnvid^, 
all  born  in  Nova  Scotia. 

269 

Enoch-  Dexter,  son  of  Ebenezer^  [Benjamin*,  Benjamin",  Wil- 
liam-, Thomas^]  and  Lydia  [Eyder]  Dexter,  was  born  in 
1771  at  Dartmonth,  and  died  in  1831.  He  married  Salome 
Pindel,  9  Nov.,  1794. 

One  child : 

I.     Smith'  Dexter,  b.  1817;   d.  1889;  m.  Sophronia  Gardner  and  had  seven 
children,  all  born  in  Brooklyn,  Nova  Scotia: 

1.  Jedidah^  Dexter;  m.  Henry  Gardner. 

2.  Eunice^  Dexter;  m.  Captain  William  Cook. 

3.  Barzillias*  Dexter;   m.  Susan  Gardner. 

4.  Azubah'*  Dexter;   m.  Joseph  Brown. 

5.  Cecilia^  Dexter;   m.  William  Peach. 

(').     Willoughby'  Dexter;  m.  Jessie  Antony. 
7.     Mary*  Dexter;  m.  Charles  Peach. 

270 

Samuel''  Dexter,  son  of  El)enezer'  [Benjamin^,  Benjamin'', 
William'-,  Thomas^]  and  Lydia  [Ryder]  'Dexter,  was  born 
in  Dartmouth  in  1778,  and  died  1831.  He  married  Hannah 
Godfrey,  12  March,  1799. 

Ten  children,  all  born  in  Brooklyn,  N.  S.: 

I.  :\Ielinda"  Dexter,  b.  ?.0  July,  ISOO. 

II.  Knoclr  Dexter,  b.  S  Feb.,   1802;  m.    Hannah    Bnrk,    IS    Jan.,    1S27. 

Cbildren:    William    E."    Dexter,    :\ratildy"    Dexter    and    .Tenislur 
Dexter,  wbo  married  (ieo.  ]\Iiddlemas. 

III.  Susanna"   Dexter,    b.    10  March,   1S04;  m.  John   Kempton,  20  Feb., 

1823. 

IV.  Warren"  Dexter,   b.   II  Marcli,   1805;    n).   Mary  S.    Kempton;    d.    17 

June,  1872.      She  was  b.  ()  March,   1801;  d.  9  Nov.,   1871.      They 
had  six  children,  all  b.  in  Brooklyn,  X.  S. : 


80  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

1  Susannah^  Dt'xter,  b.   7  Sei)t.,   18.')2;  m.  Alexander  Whartdii, 

1.S54. 

2  :Mary  Eliza'  Dexter,  V).  31  May,  1836;  in.  Joseph  I*..   Freeman, 

1850. 

3  Hannah-  Dexter,  1).  4  July,  1838;  m.  Hezekiah  H.  Harris,  1865. 

4  Sarah"  Dexter,  )>.  2U  July,  1840;  m.  Ilenajah  :Minerd,  1868. 

5  Joseph'  Dexter,  1).  19  April,  1843;  d.  1849. 

6  John  Kcmi)ton'  Dexter,  b.  7  Dec,  1844;  m.  ]\Iartha  Kenipton, 

1872.     They  had  seven  children,  b.  in  Milton,  N.  S. : 

1  Mary  Snow''  Dexter,  1).  18  May,  1873;  ni.  Wm.  Snow,  1899. 

2  Jessie  M."  Dexter,  b.  15  :\rarch,  1875;  m.  James  Mills,  1901. 

3  Harvey  X."  Dexter,  b.  4  .May,  1877;  d.  18  April,   1882. 

4  William  S.''  Dexter,  1).  9  Nov.,  1879;  d.  9  Oct.,  1898. 

5  Clittbrd  H."  Dexter,  b.  9  April,  1882. 
(i  Warren  J."  Dexter,  b.  28  Oct.,  1883. 
7   Harris  II.-'  Dexter,  1).  14  Sept.,  1886. 

\'.     Ebenezer'  Dexter. 

\'l.     Samuel"  Dexter,  m.  Reliecca  Gardner. 

VII.     Nathaniel'  Dexter,  b.  1826;  ni.  Charlotte  ( iardner. 

\'III.     James"  Dexter,  unmarried. 

IX.  Thomas"  Dexter,  died  at  sea. 

X.  .roseph"  Dexter,  d.  on  shiplxiard. 

288 

Jonathan '^'  Dexter,  son  of  David'' [Josiah-*,  Benjamin',  William-, 
Thomas']  and  Sarah  [Allen]  Dexter,  was  born  22  Feb., 
17S2.     He  married  Mary  Stndley,  17  Mareli.  ISO.'). 

Eio'ht  children,  five  liorn  in  Kocliester,   ^lass.: 

543  i     Elizabeth"  Dexter,  b.  10  Aug.,  1807;  d.  10  July,  1S15. 

544  ii     Thankful"  Dexter,  b.  19  June,  1S09;  m.  17  Oct.,  1810. 

545  iii     Sarah  Allen'  Dexter,  li.  4  Jan.,  1815;  d.  18  Jan.,  1815. 

546*     iv     .Jonathan  K."  Dexter,   )>.   Rochester,   12  Feb.,   1812;  m.    Clarinda 
Smith,  26  Nov.,  1838. 

547  V     I'amelia"  Dexter,  1).  26  Dec,  1815;  d.  4  Dec,  1882;    m.    James 

Dexter,  20  Sept. ,  1849. 

548  vi     Maria'  Dexter,  b.  10  July,  ISIS;  d.  25  .March,  1841;  never  m. 

549  vii     Samuel"  Dexter,  li.  22  .Jan.,  1824;  sintrle. 

550  viii     Sarah  Abigail"  Dexter,  b.  Falmouth,   15  Feli.,   1S29;   m.    William 

Ivlwards. 

291 

E.  Allen''  Dexter,  s(.n  of  David'  [Josiah^.  Benjamin', 
William-',  Thomas']   and  Sarah    [Allen]    Dexter,   was  l)orn 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY.  81 

13  Jan.,   1792,  and  died  30  June,   1848.       He  married   (1) 
Cynthia  Pitcher,  1827;  (2)  Martha  Mayhew,  11  March,  1834. 

Three  children  by  first  wife  and  two  b}'  second: 

551  i     David  B."  Dexter,  b.  11  Dec,  1828;  d.  10  Oct.,  1829. 

552  ii    Allen  M.'  Dexter,  b.  11  Dec,  1828;  d.  28  Aug.,  1830. 

553  iii    David'  Dexter,  b.  24  July,  1831;  d.  25  April,  1832. 

554*     iv    Martha  M."  Dexter,  b.  12  July,  1836;  m.    Noah    Hammond,    2 
June,  1861. 

555  V    Stephen'  Dexter,  b.  10  Jan.,  1839;  no  family. 

294 

Deacon  Constant"'  Dexter,  son  of  Isaac"  [Constant"^,  Ben- 
jamin"'', William-,  Thomas^]  and  Kezia  [Wing]  Dexter, 
was  born  9  Aug.,  1767,  and  died  26  March,  1812.  He 
married  Rebecca  BilliHgton. 

Five  children,  born  in  Wayne: 

556  i     Mercy'  Dexter,  b.  20  Jan.,  1796;  m.  Samuel  Besse. 

557  ii     Lois'  Dexter,  b.  27  Feb.,  1797;  d.  13  April,  1883;  m.  Elisha  Besse. 

558  iii    Elizabeth'  Dexter,  b.  7  Nov.,  1798;  d.  18  March,  1875;  m.  Seth 

Hammond. 
559*     iv    John'  Dexter,  b.  23  June,  1800;  d.  Oct.,  1887;  m.  Mary  Shaw. 

560  V    Samuel'  Dexter,  b.  11  Aug.,  1805;  d.  3  Aug.,    1857;  m.    Mary 

Bean. 

Freeman''  Dexter,  son  of  Isaac ^  [Constant*,  Benjamin^ 
William'-,  Thomas']  and  Kezia  [Wing]  Dexter,  was  born 
.     He  married  Polly . 

•     Fourteen  children: 

561  i     Nathaniel'  Dexter,  b.  15  Aug.,  1795. 

562  ii     Erwin'  Dexter,  b.  15  Jan.,  1797. 

563  iii    Freeman'  Dexter,  b.  12  Dec,  1798. 

564  iv    Sumner'  Dexter,  b.  26  Oct.,  1800. 

565  V     Amasa' Dexter,  b.  18  Feb.,   1803. 

566  vi     Mary' Dexter,  b.  26  Oct.,  1804. 


g2  DEXTER     FAMITA'     GENEALOGY. 

567  vii     Alonzo'  Dexter,  1).  2  Nov.,  1806. 

568  viii     Louisa'  Dexter,  b.  2  Nov.,  1806. 

569  ix    Gideon'  Dexter,  h.  3  Oct.,  1808. 

570  X     Ilannali'  Dexter,  h.  23  April,  1810. 

571  xi     Charles  S."  Dexter,  1).  27  Feb.,  1812. 

572  xii     :\[eribah'  Dexter,  b.  13  May,  1814. 

573  xiii     Betsey"  Dexter,  1).  20  Jan.,  1816. 
574*   xiv     Sti'phen  T."  Dexter,  b.  ll»  April,  181S. 

300 

Isaac''  Dexter,  son  of  Isaac'"'  [Constant^,  Benjamin'', William^, 
Thomas']  and  Kezia  [Wing]  Dexter,  was  born  18  Feb., 
IIS-I  ami  died  21  Ang-.,  1S6-1-.  He  married  Sally  Wing, 
1808. 

Six  children,  born  in  Wayne: 

575  i     Anson'  Dexter,  b.  IS  Jan.,  1807 ;°(1.  3  Dec,  1821. 

576  ii     Franc-is'  Dexter,  1).  28  Nov.,  1808;  ni.  Mary  A.  Boynton. 

577  iii     Robinson"  Dexter,  b.  13  May,  1810;  m.    (1)   Betsey    Bean;    (2) 

:Matil(la  Gould. 

578  iv  Sylvia'  Dexter,  b.  2!)  Sept.,  1816;  d.  11  Sept.,  1878. 

579  V  Sarah'  Dexter,  b.  30  Aug.,  1818;  d.  9  Aug.,  1837. 

580  vi  Nancy'  Dexter,  b.  25  July,  1820;  d.  2  May,  1843. 

30J 

Deacon  Amasa'-  Dexter,  son  of  Isaac' [Constant^,  Benjamin'', 
William'-,  Thomas']  and  Kezia  [Wing]  Dexter,  was  born 
6  Jnly,  1786,  and  died  80  Aug.,  1874.  He  married  Martha 
Burgess  28  Oct.,  1807. 

Eight  children,  lx)rn  in  Wayne: 

i     Alice  S.'  Dexter,  b.  18  Aug.,  1S08;  d.  11  April,  1814. 

Lewis'  Dexter,  b.  8  April,  1810;  d.  11  Fel).,  1889;  m.  (1)  Mitatlah 
Norris,  1834;  (2)  Mary  Dexter  10  Nov.,  1859. 
iii     Solon'  Dexter,  b.  11  Dec,  1813;  d.  27  March,  1814. 

Kev.  Henry  V.'  Dexter,  b.  3  April,    1815;  d.  22  July,   1884;  n>. 

(1)  Nancy  C.  Herrick,  1845;  (2)  :\Iary  E.  Boardman,  1851. 
Alice  S.'  Dexter,  b.  11  Feb.,  1818. 

Ihirriet  N.'  Dexter,  b.  28  Sept.,  1820;  m.  James  B.  Turner,    2 
March,  1847. 


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582* 

ii 

583 

iii 

584* 

iv 

585 

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586 

vi 

DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY.  83 

587*    vii    Edward  G.'  Dexter,  b.  9  April,  1824;  m.  (1)  Harriett  R.  Thomas, 
G  Oct.,  1851;  (2)  :Mary  L.  Lamson,  3  July,  18G4. 

588  viii     3Iartha  A.'  Dexter,  b.  5  Oct.,  1830;   in.  Harvey  A.  Lowell,  15 

June,  1856. 

306 

Benjamin'^  Dexter,  son  of  Samuel''  [Samuel*,  Benjamin^, 
William'-,  Thomas^]  and  Thankful  [Freeman]  Dexter,  was 
born  17  March,  1760,  in  Hardwiek,  Mass.,  and  died  16  Aug., 
1792.  He  married  Anna  Mayo  of  Rutland,  Mass.,  10  Get., 
1784.  She  was  a  descendant  of  Rev.  John  Mayo,  first 
minister  of  North  Church,  Boston. 

Two  children: 

589  i     JudalV,  Dexter,  b.  1788;  d.  31  March,  1790. 

590  ii    John  Freeman'  Dexter,  1). ;  removed  to    St.  Albans,  Vt. ; 

m.  Comfort  Haskall,  14  Jan.,  1812.    Child,  Mary  Melisse,  b.  6 
June,  1813. 

307 

Mary'^  Dexter,  daughter  of  SamueP  [Samuel*,  Benjamin^, 
William'-,  Thomas^]  and  Mary  [Clark]  Dexter,  was  born 
in  Hardwiek,  18  Jan.,  1763.  She  married  John  Gorham, 
son  of  Stephen  and  Sarah  [Freeman  (daughter  of  Deacon 
John)]  Gorham,  3  June,  1784.  He  was  boru  in  1759  and 
died  in  Barre,  24  April,  1847. 

Five  children: 

591  i    Thomas'  Gorham,  1).  1784;  d.  15  Dec,  1867,  at  Barre;  m.  Hannah 

Ulter,  12  Dec,  1811. 

592*      ii    Susan'  Gorham,  b. ;  m.   Xathan    Taylor;    pub.    27    Nov., 

1806. 

593  iii    John'  Gorham,  bapt.  Feb.,  1805. 

594  iv     Sally'  Gorham,  bapt.  24  March,  1805. 

595  V    De  La  Fayette'  Gorham,  1)apt.  24  ^larch,  1805. 

308 

Elcazer''  Dexter,  son  of  Samuel'*  [Samuel^,  Benjamin  •■*, 
William'-,  Thomas^]  and  Thankful  [Freeman]   Dexter,  was 


84  DEXTER    FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

born  in  Hardwiek,  Mass.,  o  Jnly,  1765.  He  married  (1) 
Abigail  Dexter,  8  April,  1782;  (2)  Charity  Williams,  pub.  18 
Jnne,  1786;  she  was  born  in  1768,  and  died  3  June,  1838, 
Rffe  70.  He  was  a  pensioner  of  the  United  States.  He  died 
in  1813. 

Eleven  children,  all  by  second  wife: 

5!K)         i     A))i,irail"  Dexter,  1).  14  March,  1787;  d.  5  July,  1860;  ni.    Martin 

Euggles,  27  Fel).,  1816. 
597*      ii     Bethsheba'  Carver  Dexter,  b.  22  Feb.,  1789;  d.  29  Sept.,  1855;  m 

Silas  Newton,  2(1,  21  June,  1810. 

598  iii     Alma'  Dexter,  b.  1791;  d.  26  Jan.,  1803. 

599  iv     Arethusa"  Dexter,  1).  1793;  d.  18  Jan.,  1803. 

600*       V     Charity  AVilliams'  Dexter,  b.  5  Aug.,  1795;  m.  (uirdner  Newton, 

pub.  17  Sept.,  1827. 
601*     vi    Joseph  Dean'  Dexter,  b.  31  Aug.,  1797;    m.    Oliver   Gould,    15 

Nov.,  1818. 
002      vii     Seth'  Dexter,  1).  1800;  d.  2  Aug.,  1803. 
603     viii     Willard'  Dexter,  b.  13  Sept. ,  1802. 
604*     ix     Arethusa'  Dexter,  b.  7  Jan.,  1805;  m.  John  Johnson,  5  Oct.,  1828. 

605  X    Thankful  Freeman'  Dexter,  l>apt.  1  Sept.,  1811;  m.  Levi  Stevens. 

606  xi    Eleazer'  Dexter,  1).  7  July,  1813;  was  a   famous    musician    and 

showman  residing  in  Reading,  Vt. 

311 

Samuel'  Dexter,  son  of  Samner  [Samuel\  Benjaminl  Wil- 
liam", Thomas^]  and  Thankful  [Freeman]  Dexter,  was 
born  9  May,  1773,  and  died  24  March,  1861.  He  married 
Sally,  daughter  of  Jacob  Williams,  15  Dec,  1796;  she  was 
born  at  Middleboro,  1775.  and  died  1867,  age  92.  He  was 
Ensign,  3800;  Lieutenant,"  1801;  Captain,  1806 ;  selectman, 
1811,  1814,  1829. 

Three  children: 

607  i     Benjamin'  Dexter,  1).  6  July,  1798;  d.  8  May,  1816. 

608*  ii  Williams'  Dexter,  \>.  7  April,  1800;  d.  1836;  m.  :Maria  Knowlton, 
3  June,  1828. 

609*  iii  Alma'  Dexter,  b.  11  Nov.,  1804;  m.  Joseph  Newcomb,  pub.  11 
Feb.,  1828;  d.  1840.  They  had  four  minor  children  in  'l840 
when  the  father  died.  John  Bayinond  was  appointed  guardian 
t<i  tlie  children  ;  Samuel  Dexter  and  Joseph  Stone  were  appointed 
administrators;  estate  valued  at  $3800. 


DEXTER    FAMILY     GENEALOGY.  .      85 

313 

Jedediah"  Dexter,  son  of  Samuer  [Samuel',  Benjamin",  Wil- 
liam', Thomas^]  and  Thankful  [Freeman]  Dexter,  was 
born  in  Hardwick,  26  Oct.,  1777.  He  married  Abigail  Eager, 
29  Dec,  17.98;  she  died  23  Aug.,  1828.  He  was  a  black- 
smith; sold  his  wife's  interest  in  farm  at  Rutland  to  John 
Wheeler  of  Rutland  in  1819.  He  died  1  Jan.,  1827;  left  his 
estate  to  wife,  valued  at  £919.     Samuel  Dexter  was  executor. 

Nine  children: 

Jane'  Dexter,  b.  1800;  d.  20  Feb.,  1802. 

Horace"  Dexter,  b.  26  Xov.,  1802;  d.  22  Oct.,  1826. 

Mary'  Dexter,  b.  11  June,  1805;  m.  Milton  Peck,  20  Oct.,  1823. 

Thirza'  Dexter,  bapt.  18  Sept.,  1808;  d.  10  Feb.,  1801). 

Elliot  Beckwith"  Dexter,  b.  1810;  d.  27  Aug.,  1813. 
vi    Sally  Beckwith'  Dexter,  b.  6  May,  1812;  d.  18  July,  1830. 

Crighton"  Dexter,  bapt.  7  ]\Iay,  1816;  d.  same  day. 

Samuel"  Dexter,  bapt.  24  Xov.,  1817. 

Luthera"  Gorham  Dexter,  bapt.  27  Jan.,  1820;  m.  Ebenezer  P. 
Staples  of  Taunton,  26  April,  1841;  brick  maker,  son  of  Eben- 
ezer and  Susanna  Staples,  b.  1818.  After  her  death  he  m. 
Mary  A.  Peck,  niece  to  his  first  wife,  1845. 


3J6 


Jonathan"  Dexter,  son  of  Samuel''  [Saniuel\  Benjamin^  Wil- 
liam", Thomas^],  was  born  in  Hardwick,  1786,  and  died  M 
March,  1856,  at  Hubbardston,  Mass.  He  married  Roxana 
Dean  of  Raynliam:  pub.  29  June,  1812;  she  was  born  1789 
and  died  5  Sept.,  1872,  age  83. 

Five  children : 

619*       i    Cassadra'  Dexter,  1).  1  Sept.,  1813;  m.  Lemuel  F.  Taylor,  9  April, 
1835. 
Jonathan"  Dexter,  b.  23  Oct.,  1815.     Removed  to  ^lissouri. 
Benjamin"  Dexter,  b.  28  Dec,  1817. 
Samuel  B."  Dexter,  b.  10  May,  1825;  d.  15  Feb.,  1827. 
Child  b.  and  d.  Oct.,  1827. 


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611 

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613 

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614 

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615 

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616 

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617 

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618 

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620 

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621 

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622 

iv 

623 

V 

86  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENE.YLOGY. 

318 

Miriam'"  Dexter,  daughter  of  Ichabod'  [Samuel',  Benjamin^ 
William^,  Thomas']  and  Abigail  [  ]  Dexter,  was  born  in 
Hardwiek.  She  married  Asa  Hedge  of  Hardwick,  31  May, 
1780.  He  was  born  in  1756  and  served  in  the  Revolutionary 
War.  He  was  the  son  of  Elislia'  Hedge  and  Deliverance 
Hedge ;  the  father  served  in  the  French  and  Indian  War,  and 
also  in  the  War  of  the  Revolution,  serving  in  latter  war  with 
his  three  sons,  John,  Solomon  and  Asa.  His  grandfather, 
Elisha'  Hedge  of  Shrewsbury,  who  married  Martha,  the 
daughter  of  Daniel  Johnson  of  Marlboro,  lived  in  Shrews- 
bury, Boston,  Worcester,  Marlboro,  Barre  and  Hardwick. 
He  was  styled  tailor  in  1745;  shopkeeper,  1761;  trader,  1765; 
gentleman,  1767.  He  served  also  as  a  commissary  in  the 
French  War,  1755.     He  died  in  Barre,  1788. 


320 


Lucy'^  Dexter,  daughter  of  Ichabod'  [Samuel\  Benjamin'',  Wil- 
liam", Thomas^]  and  Abigail  [  ]  Dexter,  was  born  6  July, 
1762,  and  died  1833.  She  married  Moses  Cheney,  Jr. ,  of  War- 
wick, -4  eluly,  1782;  was  in  Orange,  1791.  He  was  born  in 
Newton,  28  Feb.,  1759,  and  died  27  April,  1833.  He  was 
selectman  of  Orange,  1800,  1801,  1802.  He  was  supposed 
to  be  a  descendant  of  Ebenezer  or  Nathaniel  Cheney  of 
Milford. 

Eleven  children : 

624  i     Milla'  Cheney,  b.  24  March,  1784;  d.  1817;  m.  David  Holden. 

625  ii     Samuel'  Cheney,  b.  11  :Marcli,  1786;  d.  1796. 

626*     ill     Luther'  Cheney,  b.  9  May,  1788;  d.  1848;  ni.  Sabra  Allen. 

627  iv     Hannah'  Cheney,  b.  24  Oct. ,  1789 ;  d.  1867 ;  m.  Nathan  Parmenter. 

628  V    Abigail'  Cheney,  b.  1792. 

629  vi     Moses'  Cheney,  b.  22  May,  1794;    m.  Ruth  Cheney,    4    March, 

1823;  b.  7  Oct.,  1795. 

630  vii     Lucy'  Cheney,  b.  13  Aug.,  1797;  d.  1802. 

631  viii     Samuel'  Cheney,  b.  17  Sept.,  1799;  m.  ^lary  Ann  Rice. 


DEXTER    FAMILY     GENEALOGY.  87 

632  ix    John'    Cheney,    b.    2C-,   Feb.,    1802;    m.    Harriet   Thurston. 

633  X    Edward'  Turner  Cheney,  b.  31  July,  1S04;  m.  ^Mary  Johnson. 
634*    xi    Rhoda"  Battle  Cheney,  27  Sept.,  1800;  m.  Adams  French,  Jr.,  3 

April,  1825;  (2)  Cheney  Lewis,  b.  17!»8;  d.  14  Jan.,  1861. 

322 

Lydia"  Dexter,  dauo-hter  of  IchabocF  [Samuel\  Benjalnill^  Wil- 
liam', Thomas^]    and  Abigail   [  ]    Dexter,    was   born 

,  and  died  27  April,   1844.       She    married    Sherman 

Battle  of  Orange;  he  was  l)orn  in  1773  and  died  in  1837. 

Nine  children: 


Ichab(id'  Dexter  Battle,  b.  5  March,  1801. 
Elizabeth'  Battle,  b.  15  July,  1802. 
Lydia'  Battle,  b.  3  Nov.,  1803. 
Lourinda'  Battle,  b.  20  Dec,  1805. 
Rhoda'  Battle,  b.  27  INIarch,  1808. 
Phinehas'  Parkman  Battle,  b.  21  May,  1811. 
Clarissa'  Battle,  b.  5  Nov.,  1815. 
Mary  C  Battle,  b.  21  March,  1818. 
Esther'  Battle,  b.  28  March,  1810. 


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636 

ii 

637 

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638 

iv 

639 

V 

640 

vi 

641 

vii 

642 

viii 

643 

ix 

324 


John'^  Dexter,  son  of  Job'  [Samuel^  Benjamin",  William^ 
Thomas^]  and  Mercy  [Hinkley]  Dexter,  was  born  in  Hard- 
wick,  3  Jan.,  1769.  He  married  (1)  Lncy  Dennis,  1  Dec, 
1803;  she  died  15  Dec,  1817,  age  31  years;  (2)  Persis 
Gilbert,  29  Jnly,  1821.  He  was  a  farmer.  He  died  7  May, 
1836.  Estate  valued  at  $4069.  Lucy  Dennis  was  daughter 
of  Adonjah  and  Eunice  [Sibley]  Dennis.  Adonjah  was 
born  1759  and  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  War.  He 
died  in  1844.  His  wife  was  Eunice  Sibley  of  New  Salem, 
born  1760  and  died  1842.  The  father  of  Adonjah  was 
Samuel  Dennis,  a  Baptist  minister,  born  in  Sutton ;  removed 
to  Petersham,  where  he  preached  several  years,  and  after- 
wards to  Hard  wick,  where  he  died,  1784. 


88  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

Seven  children,  five  by  first  wife,  two  by  second: 

644         i     Anna  Wheeler^  Dexter,  b.  17  Oct.,  1804;  m.  Amos  K.  Smith  of 

Wendell,  12  June,  1826. 
645*      ii     Foster  Dennis'  Dexter,  b.  19  July,  1806;  d.  New  Salem,  3  March, 

18()5;  m.  Phebe . 

646  iii     Fanny  Beckwith'  Dexter,  b.  13  Feb.,  1809;  m.    Rufus    Day    of 

New  Salem,  22  Nov.,  1830. 

647  iv    Job'  Dexter,  b.  28  Nov.,  1811;  d.  in  Barre    1    April,  1849;  m. 

Rhoda  P .     One  child. 

648  V    Mercy  Hinkley'  Dexter,  b.  20  May,  1815;  d.  8  May,  1847;    m. 

David  L.  Winslow  of  Barre,  22  March,  1837. 

649  vi     Henry  Walker'  Dexter,  b.  22  Oct.,  1821;  d.  21  May,  1900. 

650  vii     Horace'  Dexter,  b.  26  Sept.,  1825;  d.  17  May,  1900. 

325 

Anna  Dexter,"  dangliter  of  Job'^  [Salmlel^  Benjamin'',  Willianr, 
Tliomas^]  and  Mercy  [Hinkley]  Dexter,  was  born  in  Hard- 
wick,  22  July,  1770.  8he  married  Thomas*'  Wheeler,  Jr.,  of 
Hardwick,  3  June,  1790.  He  was  born  in  Hard  wick,  3 
March,  1767,  and  was  a  descendant  of  George^  Wheeler  of 
Concord,  1638;  one  of  the  first  settlers  of  Concord.  Thomas" 
Wheeler  was  a  very  ingenious  blacksmith  and  iron  founder. 
He  was  long  in  the  military  service,  was  Captain  in  1801 ; 
Major  in  1811;  Colonel  in  1813.  He  resided  in  Hardwick 
until  1818,  when  he  moved  to  Ticonderoga,  N.  Y.;  returned 
in  1830,  and  died  in  Worcester,  Mass.,  26  April,  1851,  aged 
84.  He  was  buried  in  the  family  lot  in  the  old  cemetery  at 
Hardwick,  Mass.,  where  subsequently  a  monument  was 
erected  V)y  his  son,  William  Augustus.  His  wife  died  20 
March,  180-4,  and  he  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Timothy 
Paige,  14  Feb.,  1805.  She  died  in  1828  and  he  married 
twice  afterwards.  Seven  children  by  first  wife,  and  eight  by 
second  wife. 

Children  l)y  first  wife: 

651  i    Charles MVheeler,  b.  26  March,  1791. 

652  ii     A  child,  b. ;  d.  2  May,  1793. 

653  iii     Sally'  Wheeler,  1).  28  April,    1794;    m.    3    Nov.,    1814,    Daniel 

Wheeler. 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY.  89 

6o4        iv     A  child,  b. ;  d.  in  infancy. 

655*      V     William  Augustus"  Wheeler,  b.  30  March,  17i»8. 

656  vi    A  child,  h.  Nov.,  1800;  d.  26  Jan.,  1801. 

657  vii     A  child,  b. ;  d.  4  July,  1802. 


326 


Ruth''  Dexter,  daughter  of  Job'  [Samuel\  Benjamin'',  William", 
Thomas^]  and  Mercy  [Hinkley]  Dexter,  was  liorn  20  March, 
1773,  and  died  1847.  8he  married  David  Allen,  Jr.,  son  of 
David  and  Lydia  Allen  of  Hardwick.  He  died  3  Feb.,  1835, 
leaving  wife  and  four  daughters  and  one  son.  The  will 
gave  wife  one-third  real  estate  together  with  one  bedstead 
and  bedding;  eldest  daughter,  $1;  second  daughter,  $5; 
third  daughter,  $10;  youngest  daughter,  $5;  grandson, 
Frederick  Allen,  his  gig;  only  son,  Willard  Allen,  all  the 
rest  and  residue  if  he  will  pay  all  debts  and  support  youngest 
daughter,  Anna,  until  her  marriage.  Son  to  be  executor; 
Moses  Allen,  Anson  F.  Allen,  Daniel  Wheeler,  witnesses. 

Five  children: 

658  i     Eluthera'  Allen,  b.  ;  m.  Gleason. 

659  ii     Clarissa"  Allen,  b.  ;  m.  Amaziah  Spooner  of  Amherst,  1825. 

660  iii     Sarah  B.'  Allen,  b.  . 

661  iv    Anna"  Allen,  Ij.  . 


662        V     Willard"  Allen,  b.  .    Had  son,  Frederick  Allen,  mentioned 

in  grandfather's  will. 


327 


Deacon  Ichabod"  Dexter,  sou  of  Job'  [Samuel',  Benjamin', 
William^  Thomas^]  and  Mary  [Walker]  Dexter,  was  born 
19  Dec,  1775,  and  died  11  May,  LS51,  aged  7G,  at  Hard- 
wick. He  was  a  farmer,  sold  his  wife's  interest  in  farm  at 
Rutland  to  John  Wheeler  of  Rutland,  in  1819.  He  was 
deacon  of  church.  He  married  (1)  Sally  Eager,  5  May, 
1803;  she  died  25  July.  1821,  age  10;  (2)  Alice  Amidon.  26 
March,  1822;   she  died  26  June,   1830,  age  39. 


90  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEi'iLOGY. 

Five  cliildren  l\v  first  wife  and  four  by  second: 

663         i     One  child,  b.  March,  1804;  d.  Aprib  1804. 

664*  ii  Zenas  Hiiikley'  Dexter,  b.  9  :\Iay,  1806;  m.  (1)  Sarah  Penniman, 
1831;  (2)  LucindaWoud,  28  Aug.,  1837. 

665  iii  Harriet  Jane'  Dexter,  b.  15  Aprib  1810;  d.  26  Aug.,  1835;  un- 
married. 

666*  iv  EdwarcP  Dexter,  b.  3  Nov.,  1811;  m.  Louisa  Powers,  6  June, 
1842. 

667        V     Philena"  Dexter,  b.  23  May,  1815;  d.  5  Sept.,  1839;  unmarried. 

668*  vi  Hannah"  Dexter,  b.  26  March,  1823;  ni.  Lj'sander  Powers;  pub. 
21  May,  1842. 

669  vii     Sally"  Dexter,  b.  6  May,  1825;  m.  James  P.  Fay,  8  April,  1845. 

670  viii     Ruth'  Dexter,  b.  30  May,  1827;  m.  Zenas  D.  Tinney  of  Newburg, 

Me.,  6  Nov.,  1856. 

671  ix    John  Bangs'  Dexter,  b.  30  July,  1829.        At  the  death    of   his 

mother  in  1830,  he  was  adopted  by  uncle,  Elijah  Bangs,  and 
removed  to  Springfield,  ^lo.  He  Avas  Mayor;  served  in  the 
Civil  War;  was  postal  agent  with  headquarters  at  Portland, 
Ore.,  and  Springfield,  JNIo. 

338 

Jonathan''  Morton,  son  of   Mary^    [Sanniei*,    Benjamin\    Wil- 
liam",  Thomas']   Dexter,   and  Benjamin  Morton,  was    born 

.       He  married  (1)  Jennie  Holt,   1796;    (2)   Esther 

Burnett,  1800. 

One  child  l)y  first  wife,  two  by  second: 

672  i    Jane'  Morton,  ni.  Daniel  Kent. 

673  ii     Hiram'  Morton. 

674  iii    Andrew'  ]Morton. 

340 

James''  Morton,  son  of  Mary'  [Samnel*,  Benjamin^  William", 

Thomas']  Dexter,  and  Benjamin  Morton,  was  born . 

He  married  Jerusha  or  Chloe  Fur])ush. 

Five  children: 

675  i     James'  Morton,  b.  1787. 

676  ii     Chloe'  :Morton,  b.  1789. 


DEXTER    FAMILY     GENEALOGY.  91 

677  iii     Chester'  Morton,  b.  — ;  m.  Rosanna  Furbush.     Son,  James 

Morton. 

678  iv    Betsey ~  Morton,  m.  Alonzo  Stamford. 

679*      V    Alexander'  Morton,  ]>.  1811;  m.  IMartha  Wheeler.     Two  children. 

343 

Esther'^  Johnson,  daughter  of  Sarah'  [Sarauel',  Benjamin', 
William",  Thomas^  ]  and  Solomon  Johnson,  married 
Joseph    Lord,     1786,    son    of   Thomas^    [Joseph^    Joseph^ 

Thomas",  Robert^]  .     She  was  born ,  and  died . 

After  her  death  her  hnsband  married  Unity  Rnggles,  1805. 
He  was  born  26  Oct.,  1763,  and  died  11  Jnly,  1832,  age  69. 
Unity  died  10  Feb.,  1810,  age  59. 

Four  children: 

680         i    Luther'  Lord,  b.  9  Dec,  1788. 

681*      ii     Vashney'     Lord,    b.    19    May,    1791;    d.    20    Sept.,    1844;    m. 
Sarah . 

682  iii    Esther^  Lord,  b.  15  Aug.,  1809. 

683  iv    Persia'  Lord,  b.  15  Aug.,  1813;  m.    (1)  Moses  Dexter,  13  April, 

1837 ;  (2)  Jennison. 

345 

Patty"  Johnson,  daughter  of  Sarah^  [Samuel^  Benjamin^  Wil- 
liam", Thomas^]  Dexter,  and  Solomon  Johnson,  was  born 
.     She  married  John  King. 

Two  children: 

684  i    Joseph'  King,  born . 

685  ii     Luther'  King,  b. .    Son,  Collings  H.  King,  b.  8  Sept.,  1839. 

348 

Sally"  Johnson,  daughter  of  Saralf  [Samuel',  Benjamin^  Wil- 

liam^  Thomas^]   and  Solomon  Johnson,  was  born   . 

He  married  Joshua  Tucker,  son  of  R()l)ert  and  Martha 
Tucker  of  Hardwick,  pub.  10  March,  1799.  Robert  and 
Martha  came  to  Hardwick  from  Morton,  Mass.,  in  1774. 
Robert  died  1805  and  Martha  1809.  Joshua  and  Sally 
moved  to  New  Salem. 


92  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

Three  children: 

686         i    Ebenezer'  Tucker,  b.  1807;  d.  in  Hardwick,  22  April,  1857. 

687*      ii     Alfred'  Tucker,  b.  ISOS;  d.  in  Hardwick,  1866. 

688       iii    Joshua'  Tucker,  b.  181.'!;  d.  in  Hardwick,  22  Nov.,  1836. 


352 

Hannah*^  Dexter,  daughter  of  Benjamin'  [Samuel\  Benjamin^ 
William",  Thomas^]  and  Hannah  [Stone]  Dexter,  was  born 
5  Dec,  1770,  and  died  18  Sept.,  1858.  She  married  Ben- 
jamin Morton,  Jr.,  13  Oct.,  1787.  They  moved  to  Florence, 
Oneida  Co.,  N.Y.,  in  1806.  They  went  with  a  team,  and  it 
took  them  eleven  days  to  accomplish  the  journey.  Benjamin 
bought  a  farm.  In  1814  he  moved  to  Camden,  N.  Y.,  and 
in  a  letter  (1814)  to  his  mother  he  says  that  his  son  Samuel 
is  living  on  the  farm  at  Florence ;  that  the  daughter  Eunice 
lives  within  a  mile  of  him,  and  that  Clara  is  at  Black  River, 
about  55  miles  distant  from  Camden.  Letters  are  now 
(1904)  in  existence  written  by  Lucy  in  1815  to  her  grand- 
parents. 

Nine  children: 


689  i  SamueP  Morton,  b.  1796. 

690  ii  Eunice'  Morton,  m.  Jonathan  Stanhope,  3  May,  1807. 
G91  iii  Sally'  Morton. 

692  iv  Clara'  Morton,  b.  1785. 

693  V  Benjamin'  Morton. 

694  vi  Mary'  Morton,  ni.  William  Eddy. 

695  vii  Hephzibah'  Morton,  m.  Hosea  Bullock. 

696  viii  Susan'  INIorton,  m.  Lot  Sexton. 

697  ix  Lucy'  Morton,  b.  1798;  m.  Grove  R.  Johnson. 


354    • 

Benjamin'"'  Dexter,  son  of  Benjamiir'  [Samuel^  Benjamin^  Wil- 
liam", Thomas^]  and  Hannah  [Stone]  Dexter,  was  born  at 
Athol,  in  that  part  afterwards  set  off  to  Orange,  24  Nov., 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEAI>OGY.  9:) 

1775.  He  Avas  one  of  nine  children,  and  the  only  boy 
(except  one  that  died  Avhen  an  infant)  there  was  in  the 
family.  With  the  larpe  amonnt  of  forest  land  that  his 
father  had  to  clear,  his  time  mnst  have  been  fnlly  occupie'd. 
What  schooling  he  had  was  at  the  district  school  No.  6.  His 
father  was  a  lariiv  owner  of  real  estate,  and  we  tind  that  ho 
had  some  dealings  in  it,  as  in  IMarch,  180)5,  he  sold  a  lot  on 
Lyon  ITill,  so  called,  in  Athol,  of  eight  aci-es,  near  Captain 
Oliver's  lionse.  to  Calvin  Eaton,  and  at  tlie  same  time  and  to 
the  same  person  a  farm  of  113  acres  on  I^yon  Hill ;  this  last 
he  l)()nolit  of  Aln-aham  Nut  in  1797.  In  1S07  he  bonoht  of 
his  father  a  part  of  the  (tid  homestead  and  leased  the  balance 
of  it.  and  from  that  time  on  he  continned  to  make  that  his 
home.  Fi-om  1819  to  his  death,  the  records  show  that  he 
ciiiivcyed  eighteen  ])ieces  of  property.  He  and  his  l)rot]ier- 
in-law,  John  Davis,  were  the  execntors  of  his  father's  will. 
His  mother,  wlio  survived  his  fathei'  numy  years,  made  her 
home  with  him.  He  and  two  of  his  sisters  joined  the  IMeth- 
odist  class  that  was  held  iii  the  vicinity.  I)n1  after  a  few 
yeai-s  he  joined  the  Baptist  Church.  He  was  married  four 
times:  his  tii'st  wife  was  Hephzil)ah  Ballai-d  of  Athol,  mar- 
i-ied  April,  1798;  she  was  born  25  April.  1779,  and  died  28 
Dec,  1798.  They  had  no  children.  He  married  (2)  Anna 
Barrett  of  Ashley,  N.  H.,  on  11  Oct..  1800;  she  Avas  born  3 
Jnly,  1782,  and  died  18  Aug.,  1803.  They  had  one  child. 
His  third  wife  was  Betsey  lA^gg,  daughter  of  David  and 
Hannah  Legg  of  Milford  and  Orange  (see  Legg  family). 
She  was  born  21  May,  1780,  and  married  27  Nov.,  1803,  and 
died  29  Jnly,  1818.  They  had  seven  children.  His  fourth 
Avife  Avas  Frances  Tnttle,  the  daughter  of  Jedediah  and 
Lncia  (Smith)  Tnttle  of  Winchendon,  IMass.  (see  Tuttle 
family).  She  Avas  born  9  March.  1788,  and  married  10  Dec, 
1818,  and  died  13  Aug.,  1861.  They  had  four  children. 
Benjamin  died  18  Sept..  IS.IS.  age  83  yeai'S. 

Twelve  children  : 

G98  i     Hephzibah'    Dexter,    1>.    li-l    Dee.,    ISO-J ;    d.    127    .liiiie,    1S4(J ;    m. 

Edward  T^.allard   in   ]S41  ;   he  died  9  Feb.,  3847,  age  63.     No 
cliildreii. 


!)4  DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 

099  ii  Stephen'  Bextcr,  b.  in  Orange,  25  Sept.,  1804;  d.  29  May,  1832. 
700  ■     iii     Anna'  Dexter,  b.  in  Orange,  31  March,  180(i;   d.   1849;   m.  Job 

Fry,  1834;   he  d.  1868. 
701''"      iv     Aniasa'  Dexter,  b.  in  Orange,  S'  Dec,  1808;   d.  1883;  m.  Eoauna 

Allen;  she  died  2  June,  1861,  age  50. 
702--       V     Moses'  Dexter,  b.   in  Orange,   26 -Jan.,   1811;   d.   22  Dec,  1846; 

m.  Persis  Lord,  13  April,  1837. 
703--      vi     David'  Dexter,  b.  in  Orange,   10  April,   1813;    d.   9  Aug.,    1880; 

m.  Maria  Hubbard  of  Boylston,  1835. 
704--     vii     Aaron'  Dexter,  b.  in  Orange,  12  July,  1815;   d.   1896;  ni.  Hester 

McLean.     She  was  b.  1819;   d.  1888. 
705     viii     Joseph'  Clark  Dextor,  b.   in  Orange,  21  May,   1818;   d.  30  Aug., 

1820. 
706"     ix     Simeon'  Dexter,  b.  in  Orange,  30  Aug.,  1822;  d.  1898;  m.  Maria 

L.  Hardy,  b.  1828. 
707"        X     Betsey'  Dexter,  b.  in  Orange,  30  May,  1825 ;   m.  Luther  Ramsey. 
708*     xi     Samuel    Stillman'   Dexter,   b.    in   Orange,   4   Mareli,    1829;    d.    27 

Nov.,  1899;   m.  Maria  C.  Dewey. 
709"    xii     George  W.'  Dexter,  b.  in  Orange,  6   April,   1831;    m.  F.  A.   Fry, 

27  May,  1856. 

[Copy  of  an  Old  Letter.] 

MoNCKTON,  30th  of  lltli   mo.,   1806. 
Eespected  Friends  B.  &  H.  D. 

these  lines  are  to  inform  that  1  enjoy  my  belth  better  than  heretofore.  My 
famcly  are  all  in  usel  helth ;  also  our  aged  parents  and  connections  are 
favoured  with  the  same  blesing  and  I  hope  that  these  will  find  you  and 
yours  enjoying  good  helth;  I  often  tliink  of  you  and  your  lonely  situation 
as  to  the  ojijiertunity  of  friend,  i'oni[)any,  with  earnest  desires  for  your 
preservation  in  the  truth. 

Dear  Friends,  I  being  acquainted  Avith  straits  temptations  and  truely 
many  \vays  even  the  winding  &  twineings  of  <iur  Souls  enemy  to  discourage 
dishearten  &  draw  aside  from  the  rite;  ya  almost  reddy  to  give  up  all  hopes 
at  times,  yet  feel  willing  to  say  for  all  onr  encouragement  there  is  that  that 
doth  at  times  bare  ui>  over  it  all  and  I  oftenest  find  it  by  retireing  inward, 
by  getting  still  and  cjuiet  as  to  the  anctions  desires  and  willings  and  runings 
of  my  own  mind  fealing  low  and  luunbic  wiling  to  become  as  it  ware  a  fool 
in  the  eyse  of  the  worldly  wise  for  the  sake  of  that  that  givs  peas  to  the 
mind  and  causeth  to  rejoice  in  hope;  ya  by  thus  waiting  upon  the  Lord  for 
connsil  Ave  feel  onr  iner  man  to  be  strengthened  he  that  waiteth  upon  the 
Lord  shall  renew  his  strength  also  she  that  waiteth  upon  the  Lord  shall 
renew  her  strength.  I  hope  T  may  not  say  to  much  but  fealing  a  wish  for 
your  eternel  welfare  thought  there  mite  be  no  harm  in  ]iening  a  few  lines 
byway  of  encouragement  wishing  that  Ave  may   all   hold   out  to   the  end  in 


DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY.  95 

well  doing  for  it  is  the  end  that  crowns  all,  therefore  it  is  my  ardent  desire 
that  we  may  all  follow  <-lie  lamb   wheresoever  he  leafletli. 

So  conclude  for  this  ycmr  well  wishing  friend,  my  wife  jornes  me  in  kind 
Love  to  you  all,  we  also  desire  to  be  remembered  to  all  enquireing  friends. 

,  Samuel  Knowels. 

please  to  write  to  ns  often  as  way  makes. 

William  Legg  of  IMeudon  and  Milford  was  p(M-ha])s  brother  of 
John  of  ^Nlendon,  who  Avas  one  of  Selectmen  in  1738-1743. 
A¥illiam  lived  in  that  part  of  Mendon  that  was  set  off  in  1780 
and  formed  the  town  of  IMilford.  He  was  one  of  the  relief 
expedition  that  marched  to  Fort  William  Henry,  Au^nst, 
1757.  He  was  in  Capt.  Phinehas  Lovitt's  company.  He 
resided  on  Silver  Hill  Street  and  his  descendants  for  three 
^fenerations  occnpied  the  same  fann.  He  married  (1)  Han- 
nah Nelson,  danshter  of  Gershoni  and  Abigail  (Ellithorpe) 
Nelson.  She  was  boi'n  in  Rowley.  14  Oct.,  1714,  and  died 
3  Jnly,  1755.  He  married  (2)  Elizabeth  Tenney,  18  Jan., 
1759  (no  children  by  second  wife).  He*had  seven  children, 
two  daughters  and  five  sons.  All  the  sons  were  in  the 
service  during  the  Revolutionary  War  and  all  wovo  in  thoir 
cousin,  Ca])t.  Gershom  Nelson's,  company. 

Five  children :  ■  -^ 

1  Gershom  Legg,  private,  b.  1736;   m.  ^Nlary  Underwood  in  1757. 

2  Levi    Legg,    private,    b.    1744;    m.    (1)    Mary    Beal,    17(57;     (2)    Keziah 

Ballard,  1795. 
3.     David  Legg,  corporal,  b.  ;  m.  Hannah  Dewing,  11  March,  1779. 

4  William  Legg,  private,  1).  ;   m.  Hephziliah  Corbett,  4  June,  1779. 

5  Nathaniel  Legg,  private,  b.  ;  m.  Abigail  White,  21  Nov.,  1771. 

William  and  David  moved  to  Orange,  Mass.,  sometime  in 
1780  or  1781 ;  and  David,  who  married  Hannah  Dewipg,  had 
Betsey,  who  was  born  21  May,  1780,  and  married  Benjamin 
Dexter  (was  his  third  wife),  27  Nov.,  1803.  She  died  29 
July,  1818.     (See  No.  354.) 

Revolutionary  Rfcord. — David  Legg  of  ]\Iendon,  with  ra[)t.  Gershom 
Nelson's  company,  marched  on  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge  and 
Roxbury ;  service  nine  days.  Also  Gapt.  Samuel  Warren's  company.  Col. 
Joseph   Reed's   20th   Regiment,   muster    dated    1    Aug..   1775.     Enlisted   27 


90 


DEXTER     FAMIIA'     GENEALOGY. 


Ajiril.     l"".!;    s('r\i(f    tliicc    iiiniitlis,    twcKo    days.     Also    company    returns 
(lalt'il  il()  Sc^it.,  1  77."). 

John^  Tuttle  cniiu'  over  in  the  "  I'lanter"  in  1635.  He  was  free- 
iiuiti  in  Ii)swich,  KV-V.) :  Representative,  1644;  died  in  Ki.lG, 
;iii(l  was  l)()rii  |)f()ha1)ly  1596.  Four  children  came  over  with 
liiiii.  and  there  were  six  nioi'e  l)()rn  here: 

SiliKiir  Tiittle,  in.  8arah  Coggswell  of  Jpswicli. 

Cliarlcs''  Tuttle,  m.  Ann  Burnham. 

Charles'  Tuttle,  1).   1708;   ni.  Ann  Jewett.     Four  children. 

Jcdediah'  Tuttle,  b.  114  Nov.,  17.");'>;  d.  178:};  m.  Lucia  Smith  of  Leom- 
inster, Mass.  Her  mother  was  a  "Rogers"  and  a  descendant  of 
''.Idhii  l\oj;ers  the  iiinrtyv. ''  Hi'  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary 
War. 

l-'rauces"  Tuttle,  b.  in  Wincheudon  ;   m.  Beujauiin   Dexter.      (See  No.  'A~)4.) 


LUCY   DEXTER   DAVLS. 
Wife  of  John  Davis. 


355 

Lucy''  Dexter,  daiiuhter  ot  1 5('ii.)ainiir"'  |  SaniueP,  Benjamin-', 
William-.  Thomas^  |  and  Hannah  |  Stone]  Dexter,  was  horn 
24  Dee.,  1777,  and  died  in  Oran.ue,  21  Aug.,  1865,  age 
ncarlx    SS  Ncars.     She  married  21    Aug.,  1806,  John  Davis, 


DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 


\)i 


the  son  of  Caplain  -loliii  niul  Joaiuia  tllixj  Davi.s  of  Jfoyal- 
ston.  ]\rass.  lie  and  his  father  l)oth  served  in  the  Revolu- 
tionaiy  War,  alllionuh  John  was  nol  Iheii  17  years  of  age. 
She  was  liis  second  wife,  he  having  a  family  of  five  chil- 
dren at  the  time.  Tliey  moved  to  OratiLic  and  went  to  keep- 
ing house  ill  what  is  now  called  Ihc  "Sylvester  Davis" 
house  and  which  is  shown  in  cut.  In  ISIT)  they  bought  the 
farm   of   her    father,    BcMijamin    Dcxlcr,    and    i1    was   their 


^    V 


Till-;   OLD    HOMESTEAD. 


home  as  long  as  1h(\v  livt^d:  thei-e  all  their  children  were 
horn.  At  the  death  of  her  husband  in  184(5,  the  farm  was 
willed  to  her  youngest  son,  Sylvester,  upon  condition  that 
he  support  his  mother,  and  she  continued  to  enjoy  a  liome 
there  until  her  (k'ath  in  1865.  She  was  a  (puet.  unassumiug 
lady,  and  carried  out  the  ideas  of  the  "Sect  of  Friends,'' 
of  which  she  was  a  member.  The  records  of  the  old  Meth- 
odist class  give  her  as  a  member  in  1817.  She  received  a 
pension  from  184<)  until  Ikm-  death,  on  account  of  \\\e  s(M-viee 


f)8  DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 

liec  Inisbaiid  gaYe  during  tlie  IJoYolutionai'y  War.  Her  lius- 
l)aiid  Avas  a  man  of  more  than  ordinary  standing  in  the  eom- 
niunity  in  Avhieh  he  lived,  and  was  called  npon  to  administer 
the  estates  of  deceased  persons;  was  selectman  of  Orange, 
1785-86-87  and  1819-20-21.  They  had  six  children.  Of  the 
eleven  children  that  John  Davis  had,  all  bnt  one  lived  to 
old  age,  and  all  died  in  the  same  order  in  which  they  were 
horn,  which  is  a  singular  fact  in  so  large  a  family.  The 
yonngest  and  last  child  died  hnt  a  few  months  ago. 

Eevolutionary  Record  of  John  Davis  (Vol.  TV,  page  505,  Massachusetts 
Revolution). — John  Davis  of  Eoyalston,  Mass.,  in  list  of  meu  mustered  by 
Thomas  Newhall,  muster  master  for  Worcester  County,  to  serve  at  Rhode 
Island  until  Jan.  1,  1780;  Capt.  Woodbury's  company,  Col.  Grout's  regiment, 
mustered  July  6,  1779;  engaged  for  town  of  Royalston ;  also  private  Capt. 
Thomas  Fisk's  company,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regiment,  enlisted  June  28, 
1779;  service  to  Dec.  1,  1779;  five  months,  three  days  at  Rhode  Island.  Also 
same  company  and  regiment  pay-roll  for  December,  1779.  Discharged  Dec. 
J  7.  1779;  service  twenty-two  days  at  Rliode  Island.  Also  same  company 
and  regiment  pay-roll  for  December,  allowing  one  month  and  five  days  for 
service  in  Rhode  Island. 

Will  of  John  Davis  (probated  29  April,  1846)  : 

Sylvester  Davis,  Executor,  bond  .$1500. 

1st.  Left  his  Avife  all  tlie  ]»ersonal  property,  valued  at  $152,  and  a  com- 
fortable support  as  long  as  she  remains  a  Avidow.  If  she  marries,  then  she 
is  to  have  $50  per  year  during  her  life. 

2nd.  Loranna,  w'lfo  of  Aseph  Merriam ;  Melinda,  wife  of  Joel  Johnson ; 
Mary,  Avife  of  Josiah  HoAve;  Joanna,  Avife  of  Steplien  Howard;  Nareissa, 
Avife  of  John  Warden;  Lucy  Ann  Barber  (widoAv),  and  my  sons  Dexter, 
Norris  and  Daniel,  have  all  had  advancements  paid  them. 

?n-(].  I  give  to  my  son,  Sylvester  Davis,  all  my  real  estate,  consisting  of 
the  home  farm,  etc.,  A'alued  at  $1250,  })rovided  he  provide  for  the  support 
of  his  mother. 

I,,  Six  children  : 

■710"        i     Dexter'  Davis,  b.  in  Orange,  11  Nov.,  1807;  d.  in  Corning,  N.  Y., 

.^jjj  1857;  m.   Hmily  Holden,  27  Nov.,  1828. 

7-llJ      ii     Norris"  Davis,  b.  in  Orange,  17  Oct.,  1810;  d.  in  Corning,  N.  Y., 

1  July,  1872;   m.    (1)   Lucy  Ann  Howard,  .'^.0  Oct.,  1831;    (2) 

]\Irs.  Lucy  Hill,  12  March,  1857. 
i712>"'    iii     Narcissa'  Davis,  b.  in  Orange,  30  Nov.,  1812;   d.  in  Worcester, 
■)-.i7M',  Mass..   14   Oct.,    1891;    m.   .lolm    Wnrden.   1837. 


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DEXTER  FAMILY  GENE.VLOGY.  99 

713*      iv     Daniel'  Davis,  b.  in  Orange,  21  Jan.,  ISK);  d.  in  ('aton,   N.   Y., 

20  March,  11»00;  ni.  Rutii  Bates,  1S44. 

714*       V     Lucy  Ann"  Davis,  h.  in  Orange,  21  Dec,  ISIS;  d.   in  Worcester, 

INIass.,  4  May,  IfHX);  ni.  Reuel  Barber,  10  June,  1S40. 
715*      vi     Sylvester'  Davis,  b.  in  Orange,  SSept.,  1S22;  d.  in  Orange,  Mass., 

21  April,  10()4;  ni.  Katlierine  Johnson. 

Copy   of   the    deed   of   land   known   as    Sylvester  Davis 
homestead : 

Benjamin  Dexter  of  Richmond,  X.  H.,  Yeoman,  to  John  Davis  of  Orange, 
Yeoman.  Dated  May  1,  1  Sir,. 

A  tract  of  land  situate  and  lying  in  Orange,  ^Tass.,  lying  in  three 
pieces.  The  first  piece  l)onnded  as  follows,  viz. :  Beginning  at  the  south- 
west corner  of  said  tract  on  the  east  side  of  the  road,  which  is  the  north- 
west corner  of  J.  Lord's  land;  thence  running  easterly  on  the  north  line  of 
said  Lord's  land,  about  100  rods;  thence  north  on  tlie  west  line  of  P.  Lord's 
land;  thence  easterly  on  the  north  line  of  P.  Lord's  land  to  the  road;  then 
northwesterly  on  said  road  to  the  In-idge  below  Wheeler's  Mills;  thence 
westerly  on  the  south  line  of  said  Wheeler's  land  to  Asa  Lord's;  thence 
westerly  on  the  south  line  of  said  Lord's  land  to  the  first  named  road ;  thence 
southerly  on  the  east  side  of  said  road  to  the  place  of  l)eginning.  Said  tract 
contains  by  estimation  100  acres. 

The  second  tract  is  a  wood  lot  and  liounded  as  follows,  viz. :  Beginning 
on  the  west  side  of  the  road  at  the  northeast  corner  of  Benjamin  Dexter' s 
land;  then  running  westerly  by  the  south  side  of  said  Dexter' s  land,  4S  rods, 
to  a  heap  of  stones;  thence  southerly  on  the  east  line  of  B.  Dexter' s  land  to 
the  Hastings  farm  (so  called)  ;  thence  easterly  on  the  north  line  of  Hastings 
farm  to  road;  then  northerly  on  said  road  to  place  of  beginning.  Said  tract 
contains  by  estimation  oO  acres. 

The  third  piece  is  meadow  land,  bounded  on  the  north  by  Asa  Lord's 
land;  east  by  Benjamin  Adams'  land;  south  and  west  on  David  Legg's  land, 
containing  S  acres.  Benjamin  Dexter. 

Witness:  Nancy  Perry.  Joseph  Metcalf,  J.  P. 


Recorded  ',^  June,  1822. 


356 


Phebe''  Dexter,  daughter  of  Benjamin^  [SamueP,  Benjamin^, 
William-,  Thomas^]  and  Hannah  [Stone]  Dexter,  was  born 
11  Feb.,  1780,  and  died  13  Oct.,  1857.  She  married  (1) 
Levi  Thurston,  17  July,  1803.  He  was  first  to  introduce  the 
manufacture  of  scythes  in  Orange,  in  1803.  He  died  30  May, 
1807.     She  married  (2)  Fordyce  Ball,  1810. 

tOfC. 


JQQ  DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 

She  had  four  children  by  first  husband  and  six  by  second 
husband : 

716*        i     Phebe'   Thurston,  b.   20   April,   1804;    d.   1875;   m.    (1)    Willard 

Walker;   (2)  Israel  Lamb. 
717*       ii     Priseilla'  Thurston,  b.  20  April,  1804;  d.l884;  m.Eichard  French, 

23  Nov.,  1824. 
718*     iii     Harriet'  Thurston,  b.  11  Jan.,  1806;   d.  22  May,  1869;  m.  John 

Cheney,  26  Feb.,  1826. 
719*      iv     Susan'  Thurston,  b.  5  Jan.,  1808;  m.  Ira  Whitney,  1829. 
720*        V     Levi  Tliurston'  Ball,  b.  1811. 
721*      vi     Elijah'  Ball,  b.  1813. 
722*     vii     Hyderlah'  Ball,  b.  ISlfi;  d.  1873. 
723*  viii     Joseph'   Ball,   b.    28   May,    1817;    m.   Esther  Preble,   1821;    (2) 

Cornelia  M.  Wiley,  1832. 
724*     ix     Joanna'  Ball,  b.  1820;  m.  Houghton  Hall. 
725*       X     Lucinda  Maria'  Ball;    was   at  school   at  Wilbraham  and   South 

Orange  in  1841;  worked  in  Boston  in  1844;  m.  S.  F.  Somers. 

357 

^  Betsey''  Dexter,  daughter  of  Benjamin^  [Samuel*,  Benjamin^ 
AVilliara-,  Thomas^]  and  Hannah  [Stone]  Dexter,  was  born 
6  July,  1782,  and  died  21  Dec,  1864.  She  married  Zaccheus« 
Wheeler  in  1803.  He  was  a  wheelwi'ig-ht  by  trade,  and  was 
son  of  Zaccheus» and  Silence  (Leland)  Wheeler.  (See  Wheeler 
family.)  Betsey  and  Zaccheus  both  went  to  the  IMethodist 
class  meeting  in  1817,  and  for  several  years.  She  received 
from  her  father,  by  will,  forty  acres  on  north  side  of  turn- 
pike road  adjoining  the  homestead  farm,  one-third  of  a 
twenty-acre  meadow  and  about  500  acres  of  land  in  Peru, 
Vt. 

Seven  children,  born  in  Orange: 

726*        i     Wilson'  Wheeler,  b.  5  Oct.,  1804;  m.  Catherine  H.  Warden. 
727*      ii     Betsey'  Wheeler,  b.   21  Jan.,  1807;   m.  Simon  Brown  Poland. 
728*     iii     John   Wesley'   Wheeler,   b.   5   Aug.,   1811;    m.  Nancy   Foster   of 

Grafton. 
X    729        iv     Benjamin  Dexter'  Wheeler,  b.  22  July,  1814;  m.  Eliza  A.  Allen, 

Cincinnati,  Ohio. 
730         v     Warren'  Wheeler,  b.  13  Aug.,  1816;  d.  10  March,  1821. 


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101 


731*      vi     Eliza  Ann'  Wheeler,  b.  4  Oct.,  1820;   m.  Samuel  Morse. 

732*  vii  George  Warren'  Wheeler,  b.  19  Oct.,  1826;  m.  Miriam  F.  Tit- 
comb  of  Bangor,  Me.,  September,  1853.  She  was  born  5  Sept., 
1835. 


BETSEY   (DEXTER)   WHEELER. 


George'  Wheeler  was  born  in  England,  came  to  this  country  and  settled  at 
Concord,  Mass.,  before  1640.     He  died  there  in  1687.     Descendants  of 

eighth  generation  live  on  same  place.     He  married  Katharine  ; 

they  had  eight  children,  four  born  in  England: 

1.  William-  Wheeler,  b.  in  England;  m.  Hannah  Bass,  30  Oct.,  1659; 

d.  1683. 

2.  Thomas-  Wheeler,  b.  in  England;   m.   Hannah  Harwood,   1657;   d. 

1687. 

3.  Euth=  Wheeler,  b.  in  England;  m.  Samuel  Hartwell,  1665;  d.  1713. 


102  DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 

4.  Elizabeth^  Wheeler,    b.  in  England;  m.  Francis  Fletcher,  1656;  d. 

1704. 

5.  Hannah^  Wheeler ;  no  record. 

6.  Sarah-  Wheeler;    b.   in  Concord,  Mass.,   1640;   m.   Francis  Dudley, 

1665;  d.  1713. 
*7.     John=  Wheeler,   b.   in   Concord,  Mass.,   19  March,   1643;    ni.   Sarah 
Larkin ;  d.  1713. 

8.  Alary-  Wheeler,  b.   in  Concord,  Mass.,   6  Sept.,  1645;   m.  Eliphalet 

Fox;  d.  1678. 

John^  Wheeler  [George^]  was  born  in  Concord,  Mass.,  19  March,  1643,  and 
died  27  Sept.,  1713.     He  married  Sarah  Larkin. 

Nine  children,  born  in  Concord,  Mass.: 

1.  SamneP  AVheeler,  b.  6  July,  1664;  m.  Mary  Hosmer. 

2.  Sarah"  Wlieeler,  b.  ■ ;  ni.  John  Miriam. 

3.  Edward'  Wheeler,  b.  17  July,  1669;  m.  Sarah  Miriam. 

4.  Joanna^'  Wheeler,  b.  21  Dec,  1671. 

5.  Mary=  Wheeler,  b.  16  Sept.,  1673;  m.  Jacob  Wood. 

6.  Lydia'  Wheeler,  b.   27   Oct.,   1675;   m.    (1)    Timothy  Wheeler;    (2) 

Nathaniel   Stow. 

7.  Esther'  Wheeler,  b.  1  Dec,  1678;  m.  Samuel  Prescott. 
*8.     Ebenezer'  Wheeler,  b.  3  June,  1682;  m.  Mary  Minott. 

9.  ThankfuP  Wheeler,  b.  3  June,  1682 ;  m.  Jones  Prescott. 

Ebenezer'  Wheeler  [John-,  George']  was  born  3  June,  1682.  He  married 
Mary  Minott,  daughter  of  James  and  Eebecca  (Wheeler)  Minott,  26 
Dec,  1706.  '  • 

Six  children,  born  in  Concord,  Mass. : 

1.  Eebekah^  WHieeler,  b.  2  Sept.,  1712. 

2.  Mary*  Wheeler,  b.  8  May,  1714. 

*3.  Ebenezer*  Wheeler,  b.  6  Jan.,  1715-16. 

4.  Timothy*  ^Vlieeler,  b.  21  Feb.,  1716-17. 

5.  Sarah-"  Wheeler,  b.  24  ,Tuly,  1720. 

6.  James^  Wheeler,  b.  7  April,  1722. 

Ebenezer*  Wheeler  [Ebenezer',  John",  George']  was  born  6  Jan.,  1715-16, 
and  died  24  Feb.,  1801.  He  married  (1)  Rachel  Wood  of  Upton,  she 
dying  27  April,  1751;  (2)  Lois  Corbet,  who  died  29  Ma.rch,  1753;  (3) 
Mrs.  Priscilla  Haywood,  5  Sept.,  1753;  she  was  born  27  Aug.,  1726. 

He  had  eight  children  by  first  wife,  one  by  second  wife  and  eight 
by  third: 


DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY.  103 

1.  Ebenezer^  Wheeler,  b.  13  April,  17-tl;   d.  young. 

2.  Ebenezer'  Wheeler,  b.  ;  d.  24  Oct.,  1759. 

3.  Jonathan'  Wheeler,  b.  2  April,  1743;  m.  (1)  Anna  Kand;   (2)  Mary 

Rawson. 

4.  EacheP  Wheeler,  b.  14  Jan.,  1745;  m.  Timothy  Winter. 
*5.     Zaccheus'  Wheeler,  b.  30  Sept.,  1749. 

6.  Susanna''  Wheeler,  b.  4  Oct.,  1746;  d.  young. 

7.  Susanna^  Wheeler,  b.  ;  m.  John  Thurston. 

8.  Mary'  Wheeler,  b.  20  March,  1751. 

9.  Nathan'  Wheeler,  b.  6  April,  1752. 

10.  Ephraim'  Wheeler,  b.  7  June,  1754;  m.  Hannah  Goodell. 

11.  Priscilla'  Wlieeler,  b.  1  Jime,  1755;  m.  Lewis  Thurston. 

12.  James'  Wheeler,  b.  22  Dec,  1756;  ni.  Vashti  Bigelow. 

13.  Rebecca'  Wheeler,  b.  24  Aug.,  1758 ;  m.  James  Dexter. 

14.  Sally'  Wheeler,  b.   5  Nov.,   1760;    m.  Ithames  Smith.     - 

15.  Esther'  Wheeler,  b.  4  May,  1762. 

16.  Ebenezer'  Wheeler,  b.  15  Oct.,  1764;  m.  Susanna  Ruggles. 

17.  Anna'  Wheeler,  b.  30  Aug.,  1767;  m.  John  C.  Pratt. 

Zaccheus'  Wheeler  [Ebenezer^,  Ebenezer^  John=,  George']  was  born  30 
Sept.,  1749.  He  married  Silence  Leland,  daughter  of  Thomas  Leiand 
and  granddaughter  of  James  Leland  of  Grafton.  She  was  born  in 
Sutton  in  1751,  and  died  in  Athol  in  1829^  .They_eame  to  Athol  in 
February,  1790,  from  Grafton,  and  settled  on  the  north  bank  of  Tully 
Brook  near  where  Pine  Dale  is  now  situated.  A  log  cabin  was  built 
for  their  home,  a  large  tract  of  laud  was  purchased,  and  a  grist-mill 
was  erected  upon  the  bank  of  the  brook.  The  children  had  to  go  to 
school  through  the  forest,  finding  their  way  by  means  of  blazes  on  the 
tree-trunks. 

They  had  eleven  children,  eight  born  in  Grafton  and  three  in  Athol:  ' 

1.  Emerald"  Wheeler,  b.  1773;   m.  Mary  Lombard.     Was  a  merchant 

in  New  York. 

2.  Zaccheus"  Wheeler,  b.  1775;  d.  in  Sutton,  1778. 

3.  Thomas  S.'^  Wheeler,  b.  1776;  m.  Martha  Rice;  d.  in  New  Orleans, 

1832. 

*4.  Zaccheus"  Wheeler,  b.  1779;  m.  Betsey  Dexter;  d.  in  Orange,  1859. 

5.  Silence"  Wheeler,  b.  1781;   m.  Jesse  Snow;   d.  in  Greenwich,  1803. 

6.  Margaret"  Wheeler,  b.  1784;  m.  Ephraim  Goodell;  d.  in  Athol,  1803. 

7.  Sina"  Wheeler,  b.   1786;   m.  Nathan  Whitney,  Pittsfield,  Ohio. 

8.  Rachel"  Wheeler,  b.  1788;   m.  Clement  Bryant,  Athol. 

9.  Jonathan"  Wheeler,  b.   1792;   m.   Hannah   Davis,   Athol. 

10.  Mercy"  Wheeler,  b.  1795;  d.  1813. 

11.  Anna"  Wheeler,  b.  1797;  m.  Sullivan  Raymond  of  Royalston. 

(For  Zaccheus"  Wheeler  and  Betsey  Dexter,  see  page  100.) 


104  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

361 

Martha"  Dexter,  daughter  of  Ephraim^  [Ephraini'',  Benjamin^, 
William^,  Thomas^]  and  Kesiah  [Sober]  Dexter,  was  born 
28  Sept.,  1772,  and  died  29  Jan.,  1852.  She  married  Prince 
Snow  in  1794. 

Fourteen  children,  born  in  Rochester,  Mass. : 

733  i     James'  Snow,  b.  19  Dec,  1794;  d.  18  May,  1849;  m.  Hannah  W. 

Sherman,  24  Sept.,  1820. 

734  ii     Nancy'  Snow,  b.  19  Dec,  1794;  m.  Nathan  Boodry. 

735  iii     Betsey'  Snow,  b.  15  May,  1796;  m.  Nathaniel  Hiller. 

736  iv     Prince'  Snow,  b.  30  Jan.,  1798;  m.  Caroline  Foster. 

737  V     Luke'  Snow,  b.  5  Feb.,  1799. 

738  vi     Stephen'  Snow,  b.  9  March,  1801;   d.  6  March,  188-5;  m.  Eunice 

Cannon. 

739  vii     Harvey'   Snow,  b.   7   March,   1803;    d.   8  May,   1868;   m.   Betsey 

Jenney. 

740  viii     Avery'  Snow,  b.  12  April,  1805;  d.  30  July,  1880;  never  married. 

741  ix     Eaehel'   Snow,  b.   17  May,   1807;   d.   27   Sept.,   1836;    m.   Wyatt 

Snow. 

742  X     Kesiah'   Snow,   b.    5   July,   1809;    d.   17   Dec,    1903;    m.   Prince 

Hiller. 

743  xi     Martin'  Snow,  b.  8  April,  1811;  d.  29  Oct.,  1862;  m.  Ivory  Snow. 

744  xii     Dulcina'  Snow,  b.  1  March,  1813;   d.  24  Jan.,  1904;  m.  William 

Fuller. 

745  xiii     Jane'  Snow,  b.  9  Aug.,  1815 ;  m.  William  Hammond. 

746  xiv     William'  Snow,  b.  7  April,  1821;  d.  12  March,  1887;  m.  Eebecca 

Bolles. 

362 

Anna^  Dexter,  daughter  of  Ephraim^  [Ephraim^,  Benjamin^, 
William-,  Thomas^]  and  Kesiah  [Sober]  Dexter,  was  born 
6  Jan.,  1774,  and  died  8  Aug.,  1860.  She  married  Captain 
James  Snow,  20  Dec,  1795. 

Six  children,  born  in  Rochester,  Mass. : 

747  i     Levi'  Snow,  b.  23  May,  1799;  d.  9  June,  1880;  m.  Mary  Meiggs, 

19  Aug.,  1824. 

748  li     Dennis'  Snow,  b.  5  Aug.,  1801;  d.  15  April,  1841. 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY.  10.") 

749  iii     Martin'  Snow,  b.  1  Aug.,  1803  rd.  26  Aug.,  1883. 

750  iv     Julian'    Snow,   b.    23    April,    1806;    d.    2   Nov.,    1864;    m.    John 

Brown. 

751  V     Adaliue'   Snow,   b.   22   July,   1809;    d.   23   Feb.,   1873;    m.   Ezra 

Burbank. 

752  vi     James'  Winslow,  b.  4  Sept.,  1813;  d.  1836;  lost  at  sea. 

• 

363 

Kesiah*'  Dexter,  daiiohter  of  Ephraim^  [Ephraim*,  Benjamin^ 
AVillianr,  Thomas^]  and  Kesiah  [Sober]  Dexter,  was  born 
5  Oct.,  1775,  and  died  2  Jan.,  1835.  She  married  Ebenezer 
Holmes  in  1805. 

Six  children : 

753  i     Alice'  Holmes,  b.  20  June,  1806;   d.  1  March,   1888;  m.  Zoath 

Dexter. 

754  ii     Mary'  Holmes,  b.  20  June,  1808. 

755  iii     Kesiah'  Holmes,  b.  9  Jan.,   1810;  m.  Loring  Dexter,  29  Nov., 

1827. 

756  iv     Hannah'  Holmes,  b.  13  April,  1812;  d.  29  July,  1893;  m.  Larnet 

Hall. 

757  V     Ebenezer'  Holmes,  b.  17  Jan.,  1816. 

758  vi     Susan  H.'  Holmes,  b.  20  May,  1822;  d.  15  July,  1889;  m.  Geo. 

H.  Kelley. 

364 

Luke^  Dexter,  son  of  Ephraim^  [Ephraim*,  Benjamin^  William^, 
Thomas^]  and  Kesiah  [Sober]  Dexter,  was  born  16  Nov., 
1777,  and  died  9  Nov.,  1856.  He  married  Joanna  Pierce, 
September,  1802.  He  was  a  canlker  by  trade,  also  a  farmer, 
and  lived  on  part  of  the  old  Benjamin  Dexter  farm  and  in 
the  house  that  stood  on  the  spot  where  the  first  Dexter 
house  was  built  in  Rochester. 

Seven  children,  born  in  Rochester,  IMass. : 

759*  i  Loring'  Dexter,  b.  1  April,  1804;  d.  5  Oct.,  1882;  m.  (1)  Keziah 
Holmes,  29  Nov.,  1827;   (2)  Achsah  Dexter,  28  Sept.,  1836. 

760*  ii  Gilmore'  Dexter,  b.  7  Aug.,  1807;  d.  13  April,  1877;  m.  Lucy  A. 
Wing. 


106  DEXTER  FAMILY  GENE.VLOGY. 

7G1       iii     William'  Dexter,  b.  2  Oct.,  1809;  d.  13  Aug.,  1850;  m.  Emily  M. 
Preble,  28  June,  1849. 

762  iv     Florilla   P.'   Dexter,   b.    3    Nov.,    1805;    d.    24   April,    1877;    m. 

Luther  Bowman. 

763  V     Sophrona   P.'   Dexter,    b.    9    May,    1813;    d.    1833;    m.    William 

Delano,  1832. 
764*      vi     Christina'  Dexter,  b.  27  March,  1815;  d.  8  Feb.,  1900;  m.  Seth 

Cowan,  16  Feb.,  1834. 
765*    vii     Lorenzo   D.'   Dexter,   b.   17    Nov.,    1818;    d.    16   June,   1853;    m. 

Lurana  Braley,  4  Aug.,  1846. 


THE  OLD  DEXTKH  HOUSE. 

This  house  was  erected  previous  to  1800,  and  stands  upon  the 
probable  site  of  the  first  house  erected  by  William  Dexter  about 
1679,  it  being'  in  about  the  centre  of  the  tract  of  land  owned  by 
him.  This  farm  was  about  three-fourths  of  a  mile  square,  having 
a  brook  running-  through  it,  upon  the  bank  of  which  in  olden 
times  stood  a  saw-mill  and  a  grist-mill,  which  were  run  by  the 
Dexters. 

There  are  now  three  houses  built  by  Dexters  standing  wdtliin 
the  borders  of  this  original  tract,  all  of  them  over  a  hundred 
years  old  and  all  occupied  for  the  most  of  the  time  by  Dexters. 


DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 


107 


365 

Ephraim*'  Dexter,  son  of  Ephraim^  [Ephraim\  Benjamin^  Wil- 
liam2,  Thomas^]  and  Kesiali  [Sober]  Dexter,  was  born  28 
April,  1779,  and  died  27  Jnne,  1862.  He  married  (1) 
Achsah  Snow,  U  Sept.,  1802;  (2)  Rachel  Snow,  27  April, 
1806.  He  was  a  cooper  by  trade,  and  dnring  the  last  of  his 
life  he  owned  and  occnpied  half  of  the  house  that  stood  upon 
the  site  of  the  original  Dexter  homestead,  the  other  half 
being  owned  by  his  brother  Luke. 


EPHRAIM  DEXTER  AND  WIFE  RACHEL. 


One  child  by  first  wife  and  eight  by  second,  all  born  in 
Falmouth,  IMass. : 

766  i     Thomas'  Dexter,  b.  14  Aug.,  1803;  d.  16  Sept.,  182-4;  no  family. 

767  ii     Achsah'  Dexter,  b.  19  June,  1807;   d.  8  Aug.,  1884;  m.  Loring 

Dexter,  28  Sept.,  183G. 

768  iii     Hannah  S.'  Dexter,  b.  16  July,  1809;  d.  2.5  Aug.,  1891;  m.  John 

Dexter,  2d,  12  March,  1839. 
769*      iv     Leonard  S."  Dexter,  b.  26  Jan.,  1811 ;  d.  18  May,  1853. 


108  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

770*       V     Calvin'  Dexter,  b.  9  Nov.,  1812;  d.  25  March,  1867. 

771        vi     Sumner'  Dexter,  b.  23  June,  1815;   d.  9   Sept.,  1899;   m.  Emily 

(Preble)    Dexter.     One   child,   Maria  L.   Dexter,   b.   1861;    d. 

1874.     Removed  to  Marion,  and  was  a  painter  by  trade. 
772*    vii     Harriet'   Dexter,   b.   13   Dec,   1817;    d.    6   April,   1901;    m.    (1) 

Daniel  Kendrick,   9   July,  1839;    (2)    William  A.   Barlow,   27 

April,  1884. 
773*  viii     Lewis'  Dexter,  b.  16  Oct.,  1820;  m.  Martha  Eobbins. 
774*     ix     Ainsworth'   Dexter,   b.    27   Jan.,   1823;    m.   Phebe   C.   Coffin,    15 

June,  1847. 

366 

Gideon''  Dexter,  son  of  Epliraim^  [Ephraim*,  Benjamin^,  Wil- 
liam^, Thomas^]  and  Kesiah  [Sober]  Dexter,  was  born  7 
April,  1781,  and  died  31  Jan.,  1827.  He  married  Mary 
Dexter,  15  Oct.,  1804.  He  was  a  caulker  by  trade.  At  his 
death  his  wdfe  had  her  thirds  of  the  estate  set  off  by  court, 
2  Nov.,  1831. 

From  a  clipping  from  a  New  Bedford  paper  of  1827 : 

On  January  31,  1827,  the  sloop  Betsey  of  Wareham  came  into  Mat- 
tapoisett  Harbor  and  hauled  in  as  near  the  shore  as  was  practicable  on 
account  of  the  ice;  soon  after  she  was  seen  to  be  drifting  toward  the  bay 
and  several  persons  from  the  shore  went  to  her  assistance.  About  7  o  'clock 
in  the  evening  they  lost  the  small  skiff  overboard  and  Mr.  Gideon  Dexter 
and  Mr.  Caleb  Dexter,  Jr.,  of  Mattapoisett,  took  a  boat  and  went  to 
recover  the  skiff.  The  wind  being  strong  at  north  and  the  weather  extremely 
cold,  they  w^ere  unable  to  return  to  the  sloop,  which  was  run  ashore,  and  the 
persons  on  board  landed  with  difficulty,  wet  and  much  exhausted.  The  next 
morning,  the  men  and  boats  not  having  returned,  search  was  made  and  the 
skiff  was  found  on  Goat  Island,  about  half  a  mile  distant,  and  the  body  of 
Caleb  Dexter  was  found  lying  on  the  marsh  frozen.  The  other  boat  drifted 
out  of  the  bay  and  was  picked  up  near  East  Chop,  off  Holmes  Hole,  with  the 
body  of  Gideon  Dexter,  which  was  also  frozen.  His  hands  were  much 
lacerated  and  the  oar  battered  to  pieces,  from  which  it  appears  he  exerted 
himself  to  return  until  exhausted.  Mr.  Gideon  Dexter  was  46  years  old,  and 
left  wife  and  nine  children.  Mr.  Caleb  Dexter,  Jr.,  was  34  years  of  age,  and 
left  a  wife  and  an  aged  father  and  mother  to  lament  their  loss. 

Nine  children,  born  in  Rochester,  Mass. : 

775*        i     Warren'  Dexter,  b.  30  Oct.,  1805 ;  d.  11  Feb.,  1880. 
776*      ii     Samuel'  Dexter,  b.  16  Nov.,  1807;  d.  6  Sept.,  1885. 


778* 

iv 

779* 

V 

780* 

vi 

781* 

vii 

782 

viii 

DEXTER    FAMIIA-     GENEALOGY.  109 

777*  iii  Lurana'  Dexter,  b.  3  Sept.,  1809;  d.  25  June,  1891;  m.  Ivory 
Snow,  26  July,  1829. 

Ephraim'  Dexter,  b.  1  Oct.,  1811^  d.  10  Sept.,  1893. 

Calvin^  Dexter,  b.  25  Sept.,  1813 ;  d.  2  May,  1886. 

John"  Dexter,  b.  13  Feb.,  1816 ;  d.  26  July,  1880. 

Gideon'  Dexter,  b.  21  May,  1818;  d.  24  Oct.,  1883. 

Joseph^  Dexter,  b.  20  Feb.,  1820;  d.  28  March,  1875;  m.  Eliza- 
beth L.  Hiller,  19  Nov.,  1854. 

Went  two  voyages  whaling  in  early  life;  was  house  carpenter  by 
trade,  and  later  in  life  farmed  it  and  also  teamed. 

783  ix     Euf  us'  Dexter,  b.  19  May,  1823 ;  d.  5  Oct.,  1853. 

Made  one  voyage  whaling,  and  died  in  Taimton  Asylum. 

367 

Thomas'^  Dexter,  son  of  Epliraim^  [Ephraim'*,  Benjamin^,  Wil- 
liam-, Thomas^]  and  Kesiah  [Sober]  Dexter,  was  bom  9 
March,  1783,  and  died  22  Feb.,  1871.  He  married  (1)  Han- 
nah Luce,  15  Nov..  1814:  (2)  Lydia  C.  Swift,  18  March, 
1850.  He  was  a  caulker  and  worked  at  the  business  many 
years.     He  died  at  ]\Iattapoisett. 

Eight  children,  born  in  Rochester: 

784  i     Albert  G.'  Dexter,  b.  1  Sept.,  1823;   d.  24  Oct.,  1899;   single. 
785*      ii     Thomas'   Dexter,   b.   7   April,   1S26;    m.    (1)    Mary  Lucy,   1859; 

(2)   Amy  Lucy,  1874. 
786       iii     Jane'    Dexter,    b.    25    April,    1820;    d.    Oct.,    1851;    m.    Gideon 

Dexter. 
787*      iv     Benjamin  F.'  Dexter,  b.  30  Jan.,  1828, 
788*       V     Alexander'  Dexter,  b.  12  May,  1831. 
789*      vi     Jason  L.'  Dexter,  b.  17  June,  1835. 

790      vii     Hannah  S.'  Dexter,  b.  24  July,  1833 ;  d.  30  March,  1835. 
791*  viii     Henry  A.'  Dexter,  b.  7  Oct.,  1840;  d.  19  May,  1894. 

368 

Jane'^  Dexter,  daughter  of  Ephraim^  [Ephraim^  Benjamin', 
William-,  Thomas^]  and  Kesiah  [Sober]  Dexter,  was  born 
in  1785,  and  died  21  Nov.,  1875.  She  married  James 
Cathell,  10  June,  1810. 


110 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 


Eleven  children,  born  in  Rochester,  Mass. 


792 

i 

793 

ii 

794 

iii 

795 

iv 

796 

V 

797 

vi 

798 

vii 

799 

viii 

800 

ix 

801 

X 

802 

xi 

Henry  Nelson'  Cathell,  b.  27  Dec,  1811;   d.  23  Sept.,  1814. 

Jane  Tobey'  Cathell,  b.  27  Dec,  1811;  d.  4  Oct.,  1812. 

Caleb  Strong'  Cathell,  b.  3  Feb.,  1813;   d.  31  March,  1813. 

Sally'  Cathell,   b.   25  May,   1814. 

Betsey'  Cathell,  b.  17  .Jan.,  1816;  d.  14  Oct.,  1817. 

Jane'  Cathell,  b.  23  March,  1817. 

Susan  S.'  Clathell,  b.  2  Aug.,  1819. 

Hannah  D.'  Cathell,  b.  31  May,  1822. 

Betsey  W.'  Clathell,  b.  2  Dec,  1824. 

Fanny  W.'  Cathell,  b.  3  April,  1826. 

Phebe  B.'  Cathell,  b.  27  March,  1830. 


ALDEN  DEXTER. 


369 


Alden"  Dexter,  son  of  Ephraim^  [Ephraim*,  Benjamin^  Wil- 
liam-, Thomas^]  and  Kesiah  [Sober]  Dexter,  was  born  4 
Jnly,  1788,  and  died  8  Oct.,  1869.  He  married  (1)  Lucy 
Barrows,  1810:  (2)  Polly  Crowell,  19  Sept.,  1862.  He  was 
a  caulker  and  in  later  years  was  a  farmer. 


D'EXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY.  •  HI 

Twelve  children,  born  in  Rochester: 

803*        i     Frcemau'  Dexter,  b.  1  Aug.,  1812;   d.  23  Sept.,  1864. 

80i*      ii     Stillnian'  Dexter,  b.  11  Dec,  1813;   d.  10  Sept.,  1847. 

805*     iii     Heury    N'    Dexter,    b.    5    Aug.,    1815;    d.    15    March,    1856;    m. 

Cynthia  Nye,  5  July,  1839. 
806       iv     Lucy  Alden'  Dexter,  b.  24  April,  1817;   d.  8  Aug.,  1817. 
807*       V     Sarah  A.'  Dexter,  b.   22  Jan.,  1818;   d.  20  Dec,  1855;   m.    (1) 

William  Bates;    (2)  Joseph  Candids. 
808*      vi     Eliza  A.'  Dexter,  b.  3  Dec,  1822;   d.  30  Nov.,  1878;  m.  Eussell 

Meritheus. 
809*    vii     Weston  A.'  Dexter,  b.  1  Nov.,  1824;   d.  8  July,  1897;  m.  Mary 

E.  Kelley,  1  Sept.,  1860. 

810  viii     Lucy'  Dexter,  b.  1  Nov.,  1826;   d.  1  Oct.,  1831. 

811  ix     Alpheus'  Dexter,  b.  25  Feb.,  1827;   d.  23  April,  1828. 

812  X     George'  Dexter,  b.  1  July,  1829:  d.  23  Sept.,   1830. 

813*     xi     Emma  A.'  Dexter,  b.  25  July,  1832;  m.  Daniel  Payne,  15  Oct., 

1850. 
814       xii    Clara  H.'  Dexter,  b.   17  June,   1835;  m.  Caleb  Dexter,  9  May,* 

1853. 


370 


Polly*'  Dexter,  daughter  of  Ephraim^  [Ephraim^  Benjamin^ 
"William^  Thomas^]  and  Kesiah  [Sober]  Dexter,  was  born 
25  Feb.,  1700,  and  died  12  March,  1874.  She  married 
Larnet  Hall,  1  May,  1811. 

Seven  children,  born  in  Rochester,  IMass. : 

815  i     Martin'  Hall,  b.   14   Aug.,   1812;   d.  3  Oct.,   1891;   m.   Arethusa 

Southworth. 

816  ii     Larnet'  Hall,  b.   27  Feb.,   1814;   d.   27  Sept.,  1884;   m.  Hannah 

Holmes. 

817  iii     Eveline'  Hall,  b.  1  Oct.,  1815;  d.  5  Nov.,  1815. 

818  iv     Arethusa'  Hall,  b.  7  Feb.,  1816;  d.  12  Jan.,  1817. 

819  v     Mary'  Hall,  b.  15  March,  1818. 

820  vi     Charles'  Hall,  b.  7  Nov.,   1817;   d.  3  Feb.,   1883;   m.  Lidora  C. 

Cowan,  4  Oct.,  1856. 

821  vii     Amaline'  Hall,  b.  25  July,  1824. 


823 

ii 

824 

iii 

825 

iv 

826 

V 

*827 

vi 

828 

vii 

829 

viii 

112  DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 

374 

Rebekah*'  Dexter,  daughter  of  Caleb^  [Ephraim^,  Benjamin^, 
Willianr,  Thomas^]  and  Hannah  [Hatch]  Dexter,  was  born 
9  July,  1790,  and  died  29  Aug.,  1867.     She  married  Stephen 

Nye  in  1808. 

Eight  children  i 

822         i     William  W.'  Nye,  b.  22  May,  1810;   m.   (1)    Sarah  Wyett;    (2) 
Belinda  Dunbar. 
Stephen^  Nye,  Jr.,  b.  12  Feb.,  1812;  m.  Mercy  Eoimsvell. 
Kebekah'  Nye,  b.  15  Oct.,  1815. 

Mary  A.'  Nye,  b.  18  Oct.,  1817;  m.  Elias  Merithew. 
Cynthia^   Nye,   b.   12  March,   1821;    d.   24  June,   1897;    m.    (1) 
Henry  N.  Dexter,  5  July,  1839;    (2)   Gideon  Dexter,  12  Dec, 
1857. 
Louisa'  Nye,  b.  22  June,  1823;  m.  Charles  Eandall. 
vii     Henry  G.'  Nye,  b.  21  July,  1826. 
viii     Henry  W.'  Nye,  b.  16  July,  1831. 

375 

Caleb*^  Dexter,  son  of  Caleb^  [Ephraim*,  Benjamin^,  William^, 
Thomas^]  and  Hannah  [Hatch]  Dexter,  was  born  23  Jan., 
1794,  and  died  30  Jan.,  1827.  He  married  Lydia  Hiller,  19 
June,  1821.  He  was  frozen  to  death  while  out  in  an  open 
boat  during  a  storm,  30  Jan.,  1827. 

One  child : 

830*       i     Caleb'    Dexter,    b.    in    Eochester,    12    May,    1827;    ni.    Clara    H. 
Dexter,  9  May,  1853. 

376 

David''  Dexter,  son  of  Setli"'  [Sotli',  Benjamin",  Willianr, 
Thomas^]  and  Deborah  [Haskall]  Dexter,  was  born  17  May, 
1770,  and  died  29  June,  1838.  He  married  Mary  Pitkins  of 
East  Hartford,  22  Dec,  179G.  She  was  born  30  Jan.,  17G9, 
and  died  2^)  Nov.,  1818.     They  resided  at  Amherst,  Mass. 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 


ii;} 


Eight  (diildren : 

i     James  Pitkin"  Dexter,  b.  S  S('})t.,  17!>7. 
ii     David^  Dextvr,  h.   lo  April,  IT'.m. 

iii     Mary"  Dexter,  b.  17  Oct.,   ISOO;  m.  IJaipli  C-iapp,  1S2S. 
iv    Abigail  Church"  Dexter.  1).  2-")  A]>ril,    isoi';  d.   Aug.,  1S():!;    m. 
Erastus  Clark  of  Grauby,  Conn.,   li!  .\|)ril,  1S.V). 

V     Horace^  Dexter,  b.  2!)  Dec,  bso;',;  d.  isii:l;  m.  . 

vi     Lucretia'  Dexter,  b.  lo  June,  ISO");  d.  I'li.Vug.,  is74;ui.  William 
Clark  of  South  Ha.Uey,  "Shiss.,  .">  .bin.,  1S4:'.. 
837*    vii     Edward'  Dexter,  b.   IS  Feb.,  1S07. 
838*  viii     AVilham"  Dexter,  b.   i:'.  Sept.,   iSO'J. 


s:u 

8P,L' 

s:v.\ 

8.'U 

835* 
836* 


SETH  DEXTER. 


379 


Seth''  Dexter,  sou  of  Seth"'  [Seth\  Benjamin",  William', 
Thomas']  and  Deborah  [Haskall]  Dexter,  was  ])()rn  22  Dec, 
1776,  and  died  81  Mandi,  1S41.  He  married  Sylvia  Gaykn-d 
5  May,  1808.  She  was  daughter  of  Eleazer  and  Elizal)eth 
Gaylord  of  Pinemeadow,  and  born  8  Sept.,  1787. 


114  DEXTER    FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

Two  t'liildreii: 

839*       i     Harriet  Clark'  Dexter,  b.  Windsor  Locks,  Conn.,  5  April,  ISO'.); 

d.  2()  Feb.,  184(5;  m.  Edwin  A.  Douglas,  6  Feb.,  1834. 
840*      ii    Charles  HaskalF  Dexter,  h.  AVindsor  Locks,    Conn.,    19   Sept., 

LSIO;  d.  2!)  Aug.,  18(5!);  m.  Lydia  Pierson,  1!)  Sept.,  1838. 

383 

William"  Dexter,  son  of  Seth'  [Seth',  Benjamin',  William', 
Thomas^]  and  Deborah  [Haskall]  Dexter,  was  born  28  Feb., 
1786,  at  Windsor  Locks,  Conn.,  and  died  in  1841.  He 
married  Sally  Mallory  of  Winsted,  Conn.  They  removed  to 
Illinois. 


s 

ix  children: 

841 

Sarah  Ann"  Dexter. 

842 

ii 

AVilliam'  Dexter. 

843 

iii 

p]lizabeth"  Dexter. 

844 

iv 

Harriet'  Dexter. 

845 

V 

Salome'   Dexter. 

846 

vi 

John'  Dexter. 

388 

Prince''  Dexter,  son  of  Elijah'  [Seth*,  Benjamin^  William", 
Thomas^]  and  Martha  [Clark]  Dexter,  was  born  19  Jan., 
1782,  and  2  Dec,  1813.  He  married  Arlothea  Savery,  15 
May,  1806. 

Four  children,  born  in  Rochester: 

847         i     T'rial  Sherman"  Dexter,  b.  31  Aug.,  1807;  d.  26  Nov.,  1808. 
848*      ii     Mary  Hynkley"  Dexter,  b.  2  April,  1809;  d.  31  May,  1842;  m. 

WiUiam  C.  Haskell,  10  Dec,  1828. 
849*     iii     John  Gibl)s"  Dexter,  b.   11   :\rarch,   1811;  d.    3  Jan.,    1834;    m. 

Eleanor  F.  Richardson,  5  April,  1831. 
850       iv    Sarah"  Dexter,  b.  3  March,  1813;  d.  11  Jan.,  1885;  m.  Albert 

Allen,  14  April,  18:J6. 

390 

Elijah''  Dexter,  son  of  Elijah'  [Seth',  Benjamin',  William', 
Thomas']   and  Martha   [Clark]   Dexter,  was  born   1    Sept., 


DEXTER    FAMILY     GENEALOGY.  115 

178G,  and  died  10  Oct.,  18r)l.  He  luamed  (1)  Clarissa 
Crocker,  28  March,  1809;  (2)  Mary  Mortou,  8  Dec,  1812; 
(3)  Lydia  Thompson,  28  May,  1824. 

One  child  by  first  wife  and  fonr  hy  second : 

851  i    Elijah  C."  Dexter,  b.  9  Sept.,  1810. 

852  ii     Nathaniel  M."  Dexter,  b.  28  Sept.,  1814;  d.  18  Sept.,  1838. 

853  iii     Elijah"  Dexter,  b.  31  Aug.,  1810;  d.  1  Sept.,  ISKi. 

854  iv     David  B. "  Dexter,  b.  18  Oct.,  1817;  d.  18  Oct.,  1817. 

855*      V    Henry    M.'    Dexter,    b.    1:5    Aug.,    1821;  d.    1:5  Nov.,  1890;  m. 
Emeline  Palmer,  19  Nov.,  1S44. 

393 

Seth«  Dexter,  son  of  Elijah'  [Seth',  Benjamin'',  Willianr, 
Thomas^]  and  Martha  [Clark]  Dexter,  was  born  26  March, 
1793,  and  died  16  Sept.,  1832.  He  married  Arlothea 
[Savery]  Dexter,  5  March.   1817. 

Three  children,  born  in  Rochester,  Mass.: 

856  i     Prince"  Dexter,  b.  28  Jan.,  1818;  unmarried. 

857  ii     Martha  C."  Dexter,  b.  UJan.,  1822. 

858  iii    Sophia  E."  Dexter,  b.  4  March,  1828. 

406 

Samuel  B.'   Dexter,  son  of  Elizabeth'^    [Seth',  Jabez^  Philip^ 

William^,  Thomas^]  and Dexter,  was  born  in  1796,  and 

died  30  Sept.,  1860.  He  married  Abby  Blackmore.  He  was 
brought  up  on  a  farm  and  followed  the  occupation  of  farm- 
ing all  his  life.    His  home  was  at  Mattapoisett,  ]\Iass. 

Five  children,  born  in  Rochester : 

859  i     Joseph  B.*'  Dexter,  b.  27  Nov.,  1820  ;'(1.  1854;  m.  Elizabeth  Per- 

rington,  1  Jan.,  1854. 

860  ii     William  B.«  Dexter,  b.  18  Aug.,  1822;  d.  1  Oct.,  1865. 

861  iii     Lydia^  Dexter,  b.  20  Feb.,  1824;    d.  21   April,  1873;   m.  Albert 

Sherman,  1  June,  1865. 
862*      iv     Stephen'  Dexter,  b.  10  Aug.,  1826;   d.  1865;   m.  Eliza  A.  Nick- 

erson. 
863         V     Betsey  R."  Dexter,  b.  23  April,  1830 ;  d.  13  March,  1865. 


116  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

408 

Elizabeth"  Dexter,  daughter  of  Elisha'^  [Seth^  Jabez'',  Philip^, 
William-,  Tboinas^]  and  Eunice  [Bowles]  Dexter,  was  born 
29  Mareb,  1793.  and  died  November,  1865.  Sbe  married 
Thomas  C.  Ames,  2  Aug.,  1812. 

Six  cbildren,  born  at  Rocbester,  Mass. : 

864  i     Thomas  C."  Ames,  Jr.,  b.  29  April,  1813;   d.  22  Jan.,  1835;  not 

married. 

865  ii     Mary  T."*  Ames,  b.  20  May,  1815;   d.  31  March,  1888;   m.  Caleb 

T.  Jenney,  25  Nov.,  1832, 

866  iii     Jane  L.^  Ames,  b.  7  Feb.,  1819 ;  d.  23  April,  1899 ;  m.  Stephen  A. 

Tripp,  20  Oct.,  1840. 

867  iv     Elizabeth  H.«  Ames,  b.  7  Aug.,  1822 ;  d.  22  May,  1832. 

868  V     Daniel  H.^  Ames,  b.  10  May,  1824;   d.  2  May,  1872;   m.  Lydia 

Luce. 

869  vi     Lorino- T.s  Ames,  b.  11  Feb.,  1834;  not  married. 

410 

Elisha"  Dexter,  son  of  Elisba^  [Seth^  Jabez\  Philips  William- 
Thomas^]  and  Eunice  [BoM-les]  Dexter,  was  born  4  Feb., 
1797,  and  died  17  Jan.,  1890.  He  married  Sarah  IMendall. 
He  was  a  mill  owner  at  JMattapoisett ;  his  business  was 
getting  out  boxboards  for  New  York  and  Philadelphia 
market. 

Ten  children : 

870*        i     Mary  A.  R.^  Dexter,  b.  8  Feb.,   1824;   m.  Nathaniel  Parker.  26 
Oct.,  1842. 

871  ii     Lydia^  Dexter,  b.  26  Oct.,  1825. 

872  iii     Martha   M.^  Dexter,   b.   23    Sept.,    1828;    m.    Nathan   Smith,   15 

Oct.,  1861. 

873  iv     Charles   Frederick^  Dexter,   b.   2   Feb.,   1831;    m.  Mary  Morton, 

24  Oct.,  1862. 
874*       V     Elisha  L.^  Dexter,  b.  22  March.  1834;  d.  4  Feb.,  1876;  m.  Harriet 

W.  LeBaron,  4  Sept.,  1866. 
875*      vi     Albert  M.«  Dexter,  b.  12  Aug.,  1837;  d.  25  July,  1899;  m.  Annie 

E.  Hathaway,  24  Oct.,  1871. 
876*    vii     George  H.**  Dexter,  b.   29  March,  1840;   m.  Mary  F.  Wood,   24 

Oct.,  1871. 


.  DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY.  117 

877  viii     Myra  Jane"  Dexter,  b.  i:4  Feb.,  1842. 

878  ix     Sarah  W.*  Dexter,  b.  1  Nov.,  1844;  cT.  2G  July.  184.5. 

879  x     Sarah  S."  Dexter,  b.  14  May,  1848;  ni.  Daniel  W.  Xash,  28  Nov., 

1887. 

4J2 

Harvey"  Dexter,  son  of  Elislia''  [Setli%  Jabez'',  Philip^  William^ 
Thomas^]  and  Eunice  [Bowles]  Dexter,  was  l)orn  3  Dec, 
1801,  and  died  4  Jan..  1856.  He  married  (1)  Lydia  Chan- 
dler; (2)  Hnldah  Randall,  April,  1848. 

Six  children  ;  five  by  first  wife : 

880*        i     Ezra  H.^  Dexter,  b.  in  Rochester,  20  March,  182(5;  m.  Sarah  Men- 
dall,  23  Dec,  1849. 

881  ii     C.  Henry"  Dexter,  b.  8  June,  1828 ;   was  nuirdered  in  California 

in  1852. 

882  iii     John  C  Dexter,  b.  1   March,  1832;   d.  21  Sept.,  1902;   m.    (1) 

Anna  Pearce,  2  Jan.,  1852;   (2)  Martha  J.  Hocking,  Dec,  1864. 
883*      iv     Andre-sv"  Dexter,  b.  27  Aug.,  1834;  m.  Elizabeth  A.  Moseby,  16 

May,  1867. 
884         V     Frances  E."  Dexter,  b.  28  Jan.,  1837;  d.  in  Navy,  29  April,  1863. 

By  second  wife : 
88.5        vi     William  R."  Dexter,  b.  24  Feb.,  1850. 

413 

Alden"  Dexter,  son  of  Elisha*'  [Seth'\  Jabez\  Philip\  William^, 
Thomas^]  and  Ennice  [Bowles]  Dexter,  was  born  2  July, 
1804,  and  died  14  IMay,  1841.    He  married  iMerinda  Frost. 

Six  children,  born  in  "Watertown,  Mass. : 

886  i     Alden**  Dexter,  b.  o  Jnne.  1829  ;  d.  8  Oct.,  1849. 

887  ii     George'  Dexter,  b.  12  Nov.,  1830;  no  family. 

888  iii     Benjamin*  Dexter,   b.    3   Oct.,    1832;    m.   Serena   T,   Norton,   14 

Nov.,  1870. 
889*      iv     Ennice"  Dexter,  b.  26  Oct.,  1835;  m.   (1)   Abram  Tinkham;    (2) 
Charles  Dillingham,  1882. 


118  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

890*  V  Joseph'  Dexter,  b.  10  Dec,  1837;  d.  9  Dec,  1886;  ni.  Sopliia 
H.  Tinkhani,  27  June,  1867. 

891  vi  Thomas  D."  Dexter,  b.  23  Jan.,  1842;  m.  Emma  F.  Kelley,  2 
July,  1868.  Was  in  carriage  jaainting  business  in  New  Bedford 
many  years;  afterwards  moved  to  Mattapoisett,  wliere  he 
continued  in  same  business.  Was  selectman.  One  daughter, 
Emma  L."  Dexter,  h.  29  April,  1870. 


426 

John'  Dexter,  son  of  Charles''  [John%  John^,  John'',  William-, 
Thomas^]  and  Hannah  [Snow]  Dexter,  was  born  29  Jan., 
1810,  and  died  8  Sept.,  1884.  He  married  Mary  S.  Rogers, 
18  Nov.,  1833. 

Three  children : 

892*        i     Moores  E.'^  Dexter,  b.  20  July,  1835;   d.  9  Jan.,  1866;   m.  Mary 
A.  Purington,  27  Nov.,  1856. 

893  ii     Elizabeth'  Dexter,   b.   5   Sept.,    1837;    m.   Orsamus   Winston,   27 

Nov.,  1856. 

894  iii     Mary  J.«  Dexter,  b.  4  Jan.,  1848 ;  m.  Herbert  D.  Colson,  7  Dec, 

1875. 


427 


James  W.'  Dexter,  son  of  Charles''  [John^,  John*,  John^,  Wil- 
liam-, Thomas^]  and  Hannah  [Snow]  Dexter,  was  born  21 
Nov.,  1814,  and  died  7  May,  1890.  He  married  (1)  Abigail 
Cannon.  6  June,  1835:  (2)  Mary  J.  Burbank,  1  Jan.,  1870. 

Five  children : 

895  i     William  A."  Dexter,  b.  in  Rochester,  12  Jan.,  1837;   d.  4  Aug., 

1864. 
896*      ii     Charles'  Dexter,  b.  in  Rochester,  19  Nov.,  1837;  d.  27  Dec,  1876; 

m.  Lydia  A.  Edwards,  10  Nov.,  1864. 
897*     iii     James  A.'  Dexter,  b.  13  Aug.,  1841 ;  m.  Flavilla  Lake. 

898  iv     William  C  Dexter,  b.  17  Jan.,  1846. 

899  V     Martha  C  Dexter,  b.  7  Jan.,  1848;  d.  10  June,  1849. 


DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY.  119 

431 

Chester  B."  Dexter,  son  of  Charles'^  [David%  John^  John^,  Wil- 
liam^, Thomas^]  and  Lucinda  [Bascom]  Dexter,  was  born 
14  Sept.,  1816,  and  died  20  July,  1900.  He  married  (1) 
Sally  White,  Sept.,  1842 ;  (2)  Irene  H.  Dexter,  26  Nov.,  1860. 

Nine  children,  born  at  Wardsboro,  Vt.,  and  Troy,  N.  T. : 

900  i     Ellen  L.^  Dexter,  b.  10  Oct.,  1843;  d.  10  July,  1885;  m.  Maurice 

McManus. 

901  ii     Edwin  C*  Dexter,  b.  20  March,  184.5.. 

902  iii     Lucius  T.«  Dexter,  b.  14  Nov.,  1847;  d.  15  April,  1868. 

903  iv     Katie*  Dexter. 

904  V     Katie  S."  Dexter,  b.  4  Oct.,  1850;  d.  19—, 

905  vi     Moses  C."  Dexter,  b.  7  April,  1854. 

906*    vii     Silas  B.^  Dexter,  b.  14  Feb.,  1857;   d.  1890;   m.  Sadie  Bennett, 
23  March. 

907  viii     Walter  W.«  Dexter,  b.  20  May,  1861. 

908  ix     Alice  M.«  Dexter,  b.  22  Nov.,  1867;  m.  Charles  F.  Cluett. 

432 

Avery  J.^  Dexter,  son  of  Charles^  [David%  John^  John^  Wil- 
liam^,  Thomas^]  and  Lncinda  [Baseom]  Dexter,  was  born 
27  April,  1818,  at  Wardsboro,  Vt.  In  early  life  he  resided 
for  a  few  years  at  Dover,  and  for  a  short  time  with  his 
brother  in  Albany,  bnt  with  these  exceptions  he  has  alM'ays 
made  his  home  at  W^ardsboro.  He  was  of  a  retiring"  dispo- 
sition, always  avoiding  notoriety,  yet  his  kindly  sympathies 
and  his  magnetic  presence  attracted  all  classes  toward  him, 
and  his  intuitive  judgment,  seldom  wrong,  caiLsed  his  ad\4ce 
and  counsel  to  be  extensively  sought.  He  was  not  ambi- 
tious. That  he  came  to  be  the  leading  man  in  the  affairs 
of  the  town  was  something  that  he  could  not  well  avoid;  it 
came  to  him  naturally.  For  the  last  thirty  years  of  his 
life  he  could  have  been  elected  to  any  office  in  the  gift  of 
the  town  that  he  would  accept.  He  was  a  justice  of  the  peace 
for  thirty-nine  years;  one  of  the  Selectmen  for  twenty- 
two   years,   and   town   clerk   for   thirty   years.     He   repre- 


l-JO 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 


sented  the  town  in  tlic  Letiislatiire  in  1858,  1859,  1864, 
1865,  1878,  1886.  In  his  official  business  he  was  untlinching 
in  maintaining  what  he  deemed  to  be  right,  which  he  did  in 
such  a  manner  and  with  such  skill  in  the  use  of  Avords  that 
even  the  adverse  party  was  generally  satisfied. 

He  married  22  March,  184^,  :\Iary  D.  White.     He  died 
at  Wardsboro,  Vt.,  18  April,  1893. 


AVERY  J.  DEXTER. 


Nine  children,  born  in  Wardsboro 


909  i     Ambrose  Avoiy^  Dexter,  b.  .2  Feb.,  1842;  d.  10  June,  1851. 

910*      ii     Charles  Delivan'  Dexter,  b.  22  Nov.,  1843 ;  in.  Eosa  L.  Knowlton, 

25  Dec,  1870. 
911*     iii     Gertrude    Isabella**   Dexter,   b.    26    July,    1845;    m.    :\Iar.sliall    O. 

Howe,  15  Aug.,  1866. 

912  iv     Frederic  Homer*  Dexter,  b.  5  Aug.,  1847. 

913  V     Ozro  Lafayette'  Dexter,  b.  20  July,  1850;  d.  4  Sept.,  1852. 
914*      vi     Mary   Ambrosia'   Dexter,   b.   1    Sept.,   1853;    m.   Brownson   Mat- 

tison,   19   March,    1873. 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 


121 


FRED  H.   DEXTER. 


915      vii     Lizzie  Lina'  Dexter,  b.  20  Feb.,  1857 ;  d.  7  Oct.,  1862. 

916*  viii     Luna   Jeunie-   Dexter,  b.   28   March,   1860;   m.  David  Smith,   19 

.June,  1880. 
917       ix     Effie  Etta'  Dexter,  b.  10  May,  1864. 


435 


Charles^  Dexter,  Jr.,  son  of  Charles''  [Davids  John'',  John^ 
William-,  Thomas^]  and  Lucinda  [Bascom]  Dexter,  was 
born  9  June,  1824.  He  married  Pliilma  Cliapin,  30  June, 
1850. 

Five  children  : 


018  1     Charles  E.'  Dexter,  b.   1851;   died. 

919  ii     Charles  E.'  Dexter,  b.  19  July,   1853;  died. 

920  iii     Laura*  Dexter,  b.   16  April,  1856;   m.  Abitha  Davidson. 

921  iv     Eugene  Avery*  Dexter,  b.  19  Oct.,  1860. 

922  V     Chester  Bascom*  Dexter,  b.  23  May,  1865;   m.  Ella  Wheeler,  22 

Jan.,  1889. 


122  DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 

438A 

Urial"  Dexter,  son  of  Nathan"  [David%  John*,  John',  William^ 
Thomas^']  and  S.  [Park]  Dexter,  was  born  29  March, 
1811,  and  died  25  Dec,  1867.  He  married  Lucinda  Dix, 
7  Oct.,  1836. 

Children : 

i  Andrew  J."  Dexter,  b.  19  May,  1839 ;  d.  26  July,  1886. 

ii  John  Henrys  Dexter,  b.  17  Oct.,  184.5;   d.  15  Aug.,  1847. 

iii  Melvin  Adam^  Dexter,  b.  26  Aug.,  1852;  d.  10  Oct.,  1882. 

iv  John  Henry'  Dexter,  b.  26  June,  1849;  d.  18  Aug.,  1889. 

V  Adin  UriaP  Dexter,  b.  9  March,  1843;   d.   4  Oct.,  1864. 

438B 

James  R."  Dexter,  son  of  Nathan"  [David%  John'',  John^,  Wil- 
liam-, Thomas^]  ajid  S.  [Park]  Dexter,  was  born  6  Sept., 
1817.     He  married  Dorothea  BlakieV 

Children : 

i     Mary*  Dexter, 
ii     Warren  P.**  Dexter. 

•    438C 

Melvin  A.^  Dexter,  son  of  Nathan"  [David^  John^  John^  Wil- 
liam^,  ThonicOs^]  and  S.  [Park]  Dexter,  was  born  14  March, 
1820,  and  died  28  Jan.,  1851.    He  married  Maiy  Qiiinn. 

Children : 

i     Jennie*  Dexter,  b.  7  Dec,  1844;  m.  Arthur  Egge. 
ii     George*  Dexter,  b.   26  Dec,   1848. 

iii     Kate*   Dexter,    b.    24    Oct.,    1846;    m.    George   W.    Shelmirn,    26 
Nov.,  1871. 

440 

John  S.'  Dexter,  son  of  John"  [David',  John^  John^  William^ 
Thomas^]    and   Deborah   F.    [Marsh]    Dexter,   was  born   3 


DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY.  123 

May,  1821,  and  died  at  Chicopee,  Mass.,  3  INIay,  1903.  He 
married  (1)  Abi^rail  A.  Eames,  24  March,  1842;  (2)  Julia 
A.  Eames,  15  April,  1846;  (3)  Mrs.  Betsey  (Eames)  Bates, 
19  Jan.,  1882. 

Children  : 

923  i     Abbie  A.**  Dexter,  b.  iu  Dover,  Vt.,  IS  Oct.,   1846;   d.  10  Aug., 

1876. 

924  ii     Clara  M.^  Dexter,  b.  17  July,  1848:  d.  22  June,  1878;  m.  William 

P.  Walsh,  June,  1871. 

925  iii     Fayette  M.'  Dexter,  b.  3  Dec.  1849;   d.  14  Aug.,  1850. 

926*      iv     George  S.*  Dexter,  b.  in  Newfane,  Vt.,   7  July,  1851;   m.  Mary 
Hyde,  13  May,  1883. 

927  V     John  A.*  Dexter,  b.  30  June,  1853  ;  d.  10  Jan.,  1855. 

928  vi     Lizzie  A.'  Dexter,  b.  in  Dover,  Vt.,  11  Jiuie,   1855;   d.  3  May, 

1879;  m.  Edwin  McCrillis,  May,  1878. 

444 

Daniel  Gilbert'  Dexter,  son  of  David^  [David\  John^  John^ 
■William^,  Thomas^]  and  Chloe  [Hazelton]  Dexter,  was 
born  in  Dover,  Vt.,  29  March,  1833.  He  spent  his  early 
life  on  his  father's  farm,  and  was  educated  in  the  common 
schools  of  his  town  and  in  the  Brattleboro,  Vt.,  Academy, 
where  he  was  preparing-  for  college.  He  did  not  enter  col- 
lege, however,  but  turned  his  attention  to  mercantile  pur- 
suits in  his  native  town  and  became  a  partner  before  he 
was  of  age. 

He  married,  6  Feb.,  1856,  ]\Iiss  Ellen  Simonds.  She  was 
bom  in  Peru,  Vt.,  5  Sept.,  1832.  After  some  years  they 
moved  to  Cambridge,  Mass.,  and  he  became  financial 
partner  in  a  large  wholesale  boot  and  shoe  business  in 
Boston.  This  fii-m  was  successful  and  he  retired  with  a 
fair  fortune. 

He  was  founder  of  the  Cambridge  Tribune,  Avhich  was  a 
success  from  the  start.  The  Tribune  Company  occupied  a 
three-story  building  for  printing  opposite  Harvard  Col- 
lege Library.  This  business  he  sold  out  in  1885,  and 
moved  to  Los  Angeles,  Cal..  where  he  remained  six  years. 


124 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 


He  then  moved  to  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  Avhere  he  has  since 
resided.  For  many  years  he  and  his  son,  David  H.  Dex- 
ter, edited  and  published  a  financial  and  business  paper, 
"Equity,"  at  San  Francisco.  He  is  now  President  of  the 
California  Bible  Society,  and  has  been  connected  with  the 
press  for  many    years,   and    conti-ibuted  to    many  of  the 


m 


DANIEL  GILBERT  DEXTER. 


leading  publications  of  the  day.  He  was  known  all  over 
Vermont  as  a  writer  of  prose  and  poetry  and  a  contributor 
to  many  of  the  most  prominent  journals.  "While  living  in 
Cambridge  he  held  prominent  places  in  several  of  the  most 
eminent  literary  organizations  there.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Board  of  Aldermen  of  that  city  and  at  one  time  Presi- 
dent of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A. 


DEXTER     PAMIIiY     GENE^VLOGY. 


125 


Two  eliildi'cu : 

929*        i     Florence  Belle''  Dexter,  b.   12   Aug.,  1S57;   m.  Prof.  Charles  H. 

Wiswell. 
930*      ii     David  Hazeltiue"*  Dexter,  b.  6  July,  187.5;  m.  Mabel  Helen  White. 


454 


Frances  Henrietta"  Dexter,  danghter  of  Jonathan  M.®  [Jona- 
than", John^  Julin'.  Willianr,  Thomas^]  and  Harriet  S. 
[IMorse]   Dexter,  was  born  at  Boston,  26  June,  1825.     She 


FRANCES  HENRIETTA   (DEXTER)  TOLMAN. 


was  married  1  Oct.,  1846.  by  Kev.  Dr.  Jenks,  to  James  P. 
Tohnan.  He  was  born  in  Rochester,  N.  H.,  16  Jnly,  1821. 
They  lived  in  Boston  until  1865,  Avhen  they  moved  to  Phil- 
adelphia, where  they  remained  until  1890,  when  they 
removed  to  Washincton,  D.  C. 


12G 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 


Two  children : 


931 


932* 


i  James  SewalP  Tolman,  b.  in  Bostou,  8  Nov.,  1847;  d.  at  Boston, 
11   July,  1848. 

ii  Edward  Mills"  Tohiiaii,  h.  in  Boston,  22  April,  1850;  d.  in 
Washington,  D.  C,  28  May,  1903;  m.  Caroline  G.  Frishmuth 
at  Philadelphia,  21   July,  1875,  by  Eev.  Robert  D.  Harper. 


AUGUSTUS    C.    DEXTER. 
Son  of  Jonathan  M.  Dexter. 


455 


Augustus  Charles'  Dexter,  son  of  Jonathan  M.^  [Jonathan^, 
John*,  John^,  M^illiani-,  Thomas^]  and  Harriet  S.  [Morse] 
Dexter,  was  born  at  Boston,  28  Aug.,  1829.  He  married  at 
New  York,  22  Oct.,  1875,  Alice  Gilbert.  He  is  now  resid- 
ing at  Flushine:,  L.  I.,  while  his  business,  hardware  com- 
mission house,  is  in  New  York  citv. 


No  children. 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY.  127 

457 

Harriet  Siverly"  Dexter,  daughter  of  Jonathan  M.^  [Jonathan^ 
John^  John^  Willianr,  Thomas^  and  Harriet  S.  [Morse] 
Dexter,  Avas  born  at  Boston,  Mass.,  6  Nov.,  1835,  and  died 
2  INIay,  1859.  She  was  married  to  Charles  Stephenson,  22 
Dec.,  1856,  by  Kev.  Calvin  Lincoln.  Mr.  Stephenson  mar- 
ried for  his  second  wife,  Helen  Augusta  Dexter,  sister  of 
his  first  wife. 

One  child : 

933  i     Charles  Henry*  Stephenson,  b.  at  Hingham,  Mass.,  8  Jan.,  1859; 

d.  5  June,  1859. 

459 

Helen  Augusta'  Dexter,  daughter  of  Jonathan  M.*'  [Jonathan-^ 
Jolin^  John^  William^,  Thomas^]  and  Harriet  S.  [Morse] 
Dexter,  was  born  at  Boston,  ]\Iass.,  26  Oct.,  1840.  She  was 
married  to  Charles  Stephenson,  9  Jan.,  1862,  by  Rev.  Calvin 
Lincoln. 

One  son,  born  at  Hingham,  ]\Iass. : 

934  i     Charles  Henry*  Stephenson,  b.  27  Feb.,  1863;  ni.  24  Jan.,  1896, 

by  Rev.  Samuel  B.  Stewart,  Aclaline  E.  Tapley,  daughter  of 
Henry  F.  Tapley. 

Three  children,  born  at,  Lynn: 

1.  Preston  Tapley'  Stephenson,  b.  6  Nov.,  1897. 

2.  Ruth"  Stephenson,  b.  6  July,  1900. 

3.  Henry  Dexter'  Stephenson,  b.  3  Sept.,  1901. 

464 

Horace'  Dexter,  son  of  Oliver^  [Jonathan^  Jolm^  John^  Wil- 
liam^,  Thomas^]  and  Louisa  [Preston]  Dexter,  married 
Lora  R.  Griffin,  16  :\Iay,  1871. 


128  DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY, 

Three   children : 

935  i     Effie  Eosa'  Dexter,  b.  13  Feb.,  1872. 

936  ii     Mabel  Augusta'*  Dexter,  b.  14  Juue,  1878;  d.  18  Oct.,  1883. 

937  iii     Frances   Louisa*  Dexter,  b.   20   Aug.,   1881. 

500 

Allen'    Dexter,  son  of  Edward"    [Edward%  Noah^,  Benjamin^, 

William^,  Thomas^]  and  Biah  [Barlow]  Dexter,  was  born  in 

1807,  and  died  29  April,  1878.     He  married  Phebe  Heard, 

24  April,  1842.     She  was  born  3  Sept.,  1820,  and  died  19 

.  April,  1897. 

Eight  children : 

938  i     William  F.'  Dexter,  b.  1  May,  1844;   cl.  1862. 

939*      ii     Mary  A.^  Dexter,  b.   15  Feb.,  1846;   cl.  1875;   m.  Edward  Ellis 

Howard,  June,  1870. 
940*     iii     Chfirles  E.**  Dexter,  b.  16  June,  1848;   m.  Elizabeth  A.  Gifford, 

29  Sept.,  1870.     He  was  a  carpenter. 
941*      iv     Martha   J.   W.*   Dexter,   b.    16   June,    1848;    m.    Charles    Heury 

Andrews,  IS  June,  1868. 

942  V     James  A.*  Dexter,  b.  20  May,  1847.     He  was  a  farmer. 

943  vi     John  A."  Dexter,  b.  16  Sept.,  1852 ;  d.  1853. 

944  vii     John  A.*  Dexter,  b.   18  Feb.,  1855;   d.  1880. 

945  viii     George  W.^  Dexter,  b.  1  Feb.,  1857.     He  was  a  box  maker. 

501 

James"  Dexter,  son  of  Edward"    [Edward%  Noah^,  Benjamin^, 
William-,  Thomas^]   and  Biah   [Barlow]    Dexter,  was  born 

24  Nov., ,  and  died  22  INIay,  1856.    He  married  Hannah 

Mendall,  22  Ang.,  1836. 

Seven  children : 

946  i     Levi''  Dexter,  b.  24  Nov.,  1840;  m.  Eoseley  Nickerson.     One  son, 

Milton  L.=  Dexter,  b.  10  March,  1878. 

947  ii     William  H.  H.«  Dexter,  b.  24  June,  1841;  d.  13  ,Tan.,  1891. 

948  iii     Alniira  M."  Dexter,  b.  Nov.,  1842;   m.  George  Carlton. 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY.  120 

949  iv     Elisha  M.»  Dexter. 

950  V     Sarah  J.*  Dexter,  li.  19  March,  1851;   d.  24  March,   1851 

951  vi     Mary  A.^  Dexter,  b.  11  April,  1854;  m.  Allen  Eyder,  6  Feb.,  1871- 

952  vii     Seth  P.^  Dexter;  d.  24  Mar,  1857. 

506 

Sumner'  Dexter,  son  of  SamueP  [EdAvard%  Noah'*,  Benjamin^, 
William^,  Thomas^]  and  Mercy  [Keene]  Dexter,  was  born 
23  March,  1805.  He  married  Deborah  Edwards,  13  July, 
1837. 

Four  children : 

953  i     John  A.'  Dexter,  b.  ;  d.  1896;  single. 

954  ii     Mary  P.'  Dexter,  b.  17  April,  1845;  d.  27  March,  1870. 

955*     iii     Samuel  E.*  Dexter,  b.  7  March,  1850;  m.  Maggie  A.  Headman, 

3  March,  1890. 
956       iv     Deborah  E."  Dexter,  b.  8  May,  1854;  died  yonng. 

509 

Jane''  Dexter,  daug'hter  of  Captain  SamueP  [Edward",  Noah"*. 
Benjamin^  William-,  Thomas^]  and  Mercy  [Keene]  Dexter, 
was  born  4  May,  1811,  and  died  12  Nov.,  1867.  She  mar- 
ried Frederick  B.  Ward,  19  Feb.,  1835. 

Six  children : 

Sarah  C.^  Ward;  ni.  Orren  V.  Matteson. 
Jennie  M.*  Ward ;   m.   George   Thomj)son. 
Carrie*  Ward;   m.  David  Eowe. 
Hattie^   Ward;    m.   Lewis   Ver   Yalen. 
Helen'  Ward;  m.  Col.  William  Gavett. 
Martha'  Ward,  m.  Van  Deering. 

510 

Caroline"  Dexter,  dau^'hter  of  Captain  Samuel''  [Edward'. 
Noah"*,  Benjamin^,  William-,  Thomas^]   and  Me,rcy   [Keene] 


957 

i 

958 

ii 

959 

iii 

960 

iv 

961 

V 

962 

vi 

130  DEXTER    FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

Dexter,  Avas  born  11  Nov.,  1812,  and  died  7  April,  1870. 
She  married  Ona  White,  23  Dec,  1835. 

Ten  children : 

Mary^  White,  b.  ;   d.  1865;  m.  Orren  Matteson. 

Haven  L.*  White,  b.  ;   m.  Melinda  Clark. 

Wyman'*  White,  b.  ;   unmarried. 

John  Albert*  White,  b.  ;  m.  Delia  Brewer. 

Lucetta*   White,   b. ;    unmarried. 

Jane*  White,  b.  ;   m.  Wellington  Ensign. 

Sarah*  White,  b.  ;   single. 

Sherwood*  White,  b.  ;  d.  aged  9  years. 

Amy*  Wliite,  b.  . 


963 

964 

965 

iii 

966 

iv 

967 

V 

968 

vi 

969 

vii 

970 

viii 

971 

ix 

972 

X 

Lansing*  Wliite,  b. 


5U 


Jamas'^  Dexter,  son  of  SamneP  [Edward^  Noah"*,  Benjamin^, 
William^,  Thomas^]  and  Mercy  [Keene]  Dexter,  Avas  born 
21  Dec,  1814,  and  died  14  May,  1861.  He  married  Pa- 
melia  Dexter,  20  Sept.,  1849. 

Four  children : 

973  i     James  C*  Dexter,   b.  29  Oct.,   1850;    m.  Elizalieth  Nye. 

974  ii     Sarah  M.*  Dexter,   b.   30   Sept.,   1856;    m.   Charles   C.   Nealey,  3 

Aug.,  1884. 

975  iii     Martha*  Dexter,  b.  . 


976*      iv     Mary    M.*    Dexter,    b.    30    March,    1853;     m.     Eben     Franklin 
Hoskins,    9   May,    1871.     He   was   born    17  Oct.,  1846. 

5\2 

Samuel'  Dexter,  Jr.,  son  of  SamueP  [Edward^  Noah*,  Benja- 
min%  William-.  Thomas^]  and  Mercy  [Keene]  Dexter,  was 
born  17  Jan.,  1816.     He  married  Mary  Coon,  8  Jan.,  1841. 

Three  children : 

977  i     George  S.*  Dexter,  b. . 

978  ii     Gerret  S.*  Dexter,  b.  . 

979  iii     Edna*  Dexter,  b.  . 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY.  131 

514 

Sarah  M."  Dexter,  daughter  of  Captain  SamiieP  [Edward^ 
Noali^,  Benjamiir,  William",  Thomas^]  and  Mercy  [Keene] 
X)exter,  was  boru  24  Dec.,  1819,  and  died  26  May,  1894. 
She  married  James  Parmelee,  13  Oct.,  1842.  He  died  on 
15  Nov.,  1854,  at  Smithfield,  N.  Y.  Thus  early  in  life  she 
was  left  a  widow  with  three  small  children  to  support. 
Under  these  tryina:  circumstances  she  was  equal  to  every 
emergency  and  developed  that  fortitude  and  heroism  very 
few  possess.  She  was  industrious  and  prudent,  but  no  one 
ever  went  away  hungry  from  her  door.  AugTist,  1870,  came 
another  affliction,  when  she  lost  her  only  son,  then  just 
grown  to  manhood.  Above  all  this  she  arose  and  with 
patient,  tender  hands  bestowed  every  attention  possible 
upon  the  living,  and  all  remember  mth  gratitude  "Aunt 
Sarah,"  as  she  was  called.  She  died  26  May.  1894.  She 
left  two  daughters. 


'G^ 


Children : 

980  i     Mercy   Elizabeth'   Pai-melee,   b.    10    Jan.,    1844;     m.    Austin   N. 

Hecox,  8  March,  1865. 

981  ii     Charlotte    Jane'    Parmelee,    b.    14    Aug.,    1846;    m.    Charles    E. 

Maynard,   8   Oct.,   1867. 

982  iii     Dwight  Dexter'  Parmelee,  b.  11  .Tune.   1851;   d.  30  Aug.,  1870. 


515 


David  H.'  Dexter,  son  of  SamueP  [Edward^  Noah'*,  Benjamin^^ 
William^,  Thomas^]  and  Mercy  [Keene]  Dexter,  was  born 
5  March.  1822.  and  died  25  March,  1863.  He  married  Mary 
J.  Dana,  1  Jan.,  1848. 

Two  children : 

983  i     Francis  C.  L.'  Dexter. 

984  ii     Addle  M.'  Dexter. 


^^2  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

516 

Benjamin'  Dexter,  son  of  Joseph^  [Benjainin%  Noah*,  Benja- 
niin%  AYilliani-,  Thomas^]  and  IMary  [Luce]  Dexter,  was 
born .    He  married  Betsey  Hilman  in  1809. 

Seven  children : 

985  i     Dennis'  Dexter,  b.   in   Tisbnry,  Mass.,  1811;   d.   1889;   m.  Mary 

Lnee. 

986*      ii     George'  Dexter,  b.  ;   m.   Caroline  Luce. 

987*     iii     Eodolphiis  W.'  Dexter,  b.  29  April,  1816;  d.  10  Sept.,  1886;  m. 

Irene  Clifford,   1838. 

988  iv     Sophia'  Dexter,  b.  • ;   m.  Joseph  Daggett. 

989  V     Mary'  Dexter,  b.  ;  m.  Clifford  Dunham. 

990  vi     Ann'  Dexter,  b.  ;   m.   Thubeal  Dunham. 

991  vii     Elizabeth'  Dexter,  b.  . 

517 

Elisha'  Dexter,  son  of  Joseph^  [Benjamin",  NoahS  Benjamin^ 
William-,  Thomas^l  and  :\Iary  [Lnee]  Dexter,  was  born 
,  and  died  6  April,  1870.    He  married  Eliza  Merry. 

One  child : 

992  i     Benjamin'  Dexter,  b.  in  Tisbury,  Mass.,  3  April,  1830. 

519 

Ira'^  Dexter,  son  of  Joseph^^  [Benjamin^  Noah\  Benjamin^  Wil- 
liam%  Thomas^]  and  IMaiy  [Lnee]  Dexter,  was  born  in 
1791.  and  died  in  185:1    He. married  Harriet  Dnnham. 

Seven  children,  born  in  Tisbnry: 

993  i     Ira'  Dexter,  Jr.,  b.  1827 ;   d.  1827. 

994  ii     Harriett'  Dexter,  b.  1829;  m.  Thomas  C.  Harding,  18.52. 
99.5       iii     Emily  B.'  Dexter,  b.  1834;   m.  .roso]>h  B.  Parker,  1874. 
996        iv     Charles'  Dexter,  b.  1838. 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY.  133 

997  V     Abbie'  Dexter,  b.  1840;   d.  1859;  m.  Eilwanl  M.  Craudell,  1855. 

998  vi     Ira*  Dexter,  b.  1842;  d.  1884;  m.  Phebe  A.  Eimnells. 

999  vii     SamueF  Dexter,  b.   1844. 

520 

Joseph"  Dexter,  son  of  Joseph''   [Benjamin%  Xoah\  Benjamin^ 
.  William^   Thomas^]    and   ]\Iary    [Luce]    Dexter,  was  born 
.     He  married  Charlotte  Norton. 

Two  children : 

1000*        i     Joseph'  Dexter,  b.  ;  in.  Lucy  Xortou. 

1001*       ii     Hiram'   Dexter,   b.    6    May,    1813;    d.    2    April,    1SS7;    m.   Love 
Lambert.  10  Sept.,  1838. 

530 

Rodolphus  W."  Dexter,  son  of  Noah''  [Benjamin\  Noah^  Benja- 
min%  William-,  Thomas^]  and  :\Iary  [Delano]  Dexter,  was 
born  15  April,  1806.  and  died  25  April.  1862.  He  married 
(1)  Andria  C.  Fuller,  10  Dec,  1833;  (2)  Mary  H.  Taber, 
12  Dee.,  1838;  she  died  at  Dorchester,  aged  88. 

Two  children : 

1002*        i     Caroline  H.'  Dexter,  b.  in  Fairhaven,  23  Feb.,  1836;  m.  Henry 

D.  Pope,  3  Feb.,  1864. 
1003*      ii     Franklin   B.'   Dexter,    b.   in     Fairhaven,     11     Sept.,     1842;    m. 

Theodosia  M.  Wheeler,  8  July,  1880. 

535 

Lucy'  Dexter,  daughter  of  Benjamin"  [Benjamin^  Noah\  Ben- 
jamin^  William^,  Thomas^]  and  Ruth  [Delano]  Dexter,  was 
bom  5  March,  1809,  and  died  12  Nov.,  1871.  She  married 
Timothy  Clifton,  6  Jan.,  1833. 

Ten  children : 

1004  i     Sarah  M.'  Clifton,  17  Aug.,  1834;   d.  5  May,  1895;  m.  Albert 

M.  Parlow,  29  Nov.,  1860. 


134  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

1005  ii     Jnlia  M.*  Clifton,  b.  20  July,  1835;  d.  16  Dec,  1839. 

1006  iii     Benjamin  D.^  Clifton,  b.  22  April,  1837;  d.  11  Dec,  1862.     He 

was  killed  at  the  battle  of  Fredericksburg. 

1007  iv     Obed  D."  Clifton,  1).  29  Dec,  1838 ;  m.  Mary  E.  Savery,  30  Dee. 

1886. 

1008  V     Verona  D.**  Clifton,  b.  22  Feb.,  1841. 

1009  vi     Julia  M."  Clifton,  b.   20  Oct.,  1843;   m.  Henry  C.  Hazzard,  20 

Nov.,  1872. 

1010  vii     Martha  W.**  Clifton,  b.  6  Jan.,  1846;  ni.  Bertrand  A.  Cones,  25 

March,  1869. 

1011  viii     Priscilla  C  Clifton,  b.  24  July,  1848. 

1012  ix     Timothy  A.'  Clifton,  b.  6  Aprii,  1851;  d.  25  Feb.,  1873. 

1013  X     Edwin  E.'  Clifton,  b.   11   Aug.,  1854;   m.  Lizzie  L.  Savery,  20 

Sept.,  1894. 

538 

Lydia^  Dexter,  daughter  of  Benjamin*'  [Benjamin^  Noah^  Ben- 
jamin', William-,  Thomas^]  and  Ruth  [Delano]  Dexter,  was 
born  5  Feb.,  1815,  and  died  in  Dorchester,  13  March,  1899. 
She  married  James  Hammett,  8  Oct.,  1836. 

Five  children,  born  in  New  Bedford: 

1014  i     James  Edward'  Hammett,  b.  4  July,  1840 ;  d.  8  May,  1845. 

1015  ii     James  Edward'  Hammett,  b.  12  April,  1846;   d.  6  Feb.,  1900; 

never  married. 

1016  iii     William   Frederick'  Hammett,   b.   3   Aug.,    1848;    m.   Emma  F. 

Hartshorn,  8  Oct.,  1885. 

1017  iv     Herbert'  Hammett,  b.  19  Nov.,  1850;  d.  3  Feb.,  1859. 

1018  V     Mary   Anna'  Hammett,  b.   19  Oct.,   1858;    d.   28  March,   1885; 

never  married. 

539 

Benjamin'^  Dexter,  son  of  Benjamin^  [Benjamin^  Noah\  Benja- 
min^  William-,  Thomas^]  and  Rnth  [Delano]  Dexter,  was 
born  1  Jnne,  1817,  and  died  17  April,  1879.  He  married 
Elizabeth  P.  Delano,  1  Jnne,  1841. 

Five  children : 

1019*        i     Josiah   A.'  Dexter,  b.   20  Nov.,   1842;   m.   Susan  G.   Durfee,   7 
Sept.,  1870. 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY.  135 

1020*      ii     Abbie  M.'  Dexter,  b.  28  Sept.,  1844;   m.  Samuel  E.  Hicks,  23 

June,  1873. 
1021       iii     Caroline  E.**  Dexter,  b.  29  July,  1847. 
1022*      iv     Benjamin  F.^  Dexter,  b.   26   Feb.,   18.50;    d.   2  Dec,  1901;    ni. 

Olive  Kinney,  8  March,  1880. 

1023  V     Ella  L.-'  Dexter,  b.  31  Oct.,  1857. 

541 

Rufus^  Dexter,  son  of  Benjamin^  [Benjamin^  Noah^  Benjamin^ 
William-,  Thomas^]  and  Kutli  [Delano]  Dexter,  was  born 
7  Feb.,  1821,  and  died  29  July,  1866.  He  married  Elizabeth 
L.  Washbnrn,  Jnne,  1848. 

Two  children: 

1024  i     Kufus  N.^  Dexter,  b.  31  Oct.,  1851 ;  d.  8  Sept.,  1869. 

1025*      ii     Seth  L.  M.*  Dexter,  b.  28  March,  1854;   m.  Elizabeth  Jenney, 
3  March,  1877. 

546 

Jonathan  K.'  Dexter,  son  of  Jonathan"  [David%  Josiah^  Benja- 
min^  William^,  Thomas^]  and  IMary  [Studley]  Dexter,  was 
born  12  Feb.,  1812.  He  married  Clarinda  Smith,  26  Nov., 
1838. 

Three  children,  born  in  Eochester: 

1026*        1     Horace'  Dexter,  b.  15  Sept.,  1839;  m.  Ann  E.  Lyman,  25  Feb., 

1869. 
1027*      ii     Mary*  Dexter,  b.   17   June,   1844;   m.   .Tames  Landers,   5   Sept., 

1861. 
1028       iii     George*  Dexter,  b.  . 

554 

Martha   M."   Dexter,   danghter  of   E.    Allen"    [David^,   Josiah^ 

Benjamin^  William^,  Thomas^]  and Dexter,  was  born 

12  July,  1836.    She  married  Noah  Hammond,  2  June,  1861. 


136  DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 

Two  children,  born  at  INIattapoisett : 

1029*        i     Allen   Dexter-    Hammond,   b.    1    June,    1871;    m.    Eliza  Lenora 
Sliaw,  19  Sept.,  1894. 

1030  ii     Clara    Liu'inda*    Hammond,    b.     23     Dec,    1872;     m.     Lemuel 

LeBai-on   Dexter,   2(i  .Tuly,   1899. 

559 

John^  Dexter,  son  of  Constant''  [Isaac^  Constant^  Benjamin^ 
Willianr,  Thomas^]  and  Rebecca  [Billington]  Dexter,  wa^ 
born  23  June,  1800.     He  married  ^lary  B.  Shaw. 

Eight  children,  born  in  Wayne,  Maine : 

1031  i     John  S.^  Dexter,  b.  12  Feb.,  1827;  m.  Susan  J.  Smith,  15  Feb., 

1857. 

1032  ii     Mary  J."  Dexter,  b.  15  Dec,  1828;  m.  S.  B.  Norris. 

1033*     iii     Henry  C  Dexter,  b.  21  April,  1831;  m.  Ellen  E.  Carll,  17  Dec, 
1 864. 

1034  iv     Edwin  S.^  Dexter,  b.  6  Oct.,  1833;  m.  Annie  Richardson. 

1035  V     Alanson*  Dexter,  b.  14  July,  183G;  d.  4  Dec,  1836. 

1036  vi     Annie    D.**   Dexter,    b.    2    Jan.,    1838;    m.    Joel    T.    Phelps,    14 

Sept.,  1856. 

1037  vii     .lairus  A.'*  Dexter,  b.  11  Aug.,  1841;   d.  22  Aug.,   1864. 

1038  viii     Samuel  W.'*  Dexter,  b.  6  Oet.,  1846;   d.  28  Nov.,  1866. 


574 

Stephen  T.'  Dexter,  son  of  Freeman^  [Isaac^,  Constant^  Benja- 
min^  William',  Thomas^]  and  Polly  Dexter,  was  born  19 
April,  1818.    He  married  Betsey  R.  Dexter,  26  April,  1843. 

Three  children : 

1039  i     Arianah  F."  Dexter,  b.  East  Boston,  28  Dec,  1845;  m.  Eugene 

F.  Margot,  12  Oct.,  1886. 

1040  ii     Roamy  M."*  Dexter,  b.  in  Wayne,  Me.,  16  Oct.,  1849;  m.  Cloves 

N.  Bacon,  3  Sept.,  1873. 

1041  iii     Alston  S.'  Dexter,  b.  in  East  Boston,  15  July,  1856. 


DEXTER  FAMILY  GENE.VLOGY.  137 

582 

Lewis"  Dexter,  son  of  Amasa*  [Isaacs  Constant^  Benjamin^ 
William-,  Thomas^]  and  IMartha  [Bni-gess]  Dexter,  was 
born  8  April,  1810,  and  died  11  Feb.,  1889.  He  married  (1) 
Malatiah  Norris,  7  Nov.,  1834;  (2)  Mary  Dexter,  10  Nov., 
1859. 

Four  children  by  first  wife,  born  in  Wayne,  Maine : 

1042  i     Henry  A.'  Dexter,  b.  7  Sept.,  1836;  m.  Eni>lirata  Foss,  8  Jan., 

1859. 

1043  ii     Aurelia  A."  Dexter,  b.   29  Jan.,  1839;   m.  Frank  L.  Morse,  16 

Jnly,  1859. 

1044  iii     Sarah    A.^   Dexter,   b.    25    May,    1841;    d.    17    Aug.,    1878;    m. 

Captain   A.   Everts,   25  Jan.,   1864. 

1045  iv     Deborah  O."  Dexter,  b. -28  June,  1843;  d.  21  Oc-t.,  1854. 

584 

Rev.  Henry  Vaughn'  Dexter,  D.D.,  son  of  Amasa*'  [Isaac^  Con- 
stant*, Benjamin^  William-,  Thomas^]  and  Martha  [Burgess] 
Dexter,  was  born  3  April,  1815.  He  was  a  g-raduate  of 
Waterville  College  (now  Colby),  and  for  many  years  a 
trustee  of  that  institution,  and  was  a  pastor  of  leading 
churches  in  Maine  and  ]\Iassachusetts.  He  married  (1) 
Nancy  C.  Herrick,  1  Sept.,  1845,  and  after  her  decease  he 
married  (2)  Mary  Edna  Boardman,  20  Jan.,  1851.  She  was 
a  descendant  of  the  Newburyport  Boardmans  and  Tappans. 
He  died  at  Templeton,  Mass.,  23  July,  1884. 

Six  children  : 

1046  i     Frances  E.^  Dexter,  b.  in  Calais,  Me.,  26  Oct.,  1851 ;  d.  26  Sept., 

1854. 

1047  ii     Mary   E.-'   Dexter,  b.   in   Calais,  Me.,   30   July,   1853;   m.   Capt. 

Fordyce  B.  Perkins,  7  May,  1873. 

1048  iii     Henry  B.*  Dexter,  b.  in  Augusta,  Me.,  7  Jan.,  1855;   ni.  Lizzie 

A.  Wincote,  31  Jan.,  1889. 


■^2S  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

1049*      iv     George  T.**  Dexter,  b.  in  Augusta,  Me.,  25  Jan.,  1860 ;  ra.  Nellie 

J.  Greenwood,   14  April,   1880. 
1050      ^  V     Elwell  v."  Dexter,  b.  in  Calais,  Me.,  6  Nov.,  1863. 
1051*     'Vi     Edwin  Grant"  Dexter,  b.  in  Calais,  Me.,  21  July,  1868. 

587 

Edward  G,^  Dexter,  son  of  Amasa«  [Isaac%  Constant^  Benja- 
min^  William-,  Thomas^]  and  Martha  [Burgess]  Dexter, 
was  born  9  April,  1824.  He  married  (1)  Harriett  K 
Thomas,  6  Oct.,  1851;  (2)  Mary  L.  Lamson,  3  July,  1864. 

Children : 

1052  i     Anna  M.'  Dexter,  b.  31  Aug.,  1852 ;  m.  Abner  Wing. 

1053  ii     Stella   G.'  Dexter,   b.   24  March,   1853;    m.   Frank  Marston. 

592 

Susan^  Gorham,  daughter  of  Mary«   [SamueP,  SamueP,  Benja- 
min^  Willianr,  Thomas^]    and  John  Gorham,  was  born  in 

Barre,  .     She  married  Nathan  Taylor,  son  of  Capt. 

Seth  and  i\Tehitable  Taylor.  He  was  born  in  1782,  and 
died  11  May,  1815,  aged  32.  His  father  died  in  1811,  aged 
66,  and  his  mother  in  1832,  aged  91  yeare. 

They  had  five  children  : 

1054  i     Mehitable*  Taylor,  b.  . 

1055  ii     Fanny'  Taylor,  b.  . 

1056  iii     Levina*  Taylor,  b. 


1057  iv     John  Gorham"  Taylor,  b.  1812;   d.  at  Springfield,  1866. 

1058  V     Nathan"  Taylor,  b.  1815;  m.  Lucy  S.  Haven  of  Barre,  7  Dec, 

1853. 

597 

Bethsheba"  Dexter,  daughter  of  Eleazer"  [SamueP,  Samuel\ 
Benjamin-%  Willianr,  Thomas^]  and  Charity  [Williams] 
Dexter,  was  born  22  Feb.,  1789,  and  died  in  1855.     She 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY.  139 

married  Silas''  Newton,  son  of  LemiieP  (Silas'*,  Josiah^ 
Moses^  Riehard^l  and  Chloe  (Hitchcock)  Newton,  21  June, 
1811. 

Six  children  wei'e  born  to  this  family : 

10.59  i     Elvira  Augusta"  Newton,  b.  1812. 

1060  ii     Stephen   Dexter"   Xewton,    bapt.    14   April,    1S14;    d.   12   Sept., 

1837. 

1061  iii     Benjamin  D."  Netwon,  b.  1816;  d.  7  Nov.,  1837. 

1062  iv     Susanna    Freeman"    Newton.    baj)t.    Oct.,    1819;    m.    Calvin    H. 

Bassett,  Dec,   1854. 

1063  V     Elvira  A."  Newton,  bapt.   12  May,  1822;   m.  James  Griffin  of 

Ware,   12   Dec,   1848. 

1064  vi     Stephen  E."  Newton,  b.  1826. 

600 

Charity. W."  Dexter,  daughter  of  Eleazer*'  [SamueF,  SamueP. 
Benjamin',  William-,  Thomas^]  and  Charity  [Williams] 
Dexter,  was  born  5  Aug'.,  1795.  She  married  Gardner^  New- 
ton, son  of  Silas'  (Timothy*,  Josiah^,  ]\Ioses-,  Richard^]  and 
Naomi  Washburn,  pub.  17  Sept..  1827.  He  was  boi-n  9 
Oct.,  1789.  and  died  23  March.  1864. 

Three  children : 

Luke"  Newton,  b.  12  Sept.,  1829;   d.  3  Sept.,  1858. 

John"  Newton,  b.  28  March,  1833;  d.  5  March,  1866. 

Charles"  Newton,  b.  28  March,  1837;  d.  9  April,  1862;  m. 
Mary  D.  Sturtevant,  14  March,  1861.  At  death  of  her  hus- 
band she  married  (2)  John  S.  Kelmer,  pub.  5  Oct.,  1863. 

601 

Joseph  Dean^  Dexter,  son  of  Eleazer*'  [SamueP,  Samuel*,  Ben- 
jamin", William-,  Thomas^]  and  Charity  [Williams]  Dex- 
ter, was  born  31  Aug.,  1797.  He  married  Olive  Gould,  15 
Nov.,  1818.  He  lost  an  arm  and  his  eyesight  by  an  acci- 
dent, but  was  a  successful  showman,  and  secured  a  comfort- 
able maintenance  for  his  familv. 


1065 

i 

1066 

ii 

1067 

iii 

IJ^O  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

Four  children: 

1068*        i     Joseph   Deau'   Dexter,    Jr.,   bapt.    IS    June,    1820;    in.    Almeda 
Anderson,  8  March,  1846. 

1069  ii     Alma*  Dexter,  bapt.  14  Aug.,  1821 ;  d.  4  Feb.,  1823. 

1070  iii     William  Alfred'  Dexter,  bapt.  25  Sept.,  1823. 

1071*      iv     Nancy  M.'  Dexter,  b.   1825;   m.    (1)    Henry  B.   Gould,  6  May, 
1847;    (2)  Joseph  C.  Page  (b.  1819),  2  Nov.,  1865. 

604 

Arethusa'  Dexter,  daug'hter  of  Eleazer"  [SamneP,  SamueP,  Ben- 
jamin^  Willianr,  Thomas^]  and  Charity  [Williams]  Dexter, 
was  born  in  1805,  and  died  6  April,  1862.  She  married 
John''  Johnson,  son  of  John^'  (Zebadialr,  Zebadiah^)  John- 
son, and  Mary  (  )  Johnson,  5  Oct.,  1828.  He  was  born 
in  1805,  and  died  2  I\ray,  1876. 

One  child: 

1072         i     William**  Johnson,  b.  ;   m.  Eunice  C.  Sturtevant,  18   Aug., 

1880. 

608 

Williams'  Dexter,  son  of  SamneP  [SamueP,  SamneP,  Benja- 
min^  William^,  Thomas^]  and  Sally  [Williams]  Dexter, 
was  born  9  April,  1800,  and  died  12  May,  1836.  He  mar- 
ried Maria,  daughter  of  Israel  Knowlton,  3  June,  1828,  and 
resided  in  Cambridge,  Mass. 

Two  children: 

1073  i     Samuel  W.*  Dexter,  b.  Feb.,  1828;  d.  18  Aug.,  1830. 

1074  ii     Lucy  M.'  Dexter,  b.  ;   m.   James  B.  Wiggin.     Kesided   in 

Cambridge. 

609 

Alma^  Dexter,  daughter  of  SamueP  [SamueP,  SamueP,  Benja- 
min^   William^,    Thomas^]    and    Sally    [Williams]    Dexter, 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY.  141 

was  born  in  Ilardwick  in  1804,  and  died  21  Sept.,  1840. 
She  mai-ried  Joseph^  Neweomb  of  Ilardwick,  pub.  11  Feb., 
1828.  He  was  the  .son  of  Joseph^  (Annas-,  Joseph^)  and 
Abigail  Abbott  Neweomb,  and  was  born  in  Hardwiek  16 
Dee.,  1800.  His  father  was  a)  clothier  and  farmer,  born  in 
Norton  in  1762  and  removed  to  Hardwiek  in  1791,  where  he 
remained  nntii  his  death  in  1823. 

After    their    marriage    they   lived   upon   the   farm    and 
brought  np  a  family  of  four  children : 

1075  i     Alma  Maria'*  Neweomb,  b.  29  March,  1830  ;  m.  Stophon  P.  Hill- 

man,  4  Dec,  1851. 

1076  ii     John  Joseph*  Neweomb,  b.   29  Jan.,  1832;   m.   Cordelia  Gould, 

pub.  13  March,  1857.  They  had  no  children.  He  was  town 
assessor  seven  years,  from  1871  to  1878. 

1077  iii     Sarah  W."  Neweomb,  b.  15  Oct.,  1834;  m.  Charles  S.  Clark,  14 

Dec,    1856. 

1078  iv     Samuel    Williams''    Neweomb,   b.    9    Oct.,    1836;    m.   .Tulia   Ann 

Dennis,  23  April,  1863.  Two  children:  William  Adonijah" 
Neweomb,  b.  6  March,  1865 ;  .Julia  Alma"  Neweomb,  b.  25 
April,  1869. 

612 

Mary"  Dexter,  daughter  of  Jedediah''  [SamueF\  SamueP.  Ben- 
jamin^, Willianr,  Thomas^]  and  Abigail  [Eager]  Dexter, 
was  born  in  1805.  She  married  ^lilton  Peck,  a  blacksmith 
of  Hubbardston,  Mass.,  20  Oct.,  1823.  He  was  born  in  1800 
and  died  in  1855.  They  made  their  home  in  Hardwiek 
after  1838,  and  lived  near  the  Barre  line.  After  her  hus- 
band's decease  in  1855,  she  married  a  Mr.  Clark  and  moved 
to  South  Abington,  where  she  died  4  Feb.,  1881,  aged  75. 

Eight  children :     " 

1079  i     Mary'  Peck,  b.  about  1824;  m.  Ebenezer  P.  Staples  of  Taunton, 

11  Nov.,  1845.  She  was  his  second  wife,  his  first  wife  being- 
Luthera  G.  Dexter  daughter  of  Jedediah"  (Samuel'.  Samuel'. 
Benjamin",  W^illianr,   Thomas^). 

1080  ii     Jane"  Peck,  b.  1827;   m.  Francis  Legate,  2  June,  1847. 


142  DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 

1081  iii     S.  E.  Willarcr  Peck,  b.  1832;  in.  Almena  Austin  of  Hubbards- 

ton,  30  April,  1862,     Cliildreu:  Walter  Lewis"  Peck,  b.  14  May, 
1878,  and  others. 

1082  iv     Sarah   B.»   Peck,   b.    1834;    ni.    Benjamin   O.   Gardner,   7   Dee., 

1853. 

1083  V     Luthera  M.'  Peek,  b.  1840;   d.  1858;  unmarried. 

1084  vi     William    C    Peck,   b.    1842;    m.    Hannah    Atwood,    11    March, 

1862.     Children: 

1.  Nellie  Emily^  b.  22  Aug.,  1866. 

2.  ■   Mattie  L.,"  b.  6  Nov.,  1870. 

1085  vii     Susan  Ann'  Peck,  b.  3  Nov.,  1847;   d.  31  July,  1848. 

1086  viii     Samuel  Dexter*  Peck,  b.  ■ ;  m.  Sarah  .     Children: 

1.  Willie  Dexter"  Peck,  b.  18  Nov.,  1861. 

2.  One  son",  b.  16  April,  1866. 

6J9 

Cassandra'  Dexter,  daughter  of  Jonathan^  [SamueP,  Samuel*, 
Benjamin^  William^,  Thomas^]  Dexter,  was  born  1  Sept., 
1813,  and  died  29  May,  1880.  She  married  Lemuel  F.  Tay- 
lor, who  came  from  Buckland  to  Hubbardston,  April,  1836. 

Two  children: 

1087*        i     Caroline  Angelia*  Taylor,  b.  1  March,  1841;  in.  Darius  Parsons 
of  Sutton,  24  Nov.,  1877. 

1088  ii     Sarah  Arabella*  Taylor,  b.  27  June,  1856. 

626 

Luther  Cheney,'^  son  of  Lucy*'  [Icliabod^  Samuel*,  Benjamin^ 
William",  Thomas^]  Dexter  and  Moses  Cheney,  was  bom 
in  Oranoe,  IMass.,  9  May,  1788,  and  died  2  Dec,  1848.  He 
married  Sabra  Allen  of  Mendon.  She  was  born  28  Dec, 
1788,  and  died  3  June,  1885. 

Six  children : 

1089  i     Henry*   Cheney,   b.   14   Oct.,   1808;    d.   22   Feb.,    1885;    m.    (1) 

Isabelle  Cayle;    (2)   Eliza  Cayle. 

1090  ii     Allen*  Cheney,  b.  8  Aug.,  1811;  m.  Susan  Cayle. 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY.  143 

1091  iii     Julia  Maria*  Cheney,  b.  5  Dec,  1814;   d.  26  Aug.,  1816. 

1092  iv     Luther   Norman*   Cheney,   b.   5    Oct.,    1818;    m.    (1)    Elizabeth 

Danforth;    (2)   Harriet  Lyman. 

1093  V     Lucien  West*  Cheney,  b.  Oct.,  1822. 

1094  vi     Edwin  Thayer*  Cheney,  b.  2  Dee.,  1828. 

634     • 

Rhoda  B."  Cheney,  dan  filter  of  Lucy*^  [Ichabod^  Samuel^  Ben- 
jamin^, William^,  Thomas^]  and  Moses  Cheney,  was  born 
27  Sept.,  1806.  She  married  Adams  French,  Jr.,  who  was 
born  24  June,  1802,  and  died  26  Aug.,  1854.  She  married 
(2)  Cheney  Lewis,  14  Jan.,  1861.    He  was  born  in  1798. 

Four  children : 

1095*        i     Adams*  French,   3d,  b.   1828;     m.   Abby   E.   Kellogg,   25   Jan., 

1849. 
1096*      ii     Mary  A.*  French,  b.  1829;   m.   Franklin  L.   Waters,   22  April, 

1850. 
1097*     iii     Lysander*  French,  b.  1839;  m.  Julia  A.  Hunt,  1  May,  1855. 
1098*      iv     Moses  C*  French,  b.  1842;  m.  Kate  E.  Bishop,  5  Jan.,  1842. 

645 

Foster  B.^  Dexter,  son  of  John*'  [Job^  Samuel'*,  Benjamin^ 
Willianr,  Thomas^]  and  Lucy  [Dennis]  Dexter,  was  born 
19  July,  1806,  and  died  3  March,  1865.  He  married  Phebe 
P    . 

One  child : 

1099*  i  William  N.*  Dexter,  b.  15  Aug.,  1843;  m.  (1)  Frances  .New- 
land,  Aug.,  1870;  (2)  Mary  J.  Dooley,  7  April,  1887;  (3) 
Lillia  Adell  Field,  22  Dec,  1897.  She  was  born  18  April,  1857. 

655 

William  Augustus^  Wheeler,  son  of  Anna"  [Job%  SamueP,  Ben- 
jamin^  Willia,m%  Thomas^]  Dexter,  and  Thomas  Wheeler, 
Jr.,  was  born  in  Hardwick,  31  March,  1798.  He  married 
Almira  Warner  Allen,  daughter  of  Moses  Allen  of  Hard- 


-j^^  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

wick.    -She  was  born  20  Feb.,  1803,  and  died  28  Feb.,  1867. 

He  died  in  1873. 

He  learned  the  trade  of  blaclvsmith  and  was  one  of  the 
oldest  iron  founders  in  the  State,  having  begmn  in  1812  at 
"Old  Furnace  Village,"  Hardwick,  named  for  the  furnace 
established  there  by  his  father.  From  Hardwick  he  went 
to  Brookfield.  In  1823  he  moved  to  Worcester,  Mass.,  w^here 
he"  established  a  foundry.  In  1825  he  was  associated  with 
some  of  the  leading  men  of  Worcester  in  a  foundry  at 
Brookfield,  where  all  kinds  of  castings  were  made,  the  doors 
of  the  Court  House  in  Worcester  being  of  his  manufacture. 
He  returned  to  Worcester  in  1830  and  continued  at  the  old 
stand  for  over  forty  years. 

He  designed  the  first  boring  machine  in  Worcester.  In 
1838  he  got  out  patterns  for  cooking-stoves.  In  1842  he 
invented  a  furnace  for  heating  buildings.  In  1838  he 
added  to  his  business  the  manufacture  of  brass  castings. 
In  1852  his  son,  Charles  A.  Wheeler,  became  associated  with 
him,  continuing  until  his  death  in  1867. 

Mr.  Wheeler  filled  many  official  positions  from  Worces- 
ter's earliest  history.     He  was  one  of  the  Worcester  Aque- 
duct Company  in  1845.     In  1848  he  l^ecame  the  contractor 
for  building  the  Worcester  &  Nashua  Railroad,  an  enter- 
prise  which    his   untiring   energy    and   skill   enabled   him 
to  carry  through  amid  many  discouragements.     He  was  one 
of  the  "original  founders  of  the  Worcester  IMechanics  Asso- 
ciation in  1841,  and  was  its  first  President.     He  was  very 
influential  in  the  building  of  the  beautiful  I^Ieehanics  Hall. 
He  was  a  man  of  indomitable  will  and  strictest  integrity, 
and  of  very  clear  .judgment  and  generous  disposition.     He 
was  a  mem\)er  of  the  Second  Church  (Unitarian)  of  Wor- 
cester.    In  politics  he  was  first  a  Whig  and  then  a  Repub- 
lican. 

He  and  his  wife    and  their  deceased  children  are  buried 
in  the  family  lot  in  Rural  Cemetery,  Worcester. 

Children : 

1100  ■         i     Charles   Augustus'  Wheelor,  1).  27  Jan.,  1826. 
1101*      ii     William  Piske'  Wheeler,  b.  24  .Tune,  1830. 


1103 

iv 

llOi^ 

V 

1105 

vi 

1106 

vii 

1107 

viii 

1108 

ix 

DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY.  145 

1102       iii     Anna  Maria'*  Wheeler,  b.   ll'  Sept.,  1S3l';   in.  William  React,  13 

Nov.,  1856. 
Josejihine'*  Wheeler,  b.  12  Nov.,  1834;   <1.  15  Dec,  1834. 
Moses  Allen'*  Wheeler,  b.  19  Aug.,  1838. 
Eliza  Jane"  Wheeler,  b.  19  Dec,  1841  ;  d.  11  Dec,  1871. 
Sarah   Frances*^  W'heeler,  b.   10   April,   1844;    m.   Frederick  W. 

Jenkins   of   Barre,   Mass.,   8   June,   1871. 
Thomas'   Wheeler,   b.    19   July,   1847. 
Franklin'^  Wheeler,  b.  19  July,  1847;  d.  31  July,  1887. 

664 

Zenas  Hinkley'  Dexter,  son  of  Ichabod'^  [Job\  Samuel^  Benja- 
min^, William-,  Thomas^]  and  Sally  [Eager]  Dexter,  was 
born  9  IMay,  1806,  and  died  11  Oct.,  1851,  aged  46  years. 
He  married  (1)  Sarah  F.  Penniman,  19  ]May,  1831;  she  died 
9  May,  1837:  (2)  Lncinda  Wood,  28  Aug.,  1837. 

In  his  will  he  gives  his  wife,  Liicinda  Dexter,  all  the 
furniture  that  belonged  to  her  at  marriage,  and  six  hundred 
dollars.  To  his  daughter.  Harriet  Jane  Dexter,  all  the 
articles  of  furniture  that  belonged  to  her  mother,  Sarah  F. 
Dexter,  at  the  time  of  her  marriage,  and  one  hundred  dol- 
lars. To  his  sons,  Zenas  H.  and  George  F..  all  the  real 
estate  and  personal  property  remaining.  Estate  valued  at 
$3400.  William  ]\Iixter.  executor;  John  Raymond,  guar- 
dian of  children. 

Children : 

1109  i     Zenas  H.*  Dexter,  b.  14  April,  1832. 

1110  ii     George  TurrelP  Dexter,  b.  20  June.  1833. 

1111  iii     Harriet   Jane'   Dexter,   b.    1836;     m.     Pliny    Fisk   Chandler,   5 

March,  1853;   died  5  April,  1866. 

666 

Edward'  Dexter,  son  of  Ichabod*^  fJob^  SamueP,  Benjamin^ 
William-,  Thomas^]  and  Sally  [Eager]  Dexter,  was  born 
3  Nov.,  1811,  and  died  24  Dec.  1862.  He  married  Louise 
Powers,  6  June,  1842.  He  was  a  farmer  and  lived  in  Hard- 
wick,  Mass. 


14(i  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

Children : 

1112  i     Charles  E."  Dexter,  b.  23  Aug.,  lS-13;  d.  in  Springfield,  29  July, 

1872. 

1113  ii     Frederick'*  Dexter,  b.  26  May,  1845 ;   d.  July,  1854. 

1114  iii     Albert  H."  Dexter,  b.  27  Aug.,  1847 ;  m.  . 

1115  iv     Clai-a  Lunetta,^  Dexter,  b.  4  April,  1851. 

1116  V     Willie  H.^  Dexter,  b.  . 

668 

Hannah^  Dexter,  dangliter  of  Ichabod"  [Job^  SamiTeP,  Benja- 
niin^  William-,  Thomas^]  and  Alice  [Amidon]  Dexter,  was 

born  .     She  married  Lysander  Powers  of   Hardwick, 

I\Iarch,  1842. 

Children : 

1117  i     Joel  Lysander"  Powers,  b.  17  Nov.,  1843;  m.  Jennie  E.  Knight. 

1118  ii     Frank'    Po^A•ers,    b.    19    Sept.,    1846;    m.    Anna    K.    Garney    of 

Marblehead,  6  Nov.,  1872.     She  died  11  Sept.,  1873,  aged  30. 

1119  iii     Elmer  D.*  Powers,  b.   12  Dec,   1853;    m.   Anna  W.   Conant  of 

Barre,  29  June,  1875. 

679 

Alexander"  Morton,  son  of  James''  [Mary^  Samuel^  Benjamin^ 
William^  Thomas^]  and  Chloe  [Forbnsh]  Morton,  was 
born  in  1811.     He  married  Martha  Wheeler. 

Children : 

1120  i     Lois'  Morton,  b.  1842;  ni.  M.  D.  Clark. 

1121*      ii     George  L.' Morton,  b.  1846;  m.  ■ .     Three  children. 

681 

Vashney'  Lord,  son  of  Esther*'  [Sarah^  SamueP.  Benjamin^ 
William-,  Thomas^]  Dexter  and  Joseph  Lord,  Avas  born  19 
]\Iav,  1791.    He  married  Sarah . 


1122 

1123 

ii 

1124 

iii 

1125 

iv 

DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY.  147 

Children : 

Lausinda  R.'*  Lord,   b.   26   July,   1826. 
Vashney*  Lord,  b.  20  Aug.,  1828. 
Luther*  Lord,  b.  1  Nov.,  1830. 
Joseph  G.'  Lord,  b.  7  Nov.,  1838. 

687 

Alfred'  Tucker,  son  of  Sally«  [Sarah^  SamneP,  Benjamm^  Wil- 
liam-, Thomas^]    Dexter    and  Joshua  Tucker,  was  born  in 

1808,  and  died  26  April,  1866.     He  married  (1)  Mary ; 

she  was  born  in  1810.  and  died  21  Jnne.  1838:  (2^  -. 

Children : 

1126  i     Wilcote  Tucker,  b.  1835;  d.  1858. 

1127  ii     Addison*  Tucker,  b.  11  Oct.,  1845, 

689 

Samuel"  Morton,  son  of  Hannah'^  [Benjamin^  SamueP,  Benja- 
min'^,  William-.  Thomas^]  Dexter  and  Benjamin^  INIorton, 
Jr.,  was  born  in  1796.    He  married . 

Children : 

1128  i     Harrison*  Morton,  b.  1813;   m.  .     Son,  William  Morton. 

1129*      ii     Shatley*  Morton,  b.  1815. 

1130*     iii     Benjamin*  Morton,  b.  . 

1131*      iv     Almon*  Morton,   b.   1S20. 

1132  V     Louisa*  Morton,  b.  1822;  never  married. 

1133  vi     Betsey*  Morton,  b.  1827;  m.  Winfield  Baker. 

1134  vii     Dexter*  Morton,  b.  1829;  m.  .     Son,  William  Morton. 

1135  viii     Mary*  Morton,  b.  1831;   m.  John  Johee. 

1136  ix     Sylvester*  Morton,  b.  1832;  m.  .     Son,  Frank  Morton. 

700 

Anna'  Dexter,  daughter  of  Benjamin^  [Benjamin^  Samuel*, 
Benjamin^.  William-.  Thomas^]  and  Betsey  [Legg]  Dexter, 


148  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

was  born  31  March,  1806,  and  died  30  Sept.,  1849.  She 
married,  24  Jnne,  1834,  Job  Fry,  the  son  of  Job  and  Pen- 
nald  (Drake)  Fry.  He  was  born  in  1802,  and  married  for 
his  first  wife,  Florella  Chirk,  who  was  born  27  Dec,  1806, 
and  died  7  Ang.,  1833.  He  then  married  xVnna  Dexter,  24 
June,  1834.  She  died  30  Sept.,  1849.  He  then  married 
Luthervia  (Eobinson)  Burt  of  Ware,  15  April,  1851.  He 
died  in  1868. 

He  had  U\o  children  by  first  wife,  and  four  by  second 
wife : 

1137  i     F.    Arvilla*^   Fry,  b.     25    April,    1831;     d.   9    April,    1901;     m. 

George  W.  Dexter,   27   May,   1856. 

1138  ii     Ellen    S.-'   Fry.   b.    29   July,    1833;    in.    diaries    0.   Patterson,    3 

Sept.,    1854.     Now   lives  in  Florida. 

1139  iii     Elizabeth  Ann*  Fry,  b.  28  Feb.,  1835;  d.  in  f'aliforuia,  19  Nov., 

1903;  m.  John  Sampson  in  18(5(i. 

1140  iv     Job  Warren*'  Fry,  b.  30  Aug.,  1837;  d.  5  July,  1S38. 

1141  V     Martha  Jane'  Fry,  1).  14  Aug.,  1840  i,  d.  5  Nov.,  1851. 

1142  vi     George  Dexter'  Fry,  1).  14  Nov.,  1842;  d.  27  Aug.,  1844. 

701 

Amasa"  Dexter,  son  of  Benjamin*  [Benjamin^  Samuel\  Benja- 
min^  William-,  Thomas^]  and  Betsey  [hegg]  Dexter,  was 
born  3  Dec,  1808,  at  Orange,  where  he  spent  the  early 
years  of  his  life.  He  married  21  Feb.,  1833,  Roanna  Allen 
of  Joy,  Me.,  and  they  went  to  keeping  house  in  the  old  home- 
stead. They  remained  there  until  after  their  second  child 
was  born,  Avhen  they  moved  to  Wendell,  where  they  remained 
about  twenty  years,  and  there  his  other  children  were  born. 
While  there  he  worked  in  a  mill.  Upon  his  return  they 
settled  upon  the  old  farm,  living  in  the  house  built  by 
George  W.  Dexter,  and  there  they  died,  she  in  January, 
1866,  and  he  in  October,  1883.  He  made  several  transfers 
of  property  between  1837  and  1866.  bnt  devoted  his  later 
years  to  farming. 

They  had  eight  children : 


DEXTER     FA:Mn.\      (iENEALOGY.  149 

1143*  i  Triistuni  DiirelP  Dexter,  h.  in  Orange,  7  July,  1834;  d.  by  acci- 
dent at  Clinton,  4  ]May,  1904;  m.  Mary  Susan  Calligan  in 
1862.     She  was  born  8  Sept.,   1840. 

1144*  ii  Benjamin  Allen*  Dexter,  b.  i'.")  Oct.,  1S3(5;  ni.  T.anra  O.  Webb, 
4  April,  1860. 

1145  iii     Edward  S.'  Dexter,  Ik  22  Jan.,  l.s;58;   d.  19   Dec.,  1S40, 

1146  iv     Lney  H."  Dexter,  b.  10  Dec.,  1840;  d.  27  July,  1841. 

1147*        V     Eliliu  Osgood  Clark**  Dexter,  b.   12  Aug.,  1842;    m.  M:\vy  Jane 

Miner,  1867. 
1148*    vi     Heijhzibah"  Dexter,   b.   24  .Inn.,    184.");    in.    Henry   Davis    P>arber, 

1867. 
1149*    vii     Hoyt'*  Dexter,  1).   20   Aug.,   1S47;    in.   Anna   M.   Scott,   20   Sept., 

1876. 
1150*  viii     Anna'  Dexter,  1).  13  Aug.,  IS.lO;   d.  7  Jan.,  1904;  ni.   (1)  B.  F. 

Miner,  1870;   (2)  Charles  Stevens,  1884. 

702 

Moses"  Dexter,  son  of  Benjamin*'  [Benjamin',  SamueP,  Benja- 
min%  "William-,  Thoma.s^]  and  Betsey  [Le<i'*i-]  Dexter,  was 
born  26  Jan.,  1811,  and  died  22  Dee.,  1846.  He  married 
Persis  Lord,  13  April.  1887.  She  was  born  15  Nov..  1813, 
dangliter  of  Joseph  Lord  and  Unity  AY.  ( Rng-.a-les^  Lord. 
She  married  (2)  Renben  Jennison  (born  24  Fel)..  1800), 
1  Jan.,  1850.  He  Avas  a  son  of  Nathaniel  and  Catharine 
(Sibley)  Jennison.  One  child,  AY.  R.  Jennison,  ])orii  11 
]\rarch,  1853. 

1151*        i     Joseph  L.**  Dexter,  b.   7  Jan.,  1838;   in.  Sainli  J.  Wood.  7  Oct., 

1858. 
1152*       ii     Rejneml)er''  Dexter,  b.  11  Dec,  1841;   ni.  M.  Louisa  Sheldon,  29 
Sept.,  1868. 

Robei't^  Lord,  the  tirst  of  this  line  to  arrive  in  this  eoun- 

■  try.  was  at  Ipswich  in  1636  ;   was  Representative  in  1638.  town 

clerk,  clerk  of  coiirts  and  reiiister  of  deeds.     He  married 

Mary  AYaite.  and  had  a  family  of  eioht  ehildren.     Hi^  died 

in  1638. 

Thomas-  Lord,  son  of  Rol)t'i-t\  wa.s  I)orn  in  1633  at  Ip- 
swich. He  married  Alice  Rajid,  and  had  a  family  of  eight 
children. 


]l5()  dexter   family    genealogy. 

Joseph^  Lord,  son  of  Thomas^,  was  born  in  Charlestown, 
Mass.,  30  June,  1672.  lie  graduated  from  Harvard  in  1691. 
From  1692  to  1695  he  taught  school  in  Dorchester.  He 
married  Abigail  Hinckley,  daughter  of  Governor  Thomas 
Hinckley  (by  his  first  wife),  on  3  June,  1698.  In  1695  he 
was  ordained  pastor  and  went  to  South  Carolina,  where  he 
remained  twenty  yeai's.  He  returned  to  Massachusetts,  and 
in  1720  was  installed  pastor  of  a  church  in  Chatham,  where 
he  continued  to  preach  until  his  death  in  1748.  He  had 
eight  children. 

Joseph*  Lord,  son  of  Joseph^,  was  born  27  Sept.,  1704. 
He  was  graduated  from  Harvard  College  in  1726,  and  prac- 
ticed medicine  in  Sunderland,  Mass.     In  September,  1735, 
he,  with  four  others,  went  to  Athol,  he  being  one  of  the 
first  settlers  of  that  place.    He  became  the  principal  man  of 
•  the  town.     He  was  the  first  doctor,  the  first  preacher,  the 
first  magistrate,  first  treasurer,  the  first  tax  gatherer  and  the 
first  surveyor.    At  length  a  misunderstanding  arose  between 
Mr.   Lord    and  the   proprietors,    and   for  some  reason   he 
refused  to  give  up  the  liooks  and  records  which  he  had  in 
his  possession,  and  an  action  was  brought  against  him  for 
their   recovery.      The   court  rendered   a   ,iudg:ment   against 
him  in  November,  1759,  for  £1000.     The  result  was,  Mr. 
Lord  left  Athol  and  went  to  Putney,  Vt.  (then  New  Hamp- 
shire) ,  where  he  lived  thirty  years,  holding  high  and  respon- 
sible   positions.  ^By    commission    dated    16  July,  1766,  he 
was  appointed  second  judge  of  the  Inferior  Court  of  Com- 
mon Pleas,  and  justice  of  the  peace  for  Cumberland  County. 
He  died  at  Westmoreland, N.H.,  7  Dec,  1788,  aged  85  years. 
He  had  scvcmi  children. 

Thomas^  I^ord.  son  of  Dr.  Joseph*,  was  born  17  Jan., 
1736.  He  married  Leonard  Smith,  18  Oct.,  1760.  They  had 
eleven  children.  He  was  one  of  the  minute-men  at  the  alarm 
at  Lexington. 

Joseph^  Lord,  son  of  Thomasl  was  born  26  Oct..  1763,  and 
died  1  July,  1832.  He  married  (1^  Esther  Johnson,  31 
Jan.,  1786:  she  died  in  1807:  (2)  Unity  W.  Ruggles,  15 
Sept.,  1805 :  she  was  born  9  Nov.,  1780-2,  and  died  in  1840. 


DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 


151 


Pel-sis'^  Lord,  dangliter  of  Joseph^,  was  born  in  1813.  She 
married  Moses  Dexter,  13  April,  1837.  (See  INIoses  Dexter 
account,  702.) 

703 

David"  Dexter,  son  of  Benjamin''   [Benjamin'^,  Samuel*,  Benja- 
min^, William^,  Thomas^]   and  Betsey   [Leg:g]   Dexter,  was 


DAVID  DEXTER. 

born  at  Orange,  Mass.,  10  April,  1813,  and  died  at  Black 
River,  N.  Y.,  9  Aug.,  1880. 

On  Nov.  5,  1835,  he  was  married  to  Maria  Hubbard, 
daughter  of  Daniel  and  Susan  (Eddy)  Hubbard  of  Royal- 
ston,  Mass.  She  was  born  28  July,  1812,  and  died  at  Black 
River,  N.  Y.,  10  July,  1895. 

David  Dexter  was  educated  in  the  connnon  schools  of  his 
native  toAvn.  As  a  young  man  he  was  a  carpenter  and 
joiner.    In  1838,  on  account  of  his  health,  he  found  it  neces- 


1^52  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

sary  to  leave  his  home   in  Orange,  and   go  to   Black   River, 
where  he  decided  to  locate. 

He  made  a  contract  with  Nelson  Scott  to  build  a  chair 
factory,  and,  returning  to  Massachusetts  in  the  fall  of  1839, 
he  moved  his  family,  consisting  of  his  wife  and  one  son, 
Everett,   to   Black   River,    making    the    trip    overland    in 

wagons. 

Four  yeai-s  later  he  returned  to  Orange  on  a  visit,  taking 
his  family  with  him.  The  trip  was  made  by  carriage,  the 
l)rovisions  carried  in  a  large  cheese-box  under  the  seat,  and 
the  nights  spent  at  road-houses  along  the  way. 

lie  enlarged  the  original  factory  buildings  from  time  to 
time,  admitting  in  186-1:  his  son,  Everett,  as  junior  partner. 
Ill  1866  the  entire  factory  was  burned.  Before  breakfast 
the  next  moi-ning  after  the  hre,  he  went  to  the  owner  of 
another  shop  and  made  a  bargain  to  buy  it.  The  factory 
was  at  once  rebuilt  on  a  larger  scale.  The  business  con- 
stantly increased  in  size  until  at  the  time  of  his  death 
seventy  men  were  employed.  The  rough  log  direct  from  the 
woodsman  was  rolled  in  at  one  end  of  the  building  and  came 
out  at  the  otlicr  a  completed  chair. 

His  reputation  was  second  to  uoiio  in  the  country  for  good 
work,  and  the  "Dexter  chairs"  found  a  I'eady  market  all 
over  the  United  States  and  Canada  and  in  Europe.  His 
word  was  considered  as  good  as  his  bond.  He  w^as  an 
excellent  mechanic  and  was  ready  to  adopt  new- machinery 
and  ideas  as  they  were  developed.  He  built  many  machines 
from  his  own  plans. 

He  was  active  in  public  improvement  and  did  much  to 
promote  tbe  building  of  Carthage,  WatertoAvn  and  Sacketts 
Harbor  Railroad,  which  eoiiiiected  with  the  Utica  &  Black 
River  Railroad  at  Carthage,  and  the  Rome,  WatertoAvn  & 
Ogdeiisbnrg  Raih-oad  at  AVatertown.  This  road  was  a 
mi^ans  of  greatly  developing  the  1)usiness  at  Black  River. 
He  was  a  director  of  the  railroad  fr(mi  the  beginning  until 
his  death.  He  was  the  principal  mover  in  the  erection  of  a 
church  in  his  village,  and  after  the  completion,  his  money 
chiefly  maintained  it. 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY.  153 

At  his  death  in  1880,  his  estate,  cousistinp'  of  the  factory 
and  some  real  estate,  was  left  to  his  wife  and  two  sons, 
Everett  and  Erwin. 

Children : 

1153  i     Everett  Augustus'  Dexter,  b.  3  Aug.,  1836;   d.  V2  Miirdi,  1893. 

1154  ii     DanieP  Dexter,  b.  31  May,   IS41  ;  d.   11  May,  1842.       • 

1155  iii     Charles'  Dexter,  b.  3  Jan.,   1845;   d.  12  Aug.,  1857. 

1156  iv     David   Erwin"  Dexter,  b.   S   Feb.,   1849. 

704 

Aaron"  Dexter,  son  of  Benjamin*'  [Benjamin^  SamneP,  Benja- 
min^, William-,  Thomas^]  and  Betsey  [Legg]  Dexter,  was 
born  12  Jnly,  1815,  and  died  in  1896.  He  married  Hester 
]\IcLean.    She  was  born  in  1819,  and  died  in  1888. 

He  Avas  boi'n  at  Orange  and  edneated  in  the  schools  of 
that  town.  Soon  after  1840  he  moved  to  Black  Eiver,  N.  Y., 
where  his  brother  l^avid  had  established  a  mannfactory  of 
chairs,  and  for  a  time  he  was  associated  with  him  in  the 
business,  but  later  he  sold  his  interest  to  David,  but 
remained  as  an  employee.  ' 


No  children. 


706 


Simeon"  Dexter,  scn'enth  son  and  nintli  child  of  Benjamin^ 
[Benjamin-^,  Samuel\  Benjamin^  William-,  Thomas^]  and 
Frances  [Tuttle]  Dexter,  was  born  80  Aug.,  1822,  in 
Orange,  and  grew  up  on  his  father's  farm.  By 
intelligent  use  of  his  opportunities  in  the  com- 
mon schools  of  his  native  tOAVn,  he  was  enabled 
to  teach  school  as  a  beginning  in  independent 
effort.  About  the  time  of  his  majority  he  suffered  a  frac- 
ture of  his  wrist,  and  soon  after  went  to  Boston,  where  he 
secured  employment  in  a  wholesale  grocery  establishment 
owned  bv  an  uncle.     Whih^  there  he   dislocated  the  same 


154  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

wrist  while  at  work,  and  made  a  visit  to  his  half-brothers, 
David  and  Aaron,  at  Black  River,  Avhile  recovering  the  use 
of  his  arm.  This  was  in  1844.  The  elder  brother  had  estab- 
lished a  chair  factory,  in  which  the  second  was  employed, 


and  to  whose  activity  and  nsefnlness  much  of  the  success  of 
the  enterprise  was  owing.  Simeon  decided  to  cast  his  lot 
with  his  brothers,  and  entered  the  employ  of  the  elder  in 
the  shop  as  soon  as  he  was  able  to  work.  After  a  year  he 
became  a  partner  in  the  business,  which  was  then  conducted 


DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY.  155 

imder  the  title  of  D.  &  S.  Dexter,  until  5  December,  1857, 
when  Simeon  sold  out  his  interest.  The  factory  at  that 
time  was  located  on  the  south  side  of  the  river,  where 
Simeon  lived.  On  the  1st  of  January,  1858,  he  moved  to 
the  north  side,  in  the  town  of  Leray,  and  began  the  manu- 
facture of  a  wire-tooth  hay  rake,  which  he  continued  until 
1870.  At  the  same  time  he  managed  the  farm  which  he  had 
purchased  and  on  which  he  lived  and  maintained  his  shop. 
Most  of  his  manufacturing  was  done  in  the  winter,  and 
chiefly  by  himself,  and  was  made  quite  profitable.  In  1870 
^Ir.  Dexter  went  to  Watertown  and  purchased  a  half  inter- 
est in  the  Excelsior  Mills,  then  owned  by  IMoulton  &  Herrick, 
and  the  new  firm  became  Dexter  &  Herrick.  For  five  years 
this  arrangement  was  continued  until  failing  health  com- 
pelled j\Ir.  Dexter  to  retire.  In  1876  he  returned  to  Black 
River  and  continued  to  reside  there  until  his  death,  13 
Aug.,  1898,  when  his  seventy-sixth  yeai-  was  almost 
completed. 

Upon  the  death  of  his  younger  son,  he  became  part  o\\^ier 
of  the  chair  factory  of  the  latter,  but  did  not  operate  it. 

About  1873,  while  residing  in  Watertown,  Mr.  Dexter 
united  with  the  Arsenal  Street  Methodist  Church,  in  which . 
he  served  for  some  time  as  steward.  On  returning-  to  Black 
River  he  transferred  his  membership  and  was  trustee  and 
steward  of  the  local  church.  In  early  life  he  acted  polit- 
ically with  the  Whig  party,  and  he  was  a  member  of  the 
Jefferson  County  convention  in  which  the  Republican  party 
was  locally  organized,  as  colleagTie  of  his  father-in-law, 
Phineas  Hardy,  and  was  ever  after  a  loyal  supporter  of  its 
principles.  He  did  not  desire  to  enter  the  public  service  and 
avoided  office-holding. 

He  was  married  10  Dec,  1851,  to  Maria  Hardy,  third 
child  and  eldest  daughter  of  Phineas  and  Sarah  (Howland) 
Hardy.  Their  children  were  Henry  C,  Charles  P.  and 
Fanny  Sarah,  and  two  who  died  in  infancy. 

Simeon  Dexter  was  a  man  of  unusual  intelligence  and 
grasp  of  affairs.  He  was  an  extensive  reader,  and  his  excel- 
lent memorv  enabled  him  to  make  use  of  his  information. 


156  DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 

With  native  Mcinnen.  be  arrived  at  sound  conclusions,  grasp- 
ing details  without  exhaustive  examination :  was  cheerful, 
and  he  was  a  ])leasant  companion  and  popular  with  all 
classes  of  peoi.le.  His  demise  was  mourned  l)y  all  who  knew 
him. 

Children : 

1157"        i     Henry  Clay'  Dexte)-,  b.  4  AJay,   1S58 ;   in.  Clara  Louise  Tisdale, 

1885. 
1158*       ii     Charles  I'hineas'*  Dexter,  h.  2  Sept.,  1860;  d.  3  May,  1886. 
11.19        iii     Sarah  Frances'*  Dexter,  b.  4  Oct.,  1862;  d.  12  Feb.,  1885. 
116(1        iv     Anna  M.'*  Dexter,  b.  21  Aug.,  1864;  d.  7  Sept.,  1864. 
1161  V     Maria"  Dexter,  b.  1865;   d.  1868. 

707 

Betsey"  Dexter,  daughter  of  Benjamin"  ['Benjamin%  Sa.mueP, 
Benjamin^  William-  Thomasi]  and  Frances  [Tuttle]  Dex- 
ter, was  horn  'M)  ]May,  1825.  She  married  Luther  Ramsey, 
6  May,  184(i :  he  was  l)oi'n  21  Aug.,  1821,  and  died  in  1902. 
Tn  early  life  Mr.  Ramsey  manufactured  wdiat  was  known  as 
the  "Orange  sleigh,"  l)ut  was  for  many  years  the  principal 
undertaker  in  Orange,  and  at  his  decease  his  son  continued 
the  business. 

riiildren:  • 

1162*        i     Orriu    Ii."  J^anisey,  b.   in   Orange,  24  :\Iay,  1848. 

1163         ii     Augusta    A."    Eamsey.    b.    4    Aug.,    1851;    ni.       Edgar    Ephraim 

HoM-ard  of  Winchester,  N.  II.,  15  May,  1872;  he  was  born  29 

March,  1851. 
1164*     iii     Horace  Jlartwell''  Kanisey,  b.   25  .June,   1857;   ni.   Lillian  Clark. 

708 

Samuel  Stillman'  Dexter,"  son  of  Benjamin"  [Benjamin^ 
SamueP.  Benjamin^  William-,  Thomas^  and  Frances 
[Tuttle]  Dexter,  was  horn  at  Orange,  4  IMarch,  1829.  He 
mai-i-ied  IMaria   ('.  Dewey,  5  Sept.,  1855;  she  was  horn  18 

Feb.,  i8;n. 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY, 


.)( 


He  was  born  the  day  on  which  Andrew  Jackson  was 
inaiio-urated  President  of  tlio  Tnited  States.  He  ac(inired 
his  elementary  education  in  the  i)ublic  school  of  Oran<ie; 
afterwards  he  imrsned  his  studies  at  the  Shelburne  Falls 
Academy,  a.t  the  seminary  at  (Jouverneur,  X.  Y.,  at  the 
Westtield  Normal  School,  and  at  llie  Lancaster  Normal 
School,  earning-  his  own  wav.     Diii-ing  the  seven  vears  after 


SAMUEL  STILLMAN  DEXTER. 


finishing-  his  normal  course,  he  taught  in  the  hig-h  school  at. 
Hartford.  Ct. :  Eoekport.  Orange  and  Oxford  in  his  native 
State.  He  then  took  up  the  business  of  civil  engineer,  land 
surveyor  and  conveyancer.  In  1871  he  received  appointment 
as  justice  of  the  peace.  His  business  gave  him  an  intimate 
acquaintance  with  the  local  history  of  his  own  and  neigh- 
boring- towns. 

He  was  active  in  advancing  the  educational  and  literaiw 


i;,S  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY., 

interests  of  liis  town,  serving  Avitli  fidelity  on  the  School 
Board  for  ten  years,  and  as  Library  Committee  for  an  equal 
length  of  time.  He  was  also  an  influential  member  of  the 
Board  of  Trade.  He  and  Sylvester  Davis  were  the  leading 
spirits  in  forming  the  Orange  Historical  and  Antiquarian 
Society,  and  contributed  a  large  share  of  the  articles  that 
compose  the  collection  of  that  Society. 

Keenly  observant  of  nature  in  his  travels  over  New  Eng- 
land and  New  York  State,  he  was  constantly  studying  plant 
and  animal  life  and  the  geology  and  mineralogy  of  the 
regions  through  which  he  passed.  To  ride  with  him  about 
the  country  and  see  nature  with  his  eyes,  was  counted  a 
privilege  by  his  friends. 

In  1892  he  contributed  a  very  fine  historical  sketch  of  the 
town  of  Orange  which  was  used  in  the  centennial  number  of 
the  Greenfield  Gazette.  In  convereation  his  fund  of  anec- 
dotes of  local  characters  and  reminiscences,  seemed  inex- 
haustible.   He  died  27  Nov.,  1897. 

Children : 

1165*        i     Herman  Francis*  Dexter,  b.  in  Orange,  13  Oct.,  1858;  m.  Ella 

S.  Browning  of  San  Francisco,  in  1884. 
1166*      ii     Caroline  Mary*  Dexter,  b.  5  Sept.,  1860;  m.  Martin  W.  Mayo, 

23  June,  188.5. 
1167*     iii     Edward  Mansfield*  Dexter,  b.  2  Oct.,  1864;  m.  Nellie  Gertrude 

Eoyce. 
1168        iv     John  Bernard*  Dexter,  b.  3  Aug.,  1866;  d.  3  Jan.,  1868. 
1169*       V     Maurice   Lynde*   Dexter,   b.    3    May,    1869;    m.    Martha    Stella 

Foskett  of  Orange. 

709 

George  W."  Dexter,  son  of  Benjamin^  [Benjamin^,  SamueP, 
Benjamin^,  AVilliam^,  Thomas^]  and  Frances  [Tuttle]  Dex- 
ter, was  born  6  April,  1831.  He  married  Florella  Arville 
Fry,  daughter  of  Job  Fry  of  Athol,  Mass.,  27  May,  1856. 
She  was  born  25  April.  1831,  and  died  9  April,  1891,  aged 
69  years  11  months  15  days. 


DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 


159 


He  built  a  house  in  the  east  part  of  the  town  on  a  farm 
adjoining  his  home  and  fanned  for  twenty- seven  years.  He 
moved  to  the  viUagc  and  worked  in  the  New  Home  shop  a 
few  years;  then,  as  liis  health  was  failing,  he  went  to  work 
carpentering.  He  built  tlu^  house  where  he  now  lives  in 
1870.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church,  and  for 
twentv-one    vears    secretary    aiul   treasurer  of    the  Miller's 


GEORGE  WASHINGTON  DEXTER. 


River    Baptist   Association.     For  a  while  he  was  superin- 
tendent of  the  Sunday-school. 

Of  very  even  disposition,  alw^ays  cheerful,  social )le,  quiet 
and  amiable,  he  had  a  kind  word  for  every  one,  looking  on  the 
bright  side  of  life.  He  always  voted  the  Republican  ticket. 
He  has  been  President  of  the  Dexter  Famil>-  Association  for 
a  number  of  years. 

Children : 

1170*        i     George  Edward"  Dextor,  b.  fG  Dec,  1857;  m.  Minnie  Emmelin 
Graves,  24  Oct.,  1878. 


](;q  dexter  family  genealogy. 

1171        ii     Arthur  Fry*  Dexter,  b.  10  March,  1863;  d.  14  Aug.,  1864. 
1172^      iii     Herliert   Eugene'  Dexter,  b.  9  Feb.,  1865 ;  m.  Ina  M.  Dow,  27 

Nov.,  1884. 
1173        iv     Flora  Ella*  Dexter,  b.  27  Jan.,  1867 ;  d.  2.5  March,  1868. 
1174*       V     Mary  Lizzie*  Dexter,  b.   19  Nov.,  1869;   m.  Israel  Newtou,  19 

Oct.,  1892.     Child,  Grace  May  Newton,  b.  7  July,  1893. 
1175        vi     Lucia   Frjiuccs*  Dexter,  b.  4  March,  1S71. 

710 

Dexter"  Davis,  son  of  Lney«  [Benjamin^  SanmeP,  Benjamiir. 
William-,  Thomas^]  Dexter  and  John«  Davis,  was  born  at 
Orange,  Mass.,  11  Nov.,  1807,  and  died  in  1857.  He  spent 
his  early  years  on  his  father's  farm  and  went  to  the  district 

school. 

He  married  Emily  Holden,  a  native  of  Orange,  27  Nov., 
1828,  and  they  bought  a  part  of  the  farm  from  his  father 
and  made  their  home  there  until  1841. 

lie  carried  on  a  general  store  in  the  village  in  company 
with  Otis  Brooks,  and  at  the  same  time  farmed  it  to  some 
extent.  In  1811  he  sold  out  his  store  and  took  as  part  pay- 
ment 14,000  pails,  and  these  he  shipped  to  New  York  and 
went  there  to  dispose  of  them.  He  afterwards  traveled 
through  the  State  in  search  of  a  place  to  start  the  business  of 
manufacturing  woodenware.  He  finally  located  upon  a 
tract  near  Corning,  N.  Y.,  and  there  he  and  his  brothers, 
Daniel  and  Norris,  went  into  l)usines.s.  They  built  a  mill 
and  put  men  into  the  woods  to  cut  the  timber  from  which 
to  make  pails.  At  first  they  shipped  these  to  New  York  by 
canal.  After  some  years  he  sold  out  to  his  brother  and 
moved  his  family  into  the  village,  where  he  and  his  son 
opened  a  grocery  store. 

He  was  a  man  of  good  judgment  and  was  held  in  high 
esteem  by  his  neighbors.  He  was  trial  justice  for  several 
years  and  also  held  other  offices.  He  was  a  IMethodist  and 
held  the  office  of  class  leader.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Free  Masons,  and  at  his  death  in  1857  was  buried  with 
IMasonic  honors. 

His  widow  married  for  her  second  husband  Rev.  iNIr. 
Smith  of  Corning,  N.  Y.  She  died  10  Nov.,  1889,  aged  SI 
vears  9  months  12  days. 


DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY.  IGl 

Three  children : 

1176*        i     Nelson  Dexter'*  Davis,   b.   in  Orange,   20  Sept.,  1829. 
■1177        ii     Elizabeth    Emily"    Davis,    b.    30    Aug.,    1831;    m.    Wellington 
Stewart  of  Corning,  N.  Y.,  in  June,  1853;   she  died  26  Feb., 
1855,  leaving  a  girl  baby  13  days  old. 

1.  Elizabeth  Davis''  Stewart,  b.  13  Feb.,  1855;  never  mai-- 
ried  ;  resided  with  her  uncle  Lynval  in  Corning. 
1178  iii  Lynval  Amos'*  Davis,  b.  in  Orange,  15  Nov.,  1834;  m.  Kate 
Bache,  1  Sept.,  1865.  No  family.  Mr.  Davis  was  a  soldier  in 
the  Civil  War,  and  after  the  war  settled  in  the  oil  regions  in 
Pennsylvania,  and  remained  there  until  1890,  when  they 
retm-ned  to  Corning,  and  have  resided  there  since.  He  is  a 
carpenter  by  occupation. 

7\\ 

Norris'^  Davis,  son  of  Lucy*'  [Benjamin^  SamneP,  Benjamin^, 
William^,  Thomas^]  Dexter  and  John^  Davis,  was  born  at 
Orange,  17  Oct.,  1810,  and  died  1  Jnly,  1872.  He  married 
(1).  Lucy  Ann  Howard,  30  Oct.,  1831.  She  was  born  31 
July,  1811,  and  died  8  April,  1856.  They  had  four  chil- 
dren. He  married  (2)  Mrs.  Lucy  Hill,  12  March,  1857. 
They  had  three  children. 

His  father,  Jolui  Davis,  deeded  him  land  in  Athol  in 
1832.  He  also  bought  a  tract  of  land  in  1845  of  L.  P.  Whit- 
ney, 100  acres.  He  bought  a  tract  in  Orange  of  John  Davis 
'  in  1842.  He  bought  a  shed  and  the  land  it  stood  upon,  near 
the  Baptist  Church  in  Athol,  in  1838,  and  about  this  time 
moved  into  the  red  house  east  of  the  house  of  his  father.  In 
1843  he  moved  to  western  New  York  and  carried  on  the 
pail  business  Avith  his  brothers,  Dexter  and  Daniel.  He  sold 
out  his  interest  to  his  brother  Daniel  and  went  into  the  man- 
ufacture of  cheese  quite  extensively. 

Children :  * 

1179*        i     Erastus  Andrew*  Davis,  b.  in  Orange,  25  Nov.,  1832. 

1180        ii     Philetns  A.^  Davis,  b.  31  May,  1835;  d.  24  Feb.,  1836. 

1181*     iii     Cynthia  Ann^  Davis,  b.  in  Orange,  4  July,  1837. 

1182        iv     Josephine   Augusta^   Davis,   b.    in   Orange,    13    Jan.,    1841;    m. 

Andrew  J.  Garton,  Oct.,  1864;   child  b.  4  July,  1865;   mother 

and  child  d.  23  July,  1865. 


162  DEXTER     FAMII.Y     GENExVLOGY. 

1183  •   V  Willie  E.'  Davis,  b.  10  March,  1858;  d.  7  March,  1861. 

1184  vi  George  E.«  Davis,  b.  14  May,  1859. 

1185  vii  Cassie  D.*  Davis,  b.  13  March,  1861 ;  d.  25  May,  1862. 


712 

Narcissa'  Davis,  daughter  of  Lucy''  [Benjamin^  SamueP,  Ben- 
jamill^  William'",  Thomas']  Dexter  and  John«  Davis,  was 
born  at  Orange,  ]\Iass.,  30  Nov.,  1812.  She  married  John 
Warden  of  Worcester,  Mass.,  in  1837. 


NARCISSA  (DAVIS)  WARDEN. 

She  lived  at  home  until  her  marriage,  going  to  school  in 
District  No.  G.  At  lier  marriage  she  moved  to  Worcester 
and  lived  in  the  Wai'den  homestead  (see  cut).  In  1841  she 
and  her  husband  moved  to  Norwich,  Ct.,  but  only  stayed 
there  a  year.  After  their  return  they  built  a  new  house  east 
of  the  old  homestead  (see  cut). and  this  was  their  home  until 
her  death  in  1891. 

After  the  decease  of  her  husband  in  1865,  she  continued 
to  reside  on  Park  Street,  making  a  home  for  her  children 
(her  daughter,  Abbie  L.  Carpenter,  occupying  a  tenement 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 


163 


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lllfM- 


J.  WARDEN  RESIDENCE. 


JOHN  WARDEN. 
(Taken  1846.) 


]^(34  DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 

in  the  house).  She  was  an  active  member  of  the  Methodist 
Church  as  long  as  health  permitted.  The  last  years  of  her 
life  were  years  of  ill  health  and  suffering,  which  she  bore 
with  Christian  fortitude. 

Her  husband,  John  Warden,  son  of  SamueP  and  Tamasin 
(Harrington)  Warden,  was  born  in  Worcester,  13  Feb., 
1814,  and  received  his  education  in  the  public  schools.  He 
learned  the  business  of  a  merchant  tailor  and  for  many 


WARDEN  HUMKSTKAU. 

years  carried  on  the  business  on  Main  Street.  He  was 
extensively  engaged  in  real  estate  transactions.  He  was  a 
prominent  member  of  the  Park  Street  Methodist  Church 
and  was  instrumental  in  buying  the  land  and  building  that 
church      He  died  in  1865. 


Children : 

1186*        i     Abbie   Louise"  Warden,   b.    7   Jan.,    3  840;    ni.    Charles   Hudson 
Carpenter. 


DEXTER    FAMHiY     GENEALOGY. 


165 


1187*      ii     John  Davis**  Warden,  b.  3  Doc,  1844;  m.  Sarah  L.  Nichols. 
1188*     iii     William  Albert^  Warden,  b.  2  March,  1852;  m.  Ella  M.  Durfee. 

7J3 

DanieF  Davis,  son  of  Lucy*'  [Benjamin^  Samuel^  Benjamin', 
William^,  Thomas^]  Dexter  and  John^  Davis,  was  born  in 
Orange,  Mass.,  21  Jan.,  1816,  and  died  at  Caton,  N.  Y..  20 


DANIEL   DAVIS. 


March,  1900.     He  married  Kuth  Bates,  daughter  of  Frank 
and  Mary  Bates  of  Phillipston,  Mass. 

He  spent  his  early  days  on  the  farm  where  he  was  born, 
but  went  South  in  1838  and  remained  five  years.  In  the 
early  forties  he  went  with  his  brothers,  Norris  and  Dexter, 
into  the  centre  of  New  York  State  and  bought  a  large  tract 
of  land  and  built  a  pail  manufactory,  and  for  many  years 
manufactured    pails,   which   were   shipped    to    New   York 


IGG 


DEXTER    FAMILY     GENExVLOGY. 

market  by  canal.  The  business  was  very  successful.  Daniel 
afterwards  bought  the  land  from  his  brothers  and  for  many 
years  was  a  successful  farmer,  owning'  lots  Nos.  1  and  24  in 

Caton  township. 

In  1844  he  went  to  Worcester  and  was  nuirried  at  the 
home  of  his  sister,  Narcissa  Warden,  to  Miss  Ruth  Bates. 


RUTH,  WIFE  OF  DANIEL  DAVIS. 


Daniel  was  a  man  of  quiet  manner,  of  excellent  judgment, 
and  was  honored  by  his  townsmen  by  election  to  office  many 
times.  lie  was  for  sixteen  years,  prior  to  1880,  trial 
justice.  He  was  highly  respected  wherever  he  was  known 
and  lived  a  long  and  useful  life.  He  died  20  March,  1900, 
aged  84  years  2  months.  His  wddow  and  three  children 
survive  him. 

Children : 

1189*        i     Edwin  F.'  Davis,  b.  28  May,  1846;  m.  Jennie  M.  Dow,  1870. 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 


167 


HOMESTEAD  OF  DANIEL  DAVIS. 


1190* 


1191* 


ii     Lucy  E.*  Davis,  b.  20  May,   1850;   m.    (1)    John  C.  White,  20 

Feb.,  1870;   (2)  Harvey  Wood,  6  Feb.,  1878. 
iii     Mary  E.*  Davis,  b.  11  Nov.,  1852;  m.  Frank  IL  Dow,  15  Sept., 

1875. 


714 


Lucy  Ann'  Davis,  daughter  of  Lucy*^  [Benjamin^  SamueH,  Ben- 
jamin^, William",  Thomas^]  Dexter  and  Joliii'^  Davis  of 
Orange,  was  born  21  Dec.,  1818,  and  died  4  May,  1900.  She 
married  Reuel  Barber  of  AVorcester,  10  June,  1840.  He 
died  3  April,  1843,  at  the  age  of  32  years.  She  continued  to 
live  in  Worcester,  making  a  home  for  her  son  until  his  mar- 
riage, when  she  made  her  home  Avith  them  until  her  death,  4 
May,  1900.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church  from  1839  until  her  death. 

i\[r.  Reuel  Barber  was  a  carpenter  by  trade  and  was 
building  the  house  on  Park  Street  for  his  brother-in-law, 
John  Warden,  when  he  was  talcen  with  his  last  sickness.  He 
was  a  very  earnest  Christian  gentleman  and  was  a  class 
leader  in  the  Methodist  Church  at  time  of  his  death. 


168 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 


One  child: 

1192*       i     Henry  Davis'*  Barber,  b.  13  Oct.,  1841 ;  m.  Hephzibah  Dexter,  10 
.Time,  1867. 
(See  vrnder  Hephzibah  Dexter,  No.  1148.) 

715 

Sylvester^  Davis,  son  of  Lucy*'  [Benjamin^  SamueP,  Benjamin^ 
William",  Thomas^]  Dexter  and  John''  Davis,  was  born  in 
Orange,  8  Sept.,  1822,  and  died  21  April,  1904.    He  married  18 


SYLVESTER   DAVIS. 


Jan. ,  1844,  Catherine  Underwood  Johnson  of  Barre,  Mass.  She 
M^as  born  24  Oct.,  1821,  and  died  9  Sept.,  1893.  She  was 
the  daughter  of  Perry  and  Catherine  (Underwood)  John- 
son of  Barre. 

Sylvester  was  educated  in  the  schools  of  the  village,  going 
to  the  school  in  District  No.  6 ;  he  also  went  one  year  to  Wil- 
braham  Academy.  He  taught  school  one  year  at  Somers, 
Conn.  He  first  engaged  in  business  in  the  general  store  of 
Dexter   Davis   and   Otis  Brooks;   then   went  to   Worcester 


DEXTER    FAMILY     GENEALOGY.  169 

with  the  intention  of  learning  the  carpenter's  trade  of  his 
brother-in-law,  Reuel  Barber,  but  Mr.  Barber  dying  about 
this  time,  he  returned  to  the  farm,  where  he  spent  the 
remainder  of  his  days.  In  1843  he  bought  twenty- 
five  acres  of  land  from  his  father  on  the  road 
from  Asa  Lord's  to  Moses  Dexter 's,  and  at  the  death 
of  his  father,  in  1846,  he  came  into  possession  of  the  home 
farm;  his  mother  making  her  home  with  him  during  the 
remainder  of  her  life.  He  was  of  an  inventive 
and  mechanical  turn  of  mind,  and  there  were  many 
things  about  his  home  and  in  the  homes  of  his  friends 
to  remind  one  of  the  fact.  He  was  a  thrifty  and  enterpris- 
ing man  and  accumulated  considerable  property. 

Mr.  Davis  died  21  April,  1904,  after  a  long  illness,  and  was 
buried  in  the  family  lot  at  North  Orange,  and  was  survived 
by  four  daughters. 

Children : 

1193*  i  Georgianna^  Davis,  b.  2  June,  1846. 

1194*  ii  Alfradiua"  Davis,  b.  6  Oct.,  1849. 

1195*  ill  Harriet*  Davis,  b.  16  Jan.,  1851. 

1196*  iv  Jennie  E.«  Davis,  b.  14  March,  1854. 


7J6 

Phebe"  Thurston,  daughter  of  Phebe*'  [Benjamin^  Samuel*, 
Benjamin^  William^,  Thomas^]  Dexter  and  Levi  Thurston, 
was  bom  20  April,  1804,  and  died  13  Aug.,  1875.  She 
married  (1)  Willard  Walker  of  Royalston;  (2)  Israel  Lamb 
of  Phillipston,  1836. 

Children : 

1197*        i     Sabrina'  Walker,  b.   10  March,  1829. 

1198*      ii     Delina*  Walker,  b.  31  Jan.,  1831. 

1199*     iii     Harriet"  Walker,  b.   30  Dec,   1833. 

1200        iv     Frances   M.'   Lamb,    b.    2    July,    1837;    d.    19    Feb.,    1859;    m. 

George  O.  Richardson   of   Royalston.   Mass. :    he  was  born   16 

Nov.,  1836,  and   died   30  May,  1874 


170 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY, 


717 

Priscilla"  Thurston,  daughter  of  Pliebe«  [Benjamin^  Samuel^ 
Benjamin^  Willianr,  Thomas^]  Dexter  and  Levi  Thurston, 
was  born  20  April,  1804.  She  married  Richard  French,  23 
Sept.,  1824.  He  was  born  23  Nov.,  1800,  and  died  29  Sept., 
1884.  He  was  son  of  Adams  and  A/.ubah  French  and  was 
a  wheelwright  by  trade. 

Children : 

1201  i     Levi  F.*  French,  b.   9   April,   1825;   never  married.     Moved  to 

California  in   1849  and  died  there. 
1202*      ii     Abijah'  French,  b.  22  Nov.,  1829. 

1203  iii     Priscilla  E.'  French,  b.  7  Oct.,  1831;  unmarried. 

1204  iv     Augusta'  French,  b.  21   Oct.,   1835;   d.  at  Worcester,  1871;  m. 

Horace  L.  Jones,  son  of  John  C.  Jones  of  Wilbraham;  he  vras 
born  in   1841.     No   children. 

1205  V     Arvilla'^  French,  b.  21  Oct.,  1835;  d.  1838. 
1206*      vi     Maria*   French,    b.    15    Dec,    1839. 
1207*    vii     Charles  H.'^  French,  b.  9  Nov.,  1846. 

718 

Harriet'  Thurston,  daughter  of  Phebe^  [Benjamin^  Samuel*, 
Benjamin^  Willia.m^,  Thomas^]  Dexter  and  Levi  Thurston, 
was  born  6  Jan.,  1806,  and  died  22  May,  1869.  She  mar- 
ried John  Cheney  of  Orange.  He  was  born  26  Feb.,  1802, 
and  died . 

Children : 

1208  i     Julia  Ann**  Cheney,  b.  20  July,  1827;   d.  2  Sept.,  1834. 

1209  ii     John  Humphrey'  Cheney,  b.  16  Aug.,  1831;  m.  Elmira  Howard, 

1856. 

1210  iii     Laura  Ann'  Cheney,  b.  3  March,  1836;  m.  James  Swift,  1855. 

1211  iv     Nathan    Parmenter'    Cheney,    b.    23    Aug.,    1838;    m.    Caroline 

Wheeler. 


719 

Susan^    Thurston,    daughter    of    Phebe*'    [Ben,iamin%  Samuel^ 
Benjamin''.  William-,  Thomas^]   Dexter  and  Levi  Thurston, 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEi\1.0GY.  171 

was  born  in  Orano'c,  8  Jan.,  1808.     She  married  Ira  Whit- 
ney of  Athol.    lie  was  born  30  July,  1807. 

Children : 

1212*  i  George   W.»  Whitney,   b.   3   May,   1833. 

1213*  ii  Nathan  H.«  Whitney,  b.  9  Feb.,  1835. 

1214*  iii  Levi  1."  Whitney,  b.  in  Athol,  1  Nov.,  1836. 

1215  iv  Parish  H."  Whitney,  b.  5  Sept.,  1838;   m.  Victoria  Bronson,  1 

June,   1863.     One  child:    Zelin  M."  Whitney,  b.   1865. 

1216*  V  Mira  M.«  Whitney,  b.   19  June,   1842. 

1217  vi  Susan   H.-"   Whitney,   b.    15    April,    1844;    ni.    John   Dalton    of 

Tabor,  Iowa,  1874. 

1218  vii     Lydia  S."  Whitney,  b.  18   Nov.,   1845;   ni.  Orrin   C.  Havok,  29' 

Oct.,   1869. 

1219  viii     Ira  H."  Whitney,  b.  14  July,  1849;  m.  Lizzie  A.  Eogers,  1873. 

She  was  b.  1853. 

720 

Levi  Thurston^  Ball,  son  of  Phebe*'  [Ben.^anlin^  Samuel*,  Ben- 
,jamin^  Willianr,  Thomas^]  Dexter  and  Fordyce  Ball,  was 
born  in  1811.     He  married  Almira  Adams. 

Four  children: 

1220  i     Phebe  Ann"  Ball;   died  young. 

1221  ii     Maria  Almira^  Ball;  m.  Louis  C.  Ells. 
1222*     iii     John   Levi«  Ball;    b.  . 

1223*      iv     Joseph   Elijah''   Ball,   b.   . 


721 


Elijah^  Ball,  son  of  Phebe«  [Benjamin^  SamueP,  Benjamin^ 
Willianr,  Thomas^]  Dexter  and  Fordyce  Ball,  was  born  in 
1813.     He  married  Sarah  Clark. 

.   Two  children : 

1224  -       i     Mary  Frances'  Ball,  b.   1   Dec,   1843 ;   m.  George  E.  Whittum, 

One  child:    Bertha  Hastings"  Whittmn. 

1225  ii     George  Elijah*  Ball;   m.    (1)    Hattie  Eeese   (one  child,  Pauline 

Sarah"  Ball);    (2)    Fanny   J.   Eaton. 


272  DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 

722 

Hyder  Alley'  Ball,  son  of  Phebe''  [Ben3amin^  SamueP,  Benja- 
min^  Willianr,  Thomas^]  Dexter  and  Fordyce  Ball,  was 
born  in  1815.     He  married  Frances  E.  W.  Johnson. 

Four  children : 
1226*        i     Albert  H.*  Ball,  b.  . 


1227  ii     Lucy  Maria'  Ball,  b.  ;   m.  Sanford  L.  Nestell.     Two  chil- 

dren:   James   Nestell,   Frances  Nestell. 

1228  iii     Louis  Caleb'  Ball,  b.  ;  m.    (1)   Lucy  ;    (2)  Bertha 

Kay.     One  child:   Eay  Ball. 

1229  iv     Frank    William'    Ball,    b.    ;    m.    Nellie    Carmen.        Three 

children:    Harry  Ball,  Jay  Ball,  Floyd  Ball. 

723 

Joseph  Gilbert"  Ball,  son  of  Phebe^  [Benjamin^  Samuel*,  Ben- 
jamin^  William^,  Thomas^]  Dexter  and  Fordyce  Ball,  was 
born  in  Orange,  28  May,  1817.  He  married  (1)  Esther 
Preble,  who  Avas  born  in  Anson,  Me.,  24  June,  1821,  and 
died  22  Oct.,  1856 ;  two  children,  born  in  Boston.  He  mar- 
ried (2)  Cornelia  M.  Wiley,  born  in  AVeston,  18  March, 
1832;  six  children. 

Children : 

1230  i     Esther  Elizabeth'  Ball,  b.  in  Boston,  6  Sept.,  1849;  m.  Even  E. 

McPherson.     One    child:    Eoss    McPherson. 

1231  ii     Joseph  Appleton'  Ball,  b.  in  Boston,  15  Nov.,  1853;  m.  Annie 

B.   McPherson.     Three  children:    Joseph  Norman  Ball,   Edith 
Preble  Ball,  Bertha  Buckner  Ball. 

1232  iii     James  Henry'  Ball,  b.  in  Boston,  22  Nov.,  1858;  m.   (1)   Stella 

Judson   (one  son,  Herbert  James  Ball)  ;    (2)   Minnie  Lincoln. 

1233  iv     Harry  Perkins'  Ball,  b.   in  Boston,   18   Nov.,   1861;   m.   Esther 

A.  Dow.     One  child:   Constance  Lincoln  Ball. 

1234  V     Elijah'  Ball,  b.  in  Boston,  14  Sept.,  1863;  on.  Clara  A.  Peter- 

son.    One   child:    Eobert   Elijah   Ball. 

1235  vi     Aaron   Lawrence'    Ball,   b.    in    Cambridge,    12    Nov.,    1866;    m. 

Lillie    C.    Mark.     Two    children:    Mary    Adaline    Ball,    Euth 
Ball. 


DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY.  173 

1236  vii     Benjamin    Franklin"  Ball,   b.    in    Cambridge,    14   Oct.,   1869;    d. 

13   June,    1874. 

1237  viii     Samuel  Wiley*  Ball,  b.  10  Feb.,  1876. 

724 

Joanna"  Ball,  daughter  of  Pliebe''  [Benjamin^  Samuel^,  Benja- 
min^  William^,  Thomas^]  Dexter  and  Fordyce  Ball,  was 
born  20  May,  1820,  at  Orange,  Mass.  She  married 
Houghton  Hall,  at  Orange,  26  July,  1849.  She  died  13 
Aug.,  1862.  She  lived  at  home  in  her  earlier  years,  but  was 
working  in  Boston  in  1844. 

Children : 

1238  i     Willard  Houghton^  Hall,  b.  in  Troy,  N.  Y.,   7  May,  1850;   d. 

12  July,   18.51. 
1239*      ii     Sarah  Elizabeth^  Hall,  b.  in  Troy,  N.  Y.,  6  May,  1852. 

1240  iii     George   Chandler^   Hall,  b.   in   Troy,   N.   Y.,   22  May,   1855;    d. 

in  Hardwick,  14  Jan.,  1860. 

1241  iv     Josephine   Augusta"   Hall,   b.   in   Hardwick,   20   Nov.,   1858;    d. 

in  Hardwick,  29   Sept.,  1860. 

1242  V     Jeunie    Louisa^    Hall,    b.    in    Hardwick,    30    July,    1861;    d.    6 

Feb.,  1862. 


726 


Wilson^  Wheeler,  son  of  Betsey*'  [Benjamin^  SamueP,  Benja- 
min^  William-,  Thomas^]  Dexter  and  Zaccheus  Wheeler, 
was  born  at  Orange,  Mass.,  5  Oct.,  1804,  and  died  in  1887. 
He  was  educated  in  the  village  where  he  was  born,  remain- 
ing there  until  he  was  of  age.  He  then  went  to  Worces- 
ter, where  he  worked  at  his  trade  as  carpenter,  and  there 
met  Miss  Catherine  Holmes  Warden,  and  in  1830  they 
were  married  and  removed  to  Orange,  where  they  remained 
until  their  decease,  except  a  short  time  when  they  lived  in 
Winchendon,  where  their  daughter  Sarah  was  born.  At 
one  time  they  lived  in  the  west  part  of  the  to^vn  near  the 
Warwick  line,  while  he  superintended  the  building  of  the 


174  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

bridge  at  Wendell  Depot.  While  here,  Eliza  and  Evelena 
were  born.  They  built  a  house  on  East  Main  Street,  and 
here  the  other  children  were  born.  In  the  later  years  of  his 
life  he  lived  on  the  farm  where  John  W.  Wheeler's  sum- 


WILSON  WHEELER. 


mer  home  now  is.     His  wife  died  2  Aug.,  1876,  aged  71 
years. 

He  was  a  man  of  affairs  and  was  often  called  upon  to 
administer  estates  of  deceased  persons.  He  held  the  office 
of  deputy  sheriff  of  Franklin  County  from  1852  to  1867. 
He  died  at  Orange,  26  Dec,  1887,  aged  83  years  2  months. 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 


175 


Children : 

1243  i     Catherine  Elizabeth'*  Wheeler,  b.  in  Orange,   6   Feb.,   1831;   m. 

George  P.  Clark  (widower),  26  Sept.,  1860.  He  died  28  Jan., 
1893.     They  had  no  children.     She  now  lives  in  Winchendon. 

1244*       ii     John  Wilson'*  Wheeler,  b.   20  Xov.,   1832. 


CATHERINE  (WARDEN)   WHEELER. 


1245* 

iii 

1246* 

iv 

1247 

V 

1248* 

vi 

1249* 

vii 

1250* 

viii 

1251 

ix 

Sarah  Warden**  Wheeler,  b.  23  Nov.,  1834. 

Erastiis  Otis^  Wheeler,  b.  27  Oct.,  1836. 

Emily  Davis''  Wheeler,  b.   26  Sept.,  1838;   d.   24  Dec,  1887, 

Francis  Dexter**  Wheeler,  b.  28  June,  1840. 

Eliza  Ann'*  Wheeler,  b.  16  June,  1842. 

Evelena  Jane**  Wheeler,  b.  20  Aug.,   1843. 

Nancy  Maria'  Wheeler,  b.  3  Jan.,  1845;   d.  28  Aug.,  1848. 


176 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 


727 

Betsey^  Wheeler,  daughter  of  Betsey^  [Benjamin^  Samuel^ 
Benjamin",  Williairr,  Thomas^]  Dexter  and  Zaceheus 
Wheeler,  was  born  at  Orange,  Mass.,  21  Jan.,  1807,  and 
died  at  Millbury,  Mass.,  2  Dec,  1883.  She  married  Simon 
Brown  Poland  of  Winchendon,  Mass.,  28  Feb.,  1829. 


MRS.  S.  B.  POLAND   (BETSEY  W.). 


Simon  Brown  Poland,  son  of  William  Poland  and  Betsey 
(Brown)  Poland,  w^as  born  at  Winchendon,  Mass.,  on  the 
first  day  of  June,  1802. 

He  was  the  youngest  of  eleven  children.  He  was  brought 
up  on  his  father's  farm  and  attended  the  district  school,  as 
w^as  the  custom  in  those  days,  acquiring  the  usual  edu- 
cation of  a  farmer  boy  of  that  period. 

At  an  early  age  he  learned  the  carpenter's  trade,  in 
which  he  engaged  while  not  otherwise  occupied  on  his 
father's  farm. 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 


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He  married,  28  Feb.,  1829,  and  soon  after  acquired  a 
farm  of  his  own  at  Winchendon,  Mass.  Here  all  of  his 
ten  children  were  born. 

In  the  fall  of  1854  he  removed  with  his  family  to  j\Iill- 
bury,  Mass.,  where  he  acquired  another  farm.  One  of  his 
aims  in  moving  to  Millbury  was  to  secure  a  better  educa- 
tion for  his  children. 


SIMON   B.  POLAND. 


In  1865  he  sold  his  farm  at  Millbury  and  i-eturned  with 
his  family  to  Winchendon,  where  he  continued  to  reside 
until  1870.  Ill  that  year  he  again  removed  his  family  to 
Millbury,  where  he  remained  until  his  death,  20  Feb.,  1873. 

While  a  resident  both  of  Millbury  and  Winchendon,  he 
served  at  different  times  as  Prudential  Committee  of  the 
school  district,  and  also  as  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Over- 
seers   of  the  Poor. 

Throughout  his  life  he  was  universally  beloved  as  well 
as  respected  hy  all  who  knew  him.     He  was  distinpiiished 


1253* 

ii 

1254* 

iii 

1255* 

iv 

1256* 

V 

1257* 

vi 

1258* 

vii 

1259* 

viii 

1260* 

ix 

1261* 

X 

178  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

for  his  sturdy  industry,  his  high  civic  integrity  and  his 
ineoriniptible  honesty.  He  was  buried  in  the  Riverside 
Cemetery  in  Winchendon,  Mass. 

Children : 

1252  i     Wheeler'    Poland,    b.    1    Oct.,    1830;    m.    Lucy    E.    Newton,    6 

April,   1854;   she  was  born  in  Eoyalston,   12  June,  1828,  and 
died  14  Aug.,  1904.     No  children. 

Sarah  Maria*  Poland,  b.  1  July,  1832. 
iii     Mary  Elizabetli*  Poland,  b.  3  Feb.,  1834. 

Charles  Townsend'  Poland,  b.  11  Feb.,  1836. 

Julia  Augusta*  Poland,  b.   16   Nov.,  1838. 

Ellen  Gracia*  Poland,  b.  24  Nov.,  1840. 

Emma  Olive*  Poland,   b.   7  Oct.,  1842. 

Martin  L.*  Poland,  b.  24  Aug.,  1845. 

Stella  E.*  Poland,  b.   8   Aug.,  1848. 

Addison  B.*  Poland,  b.  26  March,  1851. 

Samuel  Poland  (perhaps  the  son  of  John,  who  was  killed  in  1677)  was 
in  Ipswich  as  early  as  1690,  for  he  took  part  in  the  expedition  to  Canada 
in  1690,  for  which  he  afterwards  received  a  grant  of  land  in  Ipswich, 
Canada  (Winchendon).  He  was  allowed  to  keep  his  horses  on  the  com- 
mon, 1697;  was  freeman,  1707;  was  grantee  of  tovm  of  Winchendon,  1737, 
but  did  not  move  there;  was  killed  by  falling  from  a  tree  in  1747.  In 
1712  he  and  James  Poland  were  signers  to  a  petition  for  a  separate  pre- 
cinct, and  he  was  on  the  committee  to  build  the  new  church.  He  had  at 
least  two  sons,  Joseph  and  Nathaniel,  for  in  1761  they  sold  his  right  in 
the  land  at  Winchendon  to  Charles  Tuttle. 

Joseph   Poland,    son   of   above   Sanxiel,    was   born   in   1702    or   1703     at 

Ipswich,  and  died  in  1798.     He  married  Elizabeth  .     They  must 

have  had  two  sons,  William  and  Samuel,  for  they  bought  the  farm  at 
Winchendon  together  in  1786,  Samuel  in  1806  selling  his  half  to  William. 

William  Poland,  son  of  Joseph,  was  bom  in  Ipswich,  6  April,  1757,  and 
removed  to  Winchendon  in  1788.  He  married  Betsey  Brown  in  1762,  and 
they  had  eleven  children,  Simon  Brown  Poland  being  the  youngest. 

728 

Rev.  John  Wesley'  Wheeler,  son  of  Betsey^  [Benjamin^ 
Samuel^  Benjamin',  William-,  Thomas^]  Dexter  and  Zac- 
cheus  Wheeler,  was  born  in  1811.  He  married  Nancy 
Foster  of  Grafton.     He  was  a  Methodist  minister. 

One  child : 
1262         i     Nancy  N.*  Wheeler,  b.  1838. 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY.  179 

73J 

Eliza  Ann'  Wheeler,  daughter  of  Betsey^  [Benjamin^  Samuel*, 
Benjamin^  William-,  Thomas^]  Dexter  and  Zaccheus 
Wheeler,  was  born  at  Orange,  Mass.,  4  Oct.,  1820,  and  died 
at  Worcester,  17  Dec,  1896.  She  married  Samuel  Morse  of 
Royalston,  Mass.  He  was  born  at  Royalston,  23  July,  1816, 
and  died  at  Worcester,  30  Oct.,  1876.  He  was  a  carpenter 
and  builder  by  trade  and  followed  that  occupation  in  Roy- 
alston, Winchendon  and  Worcester. 

Children : 

1263  i     Everett  Larue*  Morse,  b.  at  Royalston,  Jan.,  1844;   d.  28  Feb., 

1844. 

1264  ii     Everett  Augustus*  Morse,  b.   in  Eoyalston,   10   June,   1845 ;   m. 

at  Worcester,  14  Oct.,  1876,  Josie  Maria  Paine,  daughter  of 
Francis  and  Nancy  Paine  of  South  Franklin,  Mass.  They 
now  reside  at  Worcester,  and  have  no  children. 

1265  iii     Sarah  Jane*  Morse,  b.  in  Winchendon,  Mass.,  17  March,  1847; 

m.  Thomas  Edward  Noyes  of  Worcester,  son  of  Thomas  and 
Mary  (Stone)  Noyes  of  Holliston,  Mass.,  1  Jan.,  1870.  They 
now  reside  at  Rutland,  Mass.,  and  have  no   children. 

1266*      iv     Maria  Angela*  Morse,  b.  in  Winchendon,  Mass.,  16  Sept.,  1850. 

1267*       V     Elnora*  Morse,  b.   in  Worcester,   26  Oct.,   1855. 

1268*      vi     Emma  Elizabeth*  Morse,  b.  in  Worcester,  13  Dec,  1858. 

1269*  vii  Charles  S.*  Morse,  b.  at  Worcester,  15  Sept.,  1861;  m.  (1) 
Ella  B.  Osborn  (one  child,  Florence  Gertrude  Morse,  b.  26 
Feb.,  1891);  m.  (2)  Charlotte  A.  Townsend. 

1270  viii  Alice  Bertha*  Morse,  b.  in  Worcester,  4  July,  1868;  un- 
married.    Resides  at  Richmond,  Ind. 

732 

George  Warren'  Wheeler,  son  of  Betsey^  [Benjamin^  Samuel*, 
Benjamin^  Willianr,  Thomas^]  Dexter  and  Zaccheus 
Wheeler,  was  born  at  Orange,  19  Oct.,  1826.  He  married 
Miriam  Fales  Titcomb  of  Bangor,  Me.,  9  Sept.,  1853.  She 
was  born  5  Sept.,  1834,  at  Bangor,  Me. 

In  early  life  Mr.  Wheeler  was  in  the  hotel  business  in 
Cincinnati.     He  purchased  Island  No.  24  in  the  Mississippi 


180  DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 

River,  and  farmed  it;  he  also  cut  off  the  wood.  He  also 
had  a  large  number  of  government  horses  under  his  con- 
trol. Owing  to  the  island  being  washed  away  by  the  action  of 
the  river,  he  moved  to  Missouri,  where  he  sold  off  most  of 
his  stock  and  engaged  in-  the  grocery  business  for  a  time. 
Later  he  went  into  the  hotel  business  and  has  been  engaged 
in  it  the  rest  of  his  active  business  life. 

Children : 

1271  i     Charles   Alexander^   Wheeler,   b.    in   Cincinnati,   Ohio,    24   Dec, 

1858;  m.  Gertrude  Bailey  Whipple,  1  Jan.,  1902. 

1272  ii     Eugenia  Fales'  Wheeler,  b.   30  Dec,   1860;   d.   22   Aug.,   1890; 

m.  George  W.  Smith,  18  Oct.,  1877.     Two  children:   Edith  E. 
Smith,  b.  6  May,  1880;  Lillien  E.  Smith,  b.  21  Jan.,  1882. 

1273  iii     Susan  Grace^  Wheeler,  b.  on  Island  No.  24,  Mississippi  Eiver, 

18   Sept.,  1863.     Now  resides  at  Worcester. 

759 

Loring'^  Dexter,  son  of  Luke"  [Ephraim^,  Ephraim"*,  Benjamin^, 
William",  Thomas^]  and  Joanna  [Pierce]  Dexter,  was  born 
1  April,  1804,  and  died  5  Oct.,  1882.  He  married  (1) 
Achsah  Dexter,  29  Nov.,  1827 :  five  children,  born  in  Fair- 
"  haven,  Mass.;  (2)  Keziah  Holmes,  28  Sept.,  188fi :  two  chil- 
dren, born  in  Fairhaven,  Mass. 

Children : 

1274*        i     Achsah  L.''  Dexter,  b.   12  May,  1838;   d.  5  Sept.,  1902. 

1275  ii     Joanna  P.'  Dexter,  b.  27  Jan.,  1840;  d.  6  Nov.,  1903. 

1276  iii     Clement  B."  Dexter,  b.   29  July,   1842;   m.  Annie  Lee,   1  June, 

1881.     Two    children :     Clara    A.    Dexter,    born    and    died    in 
1882;   Grace  E.  Dexter,  b.  in  Chicago,  8  May,  1885. 

1277  iv     Mary  D.  T.^  Dexter,  b.  3  Nov.,  1844;   m.  Horace  L.  Wood,  21 

May,  1867.     One  child:   Lewis   S.  Wood,  b.  1868;   d.  1882. 

1278  V     Abiel  P.  U."  Dexter,  b.  30   Aug.,   1846;   m.  Minerva  Fountain, 

30  Jan.,   1871. 
1279*      vi     Keziah  L.«  Dexter,  b.  16  Sept.,  1828;  d.  16  Aug.,  1902. 
1280*    vii     Obadiah  D.*  Dexter,  b.  12  March,  1832;   d.  12  Aug.,  1871. 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY.  181 

760 

Gilmore'^  Dexter,  son  of  Luke''  [Ephraim^,  Ephraini^,  Benja- 
min^  William-,  Thomas^]  and  Joanna  [Pierce]  Dexter,  was 
born  7  Ang.,  1807,  and  died  13  April,  1877.  He  married 
(1)  Lucy  A.  Wing,  22  Dec,  1828;  (2)  Mary  Andrews.  He 
was  a  caulker  by  trade,  and  in  later  life  lived  on  his  farm 
and  supplied  the  market  with  vegetables. 

Four  children,  born  in  Eochester,  Mass. : 

1281  i     James  F.»  Dexter,  b.  5  April,  1830;   d.   1850. 

1282  ii     William  P.^  Dexter,  b.  14  Jan.,  1832;   d.  Jvme,  1897;  m.  Eliz- 

abeth Bennett,  2  Nov.,  1853.  He  was  a  caiUker  by  trade  and 
spent  most  of  his  life  in  New  York,  returning  to  New  Bed- 
ford a  few  years  before  his  death. 

1283  iii     Luke*   Dexter,   b.   May,    1833;    m.    Nancy   Durfee,    1853.      Two 

children:  Ada  M.  Dexter,  b.  1855,  d.  1892;  James  F.  Dex- 
ter, b.  • — — . 

1284  iv     Sarah   F.^  Dexter,   b.   11    April,   1841;    m.    (1)    Charles   H.   W. 

Jenney,  29   Sept.,   1857;    (2)   Albert  Shaw. 

764 

Christina  R.' Dexter,  daughter  of  Luke^  [Ephraim\  Ephraim^ 
Benjamin^  Willianr,  Thomas^]  and  Joanna  [Pierce]  Dex- 
ter, was  born  27  March,  1815,  and  died  8  Feb.,  1900.  She 
married  Seth  Cowen,  16  Feb.,  1834. 

Fourteen  children,  all  born  in  Rochester,  ]\Iass. : 

1285  i     Sophronia  D."  Cowen,  b.   26  Jan.,   1835;   d.   23   Oct.,  1874;   m. 

Joshua  L.  Macomber,  15  May,   1853. 

1286  ii     Lydia  P.'  Cowen,  b.  22  Sept.,  1836;  d.  2  Feb.,  1837. 

1287  iii     Deborah  D.  L.*  Cowen,  b.  25  May,  1838;  d.  29  April,  1847. 

1288  iv     Lidora  S.'*  Cowen,  b.  20  April,  1840;  m.  Charles  Hall,  4  Oct., 

1856. 

1289  V     Lydia   P.'   Cowen,   b.    29    Oct.,    1841  ;    m.    Darius   Wescott,    27 

Jan.,   1858. 

1290  vi     Seth   L.«  Cowen,   b.   11    Sept.,   1843;    m.    Elvira   B.   Abbott,   22 

Jan.,   1864. 

1291  vii     Mary   W.**   Cowen,    b.    2   Nov.,    1846;    m.    Orris   P.   Huntley,   17 

March,   1867. 


182  DEXTER    FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

1292  viii     William  P.«  Cowen,  b.  18  July,  1848;  d.  17  Aug.,  1853. 

1293  ix     Joshua  M.*  Coweu,  b.  23  March,  1851;   m.  Kittie  Compton,  19 

Feb.,  1897. 

1294  X     James  F.*  Cowen,  b.  20  Jan.,  1853;   m.  Sarah  Aired,  3  March, 

1883. 

1295  xi     Lorenzo*  Cowen,  b.  9  Dec,  1854;  d.  11  Dec,  1854. 

1296  xii     Charles'  Cowen,  b.  5  Sept.,  1856;   d.  2  Nov.,  1856. 

1297  xiii     Abner'  Cowen,  b.  7  Nov.,  1858;  d.  19  July,  1861. 

1298  xiv     George*  Cowen,  b.  7  Feb.,  1861;   d.  20  Sept.,  1861. 

765 

Lorenzo  D.^  Dexter,  son  of  Luke*^  fEphraim^  Ephraim^  Ben- 
jamm^  William-,  Thomas^]'  and  Joanna  C.  [Pierce]  Dex- 
ter, was  born  17  Nov.,  1828,  and  died  16  June,  1853.  She 
married  Lurana  K.  Braley,  4  Aug.,  1846. 

Two  children,  born  in  New  Bedford,  Mass. : 

1299  i     Addie   L.*    Dexter,    b.    9    Jan.,    1852;    m.    Caleb    Babcock,    25 

Sept.,  1878. 

1300  ii     Joan  C  Dexter,  b.  ;   m.  Paul  Hathaway,  7  Dec,   1869. 

769 

Captain  Leonard  SJ  Dexter,  son  of  Ephraim^  [Ephraim^ 
Ephraim^  Benjamin^  William'-,  Thomas^]  and  Rachel 
[Snow]  Dexter,  was  born  26  Jan.,  1811,  and  died  18  May, 
1853. .  He  married  Sarah  Childs,  30  June,  1837.  He  was 
a  captain  of  whaling  vessels  and  made  many  successful 
voyages.     He  died  while  at  sea. 

Two  children,  born  in  Falmouth : 

1301  i     Edward  T.*  Dexter,  b.  15  March,  1840;  d.  2  Oct.,  1868.    Went 

to  sea  with  his  father  and  was  with  him  when  he  died. 

1302  ii     Henry  M.*  Dexter,  b.  19  Jan.,  1844. 

770 

Calvin'^  Dexter,  son  of  Ephraim^  [Ephraim^  Ephraim^  Benja- 
min^  William^,  Thomas^]   and  Rachel   [Snow]   Dexter,  was 


1304 

ii 

1305 

iii 

1306 

iv 

1307 

V 

DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY.  183 

born  9  Nov.,  1812,  and  died  25  March,  1867.  He  married 
Eunice  K.  Southworth,  25  Aug.,  1853.  He  was  a  whaling 
captain  and  conniianded  several  vessels  in  the  whale  fish- 
ery. He  was  successful,  and  when  he  retired  he  made  his 
home  in  South  Dartmouth,  Mass. 

Children,  born  in  Dartmouth,  Mass. : 

1303  i     Elizabeth  W.^  Dexter,  b.  25  Dec,  1854;  m.  Ward  W.  Hart,  26 

Oct.,  1875.     One  child:   Edward  Dexter  Hart,  b.  3  Nov.,  1876. 
Mr.  Hart  runs  express  between  Boston  and  Woburn. 
Edward  S."  Dexter,  b.  23  June,  1859;  d.  9  Aug.,  1879. 
Calvin  S."  Dexter,  b.  23  June,  1859;   d.  25   Sept.,  1860. 
Eachel  S."  Dexter,  b.  21  March,  1861;   d.  3  Oct.,  1879. 
Calvin  H.«  Dexter,  b.  27  Feb.,  1862;   d.  26  Oct.,  1882. 

772 

Lewis'  Dexter,  son  of  Ephraim"  [Ephraim^  Ephraim^,  Benja- 
min%  William^,  Thomas^]  and  Rachel  [Snow]  Dexter,  was 
born  16  Oct.,  1820.  He  married  Martha  Robbins.  He  was 
a  house  carpenter  and  worked  in  New  Bedford  many  years, 
and  for  several  years  during  the  last  of  his  life  he  resided  in 
New  York. 

Children,  born  in  New  Bedford,  Mass. : 

1308  i     Mary   E.^  Dexter,   b.   5   Aug.,   1844;    m.   Isaac   S.   Lanigave,   7 

Dec,  1868. 

1309  ii     Albertina    E.'    Dexter,    1    Jan.,    1852;    m.    Charles    Smith,    20 

April,  1869. 

1310  iii     Eunica'   Dexter,   b.   31   July,    1854;    m.    Charles   E.   Eolston,    2 

July,  1876. 

1311  iv     Lewis  L."  Dexter,  b.  10  June,  1855. 

1312  v     Gideon  L."  Dexter,  b.  31  May,  1858 ;  m.  Susan  Forbes,  22  Feb., 

1881.     One  son:   William,  b.  Nov.,  1884. 
1313*      vi     William  H.^  Dexter,  b.  4  Oct.,   1860;   m.  Mary  P.  White,  14 
April,   1880. 

1314  vii     Charles    E.*   Dexter,    b.    18    Aug.,    1862;    m.    Mamie    Copeman, 

1883.      Two   children:    Elizabeth   A.   Dexter,   b.   3   Jan.,   1884; 
George  E.  Dexter,  b.  June,   1886. 

1315  viii     Albion  E.^  Dexter,  b.  24  July,  1864. 


134  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

773 

Ainsworth^  Dexter,  son  of  Ephraim*^  [Ephraim^  Ephraim^ 
Belljamin^  William-,  Thomas^]  and  Rachel  [Snow]  Dexter, 
was  born  27  Jan.,  1823.  He  married  Pliebe  C.  Coffin,  15 
June,  1847.  He  was  a  house  carpenter,  also  worked  several 
years  at  building  cars.  He  was  a  member  of  the  firm  of 
Euggles  &  Dexter. 

Children,  born  in  New  Bedford : 

1316  i     Eliza  C.^  Dexter,  b.   24  June,  1848;   m.  Edward  R.  Lawrence, 

19  Oct.,  1873.  One  child:  Cornelia  Ainsworth  Lawrence,  b. 
17  Oct.,  1880. 

1317  .      ii     Howard  N.*  Dexter,  b.   24  Aug.,   1850 ;   m.   Sarah  J.   Eaton,  5 

Aug.,  1873.  One  child:  Sarah  H.  Dexter,  b.  7  June,  1874. 
Foreman  in  cutting  department  in  a  large  shoe  factory  in 
New  Bedford. 

1318  iii     Arthur   A.«  Dexter,   b.   16   Feb.,   1867;    m.   Grace   Gardner,   24 

Dec,  1890.     No  children. 

1319  iv     Carrie  A.^  Dexter,  b.  9  Nov.,  1868;  d.  12  Nov.,  1903. 

774      .  .  ' 

Harriet'  Dexter,  daughter  of  Ephraim*^  [Ephraim%  Ephraim*, 
Benjamin^  AVilliam',  Thomas^]  and  Rachel  [Snow]  Dexter, 
was  born  13  Dec,  1817,  and  died  6  April,  1901.  She  mar- 
ried (1)  Daniel  H.  Kendrick,  9  July,  1839.  He  died  23 
Oct.,  1879.  Married  (2)  William  A.  Barlow,  27  April, 
1884. 

Children,  born  in  Sandwich,  Mass. : 

1320*        i     Henry  H.«  Kendrick,  b.  13  Oct.,  1840;  d.  12  Oct.,  1884. 

1321*      ii     Rachel  S."  Kendrick,  b.  9  April,  1843. 

1322  iii  •  Daniel  H."  Kendrick,  Jr.,  b.  5  Jan.,  1846;  m.  (1)  Adeliza 
Boyden  Lambert,  23  May,  1869;  (2)  Sarah  Biu't  Eames,  27 
July,  1877.  One  child:  Beulah  B.  Kendrick,  b.  27  Aug.,  1885. 

1323*      iv     Harriet  L.»  Kendrick,  b.  18  May,  1851 ;  d.  26  Oct.,  1886. 

1324*       V     Horace  L.«  Kendrick,  b.  27  Dec,  1853. 


DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY.  185 

775 

Warren"  Dexter,  son  of  Gideon''  [Epliraim^,  Ephraim^,  Ben- 
jamin^, William^,  Thomas^]  and  Maiy  Dexter,  was  born 
30  Oct.,  1805,  and  died  11  Feb.,  1880.  He  married  Sophia 
Nye,  3  May,  1830.  He  was  a  ship  carpenter  by  trade,  and 
went  one  season  to  Florida  after  live  oak  timber.  In  later 
life  he  was  a  farmer. 

Two  children,  born  in  Rochester : 

1325  i     Henry  W.^  Dexter,  b.   4  Oct.,  1833. 

1326  ii     Melintha   C.«  Dexter,   b.   31   July,   1836;    d.   23   May,   1889;   m. 

Nathaniel  P.  Hiller,  27  Nov.,  18.54.  Two  children:  Sophia 
W.  Hiller,  b.  19  Jan.,  18.5.5  (married  Charles  B.  Pierce,  13 
April,  1878);  Esther  E.  Hiller,  b.  10  July,  1856;  m.  in  1876. 

776 

Samuel"  Dexter,  son  of  Gideon''  [Ephraim^,  Ephraim^,  Ben- 
jamin^  William-,  Thomas^]  and  IVIary  Dexter,  was  born 
16  Nov.,  1807,  and  died  Sept.,  1885.  He  married  Lydia 
Dexter.  He  was  a  caulker,  also  carried  on  a  small  farm, 
which  was  a  part  of  the  original  Dexter  land. 

Two  children,  born  in  Rochester,  ]\Iass. : 

1327*        i     Ephraini  A.«  Dexter,  b.  3  Jan.,   1834. 
1328*      ii     SamueP  Dexter,  Jr.,  b.  28  Nov.,  1835. 

777 

Lurana^  Dexter,  daughter  of  Gideon''  [Ephraim^,  Ephraim^, 
Ben,iamin^  William-,  Thomas^]  and  Mary  Dexter,  was  born 
Sept.,  1809,  and  died  25  June,  1891.  She  married  Ivory 
Snow,  2d,  26  July,  1829. 

Children : 

1329  i     James  M."  Snow,  b.  Mattapoisett,   1831;   d,  24  May,  1878;   m. 

Louisa  M.  Perkins,  19  Oct.,  1851. 


-.ng  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

.    1330        ii     Sumner  D."  Snow,  b.  1833;   d.  12  Sept.,  1880;   m.  L.  Amanda 
Davenport,  4  Jan.,  1864. 

1331  hi     Mary   D.«   Snow,   b.   1836;    m.   Burbank   S.   Goodspeed,   5   Oct., 

1856. 

1332  iv     Lydia  H."   Snow,  b.   1840;    m.   Hiram   H.   Goodspeed,   20   Jan., 

1333  V     Sarali'  A.«   Snow,   b.    1842;    m.    George   W.    Edwards,   27    Oct., 

1861. 

1334  vi     Rufus  A.«  Snow,  b.  1845;  m.  Nettie  Goodspeed,  3  May,  1868. 

1335  vii     George  Albert^  Snow,  b.   1850;   d.  6  Aug.,  1851. 

778 

Ephraim^  Dexter,  son  of  Gideon^  [F.phraim^  Ephraim^  Ben- 
.iarain^  WilliamS  Thomas'^]  and  Mary  Dexter,  was  born 
1  Oct.',  1811.  He  married  Laura  A.  Snow,  daughter  of 
James 'and  Hannah  (Sherman)  Snow,  29  Feb.,  1843.  He 
learned  the  caulker's  trade.  He  went  two  voyages  whaling, 
and  was  once  shipwrecked.  In  later  years  he  carried  on 
the  farm  which  was  a  part  of  the  original  Dexter  land. 

Four  children,  born  in  Rochester : 
i     Oscar  F.«  Dexter,  b.  6  April,  1845;  d.  12  Sept.,  1846. 


1336 

1337*      ii     Sarah  A.^  Dexter,  b.  21  Dec,  1847, 

1338 
1339 


iii     Philander  E.«  Dexter,  b.  6  Nov.,  1849;   d.  24  Nov.,  I860, 
iv     Phebe  A.^  Dexter,  b.  11  May,  1856;  d.  26  July,  I860. 


779 

Calvin^  Dexter,  son  of  Gideon"  [Ephraim^  EphraimS  Ben- 
jamin^  William",  Thomas^]  and  Mary  Dexter,  was  born 
25  Sept.,  1813,  and  died  2  May,  1886.  He  married  Cath- 
erine Caswell,  18  May,  1848.  He  was  a  ship  carpenter,  work- 
ing at  this  trade  many  years.  He  went  South  for  live  oak 
timber  for  ship  building.  He  was  also  engaged  in  coast- 
ing trade  for  several  years. 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 


.187 


CALViN    UEXTEK. 


One  child: 

1340*       i     William  C.'*  Dexter,  b.   in  Eochester,   30  June,   1851;    m.  Mary 
J.  Faunce,  14  Nov.,  1877. 


780 

John^  Dexter,  2d,  son  of  Crideon*'  [Ephraira^  Ephraim^  Ben- 
jamin^  William-,  Thomas^]  and  ]\Iary  Dexter,  was  born 
13  Feb.,  1816,  and  died  26  July,  1880.  He  married  Han- 
nah S.  Dexter,  12  March,  1839.  He  learned  the  trade  of  a 
caulker  and  worked  at  it  many  years.  He  spent  one  winter 
in  the  South  getting  live  oak  timlier  for  ship  building.  He 
owned  a  part  of  the  original  tract  of  Benjamin  Dexter 
land,  being  that  part  where  the  first  mill  stood. 

Three  children,  born  in  Rochester: 

1341*        i     John  S.'  Dexter,  b.  3  March,  1843. 

1342*      ii     Eobert  L."  Dexter,  b.  9  Feb.,  1847;  m.  Kate  M.  Luce,  1  Sept.,. 

1872.     No   children, 
1343*     iii     James  L.«  Dexter,  b.   11   Nov.,  1850. 


188  . 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 


HANNAH   S.   DEXTEK. 
Wife  of  John  Dexter. 


781 

Gideon'  Dexter,  son  of  Gideon«  [Epliraim%  EphraimS  Ben- 
jamin%  Willianr,  Thomas^]  and  IMary  Dexter,  was  born 
24  May,  1818,  and  died  24  Oct.,  1883.  He  married  (1) 
Jane  C.  Dexter,  11  April,  1842;  (2)  Cyntliia  (Nye)  Dex- 
ter, 12  Dec.,  1857.  He  was  a  ship  carpenter,  and  in  later 
years  worked  in  the  teaming  business  and  canned  on  a 
small  farm. 

Three   children,  born   in   Rochester,   Mass.;   two  by  first 
wife  and  one  by  second: 

1344  i     Ellen  A.*  Dexter,  b.   20  May,  1845;   d.   23  Jan.,  1846. 

1345  ii     Willie  H."  Dexter,  b.  9  June,  1849;   d.   16  Sept.,  1849. 
1346*     iii     Ellen    W.'    Dexter,    b.    11    Nov.,    1859;    m.    Joseph    Hiller,    17 

Nov.,  1880.  Two  children:  Nellie  M.  Hiller,  b.  5  April, 
1882,  m.  Charles  P.  Nye,  24  Dec,  190:^;  Carrie  Edna  Hiller, 
b.  18  Nov.,  1885,  ni.  William  D.  Campbell,  3  Sept.,  1904. 


DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY.  189 

785 

Thomas'  Dexter,  son  of  Thomas^  [Ephraim^  Ephraim*, 
Benjamin^  William-,  Thomas^]  and  Hannah  [Luce]  Dex- 
ter, was  born  7  April,  1826,  and  died  6  Aug.,  1898,  at  New 
York.  He  married  (1)  Mary  Lucy,  30  Nov.,  1858  (she  died 
5  Oct.,  1872)  ;  five  children,  born  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.  Mar- 
ried (2)  Amy  Lucy,  1  Feb.,  1874;  one  child,  born  in  Brook- 
l}Ti,  N.  Y.    Was  a  pilot  in  New  York  Harbor. 

Children : 

1347  .       i     Mary  A.^*  Dexter,  b.  1  Feb.,  1860 ;  d.  13  July,  1860. 

1348  ii     Linda  ^Y.^  Dexter,  b.  Feb.,  1861;  m.  C.  W.  Cory,  1883. 

1349  iii     Isabella  F.'  Dexter,  b.  1864;  m.  George  F.  Bentley,  1886. 
13.50        iv     Lillian   L.*   Dexter,  b.   1868. 

1351  V     Thomas  A."  Dexter,  b.  1870. 

1352  vi     Frank  H.^  Dexter,  b.   1875. 

787 

Benjamin  F."  Dexter,  son  of  Thomas'^  [Ephraim%  Ephraim^ 
Benjamin^  William-,  Thomas^]  and  Hannah  [Luce]  Dex- 
ter, was  born  80  Jan.,  1828.  He  married  (1)  Sarah  Hil- 
ler,  2  Nov.,  1851:  (2)  Mary  Josephine  Kelley,  5  Sept.,  1893. 
He  was  a  ship-builder  and  worked  at  it  many  years  in 
Mattapoisett  and  elsewhere.  He  made  one  trip  South  for 
live  oak  timber. 

Two  children,  liy  first  ^vife,  born  in  Rochester: 

1353  i     Hannah  J.'^  Dexter,  b.  10  Sept.,  1S56;  m.  Asa  R.  Swift,  1  Xov., 

1883. 

1354  ii     Elwood  W.'  Dexter,  b.  in  Mattapoisett,  24  May,  1858;  m.  Hat- 

tie  S.  Lettenmayer,  24  July,  1888.  He  is  a  house  carpenter 
and  resides  in  East  Mattapoisett,  Mass.  Two  children: 
Elwood  W.  Dexter,  Jr.,  b.  6  April,  1889;  d.  1902;  Harold  S. 
Dexter,  b.  9  Sept.,  1890. 

788 

Alexander'  Dexter,  son  of  Thomas^  [Ephraim^,  Ephraim*, 
Benjamin\  William^,  Thomas^]    and  Hannah    [Luce]   Dex- 


]^90  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

ter,  was  born  12  May,  1831.  He  married  Betsey  R.  Nye, 
28  July,  1856.  He  was  a  New  York  Harbor  and  Sandy 
Hook  pilot  for  many  yeai-s.  Later  in  life  he  came  to  Mat- 
tapoisett  to  live. 

Children : 

1355  i     Myra     C*     Dexter,     b.     iu     Mattapoisett,   30  May,   1860;   m. 

Samuel  A.  Earle,  15  April,  1877. 

1356  ii     Albert  IJ  Dexter,  b.  in  Fall  Eiver,  31  Jan.,  1862. 

1357  iii     Carrie  R."  Dexter,  b.  Mattapoisett,  15   Aug.,  1864. 

1358  iv     Amy  L.*  Dexter,  b.  in  Fall  River,  12  .July,  1867. 

1359  V     Alexander'  Dexter,  b.  in  Brooklyn,  22  Dec,  1870. 

1360  vi     Bessie  N.**  Dexter,  b.  8  Oct.,  1874;  m.  Abner  Harlow. 

1361  vii     Kate  F.'  Dexter,  b.  28  April,  1877;   m.  Nathan  S.  Menrlall. 

1362  viii     Richard*  Dexter,  b.  29  Jan.,  1880. 


789 

Jason  1.J  Dexter,  son  of  Thomas^  [Ephraim%  EphraimS 
Benjamin^,  William^,  Thomas^]  and  Hannah  [Luce]  Dex- 
ter, was  born  17  Jime,  1835.  He  married  Lizzie  Luce,  21 
June,  1857.  He  was  born  at  Mattapoisett,  but  has  been  for 
the  last  forty  years  a  resident  -of  Edgartown,  Mass.  He  has 
occupied  the  position  of  deputy  sheriff  of  Martha's  Vine- 
yard and  chief  of  police  of  Cottage  City  for  many  years, 
and  is  well  and  favorably  known  to  summer  visitors  at  Cot- 
tage City    as  well  as  his  neighbors. 

Four  children,  born  in  Edgartown: 

1363  i     Lizzie  A."  Dexter,  b.  April,  1858;   m.  Lieut.  W.  A.  Failing,  3 

Nov.,  1879.     One  child:  Louise  T.  Failing,  b.  7  Aug.,  1883. 

1364  ii     Thomas  A.^  Dexter,  b.  31   Aug.,  1859;   m.  Gertrude  L.  Ripley, 

15  April,  1885.    Two  children:  Walstein  Dexter,  b.  Aug.,  1886; 
.  Carlton  Dexter,  b.  5  Jan.,  1889.     Mr.  Dexter  is  now  a  member 
of  State  Police. 

1365  iii     Clarence  C*  Dexter,  b.  24  Oct.,  1865;   m.  Flla  L.  Mayhue,  27 

Nov.,  1902.     One  child:  Elsie  F."  Dexter,  b.  6  Jan.,  1904. 

1366  iv     Frank  M."  Dexter,  b.  29  March,  1867;   m.  Kate  A.  Parlin,  25 

Oct.,  1892.     One  child:   Elizabeth  P.  Dexter,  b.  1  Jan.,  1894. 


DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY.  191 

791 

Henry  A."  Dexter,  son  of  Thomas"  [Ephraim",  Ephraim^, 
Benjamin^  William-,  Thomas^]  and  Hannah  [Luce]  Dex- 
ter, was  born  at  Mattapoisett,  7  Oct.,  1840.  lie  went  to 
the  public  schools  for  a  few  years,  but  at  the  age  of  four- 
teen made  his  first  voyage  whaling  in  the  barque  Sarah, 
Captain  Handy,  sailing  from  ^lattapoisett.  He  made  seven 
voyages  in  all.  In  1863  he  went  to  California  wdth  John 
Dexter  Bolles,  and  returned  in  1865. 

In  1866  he  was  married  to  Priscilla  J.  Jenney  of  Marion. 
They  made  their  home  at  the  old  homestead  in  Mattapoisett, 
but  in  1872  they  moved  with  their  family  to  Fall  River. 
For  a  .short  time  he  was  night  watchman  at  the  Stafford 
Mill.  He  was  appointed  on  the  police  force  for  night 
duty,  but  was  soon  transferred  to  the  day  force.  He 
served  two  years  as  captain  of  the  night  force. 

In  1879  Mr.  Dexter  applied  for  a  position  on  the  Massa- 
chusetts District  Police  force  as  a  factory  inspector  and 
criminal  officer,  and  was  appointed  by  Gov.  Thomas  Tal- 
bot for  three  years.  In  1882  he  was  reappointed  by  Gov. 
John  D.  Long  for  three  years.  In  1883  he  was  removed 
by  Gov.  B.  F.  Butler  for  political  reasons,  but  was  again 
appointed  by  Gov.  George  D.  Robinson  in  1884;  by  Gov. 
Oliver  Ames  in  1887;  by  Gov.  J.  Q.  A.  Brackett  in  1890; 
by  Gov.  William  E.  Russell  in  1893. 

In  1885  there  was  a  murder  committed  in  Wareham,  by 
a  man  by  the  name  of  Samuel  Besse,  on  an  egg  peddler  by 
the  name  of  Lawton,  from  Westport.  Mr.  Dexter  was 
detailed  to  investigate  the  case  and  was  the  means  of  con- 
victing Besse  of  the  crime,  for  which  he  was  hanged  in  Ply- 
mouth jail. 

As  a  man  and  officer  he  was  well  liked  and  made  many 
friends.  He  passed  out  of  this  life  in  the  town  of  his 
birth,  in  1894,  at  the  age  of  54  years. 

Six  children : 

1367  i     Susan  J.*  Dexter,  b.   9  Feb.,  1867. 

1368  ii     Benjamin  F.*  Dexter,  b.  6  Dec,  1871;   ni.  E.  Gertrude  Monks, 

16   Aug.,    1892. 


192  DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 

1369  iii     Henry    A."   Dexter,    Jr.,    b.    22    March,    1876;    m.    Minerva   E. 

Wakem,  11  Nov.,  1897.     One  son:  Milton  I.,  b.  29  May,  1898. 

1370  iv     Charles  T.'*  Dexter,  b.  22  Feb.,  1879;  d.  16  July,  1882. 

1371  V     Lewis^  Dexter,  b.  22  Feb.,  1882;  d.  23  July,  1882. 

1372  vi     Lawrence''  Dexter,  Ij.  2  Marcli,  1885. 


803 

Freeman^  Dexter,  son  of  Alden''  [Ephraim^,  Ephraim^  Ben- 
jamin^  William'-,  Thomas^]  and  Lucy  [Barrows]  Dexter, 
was  born  1  Aug.,  1812,  and  died  23  Sept.,  1864.  He  mar- 
ried Isabella  Gordon,  28  Oct.,  1838.  He  was  an  expert 
painter  and  grainer. 

Five  children,  born  in  New  Bedford: 

1373  i     George  F.*  Dexter,  b.  5  June,  1839 ;  d.  27  Sept.,  1842. 

1374  ii     Isabella  F.^  Dexter,  b.  30  May,  1841;   d.  2  Oct.,  1842. 
1375*     iii     William  A.'  Dexter,  b.  14  Aug.,  1843;  d.  30  Nov.,  1899. 

1376  iv     Helen  G.^  Dexter,  b.  3  June,  1846;   d.  2  May,  1848. 

1377  V     Walter  F."  Dexter,  b.   5   April,   1849;   m.  Lucy   £.  Gifford,  26 

Sept.,  1872.     One  child:    Walter   G.    Dexter,  b.  in   New  Bed- 
ford, 1  July,  1873. 

804 

Captain  Stillman^  Dexter,  son  of  Alden*'  [Epliraim^  Ephraim^ 
Benjamin^  William%  Thomas^]  and  Lucy  [Barrows]  Dex- 
ter, was  born  11  Dec,  1813,  and  died  10  Sept.,  1847.  He 
married  Eunice  Ilitcbmond,  Dec,  1841.  He  was  a  captain 
of  whaling  vessels  for  many  years. 

Children : 

1378*        i     Lucy  A."  Dexter,  b.  in  Mattapoisett,  13  Dec,  1842. 
1379*      ii     Euphemia  F.*  Dexter,  b.  6  March,  1845. 

805 

Captain  Henry  N."^  Dexter,  son  of  Alden''  [Ephraim^  Ephraim^ 
Benjamin^  William-,  Thomas^]  and  Lucy  [Barrows]  Dex- 
ter, was  born  5  July,  1815,  and  died  15  March,  1856.     He 


DEXTER     PAMmY     GENEALOGY.  193 

married  Cynthia  Nye,  5  July,  1839.     He  was  captain  of 
vessels  employed  in  the  whaling-  business. 

One  child : 

1380  i     Henrietta'    Dexter. 

807 

Sarah  A."  Dexter,  daughter  of  Alden*'  [Ephraim^,  Ephraim^, Ben- 
jamin', William-,  Thomas^]  and  Lucy  [Barrows]  Dexter, 
w^as  born  22  June,  1818,  and  died  20  Dec,  1855.  She  mar- 
ried (1)  William  Bates;  (2)  Joseph  Candido;  he  died  20 
Dec,  1891. 

Children :  ,  .    : 

1381  i     Sarah   W.«   Bates,   b.   . 

1382  ii     Emma    M.-    Candido,    b.    in    Mattapoisett,    19    May,    1850;    m. 

William  F.  Hiller,  9  March,  1871.     He  is  a  famer  and  they 
live  in  Lairdville,  N.  Y. 
138S'       iii     Thomas'  Candido,  b.  27  April,  1853. 

1384  iv     Amelia'   Candido,   b.    27    April,   1853;    m.    Henry   A.   Lindsley, 

1877. 

808 

Eliza  A.'  Dexter,  daughter  of  Alden*^  [Ephrainr',  Ephraim^  Ben- 
jamin^, William-,  Thomas^]  and  Lucy  [Barrows]  Dexter, 
was  born  3  Dec,  1822,  and  died  30  Nov.,  1878.  She  mar- 
ried Eussell  Merithew.  He  was  a  sailor  and  spent  most  of 
his  life  on  whaling  voyages.  He  was  captain  on  one  of  the 
voyages. 

Children : 

1385  i     Joseph  EusselF  Merithew.  b.  in  Mattapoisett,  3  Feb.,  1849;  d. 

8   March,   1863. 

1386  ii     Henry'     Merithew,     b.     in     Mattapoisett,    16    Dec,    1856;      m. 

Mattie  R.  Gillette,  25  June,  1882. 

1387  iii     Edgar   S.'  Merithew,  b.   in  Mattapoisett,   4  Jan.,   1860;   m.   J. 

Etta  James,  12  Sept.,  1889. 


jg^  DEXTER    FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

809 

Weston  A.^  Dexter,  son  of  Alden«  [EphraimS  EphraimS  Ben- 
jamin^ William^,  Tliomas^l  and  Lucy  [Barrows]  Dexter, 
was  bom  1  Nov.,  1824,  and  died  8  July,  1897.  He  married 
Mary  E.  Kelley,  1  Sept.,  1860.  Three  children  were  born 
in  Mattapoisett,  and  one  in  New  Bedford.  He  was  a  painter. 
He  fell  from  a  ladder  and  was  crippled  for  many  years. 

Four  children: 

1388  i     Minnie  A.^  Dexter,  b.  29  Nov.,  18G0;  cL  17  Oct.,  1867. 

1389  ii     Emma  E.  C.«  Dexter,  b.  in  New  Bedford,  16  July,  1864;   d.  1 

Oct.,   1865. 

1390  iii     Alice  W.^  Dexter,  b.  in  Mattapoisett,  22  Sept.,  1868. 

1391  iv     Henry  K.'  Dexter,  b.  31  March,  1871. 

813 

Emma  A.^  Dexter,  daughter  of  Alden«  [Ephraim^  EphraimS 
Benjamin^  WilliamS  Thomas^]  and  Lucy  [Barrows]  Dex- 
ter, was  bom  25  July,  1832.  She  married  Daniel  Payne, 
15  Oct.,  1850. 

Children : 

1392  i     Susan  H.^  Payne,   b.   18   July,   1851;    d.   1898;    m.   George  A. 

Nye. 

1393  ii     Clara  E.'  Payne,  b.  20  Feb.,  1853';  m.  Charles  S.  Calhoon,  1876. 

He  is  a  baker  and  they  live  in  New  Bedford. 

1394  iii     Isabella   F.«   Payne,   b.   6    April,    1856;    m.   Charles   F.    Smith. 

He  is  on  the  police  force  of  New  Bedford. 

1395  iv     Mary  E.^  Payne,  b.  8  Sept.,  1858;   d.  16  Aug.,  I860. 

1396  V     Charles  E.^  Payne,  b.   12  Dec,  1861;   m.  Clara  B.  Bartol,  29 

Jan.,   1884. 

830 

Caleb^  Dexter,  son  of  Caleb«  [Cale¥,  EphraimS  Benjamin^  Wil- 
liamS  Thomas^]  and  Lydia  [Hiller]  Dexter,  was  born  12 
May,  1827.  He  married  Clara  H.  Dexter,  9  May,  1853. 
Their  children  were  born  in  Rochester.  He  was  a  carpen- 
ter by  trade.     He  w^ent  to  California  in  1849,  sailing  in  the 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 


195 


bark"Osear,"CaptainDornie,  with  seventy  others  attracted 
by  the  report  of  gold  mining.  They  had  a  very  narrow 
escape  in  a  hurricane  soon  after  starting,  the  vessel  being 
blown  upon  her  beams'  end,  but  finally  righted  and  they 
proceeded  on  their  way.  He  stayed  in  California  about 
two  years. 


/ 


CALEB   DEXTER. 


Children : 


1397 


1398 


1399 
1400 


i  DeKa  M.-'  Dexter,  b.  10  Jau.,  1856;  in.  John  S.  Dexter,  22 
Nov.,   1873. 

ii  Arthur  N."  Dexter,  b.  in  Mattapoisett,  3  Oct.,  1857;  m.  Eliza- 
beth Morse.  Children:  Frank  Eussell  Dexter,  b.  22  March, 
1890;  Alice  Rider  Dexter,  b.  25  Nov.,  1891;  Ralph  C.  Dex- 
•      ter,  b.  5  Nov.,  1894. 

iii     Ellen  T.«  Dexter,  b.  17   Sept.,  1861;    d.  8  Jan.,  1880. 

iv  Frederick  L.'  Dexter,  b.  19  June,  1865;  m.  Lucy  L.  Lobdell, 
4  Jime,  1896.  He  is  highway  surveyor  and  kept  stable.  Son: 
Frederick  L.,  Jr.,  b.  3  June,  1897. 


2^9  Q  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

1401  V     Jolin  C.«  Dexter,  h.  6  March,  1868;   m.  Florence  G.  Dexter,  24 

Nov.,  1904. 

1402  vi     Lucy  B.*  Dexter,  b.  20  Nov.,   1870. 

835 

Horace'  Dexter,  son  of  David«  [Seth^  Seth^  Benjamin^  Wil- 
liam^,  ThomasM  and  I\Iary  [Pitkin]  Dexter,  was  born  29 
Dec,  1803,  and  died  1863.  He  married  Eunice  C.  Bolt- 
^YOod,  of  Amherst,  4  Oct.,  1827.    She  was  born  14  Aug.,  1809. 

One  child : 
1403         i     Irene  B.«  Dexter,  b.  6  Dec,  1830;  d.  1888;  m.  H.  G.  Tryon  of 
Willoughby,  N.  Y.,  in  1850. 

836 

Lucretia'  Dexter,  daughter  of  David«  [Seth^  Seth^,  Benjamin^ 
AVillianr,  Thoraasi]  ^nd  Mary  [Pitkin]  Dexter,  was  born 
15  June,  1805,  and  died  26  Aug.,  1874.  She  married  Wil- 
liam Clark  of  South  Hadley,  Mass.,  5  Jan.,  1848.  He  died 
at  Tacoma,  Wash.,  1889. 

Two  children : 

1404*        i     David  Dexter^  Clark,  b.  1844. 

1405        ii     Mercy  Smith*  Clark,  b.  12  Sept.,  1847. 

837 

Edward"  Dexter,  son  of  David«  [Seth^  Seth*,  Benjamin^,  Wil- 
liam-, Thomas^]  and  IMary  [Pitkin]  Dexter,  was  born  18 
Feb.,  1807,  and  died  23  Nov.,  1874.  He  married  (1)  Mary 
A.  Parsons  of  Ludlow,  5  Dec,  1833,  and  resided  at  Broad 
Brook,  Conn. ;  (2)  Charlotte  Noble,  1870.     She  died  in  1876. 

Children : 

1406  i     Charlotte  Maria'^  Dexter,  1).   1830;   m.  Frederick  E.  Bissell. 

1407  ii     George  Parsons'*  Dexter,  b.  1839;  d.  1859. 

1407A   iii     Mary   Ellen*   Dexter,   b.  ;    m.   Charles   S.    Clapp,    27   Nov., 

1872. 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 


197 


838 

William"  Dexter,  son  of  David'''  [Seth^  Seth\  Benjamin^,  Wil- 
liam-, Thomas^]  and  Mary  [Pitkin]  Dexter,  was  born  13 
Sept.,  1809.  He  married  Fanny  T.  Herrington  of  Stock- 
bridge,  N.  Y.,  6  May,  1815. 

Children : 

1408  i     Florence  A."  Dexter,  b.  26  Jan.,  1846. 

1409  ii     Clarence  W."  Dexter,  b.  23  April,  1848. 

1410  iii     Charles  H.**  Dexter,  b.   1  July,  1850. 


HARRIET   DEXTER  DOUGLAS. 


839 


Harriet  Clark^  Dexter,  daughter  of  Seth«  [Seth^,  Seth^  Benja- 
min^, William^  Thomas^]  and  Sylvia  [Gaylord]  Dexter, 
was  born  5  April,  1809,  at  Windsor  Locks,  Conn.,  and  died 
26  Feb.,  1846.  She  married  Edwin  A.  Douglas,  6  Feb.,  1834. 
He  was  born  1804,  at  IManch  Chunk,  Pa. 


198 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 


Five  children 


1411 

1412 
1413 
1414 
1415 


1 

ii 
iii 
iv 

V 


Edwin  Dexter'  Douglas,  b.  1835;  d.  1837. 

Harriet*  Douglas,  b.  ;   m.  Dean. 

Ellen**  Douglas,  b.  ;   m.  Moses  Lyman. 

Isabelle*  Douglas,  b.  — — ;   m.  Craigg. 

Charles'  Edwin  Douglas,  b.  1846;   d.   1860. 


CHARLES  HASKELL  DEXTER. 


840 

Charles  H.^  Dexter,  son  of  Seth*^  [Setli^,  SetliS  Benjamin^  Wil- 
liam^,  Thomas^]  and  Sylvia  [Gay lord]  Dexter,  was  born  19 
Sept.,  1810,  and  died  29  Aug.,  1869.  He  married  Lydia 
Pierson,  19  Sept.,  1838.  She  was  the  daughter  of  Dr.  Wil- 
liam S.  Pierson  of  Windsor  Locks,  Conn.,  and  was  born  16 
Jan.,  1819,  at  Windsor,  Conn.  She  died  19  May,  1888. 
He  began  life  in  1836  as  a  manufacturer  of  wrapping  paper. 
In  1847  he  built  a  large  mill  at  Windsor  Locks,  and  in  1855, 
he  became  president  of  the  Connecticut  River  Co.,  and  was 


DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY,  199 

very  successful.  He  became  the  central  figure  in  all  the 
best  activities  of  the  town  and  was  by  far  the  most  influen- 
tial person  therein.  He  had  a  remarkably  fine  presence  and 
a  winning  address,  with  a  commanding  form. 

Children : 

1416*        i     Julia  S.*  Dexter,  b.  at  Windsor  Locks,  Conn.,  4  Nov.,  1839. 

1417*      ii     Annie  P."   Dexter,   b.   5   May,   1842. 

1418*     iii     Edwin  D.'  Dexter,  b.  24  Oct.,  1847;  d.  26  Jan.,  1886. 

848 

Mary  Hynkley'  Dexter,  daughter  of  Prince"  [Elijah^  SethS 
Benjamin^  Willianr,  Thomas^]  and  Arlothea  [Savery]  Dex- 
ter, was  born  2  April,  1809,  and  died  31  May,  1842.  She 
married  William  C.  Haskell,  10  Dec,  1828. 

Two  children : 

1419  i     William  Prince^  Haskell,  b.  2  March,  1831. 

1420  ii     Mary  M."  Haskell,  b.  8  Nov.,  1837. 

849 

John  G.^  Dexter,  son  of  Prince''  [Elijah^  Seth^  Benjamin^,  Wil- 
liam^, Thomas^]  and  Arlothea  [Savery]  Dexter,  was  born  11 
March,  1811,  and  died  3  Jan.,  1834.  He  married  Eleanor 
F.  Richardson,  5  April,  1831. 

Two  children : 

1420A      i     Eliza  Bigelow'  Dexter,  b.  15  Feb.,  1832;   d.  13  Jan.,  1900;   m. 

C.  Henry  Haskell. 
1422*      ii     John  Gibbs'  Dexter,  b.  28  Feb.,  1834;   ni.   (1)   Catherine  T.  B. 

Euggles,  4  April,  1859;   (2)   Ellen  M.  Baldwin,  16  Dec,  1903. 

855 

Rev.  Henry  Martyn^  Dexter,  son  Elijah"  [Elijah^  Seth^  Ben- 
jamin^  William^,  Thomas^]  and  Mary  [Morton]  Dexter, 
was  born  13  Aug.,  1821,  at  Plympton,  Plymouth  County, 
Mass.,  and  died  13  Nov.,  1890,  at  Boston,  Mass.     He  grad- 


200  DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 

nated  from  Yale  College  in  1840,  and  from  Andover  Theo- 
logical Seminary  in  1844.  He  married  Emeline  Palmer,  19 
Nov.,  1844,  entering  the  Congregationalist  ministry  that 
year  as  pastor  at  Manchester,  N.  H.,  where  he  remained 
until  1849.  He  then  went  to  Pine  Street  (later  Berkeley 
Street),  Boston,  where  he  remained  until  1867.  From  1851 
he  edited  the  ' '  Congregationalist, ' '  and  from  1858  the  ' '  Con- 
gregationalist Quarterly."  He  preached  in  Dorchester, 
Mass.,  from  1869  to  1871,  and  was  lecturer  at  Andover  from 
1877  to  1880.  He  wrote  many  books  for  publication.  He 
made  a  deep  study  of  the  ' '  Pilgrims, ' '  and  published  many 
papers  on  the  subject.  He  received  the  degrees  of  D.D. 
from  Iowa  College  in  1865,  and  LL.D.  from  Yale  in  1890. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  American  Antiquarian  Society  since 
1869,  of  the  Massachusetts  Historical  Society  since  1868, 
and  the  American  Historical  Society  since  1884.  He  died  in 
1890. 

Children :  .  '  ' 

1421*  i  Henry  Morton'  Dexter,  b.   12   July,   1846. 

1421A  ii  Winfrec?  Dexter,  b.  1  .July,   1849;   d.  2  July,  1849. 

1423  iii  Lizzie  C*  Dexter,  b.  20  Aug.,  1851;  d.  31  Dec,  1861. 

1424  iv  Mary  P.^  Dexter,  b.  21  Nov.,  1856;  d.  29  Oct.,  1861. 

862 

Stephen'  Dexter,  son  of  Samuel  B.^  [Elisha«,  Seth^  Jabez*, 
Philip^  Willianr,  Thomas^]  and  Abby  [Blackmore]  Dex- 
ter, was  born  10  Aug.,  1826,  and  died  13  June,  1865.  He 
married  Eliza  A.  Nickerson,  12  Aug.,  1851.  He  was  a 
farmer  and  lived  in  ]\Iattapoisett. 

Children : 

1425  i     Abbie  A."  Dexter,  b.  6  July,  1853 ;  m.  Charles  H.  G.  Jenney,  25 

Feb.,  1873.     Children:   (1)  Hattie  A.  Jenney,  b.  22  Dee.,  1875; 
(2)  Nellie  B.  Jenney,  b.  21  July,  1880. 

1426  ii     Edwin  F."  Dexter,  b.  20  Jan.,  1858;  m.  Maria  T.  Coleman,  25 

Jan.,  1887. 


DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY,  201 

1427  iii     George  W."  Dexter,   b.   27   Feb.,   1860;   m.   Cora  Baxter,   June, 

1888.     Son:    Eobert  E.      Dexter,  b.   6  March,  1889. 

1428  iv     Stephen   E.^  Dexter,  b.   19  Jan.,   186&;    ni.   Susan   H.  Clark,   22 

Dec,   1888. 

1429  V     Frederick  C."  Dexter,  b.  7  Feb.,  186.5;   d.  26  Sept.,  1897. 

870 

Mary  Ann'  Dexter,  daus'hter  of  Elisha'  [Elisha",  Seth^  Jabez^ 
Philip",  William^,  Thomas^]  and  Sarah  [Mendall]  Dexter, 
was  born  8  Feb.,  1824.  She  married  Nathaniel  Parker,  26 
Oct.,  1842.  He  was  a  ship  carpenter  and  lived  in  Matta- 
poisett. 

Children : 

1430  i     Caroline   A."   Parker,   b.    in   Mattapoisett,    28    Sept.,   1843;    m. 

Heman  Copeland,  12  April,  1866. 

1431  ii     Emma   A.''   Parker,   b.    in   Mattapoisett,   15   Oct.,    1845;    m.   C. 

Herbert  Porter,  5  Nov.,  1884. 

1432  iii     Eliza  J."  Parker,  b.    29   Nov.,    1849;    m.   Frank    B.   Brightman, 

12   April,   1880. 

1433  iv     Son,  b.  and  d.  Dec,  1852. 

1434  V     Mary   A.»  Parker,   b.   10   Sept.,   1857;    m.   Silas  Taber,   6   Oct., 

1881. 

874 

Elisha  L.s  Dexter,  son  of  Elisha"  [Elisha«,  Seth\  Jabez\  Philip^ 
"William-,  Thomas^]  and  Sarah  []\Iendall]  Dexter,  was  born 
22  March,  1834,  and  died  4  Feb.,  1876.  He  married  Har- 
riet W.  LeBaron,  4  Sept.,  1866.  He  was  a  sa\\yer  and  for 
many  years  was  engaged  in  sawing  boxboard,  etc.  He  was 
quite  successful. 

One  child: 

1435  i     Lemuel  LeBaron'  Dexter,  b.  in  Mattapoisett,  22  Dec,  1872;  m. 

Clara  L.  Hammond,  26  July,  1899.  He  was  a  lawyer  prac- 
ticing law  in  New  Bedford;  is  a  member  of  School  Board  of 
Mattapoisett,  also  a  trustee  of  Public  Library,  and  was  one 
of  the  committee  having  in  charge  the  erection  of  a  new 
library  building. 


202  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

875 

Albert  M.^  Dexter,  son  of  Elisha^  [Elisha«,  Seth^,  Jabez*,  Philip^ 
William^,  Thomas^]  and  Sarah  [Mendall]  Dexter,  was  born 
12  Aug.,  1837,  and  died  25  July,  1899;  He  married  Annie 
E.  Hathaway,  24  Oct.,  1871.  He  was  a  machinist  and  in- 
vented a  machine  for  sawing  logs,  which  was  used  very  suc- 
cessfully.    His  place  of  business  was  Mattapoisett. 

Two  children : 

1436  i     Albert  Morton"  Dexter,  b.  in  Mattapoisett,  24  March,  1878. 

1437  ii     Evans  K."  Dexter,  b.  in  Mattapoisett,  2o  May,  1890. 

876 

George  H.'  Dexter,  son  of  Elisha^  [Elisha«,  Seth^  JabezS  Philip^ 
William^,  Thomas^]  and  Sarah  [Mendall]  Dexter,  was  born 
29  March,  1840.     He  married  Mary  F.  Wood,  24  Oct.,  1871. 

Two  children: 

1438  i     Lena  B.'  Dexter,  b.  16  Sept.,  1872. 

1439  ii     Gertrude  W."  Dexter,  b.   21  June,   1879. 

880 

Ezra  H.s  Dexter,  sou  of  Harvey^  [Elisha^  Seth^  Jabez*,  Philip^ 
William^,  Thomas^]  and  Lydia  [Chandler]  Dexter,  was  bom 
20  March,  1826.  He  married  Sarah  Mendall,  23  Dec,  1849. 
He  was  a  cabinet-maker,  but  later  ran  an  express  between 
Chelsea  and  Boston.  His  children  were  born  in  New  Bed- 
ford. 

Five  children : 

1440  i     Arthur  H.'  Dexter,  11  Oct.,  18-50 ;  m.  Mary  E.  Harvey,  29  May, 
•   -  1877.     Son:  Carl  W.     Dexter,  b.  at  Boston,  30  Sept.,  1888. 

1441  ii     Sydney  C  Dexter,  b.   2   Nov.,   1851;   ni.  Maiy  A.  Holmes,   14 

March,   1880.     Two  children:   Louise  G.     Dexter,  b.   5   Sept., 
1884;  Emma  J.    Dexter,  b.  3  April,  1888. 

1442  iii     Lydia  S."  Dexter,  b.  17  Oct.,  1853;   d.   4  Nov.,   1854. 

1442A  iv  Georgie  Etta"  Dexter,  b.  29  April,  1857;  m.  James  S.  nar- 
rower, 16  June,  1890.  Son:  Paul  Dexter  Harrower,  b.  18 
Jan.,    1893. 

1443  V     Emily  F.'  Dexter,  b.  14  July,  1863;   d.   7  April,  1878. 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY.  205 

883 

Andrew'*  Dexter,  son  of  Harvey'^  [Elislia^,  Seth^,  Jabez*,  Philip^, 
William-,  Thomas^]  and  Lydia  [Chandler]  Dexter,  was  bom 
27  Aug.,  1834.  He  married  Elizabeth  A.  Moseby,  16  May, 
1867. 

One  child : 

1444  i     Marion"  Dexter,  b.  at  Cincinnati,  2  Nov.,  1873. 

889 

Eunice^  Dexter,  danghter  of  Alden"  [Elisha*',  Seth^,  Jabez^, 
Philip^  William^,  Thomas^]  and  Merinda  [Frost]  Dexter, 
was  born  26  Oct.,  1835.  She  married  (1)  Abram  Tinkham, 
16  July,  1858;  he  died  5  July,  1879;  (2)  Charles  H.  Dil- 
lingham, 15  April,  1882. 

They  had  six  children,  bort  at  IMattapoisett : 

1445  i     Clark"  Tinkham,  b.  July,   1859;   d.  6  Feb.,  1862. 

1446  ii     Ella  J."  Tinkham,  b.  Aug.,  1860;  d.  6  Feb.,  1862. 

1447  iii     Charles  H."  Tinkham,  b.  4  Feb.,  1862;   m.   (1)   Eunice  M.  Ean- 

dall,  20  Jan.,  1886;    (2)   Euth  L.  Sherman,  24  April,  1901. 

1448  iv     Thomas  C."  Tinkham,  b.  5  Jan.,  1864;  m.  Deborah  J.  Howard. 

1449  V     Ida  M."  Tinkham,  b.   1   June,  1867;   m.  Benjamin  A.  Eandall, 

14  Feb.,  1891. 

1450  vi     Mary  L."   Tinkham,   b.   6   April,   1869. 

890 

Joseph^  Dexter,  son  of  Alden^  [Elisha«,  Setli%  Jabez*,  Philip^, 
William-,  Thomas^]  and  Merinda  [Frost]  Dexter,  was  born  10 
Dec,  1837,  and  died  9  Dec,  1886.  He  married  Sophia  H. 
Tinkham,  27  June,  1867. 

Eleven  children : 

1451  i     Emma   S."  Dexter,   b.   8   Dec,   1864;    m.   Henry   Smalley,   Oct.,. 

1890. 
1452*      ii     Alden  D."  Dexter,  b.  7  July,  1868. 
1453*     iii     William  H."  Dexter,  b.   26   Jan.,   1871. 
1454       iv     Charles   T."  Dexter,  b.   10   Aug.,   1872. 
1455*       V     Alice  M.»  Dexter,  b.  13  June,  1874. 

1456  vi     Arthur  H."  Dexter,  b.  13  Aug.,  1876. 

1457  vii     Lydia  H."  Dexter,  b.  13  May,  1878. 


204  .DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 

1458  viii     Ernest  L.^"  Dexter,  b.  21  March,  1880;   d.  19  Aug.,  1882. 

1459  ix     Herbert  B.^  Dexter,  b.   26  July,  1882. 

1460  X     Adelaide  S."  Dexter,  b.  8  Dec.,  1884. 

1461  xi     Joseph  T.'  Dexter,  b.  11  Feb.,  1887. 

892 

Moores  R.^  Dexter,  son  of  Johii^  [Charles^  Jolln^  John*,  Jolm^ 
William^,  Thomas^]  and  Mary  L.  [Rogers]  Dexter,  was  bom 
20  July,  1835,  and  died  9  Jan.,  1866.  He  married  Mary  A. 
Purrington,  27  Nov.,  1856. 

Two  children : 

1462  i     John  L.**  Dexter,  b.  in  Mattapoisett,  4  April,  1859;   m.  Emma 

L.  Scroggs,  20  July,  1887.  He  now  resides  at  Detroit,  Mich., 
and  is  a  wholesale  dealer  in  flour,  salt,  hay  and  straw.  He 
was  President  of  the  National  Hay  Association  in  1903  and 
1904,  and  is  now  on  the  Board  of  Directors. 

1463  ii     Lizzie  W."  Dexter,  b.  28  Nov.,  1857;  d.  12  May,  1858. 

896 

Charles^  Dexter,  son  of  James  W.''  [Charles^  John^  JolmS 
John^  William^,  Thomas^]  and  Abigail  H.  [Cannon]  Dex- 
ter, was  born  19  Nov.,  1837,  and  died  27  Dec.,  1876. 

Two  children: 

1464  i     David  W.«  Dexter,  b.  11  Sept.,  1866 ;  d.  9  Oct.,  1883. 

1465  ii     Abby  C"  Dexter,  b.  19  Oct.,  1868 ;  d.  28  Aug.,  1884. 

.      897 

James  A.^  Dexter,  son  of  James  W.'^  [Charles^,  John^  John^ 
John^  William^,  Thomas^]  and  Abigail  [Cannon]  Dexter, 
wa^  born  13  Aug.,  1841,  at  Rochester,  Mass.  He  married 
Flavilla  Lake,  29  Dec,  1874.  He  was  a  painter  in  Marion, 
Mass.,  and  has  the  care  of  summer  cottages. 

Two  children : 

1466  i     Susan  A."  Dexter,  b.  13  Jan.,  1882;  m.  Bismark  Ladner,  16  Oct., 

1901.  Children:  Ralph  Dexter  Ladner,  b.  2  July,  1902;  Wel- 
lington Ladner,  b.  17  Sept.,  1903;  d.  12  Dec,  1903;  Hender- 
son Lake  Ladner,  b.  30  Aug.,  1904. 

1467  ii     Charles  W.»  Dexter,  b.  14  March,  1888. 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 


205 


906  ■        '■  ■ 

Silas  B.^  Dexter,  son  of  Chester  B.'^  [Charles^,  David^  John^ 
John^  William-,  Thomas^]  and  Sally  [White]  Dexter,  was 
born  17  Feb.,  1857,  and  died  23  March,  1890.  He  married 
Sadie  Bennett,  12  March,  1883. 

Three  children : 

1468  i     John  C.''  Dexter,  b.  28  April,  1884.  " 

1469  ii     Lucius  C."  Dexter,  b.  28  April,  1884. 

1470  iii     Sally  Etta"  Dexter,  b.  16  March,  1886. 


CHARLES  DELI  VAN  DEXTER. 


910 

Charles  Delivan'  Dexter,  son  of  Avery  G.^  [Charles",  David% 
Jolm^  Jolnr,  AVillianr,  Thomas^]  and  Mary  D.  [White] 
Dexter,  was  born  22  Nov.,  1843.  He  married  Rosa  L. 
Knowlton,  25  Dec,  1870. 


206  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

Three  cliildren : 

1471  i     Carrie  Mabel"  Dexter,  b.  in  Wardsboro,  Vt.,  30  April,  1878;  m. 

Martin  L.  Johnson,  29  Aug.,  1903. 

1472  ii     James  Ambrose'  Dexter,  b.  9  June,  1881. 

1473  iii     Charles  Knowlton'  Dexter,  b.  25  June,  1887. 

9\\ 

Gertrude  I.'  Dexter,  daughter  of  Avery  J.''  [Charles^  David^ 
John*,  John%  Willianr,  Thomas^]  and  Mary  D.  [White] 
Dexter,  was  born  26  July,  1845.  She  married  Marshall  0. 
Howe,  15  Aug.,  1866. 

Five  children : 

1474  i     Marshall  Avery'  Howe,  b.  6  .June,  1867. 

1475  ii     Herman  Alline"  Howe,  b.  1  Jan.,  1869;  m.  Delia  C.  Landfear, 

26  Nov.,  1903. 

1476  iii     Arthur  Otis'  Howe,  b.  7  March,  1871. 

1477  iv     Carlton  Dexter"  Howe,  b.  30  July,  1874. 

1478  V     Clifton  Durant"  Howe,  b.  30  July,  1874. 

914 

Mary  Ambrosia^  Dexter,  daughter  of  Avery  J.^  [Charles^ 
David^  Johns  JohnS  William^,  Thomas^]  and  Mary  D. 
[White]  Dexter,  was  born  1  Sept.,  1853.  She  married 
Brownson  Mattison,  19  March,  1873. 

Four  children : 

1479  i     Fred.  Brownson"  Mattison,  b.  17  May,  1874. 

1480  ii     "Winnie  Cornelia"  Mattison,  b.  10  Aug.,  1876;  m.  Bixby. 

1481  iii     Kate  Dexter"  Mattison,  b.  10  Jan.,  1879. 

1482  iv     Eosa  Mary"  Mattison,  b.  28  Feb.,  1881. 

9J6  . 

Luna  Jennie^  Dexter,  daughter  of  Avery  J.^  [Charles^  David^ 
John*,  Johns  William^,  Thomas^]  and  Mary  D.  [White] 
Dexter,  was  born  28  March,  1860.  She  married  David 
Smith,  19  June,  1880. 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY.  207 

Four  children : 

1483  i     Archie  David"'  Smith,  b.  19  April,  1881. 

1484  ii     Lizzie  MabeP  Smith,  b.  17  Sept.,  1882;  m.  Bacon. 

1485  iii     Daisy  Dexter"  Smith,  b.  15  Aug.,  1884;  m.  Fitzpatrick. 

1486  iv     Mary  Esther"  Smith,  b.  2  March,  1892. 

926 

George  S.^  D-exter,  son  of  John  S.^  [John'',  David^  John"*,  John^, 
William^,  Thomas^]  and  Julia  A.  [Eames]  Dexter,  was  born 
7  July,  1851.     He  married  Mary  E.  Hyde,  13  May,  1883. 

Two  children : 

1487  i     Perley  Hyde"  Dexter,  b.  in  Chicopee  Falls,  Mass.,  9  Nov.,  1884. 

1488  ii     .Jessie"  Dexter,  b.  16  Jan.,  1888. 

929 

Florence  Belle«  Dexter,  daughter  of  D.  Gilbert^  [David^  David^ 
John^  John^,  William^^  Thomas^]  and  Ellen  [Simonds]  Dex- 
ter, was  born  at  Wilmington,  Vt.,  12  Aug.,  1857.  She 
married  Prof.  Charles  H.  Wiswell,  1  Jan.,  1880.  They  now 
reside  at  Lexington,  Mass. 

Three  children : 

1489  i     Kittie"  Wiswell,  b.  1880. 

1490  ii     Margie"  Wiswell,  b.  1882. 

1491  iii     Charles  Dexter"  Wiswell,  b.  1885. 

930 

David  Hazeltine^  Dexter,  son  of  D.  Gilbert^  [David^  David^ 
John"*,  John%  William^,  Thomas^]  and  Ellen  [Simonds]  Dex- 
ter, was  born  at  Cambridge,  6  July,  1875.  He  married 
Mabel  Helen  White,  14  Sept.,  1898.  They  now  reside  in 
San  Francisco,  Cal. 

One  child: 

1492  i     Oakley  White"  Dexter,  b.  16  July,  1899. 


208 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GEl^ALOGY. 


932 


Edward  Mills'"  Tolman,  son  of  Frances  H.''  [Jonathan M.®,  Jona- 
than^, Jolm^,  John^,  William-,  Thomas^  Dexter]  and  James 
P.  Tolman,  was  bom  at  Boston,  22  April,  1850.  He  spent 
his  early  life  in  Boston,  moving  to  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  in  1865, 
with  his  parents.  He  married  Caroline  G.  Frishmuth,  21 
July,   1875,  Rev.   Robert  D.   Harper  of  Philadelphia  per- 


EDWARD   MILLS   TOLMAN. 


forming  the  ceremony.  They  continued  to  reside  in  Phila- 
delphia, he  being  in  company  with  his  father  in  the  laundry 
business.  In  1890  they  removed  to  Washington  and  went 
into  the  laundry  business.     He  died  28  May,  1903. 


1493 


They  had  two  children,  born  in  Philadelphia': 

i     Frances  Henrietta''  Tolman,  b.  2  April,  1876;  m.  Alfred  Barker, 
6  March,  1905,  at  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEiVLOGY.  209 


» 


1494  ii     Edith  Helen''  Tolnian,  b.  16  May,  1877;  m.   Frederick  W.  Mc- 

Kenzie,  18  March,  1903,  by  Rev.  Donald  C.  McLeod.  Children: 
Albert  Edward  McKenzie,  b.  25  Jan.,  1904;  Donald  McKenzie, 
b.  27  Sept.,  1905.  •  .    ,      . 

939 

Mary  Ann-  Dexter,  daughter  of  Alleu'  [Edward^  Edvvard^ 
NoahS  Benjamin^  William-,  Thomas^]  and  Phebe  [Howard] 
Dexter,  was  born  15  Feb.,  1846,  and  died  29  Jan.,  1875. 
She  married  Edward  Ellis  Howard,  June,  1870. 

One  child: 

1495  i     Charles  H.^"  Howard,  b.  May,  1871. 

940 

Charles  E.-  Dexter,  son  of  Allen'  [Edward^  Edward^  Noah\ 
Benjamin,^  William-,  Thomas^]  and  Phebe  [Howard]  Dex- 
ter, was  born  16  June,  1848.  He  married  Eliza])(4h  A.  Gif- 
ford,  26  Sept.,  1870, 

They  had  five  children : 

1496  i     Anuie  Allen"  Dexter,  b.  13  May,  1871 ;  m.  Harry  F.  Snow,  Oct.. 

1888.     One  child:  Irving  Cushman  Snow,  b.  June,  1889. 
Arthur  S."  Dexter,  b.  26  Sept.,  1876;  d.  7  April,  1896. 
Mary  Wilson^  Dexter,  b.  15  April,  1880;  d.  11  March,  1881. 
George  W.  S.^  Dexter,  b.  14  July,  1886. 
Gertrude  Wilson"  Dexter,  b.  8  Aug.,  1892. 

94J 

Martha  J.  W."  Dexter,  daughter  of  Allen^  [EdwaixP.  Edward^ 
Noah\  Ben.iamin%  William-,  Thomas^]  and  Phebe  [Howard] 
Dexter,  was  born  16  Jan.,  1848.  She  married  Charles  H. 
Andrews,  18  June,  1868 ;  he  was  born  1  IMav,  1848.  and  died 
7  April,  1878. 

They  had  five  children  : 

1501  1     William  Francis"  Andrews,  b.  24  Jan.,  1869. 

1502  ii     Carrie  Dean"  Andrews,  b.  28  April,  1871 ;  m.  Arenand  LeCroix, 

10  Nov.,  1892. 


1497 

ii 

1498 

iii 

1499 

iv 

1500 

V 

2]^Q  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

1503  iii     Bertha  May"  Andrews,  b.  29  Jan.,  1873. 

1504  iv     John  Dexter"  Andrews,  b.  26  April,  1875;  ni.  Laura  Dona  Hoyt, 

29  May,  1900. 

1505  V     Sara  Lizzie*  Andrews,  b.  17  March,  1878. 

955 

Samuel  E.«  Dexter,  son  of  Sumner^  [SamueP,  Edward^  Noah*, 
Benjamin^  William^,  Thomas^]  and  Deborah  [Edwards] 
Dexter,  was  born  7  March,  1850.  He  married  Maggie  A. 
Headman,  3  March,  1890.  He  was  an  iron  moulder  by 
occupation. 

They  had  two  children:  - 

1506  i     Georgianna"  Dexter,  b.   16   Sept.,  1894. 

1507  ii     John  Albert"  Dexter,  b.   19   April,   1900. 

974 

Sarah  M.^  Dexter,  daughter  of  James^  [SamueP,  EdwardS 
Noah*,  Benjamin^,  William^,  Thomas^]  and  Pamelia  Dex- 
ter, was  born  30  Sept.,  1856.     She  married  (1)  ;  (2) 

Charles  C.  Nealey,  3  Aug.,  1884. 

She  had  one  child  by  first  husband    and  three  by  second 
husband : 

i     David  A."  Dexter,  b.  March,  1876 ;  ni.  Frances  Maddox.     Three 
children:   Doris  A.  Dexter,  b.  6  July,  1899;  Euth  F.  Dexter, 
b.  5  Feb.,  1902 ;  David  A.  Dexter,  Jr.,  b.  6  Sept.,  1904. 
ii     Clarence"   Nealey,   b.    19   Feb.,   1891. 

1510  iii     Mildred"  Nealey,   b.   20   Dec,   1895. 

1511  iv     Mabel"  Nealey,  b.  29  April,  1897. 


1508 


1509 


976 

Mary  M.«  Dexter,  daughter  of  James^  [SamueP,  Edward^ 
Noah*,  Ben.iamin^  William^,  Thomas^]  and  Pamelia  Dex- 
ter, wks  born  30  March,  1853.  She  married  Eben  Franklin 
Ha'skins,  9  May,  1871;  he  was  born  17  Oct.,  1846.  He  was 
a  stone  mason,  and  resided  in  New  Bedford,  Mass. 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY.  211 

They  had  two  children,  born  in  New  Bedford : 

1512  i     Bertha  L.'  Haskins,  b.  6  Jan.,  1872;  m.  Andrew  F.  Mitchell    6 

Aug.,    1889. 

1513  ii     Euth  A."  Haskins,  b.  16  Feb.,  1873;  m.  Oscar  Ashley,  28  June, 

1888. 

985 

Dennis^  Dexter,  son  of  Benjamin"  [Joseph^,  Benjamin^,  Noah*, 
Benjamin^  William^,  Thomas^]  and  Betsey  [Hilman]  Dex- 
ter, was  born  1811,  and  died  12  Nov.,  1884.  He  marrie'a 
Mary  D.  Luce. 

They  had  eight  children  :  -  - 

1514  i     Benjamin"  Dexter,  b.  ;    d.   18  Jan.,   1889;   m.    (1)    Almira 

E.  Luce,  21  July,  1857;   one  child,  Arthur,  b.  1858,  d.  1870; 

(2)  Sarah  Hinckley;  one  child,  Bertha,  b.  1872. 
1515*      ii     Sarah  J.'  Dexter,  b.  19  July,  1832. 
1516       iii     Dennis"  Dexter,  b.  1839;   d.  1899. 
1517*      iv     Sophia'  Dexter,  b.  1838;   d.  Aug.  27,  1891. 

1518  V     Henry  G."  Dexter,  b.  1844;   d.  19  Oct.,  1891;   m.  Ida  Norton. 

Two  children:    Etta  and  Mary. 

1519  vi     Addie  E."  Dexter,  b.  4  Dec,  1847;   m.  George  F.  Armsby,   10 

Feb.,  1891. 
1520*    vii     George  H."  Dexter,  b.   31  Oct.,   1849. 

1521  viii     Mary  L."  Dexter,  b.   22  April,   1853;    d.   1875;   m.   William  H. 

Channing. 

986 

George^  Dexter,  son  of  Benjamin^  [Joseph",  Benjamin^  Noah*, 
Benjamin^  William^,  Thomas^]  and  Betsey  [Hilman]  Dex- 
ter, was  born .     He  married  Caroline  Luce. 

One  child : 

1522  i     Eliza"  Dexter,  b.  ;  m.   (1)  Eev.  S.  A.  Thomas;   (2)  W.  W. 

Douglass. 

987      • 

Rodolphus  W."  Dexter,  son  of  Benjamin^  [Joseph^  Benjamin^ 
Noali^  Benjamin^  William^,  Thomas^]  and  Betsey  [Hilman] 


2]^2  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

Dexter,  was  born  29  April,  1816,  and  died  10  Sept.,  1886. 
He  married  Irene  Clifford,  31  May,  1838. 

They  had  two  children : 

1523  i     Abbie"   Dexter,   b.   in   Tisbwy,   Mass.,   8    April,   1839;    m.    Col. 

C.  S.  Buckley,  8  May,  1867. 

1524  ii     Eodolphns  W.^  Dexter,  Jr.,   b.    4   Sept.,    1843;    d.   in   Stockton, 

Cal.,  30  April,  1897. 

1000 

Joseph'^  Dexter,  son  of  Joseph"  [  Joseph^,  Ben.iamin^  Noah\  Ben- 
jamin^  Willianr,  Thomas^]  and  Charlotte  [Norton]  Dex- 
ter, was  born .     He  married  Lucy  Norton. 

They  had  two  children: 

1525  i     Lydia  J."  Dexter,  b.  ;  m.  Oran  Look,  18  Nov.,  1869. 

1526  ii     Adrianna"   Dexter,   b.   . 

JOOl 

Hiram''  Dexter,  son  of  Joseph^  [  Joseph^,  Benjamin^  Noah\  Ben- 
jamin^  William^,  Thomas^]  and  Charlotte  [Norton]  Dex- 
ter, was  born  6  May,  1813,  and  died  2  April,  1887.  He 
married  Love  Lambert. 

They  had  three  children  : 

1527  i     Cordelia  L."  Dexter,  b.  in  Tisbury,  22  March,  1838;  d.  5  Nov., 

1859. 
1528*      ii     .Tonathan**   Dexter,  b.   23   Jan.,   1843. 
1529       iii     Charlotte  A."  Dexter,  b.  18  Feb.,  1852;   d.  4  Oct.,  1871. 

1003 

Franklin  Bowditch^  Dexter,  son  of  Rodolphns  W.^  [Noah«,  Ben- 
.iamin^  Noah^  Ben.iamin^  Willianr,  Thomas^]  and  Mary  H. 
[Taber]  Dexter,  was  born  11  Sei^t.,  1812.  He  graduated 
from  Yale  in  1861  and  was  a  tutor  from  1864  to  1867.  In 
1869  he  became  secretary  of  corporations  of  Yale  Univer- 
sity, which  office  he  held  till  1899.     From  1877  to  1888  he 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY.  213 

was  professor  of  American  history  at  Yale  College,  and  lias 
been  assistant  librarian  of  Yale  Univei*sitj^  since  1869.  He 
is  the  author  of  "  Bios:raphical  Sketches  of  Yale  (li-ad- 
uates, "  and  of  many  other  works.  He  is  now  secretary  of 
foreign  correspondence  for  the  American  Antiquarian  So- 
ciety.    He  married  Theodosia  M.  Wheeler    in  1880. 

They  have  one  child  : 

1530  i     Dorothea  M."  Dexter,  b.  iu  New  Haven,  20  July,  1888. 

1019 

Josiah  A.^  Dexter,  son  of  Benjamin"  [Benjamin",  Benjamin^, 
Noah*,  Benjamin^  William'-,  Thomas^]  and  Elizabeth  P. 
[Delano]  Dexter,  was  horn  20  Nov.,  1842.  He  married 
Susan  G.  Durfee,  7  Sept.,  1870. 

They  had  three  children  : 

1531  i     Lillian  A."  Dexter,  b.  29  Aug.,  1871. 
15S'2        ii     Edith  Delano"  Dexter,  b.  4  Nov.,  1873. 
1533       iii    Marion  H."  Dexter,  b.  9  May,  1884. 

1020 

Abbie  M.^  Dexter,  daughter  of  Benjamin"  [Benjamin",  Benja- 
min^, Noah*,  Benjamin^  William-.  Thomas^]  and  Elizabeth 
P.  [Delano]  Dexter,  was  born  28  Sept.,  1844.  She  married 
Edward  E.  Hicks,  23  June,  1873. 

Mrs.  Hicks  went  on  a  voyage  with  her  husband  soon  after 
their  mai-riage.  They  sailed  from  New  Bedford  on  Ihe  hark 
"Mermaid,"  August,  1873,  for  a  cruise  in  the  Indian  Ocean 
after  whales. 

I  quote  her  letter:  "We  had  good  weather  and  very  little 
sickness.  Thursday,  Oct.  16,  Flores  was  in  sight.  Captain 
Hicks  went  ashore  in  the  morning  and  returned  to  the  ship 
for  dinner.  At  two  o'clock  we  both  went  ashore.  To  walk 
upon  the  ground  after  rolling  about  for  six  weeks  was  enjoy- 
ment. We  spent  the  afternoon  on  shore.  We  sighted  Fayal 
Wednesday,  Oct.  22,  and  went  in  about  twelve  o'clock  noon 


214  DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 

of  the  23rd.  We  left  Fayal  at  eight  the  morning  of  the 
25th.  We  then  criiised  in  the  Atlantic  and  took  a  great 
many  whales.  Having  rounded  the  Cape  of  Good  Hope 
with  rather  cold,  windy  weather,  we  sailed  north  into  the 
Indian  Ocean.  Madagascar  was  sighted  the  26th  of  March, 
1874.  Here  the  weather  grew  warmer  and  calmer.  The 
18th  of  May,  we  went  into  Mahi,  Seychelle  Islands.  It  is  a 
beautiful  island,  with  a  fine  climate.  There  are  cocoanut 
groves,  and  wild  cinnamon  and  cloves.  Bananas  are  raised 
there  and  the  vanilla  bean  cultivated.  We  were  all  glad  to 
leave  the  vessel  after  being  confined  to  it  for  nearly  five 
months.  We  hired  a  house,  and  with  the  help  of  a  few  na- 
tive servants  lived  comfortably.  Captain  Hicks  took  the 
ship  out  June  2,  though  I  lived  there  until  Aug.  29,  when  we 
left  for  a  cruise  on  the  coast  of  Arabia,  where  we  were  sail- 
ing on  summer  seas  all  the  time.  It  was  calm,  warm  and  de- 
lightful living.  The  22nd  of  July,  1875,  we  spent  the  day 
on  the  island  of  Johanna,  which  is  one  of  the  Comoro 
Islands. 

"We  returned  to  New  Bedford  with  a  full  cargo  of  oil, 
about  the  16th  of  March,  1876,  having  had  good  luck,  good 
weather  and  a  pleasant  voyage. ' ' 

Captain  Hicks  made  other  voyages,  being  accompanied  in 
1881  by  his  wife  and  two  children.  One  of  the  voyages  proved 
unsuccessful  and  unpleasant,  as  bad  weather  prevailed. 
They  returned  home  in  July,  1883. 

They  had  six  children : 

15S4  i     Elizabeth  D."  Hicks,  b.  on  Seychelle  Islands,  Indian  Ocean,  22 

July,  1874.     Is  now  a  teacher  in  public  schools  at  New  Bed- 
ford. 

1535  ii     Edward  H.»  Hicks,  b.   in  Marion,   26  May,  1876.     Is  now  re- 

porter  for   New   Bedford   Mercury. 

1536  iii     Louise  E."  Hicks,  b.  in  New  Bedford,  21  Sept.,  1878.     Is  public 

school  teacher  in  New  Bedford. 

1537  iv     Florence  K."  Hicks,  b.  in  Fayal,  Western  Islands,  4  July,  1882 ; 

d.  in  Eutland,  Mass.,  21  Oct.,  1904. 

1538  V     Alexander"    Hicks,    b.    in    New    Bedford,    24    April,    1884.     At 

School  of  Technology  in  Boston  in  1905. 
1538A    vi     Belle  B.'  Hicks,  b.  in  New  Bedford,  6  Feb.,  1886.     At  school 
at  Wellesley  College. 


DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY,  215 

J  022 

Benjamin  F.^  Dexter,  son  of  Roiijaniin'  [Benjamin^  Benjamin^ 
Noah^,  Benjamin%  AVilliam-,  Thomas^]  and  Elizabeth  P. 
[Delano]  Dexter,  was  born  26  Feb.,  1850,  and  died  2  Dec, 
1901.     He  married  Olive  Kinney,  8  March,  1880. 

They  had  three  children : 

1539  i     Benjamin  D.»  Dexter,  b.  26  Oct.,  1880;  d.  14  Nov.,  1890. 

1540  ii     Ella  F."  Dexter,  b.  23  Oct.,  1882. 

1541  iii     Arthur  Delano"  Dexter,  b.  31  Dec,  1887;   cl.   28  Jan.,  1901. 

1025 

Seth  L.  M,^  Dexter,  son  of  Rufus'  [Benjamin®?  Benjamin^ 
Noah^,  Benjamin^,  AVilliam-,  Thoniasi^]  and  Elizabeth  L. 
[Washburn]  Dexter,  was  born  3  March,  1854.  He  married 
Elizabeth  Jenney,  3  Nov.,  1878. 

They  had  three  children : 

1542  i     Bessie  L."  Dexter,  b.  in  Eiver  Falls,  Wis.,  19  Oct.,  1880. 

1543  ii     Lawrence  L."  Dexter,  b.  in  Eiver  Falls,  Wis.,  19  June,  1882. 

1544  iii     Eobert  W."  Dexter,  b.  in  Marion,  Mass.,   7   July,  1886. 

i026 

Horace*  Dexter,  son  of  Jonathan  K."  [Jonathan*^,  David% 
Josiah*,  Benjamin^,  Willianr,  Thomas^]  and  Clarinda 
[Smith]  Dexter,  was  bom  15  Sept.,  1839.  He  married  Ann 
E.  Lyman,  25  Feb.,  1869. 

They  had  four  children : 

1545  i     Horace  Lyman"  Dexter,  b.  30  May,  1870. 

1546  ii     James  Smith''  Dexter,  b.  20  Aug.,  1872. 

1547  iii     Agnes  May'-*  Dexter,  b.  6  Sept.,  1875. 

1548  iv     Grace  EtheP  Dexter,  b.  27  Sept.,  1878. 

J027 

Mary*  Dexter,  daughter  of  Jonathan  K."  [Jonathau",  David^ 
Josiah^     Benjamin^     William-,     Thomas^]     and     Clarinda 


216  DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 

[Smith]    Dexter,   was  born   17   June,   1844.     She  married 
James  Landers,  5  Sept.,  1861. 

They  had  three  children  : 

1549  i     Mary"  Landers,  b.   in  New  Bedford,  1  Dec,   1862;   m.  Charles 

Cox,  Jan.,  1889. 

1550  ii     Katie^"  Landers,  b.  in  New  Bedford,  20  Dec,  1868 ;  m.  Henry  L. 

Miller,  4  Sept.,  1897. 

1551  iii     John    F.^   Landers,    b.    in    Fairhaven,    2    Oct.,    1872;    m.    Etta 

Leonard,  14  Dec,  1893. 

1029 

Allen  D.^  Hammond,  son  of*  Martha  M.'  [Allen'',  David^  Josiah*, 
Benjamin',  William-,  Thomas^]  Dexter  and  Noah  Ham- 
mond, was  born  1  June,  1871.  He  married  Eliza  Lenora 
Shaw,  19  Sept.,  1894. 

They  had  two  children,  born  in  Brockton  : 

1552  i-    Allen  Dexter"  Hammond,  b.   Feb.,   1897, 
1555        ii     Dorothy"  Hammond,  b.  3  April,  1904. 

1033 

Henry  C.*^  Dexter,  son  of  John'^  [Constant^  Isaac^,  Constant^ 
Benjamin^,  William-,  Thomas^]  and  Mary  B.  [Shaw]  Dex- 
ter, was  born  at  Wayne,  Me.,  21  April,  1831.  He  married 
Ellen  E.  Carll,  17  Dec,  1864. 

They  had  three  children,  bom  at  Auburn,  Me. : 

1554  i     Clifton  C."  Dexter,  b.  27  April,  1866.. 

1555  ii     Alice  B."  Dexter,  b.  26  Dec,  1869. 

1556  iii     Elbert  H."  Dexter,  b.  12  Oct.,  1874. 

1049 

George  T.^  Dexter,  son  of  Rev.  Henry  V.''  [Amasa®,  Isaac^  Con- 
stant\  Benjamin^,  William-,  Thomas^]  and  Mary  E.  [Board- 
man]  Dexter,  was  born  at  Augusta,  Me.,  25  Jan.,  1860.  He 
married  Nellie  J.  Greenwood,  14  April,  1879 ;  she  died  8 
Nov.,  1900. 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 


•_M7 


GEORGE   T.  DEXTER. 


Two  children 


1557  i     Frederick  Greenwoof?  Dexter,  b.  11  Aug.,  1881. 

1558  ii     Leon  Boaxdman"  Dexter,  b.  4  June,  1893. 


218     '  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

The  following'  from  an  insurance  journal  shows  Mr.  Dex- 
ter's  standing: 

■  "Within     recent    years    a    new    force    has   entered   the 

agency  business  of  'life  insurance  in  the  person  of 
George  T.  Dexter,  superintendent  of  domestic  agencies  of 
the  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Company  of  New  York.  He  is 
not  only  a  neAv  force,  but  he  represents  individual  character- 
istics which  distinguish  him  from  other  men  who  have  won 
great  fame  in  the  manaf^ement  of  large  agency  corps.  The 
handling  of  agents,  especially  under  the  modern  tendency  to 
bring  them  into  closer  touch  with  the  home  office,  recpiires 
talents  of  a  peculiar  order,  not  always  of  the  same  kind,  be- 
cause different  men  manage  by  different  methods.  Mr. 
Dexter  is  certainly  not  a  copy  or  a  duplicate,  in  any  sense  of 
the  word,  of  others  who  exert  a  controlling  power  in  the 
great  field  of  life  insurance. 

"Mr.  Dexter  is  the  son  of  a  Baptist  clergyman.  Plis  boy- 
hood was  passed  in  INTaine,  where  he  acquired  his  early  edu- 
cation. At  the  age  of  eighteen  he  became  imbued  with  a 
boyish  ambition  for  the  sea  and  enlisted  as  a  sailor  on  a 
vessel  trading  in  the  Orient,  by  way  of  Cape  Horn.  He 
spent  two  years  before  the  mast,  sharing  the  trials  and  hard- 
ships of  a  common  seaman,  bunking  in  the  forecastle  and 
partaking  of  the  seaman's  homely  fare.  None  of  his  ship- 
mates suspected  that  the  master  of  the  vessel  was  Dexter 's 
brother-in-law. 

"The  physical  training  and  moral  discipline  secured  in  this 
school  had  much  to  do  in  developing  the  streng:th  of  char- 
acter shoMTi  in  ]\Ir.  Dexter 's  later  life.  After  giving  up  the 
sea  he  acted  as  connnercial  traveler  for  a  short  time,  but 
becoming  interested  in  life  insurance,  was  induced  to  act  as 
solicitor  for  the  United  States  Life  at  Keene,  N.  H. 

' '  He  was  a  success  in  this  business  from  the  very  start,  so 
successful,  in  fact,  that  he  was  soon  made  general  agent  of 
the  company  at  Worcester,  Mass.  He  occupied  this  position 
one  year,  and  then  accepted  a  call  to  a  larg:er  field,  as  super- 
intendent of  agencies  for  E.  W.  Peet,  the  Mutual  Life's 


j<&.' 


DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY.  219 

manag:er  at  St.  Paul.  He  supervised  the  company's  work 
in  Minnesota  and  Iowa.  His  success  in  this  department  was 
conspicuous,  and  in  a  few  years  he  was  promoted  to  super- 
vise the  fieldmen  in  the  Mutual  Life's  great  OhiiO  a^jency  of 
L.  C.  Lawton  &  Co. 

"His  work  in  this  field  attracted  the  particular  attention  of 
the  home  office.  He  was  entrusted  with  the  execution  of 
several  missions  of -supreme  importance,  requirin<i:  great 
judgment  and  tact.  The  skill  with  which  he  handled  these 
matters  so  impressed  the  executive  officials  of  tli(^  company 
that  in  1898  he  was  selected  to  organize  and  manage  the 
company's  department  of  domestic  agencies. 

' '  Like  most  men  who  occupy  positions  of  responsibility  Mr. 
Dexter  is  a  man  of  great  energy,  posvsessing  that  talent  for 
achievement  and  hard  work  which  a  great  philosopher  has 
said  lies  at  the  root  of  all  genius.  Unlike  some  who  have 
made  their  mark  in  life  insurance,  there  is  nothing  spectac- 
ular in  his  make-up,  nothing  sensational  in  his  methods  of 
doing  business.  Neither  in  his  manner  nor  his  speech  does 
he  boast  of  great  things  to  be  done.  Nevertheless,  no  one 
who  has  ever  come  in  contact  with  him  in  a  business  way,  for 
even  the  briefest  period,  ever  doubted  the  definiteness  of  his 
plans  or  the  fixity  of  his  purpose.  Although  he  keeps  his 
own  counsel  he  knows  what  there  is  to  do  and  is  quick  to  see 
how  it  is  to  be  done.  Quietness,  reserve,  determination  are 
the  essential  characteristics  of  his  make-up,  and  his  plans 
are  only  revealed  in  their  fulfillment. 

"In  dealing  with  competing  interests,  or  in  the  adjustment 
of  business  complications,  he  has  proved  himself  a  born  dip- 
lomat. Admitting  no  wrong  or  weakness  in  his  own  cause 
he  concedes  only  non-essentials  to  the  opposition.  Having 
taken  his  stand  upon  sure  ground  he  maintains  it  unreser- 
vedly. Although  quick  to  act  in  emergencies,  nothing  is 
done  which  is  ill  considered.  In  subsequent  developments 
he  has  nothing  to  unsay,  nothing  to  explain  away.  He  is 
pre-eminently  a  safe  man  in  his  position.  He  makes  the 
minimum  of  mistakes. 

* '  In  his  intercourse  with  the  field  force  Mr.  Dexter  is  dig- 


220  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

nified,  but  at  the  same  time  frank  and  straisrhtfonvard.  He 
•  .  never  'jollies'  his  agents.  He  does  not  awaken  in  them  false 
-  hopes  or  foster  vain  expectations.  The  managers  and 
agents  working  nnder  him  know  that  he  is  dependable,  that 
his  words  and  acts  are  not  susceptible  of  double  interpreta- 
tion, and  that  he  will  always  do  more,  not  less,  than  he 
promises. ' ' 

1051 

Professor  Edwin  Grant^  Dexter,  son  of  Rev.  Henry  Vaughan^ 
[Amasa^,  Isaac^,  Constant*,  Benjamin^.  William-  Thutnas' I 
and  Mary  Edna  [Boardman]  Dexter,  was  born  at  Calais, 
Me.,  21  July,  1868. 

His  boyhood  days  were  spent  in  the  towTi  of  Templeton, 
Mass.,  the  place  of  his  father's  last  pastorate  and  death. 
After  attending  the  town  schools  until  the  age  of  16 
years,  he  entered  Worcester  (Mass.)  Academy  and  prepared 
'  for  Brown  University,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1891, 
with  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Philosophy  (Ph.D.).  While 
an  undergraduate  he  was  his  class  historian  (Pub.  Pro  v. 
1889),  director  of  the  Boating  Association,  President  of  the 
Camera  Clul)  and  of  the  Glee  Club,  member  of  the  Univer- 
sity Quartette  and  editor  of  the  Liber  Bruneusis,  the  college 
annual.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Zeta  Psi  Fraternity  and  of 
Phi  Beta  Kappa.  The  year  of  1891-92  was  spent  at  Brown 
as  instructor  and  graduate  student,  the  Master  of  Arts  de- 
gree being  conferred  at  its  close  " summa  cum  laude." 

The  next  three  years,  1892-95,  were  passed  as  science 
master  of  tbe  Colorado  Springs  (Col.)  High  School.  He 
was  also  director  for  the  years  of  1893  and  1894  of  the  Colo- 
rado Summer  School  of  Science,  Philosophy  and  LangiTages, 
holding  its  sessions  at  Colorado  Springs.  During  those 
years  the  school  had  upon  its  faculty,  among  others,  President 
Wilson  of  Princeton,  Andrews  of  Nebraska,  Hyde  of  Bow- 
doin  and  Slocum  and  Baker  of  Colorado,  as  well  as  Profess- 
ors William  James,  Richard  T.  Ely,  C.  E.  Bessey,  William 
J.  Rolfe,  Katherine  Lee  Bates,  Katherine  Coman,  and  W.  D. 
Todd. 


DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY.  221 

111  1895  he  was  appointed  professor  of  psyeholo^  at  the 
Colorado  State  Normal  School  (Greeley,  Col.),  which  posi- 
tion he  held  until  taking  his  present  position  in  1900,  with 
leave  of  absence  for  the  year  1899-1900,  during  which  he 
held  a  fellowship  at  Columbia  University,  and  was  granted 
the  Ph.D.  degree. 

While  in  Colorado,  he  was  a  member  of  the  Colorado 
Scientific  Society;  the  Colorado  State  Educational  Council; 
president  of  the  child-study  section  of  the  State  Teachere' 
Association.  He  also  received  a  medal  for  his  part  in  the 
preparation  of  the  state  educational  exhibit  at  the  World's 
Columbian  Exposition,  at  Chicago,  in  1893.  Since  coming 
to  the  University  of  Illinois,  he  has  been,  beside  holding  the 
professorship  of  education,  director  and  dean  of  the  sum- 
mer session  of  the  University. 

Professor  Dexter  is  a  fellow  of  the  American  Association 
for  the  Advancement  of  Science,  and  of  the  American  Geo- 
graphical Society ;  is  a  member  of  the  National  Educational 
Association ;  president  of  the  National  Society  for  the  Scien- 
tific Study  of  Education;  of  the  Society  of  College  Teach- 
ers of  Education ;  of  the  American  Psychological  Associa- 
tion ;  of  the  American  Social  Science  Association ;  of  the  Illi- 
nois Schoolmasters'  Club;  of  the  Internationalen  Societie 
f iir  Schulhygiene  (and  a  collaborating  editor  of  its  journal), 
and  of  the  Societe  Jean  Jacques  Rousseau. 

Professor  Dexter  has  published  upwards  of  sixty  scientific 
and  educational  articles  in  such  journals  as  Educational  Re- 
view, Education,  Popular  Science  jNIonthly,  Psychological 
Review,  International  Journal  of  Ethics,  Annals  of  the 
American  Academy  of  Political  and  Social  Science,  Science, 
World's  Work,  Harper's  Weekly,  and  the  Scientific  Ameri- 
can;  in  addition,  two  volumes  from  the  Macmillan  Press: 
"A  History  of  Education  in  the  United  States,"  Sept.,  1904, 
pp.  xxi-654,  8vo,  and  "AVeather  Influences:  an  Empirical 
Study  of  the  Mental  and  Psychological  Effects  of  Definite 
IMeteorological  Conditions,"  August,  1904,  pp.  xxi-288. 

Professor  Dexter  married  Allie  Martin  Hodge,  7  June, 
1895,  in  Colorado  Springs. 


222  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

They  have  three  children : 

1559  i     Henry  Vaughan*  Dexter,  b.  27  March,  1896. 

1560  ii     Louise"  Dexter,   b.   4   Aug.,    1900. 

1561  iii     Dwight  Hodge"  Dexter,  b.  14  July,  1903. 

J  068 

Joseph  Dean^  Dexter,  son  of  Joseph  D.''  [Eleazer^  SamueP> 
Samuel*,  Benjamin^,  William^,  Thomas^]  and  Olive  [Gould] 
Dexter,  was  born  18  June,  1820.  He  married  Almeda  An- 
derson, 8  March,  1846.  She  was  born  1826,  daughter  of 
Timothy  and  Betsey  Anderson. 

They  had  one  child : 

1562  i     Joseph  Franklin"  Dexter,  b.  18  July,  1847. 

107J 

Nancy  M.^  Dexter,  daughter  of  Joseph  Dean''  [Eleazer^,  Sam- 
ueP,  Samuel*,  Benjamin^,  William',  Thomas^]  and  Olive 
[Gould]  Dexter,  was  born  1825.  She  married  (1)  Henry  B. 
Gould,  son  of  Haffield  and  Lydia  Gould,  6  May,  1847;  (2) 
Joseph  C.  Page,  2  Nov.,  1865. 

She  had  one  child  by  first  husband    and  two  by  second 
husband : 

1563  i     Ella  Maria"  Gould,  b.  9  Sept.,  1851. 

1564  ii     Joseph  C."  Page,  Jr.,  b.   . 

1565  iii     Estella  Freese"  Page,  b.  . 

1087 

Caroline  Angelia^  Taylor,  daughter  of  Cassandra''  [Jonathan*, 
SamueP,  Samuel*,  Benjamin^  William-,  Thomas^]  Dexter 
and  Lemuel  F.  Taylor,  was  born  1  March,  1841.  She  mar- 
ried Darius  Parsons  of  Sutton,  24  Nov.,  1877,  at  Hubbard- 
ston. 

They  had  one  child : 

1566  i     George   Taylor"  Parsons,   b.   4  May,   1879. 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY.  223 

1095 

Adams^  French,  Jr.,  son  of  Rhoda^  [Lucy'',  Icliabod^  SamueP, 
Benjamin^,  William^,  Thomas^  Dexter]  and  Adams  French, 
was  born  1828.  He  married  Abby  E.  Kellogg,  25  Jan.,  1849. 
She  was  born  1830,  daughter  of  John  and  Clarinda  Kellogg. 
He  was  a  pail  maker. 

They  had  one  child  : 
1567         i     Elvirus  Franklin'  French,  b.  30  Jan.,  1850;  d.  . 


1096 

Mary  A.^  French,  daughter  of  Rhoda^  [Lucy^  Ichabod^  Sam- 
ue\\   Benjamin^   William-,    Thomas^   Dexter]    and   Adams 

French,  was  born  .     She  married  Franklin  L.  Waters, 

22  April,  1850.     He  was  born  1829,  son  of  John,  Jr.,  and 
Olive  Waters  of  Champlain,  N.  Y.     He  was  a  pail-maker. 

They  had  one  child : 

1568  i     Albert"   Waters,    b.   ;    ni.    Ada   Morrell,    about    1892.      No 

children. 

1097 

Lysander^  French,  son  of  Rhoda^  [Lucy«,  Ichabod,^  Samuel*, 
Benjamin^  William^,  Thomas^]  Dexter  and  Adams  French, 
was  born  at  Orange  in  1839.     He  married  Julia  Hunt. 

Four  children : 

1569  i     Waldo"  French,  b.  ;   ni.  Minnie  Ford.     Three  children. 

1570  ii     Cora"    French,    b.    1858;    m.    Frank    Cheney,    IG    Sept.,    1880; 

farmer,   of   Sanford,   Me.;    son   of   Horace   B.   and   Susan   A. 
Cheney,  was  born  in  1857.     Two   children. 

1571  iii     Frank"  French,  b.  . 

1572  iv     J.  Margaret"  French,  b.  1865;   m.  Ellsworth  E.  Howe  of  Graf- 

ton, Mass.,  17  Nov.,  1886;  he  was  born  in  1861  at  Princeton. 
Two  children. 


224  DEXTER  FAMILY  GENE^VLOGY. 

1098 

Moses  C.^  French,  son  of  Rhoda'  [LucyS  Ichabod^,  Samuel*, 
Benjamin^  William-,  Thomas\l  Dexter  and  Adams  French, 
was  born  in  1842.  He  married  Kate  E.  Bishop.  Was  a  fur- 
niture dealer. 

Two  children : 

1573  i     Minnie  May"  French,  b.  27  Mareli,  1868;  d.  7  April,  1869. 

1574  ii     Clara  Eleanor"  French,  b.   6  Oct.,  1870. 

1099 

William  N."  Dexter,  son  of  Foster  D-''  [John,"  Job^  SamueP, 
Benjamin^  William^,  Thomas^]  and  Phebe  P.  [  ]  Dexter, 

was  born  15  Aug.,  1843.  He  married  (1)  Frances  Newland, 
Aug.,  1870;  (2)  Mary  J.  Dooley,  7  April,  1887  (she  died 
14  March,  1897)  ;  (3)  Lillian  Adell  Field,  22  Dec,  .1897  (she 
was  born  18  April,  1857).  He  is  now  living  in  New  Salem, 
Mass. 

Two  children : 

1575  i   .  lona  F."  Dexter,  b.  2  Dec,  1888. 

1576*      ii     Mabel    A."   Dexter    (adopted),    b.    8    March,    1869;    m.    George 
Carpenter  of   Orange. 

1100 

Charles  Augustus^  Wheeler,  son  of  William  A.'^  [Anna^  Job^, 
Samuel*,  Benjamin^,  William-,  Thomas^]  Dexter  and  Almira 
[Allen]  Wheeler,  was  born  27  Jan.,  1826.  He  married 
Mary  Eliza  Douglas,  1  Jan.,  1851,  and  died  18  Sept.,  1867. 
He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Worcester  and  at 
Williston  Seminary  at  Easthampton,  Mass.  After  an  ap- 
prenticeship with  his  father  he  was  admitted  into  partner- 
ship. He  held  several  official  positions  in  Worcester  until 
failing  health  obliged  him  to  retire  from  offi.ce  and  from 
active  business. 


DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY.  225 

Three  children : 

1577  i     William  Stephen"  Wheeler,  b.  19  Oct.,  1855;  d.  28  April,  1856. 

1578  ii     Annie  Douglas"  Wheeler,  b.  15  Oct.,   1861;    d.   10   Sept.,   1862. 

1579  iii     Charles  Douglas"  Wheeler,  b.  9  Nov.,  1865. 

UOl 

William  Fiske'  Wheeler,  son  of  William  A.^  [Anna«,  JobS  Sam- 
uel^  Benjamin^  William-,  Thomas^]  Dexter  and  Almira 
[Allen]  Wheeler,  was  born  24  June,  1830.  He  married  Ada- 
line  Barry  Yonng-,  13  Sept.,  1854.  He  was  educated  at 
Harvard  University,  1852,  and  went  to  Europe  soon  after 
his  graduation.  A  weakness  of  his  eyes  obliged  him  to  aban- 
don the  profession  of  medicine,  which  he  had  intended  to 
pursue.  Having  a  taste  for  agriculture,  he  purchased  a 
farm  and  conducted  a  school  for  boys  in  connection  there- 
with, until  the  breaking  out  of  the  War  of  the  Rebellion, 
when  he  enlisted  and  was  chosen  captain  of  a  company  in 
the  51st  Regiment  of  Massachusetts  Volunteers.  After  the 
war  his  health  failed  and  he  gave  up  active  business. 

Four  children  : 

Frank  Allen"  Wheeler,    b.  29  Sept.,  1859. 

Chai-les  Sprague"  Wheeler,  b.  7  Jan.,  1863 ;  d.  24  Nov.,   1865. 

Ada  Maria"  Wlieeler,  b.  14  Nov.,  1865. 

Thomas"  Wheeler,  b.   14  Sept.,   1868. 

no4 

Moses  Allen^  Wheeler,  son  of  William  A.''  [Anna",  Jo¥, 
Samuel*,  Benjamin^,  William^  Thomas^]  Dexter  and  Al- 
mira [Allen]  Wheeler,  was  born  in  Worcester,  19  Aug., 
1838.  He  married  Helen  Marion  Erwin,  18  Jan.,  1865,  and 
died  28  Nov.,  1884.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools 
of  Worcester,  and  was  in  the  office  of  his  father  until  his 
failing  health  induced  him  to  engage  in  farming  on  an 
estate  in  the  outskirts  of  Worcester,  where  he  resided  until 
his  death.     He  was  a  Republican  in  politics. 


1580 

1581 

ii 

1582 

iii 

1583 

iv 

226  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

Five  children : 

1584  i     Moses  Allen"  Wheeler,  b.   18  March,  1866.     Superintendent  of 

Elevator  Co.,  and  resides  at  3  Forbes  Street,  Worcester. 

1585  ii     Harriet  Erwin"  Wheeler,  b.   18  July,  1867.     Teacher  in  public 

schools,  and  resides  at  3  Forbes  St.,  Worcester. 

1586  iii     Fanny"  Wheeler,  b.  26  Aug.,  1869. 

1587  iv     Helen  Eliza'  Wheeler,  b.   27  June,   1872.     Eesides  at  3  Forbes 

Street,  Worcester. 

1588  V     Marion  Barnai-d'  Wheeler,  b.  4  Feb.,  1877. 

1121 

George  L.-  Morton,  son  of  Alexander^  [James",  Mary^,  Samuel*, 
Benjamin^  Willianr,  Thomas^]  Dexter  and  Martha 
[Wheeler]  ^lorton,  was  boi-n  in  184(1.     He  married . 

Three  children : 

1589  i     Edna'  Morton,  b.  ;  m.  Amasa  Smith. 

1590  ii     Moses"  Morton,  b.  . 

1591  iii     Proctor"  Morton,   b.   - — — ;    m.    — ■ — .      Three  children:    Charles 

Morton,  Dexter  Morton,  Helen  Morton. 

1129 

Shatley-  Morton,  son  of  SamueF  [Hannah*^,  Benjamin^,  SamueP, 

Benjanliu^   William-,   Thomas^]    Dexter  and  Morton, 

was  born  in  1815.     He  married  . 

Four  children  : 

1592  i     Uriah"  Morton,  b.  . 

1593  ii     Lewis"  Morton,  b.  . 

1594  iii     Chai-les"  Morton,  b. . 

1595  iv     William"  Morton,  b.  . 


1130 

Benjamin^    Morton,    son    of    SamueP     [Hannah^    Benjamin^ 

SamneP,  Benjamin^  William^,  Thomas^]    Dexter  and  

Morton,  was  l)orn  in  1818.     He  married  . 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY.  227 

Two  children : 

1596  i     Almon'  Morton,  b.  . 

1597  ii     Millard^  Morton,  b.  . 


U3I 

Almon'  Morton,  son  of  Samuel'   [Hannah^  Benjamin^  Samuel*, 

Benjamin^   William-,  Thomas^]    Dexter  and  Morton, 

was  born  in  1820.     He  married . 

Two  children: 

1598  i     Edgar'-'  Morton,   b.  . 

1599  ii     Willard'  Morton,  b.  . 


1143 

Trustum  DurelP  Dexter,  son  of  Amasa''  [Benjamin®,  Benja- 
min°,  SamueP,  Ben.iamin^  William-,  Thomas^]  and  Roanna 
[Allen]  Dexter,  was  born  7  July,  1834,  at  Orange,  ]\Iass. 
He  married  IVIary  Susan  Calligan,  9  Nov.,  1862.     She  was 

bom  8  Sept.,  1840,  and  died He  was  in  the  U.  S. 

Army  during'  the  Rebellion  (loth  Mass.  Reg.).  He  was 
killed  by  accident  J\Iay  4,  1904  (falling  from  a  building). 
He  was  a  large  owner  of  real  estate  in  Clinton,  Mass. 

They  adopted  a  girl,  but  she  died  many  years  ago. 

1144 

Benjamin  Allen^  Dexter,  son  of  Amasa^  [Benjamin^,  Benjamin^, 
Samuel^  Benjamin^  William^,  Thomas^]  and  Roanna 
[Allen]  Dexter,  was  born  25  Oct.,  1836.  He  married  Laura 
O.  Webb,  4  April,  1860,  at  Black  River,  N.  Y.  She  was 
bom  25  March,  1842,  and  died  7  Jan.,  1897,  at  Black  River, 
New  York.     He  died  22  Jan.,  1906. 

Three  children : 

1600         i     Freddy   B."   Dexter,   b.    16   May,    1861;    d.    28    Sept.,   1861,   at 

Black  Elver,  N.  Y. 
1601*      ii     Frank  Albert'  Dexter,  b.  in  Entland,  26  Nov.,  1863. 
1602       iii     Herbert  Artlnir"  Dexter,  b.  4  Oct.,  1870. 


228 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEAJLOGY. 


1 147 

Elihu  Osgood  Clark''  Dexter,  son  of  Amasa^  [Benjamin^,  Benja- 
niiir',  SanuieP,  Benjamin^,  William-,  Thomas^]  and  Eoanna 
[Allen]  Dexter,  was  born  in  Orange,  Mass.,  12  Aug.,  1842. 
He  married  Jane  Miner,  1  Jan.,  1867.  She  was  a  daughter 
of  Benjamin  Randall  nnd  IMary  Elmira  (Clark)  ]\Iiner,  and 
was  born  in  Colerain,  22  June,  1842.  He  was  a  farmer  and 
lived  on  part  of  the  old  homestead,  moving  the  old  house  to 
the  north  part  of  the  estate  and  making  their  home  there. 
He  owned  a  large  amount  of  land  in  Orange. 

Two  children  : 

1603*        i     Myia    R.''   Dexter,    b.    2    June,    1871;    d.    27    April,    1904;    m. 

George   W.   Holton,   1892. 
1604      •  ii     Herbert  C."  Dexter,  b.  14  March,  1876;    m.  Ava  Leona   Sargent,  25 

Dec,  1901.     Now  living  on  a  farm  in  South  Orange,  Mass. 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY.  229 

U48 

Hephzibah^  Dexter,  dauphter  of  Amasa^  [Benjamin'',  Benja- 
min^  SamueP,  Benjamin^  William^,  Thomas']  and  Roanna 
[Allen]  Dexter,  was  born  24  June,  1845,  at  Wendell,  Mass. 
She  went  to  school  at  Wendell,  Mass.,  and  afterwards  at 
Orang:e,  Mass.  She  moved  to  Worcester  in  1865,  where  she 
was  married  to  Henry  Davis  Barber  of  Worcester,  Mass., 
in  1867.  She  has  always  been  active  in  church  work,  being 
a  member  of  the  Methodist  Chnrch.  She  has  been  for  many 
years  one  of  the  visitors  and  directors  of  the  Old  Ladies' 
Home  in  Worcester. 

One  child : 

1605  i     Harry  ReueP   Barber,   b.   6   Sept.,   1872;    m.   Harriette   Heloise 

Hufifman,  19  Sept.,  1900,  at  New  Castle,  Ohio.     He  is  a  grad- 
uate of  Worcester  Polytechnic  Institute,  and  is  now  district 
manager  of  Telephone  Company  at  St.  Louis.     They  have  one 
.  daughter,    Heloise. 

U49 

Hoyt^  Dexter,  son  of  Amasa''  [Benjamin^,  Benjamin^,  SamueP, 
Benjamin^,  William^,  Thomas']  and  Roanna  [Allen]  Dex- 
ter, was  born  at  Wendell,  Mass.,  20  Aug.,  1847.  He  mar- 
ried Anrea  Scott  of  Black  River,  N.  Y.,  20  Sept.,  1876. 

Two  children : 

1606  i     Leta"  Dexter,  b.  in  Colerain,  Mass.,  . 

1607  ii     Nina"  Dexter,  b.  in     Colerain,  Mass.,  . 

nso 

Anna^  D-exter,  daughter  of  Amasa'^  [Benjamin^  Benjamin^, 
Samuel*,  Benjamin^  William^  Thomas^]  and  Roanna 
[Allen]  Dexter,  was  born  13  Aug.,  1850,  and  died  7  Jan., 
1904.  She  married  (1)  B.  F.  Miner,  1870.  He  was  the  son 
of  Benjamin  Randall  and  Mary  Elmira  (Clark)  Miner. 
She  married  (2)  Charles  Stevens,  1884. 


230 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 


One  child  by  first  husband: 

1608         i     David   EarP  Miner,   b.    10    Aug.,   1871;    m.   Alice   Kimball,   28 
Oct.,   1893. 

U5\ 

Joseph  Lord'*  Dexter,  son  of  Moses''  [Benjamin®,  Benjamin^, 
SamueP,  Benjamin^,  William-,  Thomas^]  and  Persis  [Lord] 
Dextei",  was  born  in  Orange,  Mass.,  7  Jan.,  1839.     His  early 


JOSEPH   L.   DEXTER. 


life  was  spent  in  his  native  town  on  the  farm  at  home,  and 
learning  the  carpenter's  trade  of  Deacon  Howe.  He  was 
married  to  Sarah  Jane  Wood,  7  Oct.,  1858,  and  they  have 
had  four  children,  Frank  Edward,  Fred  Abbott,  Mabel  L. 
and  Louise.  He  removed  to  Athol,  Mass.,  about  1864  or  '65, 
and  for  over  thirty  years  was  the  leading  builder  and  con- 
tractor of  that  town,  and  some  of  Athol's  finest  residences 
are  the  work  of  his  hand  and  brain,  and  it  has  been  said  of 
him  that  he  never  erected  a  poor  building. 


DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY.  231 

He  was  a  Republican  in  politics  and  intelligently  inter- 
ested in  public  affairs.  He  was  a  member  of  Tuily  Lodge 
of  Odd  Fellows.  His  health  had  not  been  good  the  last  few 
years  of  his  life,  and  he  had  retired  from  active  work. 

His  death  was  caused  by  drowning  28  Feb.,  1902,  and  the 
only  cause  that  can  be  given  is  a  genei'al  despondency  over 
his  ill  health.  He  leaves  a  good  name,  and  the  sad  circum- 
stance of  his  departure  from  this  life  casts  no  reflections 
on  his  character  or  spirit. 

Four  children  : 

1609*        i     Frank  E.»  Dexter,  b.  25  Dec,  1859;  m.  Cora  H.  Lee,  15  Aug., 

1883. 
1610*      ii     Fred.   A.»  Dexter,  b.   17   Oct.,   1862;    m.   Flora  L.   Putnam,   26 

Oct.,   1884. 
1611*     iii     Mabel  L.''  Dexter,  b.  3  June,  1865;  m.  Arthur  A.  Prentiss. 
1612       iv     Nettie  L.»  Dexter,  b.  13  Jan.,  1869;   d.  8  Aug.,  1869. 

Everett  Augustus'^  Dexter,  eldest  child  of  David"^  [Benjamin®, 
Benjamin^,  Samuel^  Benjamin^,  William^,  Thomas^]  and 
Maria  ["Hubbard]  Dexter,  was  born  3  Aug.,  1836,  in  Orange, 
Mass.,  and  was  a  small  child  when  his  parents  settled  at 
Black  River.  He  attended  the  public  school  of  that  village, 
and  his  father  planned  to  send  him  to  college.  The  son.  how- 
ever, preferred  a  business  career,  and  was  permitted  to  begin 
at  an  early  age  to  work  in  the  chair  factory  of  his  father. 
He  worked  his  way  through  all  departments  of  the  work  and 
was  master  of  every  detail.  He  became  partner  with  his 
father  in  1864,  and  succeeded  to  the  sole  ownership  in  1880. 
Soon  after  this  he  admitted  his  brother,  David  Erwin  Dex- 
ter, to  partnership,  and  the  business  was  conducted  under 
the  name  of  David  Dexter 's  Sons.  On  account  of  failing 
health  Everett  Dexter  went  to  Colorado  in  1889,  and 
remained  there  three  years.  Returning  to  Black  River,  he 
passed  away  at  his  home  there,  12  March,  1893. 

A  man  of  domestic  tastes,  Mr.  Dexter  preferred  his  home 
to  the  market  place,  and  he  shunned  public  office,  though  a 


232 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 


public-spirited  citizen,  and  was  widely  respected  as  a  thor- 
oughly upright  man.  He  was  a  believer  in  the  principles 
of  the  Republican  party,  and  sustained  them  with  his  in- 
fluence at  all  times.     He  was  a  regular  attendant  of  the  local 


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S/r^^/t  ^2< 


^^AcyC^yr^ 


church,  in  whicli  he  was  a  trustee,  and  was  a  member  of 
Watertown  Lodge,  No.  49,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons. 

A  sound  and  incorruptible  business  man,  he  never  lost  the 
respect  and  esteem  of  his  contemporaries.     Mr.  Dexter  was 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY.  233 

married  to  Miss  Martha  Oakes,  Oct.  8,  1864,  who  was  bom 
May  18,  1840,  at  Antwerp,  Jefferson  County,  a  daughter  of 
George  and  Martha  ( Green  )Choate  Oakes.  The  last  named 
was  a  descendant  of  Robert  and  Sarah  Choate,  whose  son, 
John  Choate,  was  a  pioneer  settler  of  New  England.  The 
only  child  of  Everett  A.  and  Martha  (Oakes)  Dexter  is 
Carolyn  Martha,  who  was  born  in  Bhiek  Hiver.  She  is  a 
graduate  of  tlie  Watertown  High  School,  and  of  the  Oswego 
Normal  School.  She  is  now  a  kindergarten  teacher  in  New 
York,  residing  with  her  mother  in  Jamaica,  Long  Island. 

The  esteem  in  which  Mr.  Dexter  was  held  in  the  commun- 
ity is  shown  by  the  following  extracts  from  an  obituary 
published  in  the  Watertown  Times,  and  the  resolutions 
adopted  by  his  Masonic  lodge,  namely:  "In  1839,  when 
about  three  years  of  age,  the  subject  of  this  sketch  came  with 
his  parents  from  Massachusetts  to  Black  River,  which  he  has 
seen  grow  from  a  small  hamlet  to  a  thriving  manufacturing 
town.  To  this  growth  and  to  all  that  tended  to  the  improve- 
ment of  the  village  and  its  inhabitants,  Mr.  Dexter  was  al- 
ways ready  to  extend  both  moral  and  financial  aid. "  .  .  . 
^' Among  the  scores  of  employees  in  the  factory,  many  of 
whom  had  Marked  there  a  score  of  yeare,  Mr.  Dexter  was 
uniformly  loved  and  respected." 

"A  kind  husband  and  father,  a  considerate  employer,  an 
upright  business  man  and  a  public-spirited  citizen,  Mr.  Dex- 
ter's  death  will  be  more  widely  felt  than  that  of  any  other 
resident  of  the  village  who  has  passed  away. ' ' 

"Whereas,  our  earthly  lodge  has  thus  lost  one  who  was 
dear  to  us,  as  a  true    and    worthy    friend,    a.ssociate    and 
.  brother,   and   the   grand  lodge   above   has   gained    another 
bright,  immortal  soul,  therefore  be  it, 

"Resolved,  that  our  lodge  be  draped  in  the  usual  mourn- 
ing, that  a  page  in  this  book  of  minutes  be  set  apart  to  per- 
petuate his  name  and  memory,  that  these  preambles  and 
resolutions  be  published  in  the  Daily  Times,  and  that  a 
copy  thereof  be  transmitted  to  the  sorrowing  relatives,  and 
that  while  we  mourn  for  one  whom  we  dearly  loved,  and 
tender  to  the  bereaved  ones  our  deep  and  sincere  sympathy 


234  DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 

in  this  hour  of  their  affliction,  we  humbly,  devoutly  and 
reverently  bow  to  the  inevitable  laws  of  our  Supreme  Grand 
Master  above,  who  doeth  all  things  well. ' ' 

One  child : 
1613         i     Carrie  M."  Dexter,  b.  20  July,  1877. 

U56 

David  Erwin''  Dexter,  son  of  David'  [Benjamin^,  Benjamin^, 
SamueP,  Benjamin^  William^,  Thomas^]  and  Maria  [Hub- 
bard] Dexter,  was  born  8  Feb.,  1849,  at  Black  River,  N.  Y. 
He  married  INTary  D.  Pierce,  10  May,  1870.  She  was  born 
30  Sept.,  1849. 

1157 

Henry  Clay'  Dexter,  eldest  son  of  Simeon''  [Benjamin^,  Benja- 
min^  Samuel*,  Benjamin^,  William-,  Thomas^]  and  Maria 
[Hardy]  Dexter  was  born  4  May,  1858,  in  Black  River, N.Y., 
and  received  most  of  his  education  in  the  Watertown 
public  schools,  and  at  Potsdam  Normal  School.  In  1882  he 
entered  the  employ  of  Poor,  Dexter  &  Co.,  chair  manufactur- 
ers at  Black  River.  His  brother  Charles  was  a  partner  in 
this  business,  and  the  share  of  the  management,  on  account 
of  Charles'  failing  health,  soon  evolved  on  him.  On  March 
4,  1884,  he  became  a  partner  in  the  firm,  and  a  year  later, 
he  and  Charles  bought  out  the  other  partners,  Christopher 
Poor  and  Charles  Wolf,  and  at  once  joined  with  the  owners 
of  a  factory  and  water  power  on  the  north  side  of  the  river, 
D.  Hubbard  Scott  and  Byron  N.  Scott,  and  immediately 
moved  their  ANoodworking  department  into  this  shop.  After 
one  year,  the  Dexter  l)rothers  bought  out  the  other  two  and 
continued  tli(^  business  of  chair-making  alone,  under  the 
name  of  Dexter  &  Co.  After  the  death  of  Charles,  the 
name  was  made  H.  C.  Dexter  Chair  Co.,  under  which  title 
it  was  incorporated  in  1890.  On  the  24th  of  November, 
1894,  the  sho]i,  which  stood  on  the  present  site  of  the  Union 
School  building,  was  desti'oyed  by  fire.     A  new  building 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 


235 


was  erected  on  the  north  side  of  the  river,  and  this  was 
burned  Feb.  17,  1900.  It  was  immediately  rebuilt  on  a 
larger  scale  than  before,  and  is  now  the  scene  of  busy  activ- 
ity. A  small  part  of  the  product  is  exported,  but  the 
larger  portion  is  sent  to  the  large  cities,  such  as  New  York, 
Philadelphia,  Boston  and  Pittsburg. 

Mr.  Dexter  is  ah  active  member  of  the  Methodist  Church,. 


HENKY  C.  DEXTER. 


having  long  been  Chairman,  of  the  Board  of  Stewards  and 
President  of  the  Trustees.  He  has  always  fostered  the  public 
school  system,  and  has  had  a  large  intinence  in  the  improve- 
ment of  the  schools  of  his  native  village.  Soon  after  his 
election  as  school  trustee  in  1892,  he  began  an  agitation  of 
the  plan  of  consolidation  of  school  districts,  on  opposite 
sides  of  the  river  and  in  separate  towns,  and  this  was 
brought  about  in  189:3.  This  was  a  stepping-stone  toward 
the  incorporation  of  the  village,  lying  in  two  separate  to^vnSy 


236  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY, 

and  larg-ely  through  the  influence  of  Mr.  Dexter  this  was 
consummated.  Believing  that  his  business  holds  the  most 
important  demand  upon  his  time,  he  avoids  public  office,  but 
has  served  as  water  commissioner  of  the  village.  He  is  a 
successful  business  man  and  a  well-wisher  toward  all  the 
world. 

Mr.  Dexter  was  married  21  Jan.,  1885,  to  Clara  L.  Tis- 
dale,  daughter  of  Rev.  William  and  Eunice  Louise  (More- 
house) Tisdale,  the  latter  now  deceased.  Mr.  Tisdale  is  a 
member  of  the  Central  New  York  Methodist  Conference,  and 
has  been  stationed  at  various  points  in  this  section,  according 
to  the  system  of  his  church.  He  is  of  an  old  Canadian 
family,  and  one  of  his  brothers  has  been  many  years  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Dominion  Parliament,  having  formerly  been  a 
member  of  the  Governor-General's  Cabinet.  Mrs.  Tisdale 
was  a  daughter  of  Somers  ]\Iorehouse,  of  Mexico,  Oswego 
County,  New  York. 

The  children  of  Henry  C.  and  Clara  L.  Dexter  are : 

1614  i     Fanny   Eunice'  Dexter,  b.   10  June,    1887. 

1615  ii     William  Charles'  Dexter,  b.   18  March,  1891. 

1616  iii     Dorothy  May"  Dexter,  b.  11  Sept.,  1895;  d.  28  April,  1896. 

1617  iv     Marion  Louise"  Dexter,  b.   26  March,  1902. 

1158 

Charles  Phineas^  Dexter,  second  son  of  Simeon''  [Benjamin®, 
Benjamin^,  SamueP,  Benjamin^  William^,  Thomas^]  and 
Maria  [Hardy]  Dexter,  was  born  2  Sept.,  1860,  at  Black 
River,  and  graduated  from  the  Watertown  High  School  in 
1878.  Pie  taught  school  two  years  in  Rutland  and  Leray, 
and  in  1881  joined  Charles  Wolf  in  the  purchase  of  the  in- 
terest of  David  K.  Dexter  in  the  chair  manufacturing  busi- 
ness of  Poor  &  Dexter.  The  business  was  then  continued 
under  the  title  of  Poor,  Dexter  &  Co.,  and  Charles  P.  Dex- 
ter continued  to  be  an  owner,  under  various  titles,  until  his 
death,  3  jNlay,  ^886.  As  above  related,  he  became  joint 
owner  with  his  elder  brother  of  the  entire  plant  in  1884.     He 


DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 


237 


possessed  a  rare  capacity  for  business,  and  instituted  systems 
of  business  management  which  are  still  in  use  by  his  success- 
ors. Like  his  father,  he  liad  a  strong  grasp  of  details,  and 
would  have  attained  a  high  position  in  the  business  world, 
without  doubt,  had  his  life  continued  to  the  allotted  time. 
His  close  ai)i)lieation  to  ])usiii('ss  uiulcniiiiicd  his  health,  and 
he  began  to  shift  some  of  liis  cares  to  his  hi'other  by  1883. 
During  the  summer  of  the  followiuu'  \('ai"  he  remained  in  a 


CHAKLES   p.  DEXTER. 


sanitarium  at  Dansville,  X.  Y..  and  in  the  autumn  went  to 
San  Antonio,  Texas.  After  remaining-  there  a  year,  he  went 
to  the  highest  altitude  on  the  Southei-n  l^acific  Railroad,  at 
San  Gorvonio.  Cal.,  whei'c  his  life  jtasscd  out  on  the  date 
above  named.  lie  became  a  member  of  the  ^lethodist 
Church  early  in  life,  and  while  in  Texas  affiliated  with  the 
Methodist  Church  South.  He  was  small  of  stature,  but 
great  in  soul  and  mind,  and  had  a  most  cheerful  disposi- 
tion.    Though  he  must  have  felt  that  death  was  near  during 


238  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

his  last  years,  he  never  complained  and  kept  up  a  happy 
frame  of  mind.  Fond  of  anecdote,  he  was  a  capital  story- 
teller, and  aided  much  in  the  cheer  of  any  society  in  which 
he  was  placed.  His  death  was  a  loss  to  the  business  com- 
munity and  to  the  life  of  his  native  place,  both  social  and 
material. 

The  following-  tribute  was  written  by  Professor  W.  K. 
Wickes,  former  principal  of  Watertown  High  School,  and 
at  present  principal  of  the  Syracuse  (N.  Y.)  High  School: 

' '  Charles  Dexter,  or  '  Charlie, '  as  he  was  familiarly  called^ 
was  an  interesting  study  to  students  of  human  nature. 
The  wi'iter  kncAv  him — knew  him  well — at  that  period  of 
his  life  when  his  character  was  most  rapidly  forming  and 
his  mind  was  most  active.  Rarely  are  the  'elements'  which 
go  to  make  up  a  'man'  mixed  in  such  strange  proportions 
as  in  him ;  never  have  they  better  blended  to  form  a  manly 
character.  No  over-zealous  critics,  alert  to  find  flaws  in  poor 
human  nature,  could  truthfully  tax  this  young  man  with 
the  possession  and  exercise  of  a  mean  trait  of  character.  On 
the  contrary,  friend  and  foe — if  foe,  indeed,  he  had — would 
acknowledge  the  existence  in  him,  and  that,  too,  in  the  most 
marked  degree  and  unalloyed  kind,  of  the  best,  most  at- 
tractive traits  of  human  nature.  I  know  not  how  better  to 
define  his  character  than  by  saying  that  he  was  a  young  man 
of  generous  uprightness.  And  that,  it  seems  to  me,  means 
much.  For  it  implies  that  while  he  was  good,  he  was  not 
selfishly  so,  as  some  good  men  have,  alas,  been  known  to  be. 
It  means,  moreover,  that  the  generasity  which  was  so  char- 
acteristic of  him  was  not  simply  the  benevolent  impulse  of 
an  unjudging  heart,  but  was  dominated  and  controlled  by 
such  thoughtful  action  of  the  mind  as  insured  the  morality 
and  uprightness  of  that  generosity.  Indeed,  the  traits  of  this 
young  man's  mind  were  in  a  very  true  and  real  sense  insepar- 
able from  those  of  his  heart.  How  clear,  keen  and  right  judg- 
ing the  operations  of  his  mind  were !  Who  that  ever  saw  and 
heard  him  in  the  fervor  of  debate  will  not  say  'true'  to  this? 
And  when  the  question  was  one  in  which  both  his  feelings 
and  his  powers  were  interested,  how  admirable  his  argument ; 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 


239 


and  how  perfectly  niii(|ue  his  manner  of  illustration  and  ex- 
pression. 

"But  this  generous  heart  and  clear  mind  were  lodged  in  a 
slight  physical  frame-work,  which  early  gave  way  to  the  fell 
power  of  disease.  He  died  far  from  home  and  friends,  and  yet 
had  so  endeared  himself  to  strangers  that  they  tenderly  prof- 
ferred  to  him  all  aid  in  their  power.  It  was  little,  however, 
that  they  could  do.  Yet,  there  can  be  no  doiiht  that  he  was 
'sustained  and  soothed  by  an  unfaltering  trust,'  and  so 
realized,  though  far  from  home,  the  truth  of  that  beautiful 
old  saying,  'The  way  to  heaven  is  the  same  out  of  all 
places.'  '' 


PWNNY  S.  DEXTEK. 


U59 


Fanny  Sarah'  Dexter,  daughter  of  Simon^   [Benjamin^  Benja- 

min^  SamueP,  Benjamin^  William^,  Thomas'  ]    and  Maria 

[Hardy]   Dexter,  was  born  at  Black  River,  N.  Y.,  4  Oct., 


240  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

1862,  and  died  at  Black  River,  12  Feb.,  1885.  Her 
early  life  she  spent  at  Black  River,  attending  the  local 
schools.  In  1870,  when  her  people  moved  to  Watertown,  she 
went  with  them  and  entered  the  city  schools  and  graduated 
from  the  High  School  in  1881.  After  a  year's  rest  she  at- 
tended the  Mount  Holyoke  Seminaiy  one  year.  The  remain- 
der of  her  life  she  spent  with  her  parents  at  Black  River. 

1162 

Orrin  B.-  Ramsey,  son  of  Betsey'^  [Benjamin^,  Benjamin^, 
SamueP,  Benjamin^,  William^  Thomas^]  Dexter  and 
Luther  Ramsey  of  Orange,  was  born  24  May,  1848,  and 
married  Sarah  E.  Booth,  28  Nov.,  1868. 

Four  children : 

1618  i     Mary  Augusta'  Eamsey,  b.  12  Nov.,  1869. 

1619  ii     Lillian   Jane"   Ramsey,   b.    28    Aug.,    1871. 

1620  iii     Orrin  Walter'  Eamsey,  b.  1  Nov.,  1876. 

1621  iv     Maud  Evelyn"  Eamsey,  b.  6  Sept.,  1887. 


1164 


Horace  Hartwell-  Ramsey,  son  of  Betsey'  [Benjamin^,  Benja- 
min%  SamueP,  Benjamin^,  William^,  Thomas^]  Dexter  and 
Luther  Ramsey,  was  bom  25  June,  1857.  He  married  Lil- 
lian Clark,  29  Feb.,  1880,  daughter  of  William  S.  and  Pallas 
E.  (Woodard)  Clark.  She  was  born  30  Sept.,  1859.  He 
was  for  a  long  time  connected  with  his  father  in  the  under- 
taking business,  and  since  his  father's  decease  he  has  car- 
ried on  the  business  alone. 

Four  children : 

1622  i     Camilla  Euth'  Eamsey,  b.   20  Jan.,   1884. 

1623  ii     Geneva  Isadore'  Eamsey,  b.  22  May,  1887. 

1624  iii     Allan  Clark'  Eamsey,  b.   24  March,  1890. 

1625  iv     Marion   Olive'  Eamsey,   b.   3   June,*  1892. 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 


241 


HERMAN    DEXTEK. 


\165 


Herman  Francis'  Dexter,  son  of  Samuel  Stillman^  [Benjamin^ 
Benjamin'',  Samuel^  Benjamin^  William',  Thomas']  and 
Maria  C.  [DeAvey]  Dexter,  was  born  at  Orange,  Mass.,  13 
Oct.,  1858.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  that 
town,  graduating  from  the  high  school  in  1877. 

In  1878  he  went  to  San  P>aneisco,  CaL,  and  entered  the 
employ  of  Dewey  &  Co.,  publishers  of  the  Mining  and  Sci- 
entific Press,  and  the  Pacific  Eural  Press,  where  in 
time  he  became  cashier  and  office  manager,  a  position  which 


242  DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 

he  has  held  continuously  for  many  years.  He  is  also  secre- 
tary and  one  of  the  directors  of  the  Dewey  Publishing  Co., 
a  corporation   organized  in  1891,  to  succeed  the  firm  of 

Dewey  &  Co. 

He  was  married  in  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  Jan.  7th,  1884,  to 
Ella  B.  Browning,  a  native  of  that  city,  and  daughter  of 
Jacob  and  Zeruah  Browning.  He  now  (1905)  resides  in 
Alameda,  Cal.,  a  suburb  of  San  Francisco,  to  which  place  he 
removed  in  1889.  In  religion  he  is  a  Congregationalist, 
being  a  member  of  the  First  Congregational  Church  of  Al- 
ameda, Cal.  He  has  served  continuously  on  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  that  church  since  1891,  and  has  been  superin- 
tendent of  the  Sunday  school  during  most  of  the  same  time. 

Children : 

1626  i     Euey*  Dexter,  b.  in  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  26  June,  1887. 

1627  ii     Browning  Dewey'  Dexter,  b.   in   San   Francisco,   Cal.,   13   Dec, 

1888. 

1628  iii     Philip  Lee»  Dexter,  b.  in  Alameda,  Cal.,  22  Feb.,  1896. 

1629  iv     Harold'  Dexter,  b.  in  Alameda,  Cal.,  9  Sept.,  1897. 


1166 

Caroline  Mary«  Dexter,  daughter  of  Samuel  Stillman^  [Benja- 
min«,  Benjamin^  SamueP,  Benjamin^  William^,  Thomas^] 
and  Maria  [Dewey]  Dexter,  was  bom  5  Sept.,  1860.  She 
married  Martin  W.  Mayo. 

Two  children: 

16S0  i     Ella  Caroline'  Mayo,   b.   Sept.,  1886. 

1631        ii     Helen'  Mayo,  b.  Nov.,  1887;   d.  1888. 

1167 

Edward  Mansfield'  Dexter,  son  of  Samuel  Stillman'  [Benja- 
min«,  Benjamin^  SamueP,  Benjamin^  William^,  Thomas^] 
and  Maria  C.   [Dewey]  Dexter,  was  bom  at  Orange,  Mass., 


DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY.  243 

2  Oct.,  1864.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools,  and 
graduated  from  the  high  school  as  valedictorian  of  the  class 
of  1882.  For  a  time  he  assisted  his  father  in  his  work  as  a 
civil  engineer.  The  succeeding  two  and  one  half  years  were 
passed  in  the  employ  of  the  New  Home  Sewing  Machine  Co. 
He  was  a  carpet  salesman  in  the  dry  goods  store  of  M.  E. 
Cowan  for  a  year.  In  1885  he  went  to  Black  River,  N.  Y., 
where  for  thirteen  years  he  wa^  manager  bookkeeper  for 
the  H.  C.  Dexter  Chair  Co.  In  politics  he  is  a  loyal  Re- 
publican, and  at  the  time  of  the  election  of  President  McKin- 
ley  to  his  first  term  of  office,  was  President  of  the  Republi- 
can Club.  After  the  village  of  Black  River  Avas  incorpora- 
ted, he  was  elected  village  clerk,  which  office  he  held  for 
several  years.  He  married  N.  Gertrude  Boyce,  18  July, 
1888,  at  Orange,  Mass.  She  was  the  daughter  of  Alaric  and 
Amanda  (Whitney)  Boyce. 

He  moved  in  1897  to  Hartford,  Conn.,  to  take  charge  of 
the  office  of  E.  G.  Whittelsey  &  Co.,  a  wholesale  house  dealing 
in  flour,  butter,  cheese,  etc.  He  is  now  living  in  Hartford. 
He  and  his  family  are  active  members  of  the  Fourth  Con- 
gregational Church.  He  is  much  interested  in  its  work, 
having  been  a  deacon,  and  is  now  a  trustee  and  first  vice- 
president  of  its  large  chorus  choir.  He  is  faithful  to  every 
obligation.  That  he  has  the  entire  confidence  and  high  es- 
teem of  his  employers  is  evidenced  by  the  tnisted  positions 
he  has  so  long  held. 

One  child : 

1632         i     Eaymond  Henry-'  Dexter,   b.   at  Black  River,  N.  Y.,  28  March, 
1892. 

« 

Maurice  Lynde«  Dexter,  son  of  Samuel  Stillman"  [Benjamin^, 
Benjamin^  SamueP,  Benjamin^,  William^,  Thomas^]  and 
Maria  [Dewey]  Dexter,  was  bom  -3  May,  1869,  at  Orange, 
Mass.  On  that  morning  the  ground  was  covered  with  two 
or  three  inches  of  snow.     Under  the  parlor  window  of  the 


244  DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 

house  iu  which  the  subject  of  this  sketch  was  born,  there 
was  a  flower  bed  bordered  with  dwarf  fleur-de-lis  in  bloom. 
The  line  of  blue  flowers  and  green-leaf  points  lay  on  the 
snow  like  a  rift  of  sky  in  a  summer  cloud. 

In  his  boyhood  Mr.  Dexter  attended  the  graded  and  high 

schools  of  Orange,  and  assisted  his  father  in  his  farm  work, 

lumbering  and  civil  engineering.     During  these  early  years, 

he  acquired  a  practical  knowledge  in  these  lines  of  business 

'which  was  of  much  use  in  later  life. 

After  leaving  school,  he  was  employed  for  a  time  in  the 
factory  of  the  New  Home  Sewing  Machine  Co.  He  then 
engaged  in  business  for  himself  as  a  farmer  and  milk  dealer, 
also  carrying  on  trade  in  wood  and  lumber. 

Mr.  Dexter  is  in  religion  a  Congregationalist,  and  in  poli- 
tics a  Republican.  He  also  belongs  to  the  society  of  Odd 
Fellows  and  has  held  the  office  of  Treasurer  of  the  local  lodge 
for  several  years.  He  married  Martha  Stella  Foskett  in 
1888.  She  was  the  daughter  of  a  prosperous  farmer.  Four 
children  born  in  Orange  have  come  to  bless  the  home,  one  of 
whom  has  passed  on  to  the  heavenly  home,  and  so  the  snow 
storms  and  spring  blossoms  of  life  are  mingling  all  the  way. 

.  Four  children :  •- 

1633  i     Albert  Maurice'  Dexter,  b.  6  June,  1889. 

1634  ii     Gladys  Maria"  Dexter,  b.  12  Feb.,  1891. 

1635  iii     Eolancl   Foskett"   Dexter,   b.    18    May,    1893;    d.   in   Orange,   4 

Aug.,   189.5. 

1636  iv     Bernard  Leon"  Dexter,  h.  31  Oct.,  1896. 


U70 

George  Edward^  Dexter,  son  of  George  W.^  [Benjamin^,  Benja- 
min»,  SannieP,  Benjamin',  Willianr,  Thomas^]  and  F.  Ar- 
villa  [Fry]  Dexter,  was  l)nrn  26  Dec,  1857.  He  married 
Minnie  Emmelin  Graves,  24  Oct.,  1878.  She  was  born  at 
Orange,  25  March,  1860. 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 


245 


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X 


V 


GEORGE    E.  DEXTER. 


Three  children 


1637 


1638 
1639 


i  Arthur  Job"  Dexter,  b.  24  Jan.,  1880;  m.  Annie  Stewart,  14 
Oct.,  1900.  Three  children:  Margaret,  b.  16  Sept.,  1901; 
Marion,  b.  16  Sci>t.,  1001;   Davis,  b.  28  Nov.,  1903. 

11     George  Augustus''  Dexter,   b.  20   Jan.,   1882. 

iil     Lyna"  Dexter,  b.   19   Nov.,   1887. 


1172 

Herbert  Eugene'^  Dexter,  son  of  Geortie  W.''  [Benjamin*,  Ben- 
,iamin^  Samnel\  Benjamin^  William-,  Thomas^  and  F.  Ar- 
villa  [Fry]  Dexter,  was  born  0  Feb.,  b'^fif).  He  married  Tiia 
M.   Dow,  27  Nov.,   1884. 


1640 


One  child: 

i     Edna  May''  Dexter,  1).  .')  April,  1886;   m.  G.  Harry  .Tolmson,  31 
Oct.,  1903.     One  son:  Ealj^h  Edward  .Johnson,  b.  4  .Tune,  1904. 


246  DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 

1174 

Mary  Lizzie^  Dexter,  daughter  of  George  W.^  [Benjamin^  Ben- 
jamin^  SamueP,  Benjamin^  William^,  Thomas^]  and  F.  Ar- 
villa  [Fry]  Dexter,  was  born  19  Nov.,  1869.  She  married 
Israel  Newton,  19  Oct.,  1892.  She  was  secretary  of  the  Dex- 
ter Family  Reunion  Association. 

One  child :  .  . 

1641         i     Grace  May'  Newton,  b.  7  July,   1893. 

1176 

Nelson  Dexter«  Davis,  son  of  Dexter^  [Lucy«,  Benjamin^  Sam- 
uel*, Benjamin^,  William^,  Thomas^  Dexter]  and  Emily 
[Holden]  Davis,  was  born  20  Sept.,  1829,  at  Orange,  Mass. 
He  married  (1)  Adelaide  M.  Wescott,  26  Oct.,  1852.  She 
was  born  27  Sept.,  1835,  and  died  23  Jan.,  1863.  He  mar- 
ried (2)  Julia  E.  Baker,  11  Feb.,  1864.  She  was  born  31 
.  March,  1837,  the  daughter  of  Bennet  and  Abigail  (Miller) 
Baker. 

He  came  to  Caton  with  his  father  in  1842,  who  located 
at  the  place  called  ' '  Pail  Factory  place, ' '  in  1847.  He  went 
into  the  gTOcery  business  with  his  father,  and  continued  until 
1852,  when  he  bought  the  farm  of  sixty-five  acres  where  he 
now  lives  and  where  he  was  married.  He  added  to  it  until 
now  it  contains  two  hundred  and  thirty-three  acres.  He 
follows  general  farming  and  makes  a  specialty  of  breeding 
horses.  He  belonged  to  the  Methodist  Church,  and  was 
chiefly  responsible  for  the  building  of  the  new  church  in 
1866.     He  has  held  several  town  offices. 

Four  children  by  first  wife,  two  by  second  wife : 

1642  i     Horace  D.''  Davis,  b.   7  Jan.,    1854;    m.   18   April,   1875,   Mar- 

garet Eoe,  dau.  of  Daniel  B.  and  Margaret  (Frauderhoff) 
Eoe. 

1643*  ii  Henry  L."  Davis,  b.  20  Ang.,  1856;  d.  1900;  m.  Phebe  M. 
White,  18  Jan.,  1877;  she  died  in  1901. 


DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY.  247 

1644  iii     Charles  H."  Davis,  b.  4  Nov.,  1858;  a.  21  Aug.,  1896. 

1645  iv     Edgar  M."  Davis,  b.  24  Nov.,  1860.     Is  a  dentist  in  Waverley. 

1646  V     Louis  B."  Davis,  b.  8  Oct.,  186G;   d.  7  Oct.,  1867. 
1647*      vi     Emma   A."  Davis,  b.   8   June,   1868. 


U79 

Erastus  Andrew^  Davis,  son  of  Norris'^  [Lucy^,  Benjamin",  Sam- 
uel'*, Benjamin^,  William^,  Thomas^  Dexter]  and  Lucy  Ann 
[Howard]  Davis,  was  born  25  Nov.,  1832.  He  married 
Mary  T.  Harrison,  daughter  of  Jessie  Harrison. 

Six  children : 

1648  i     Cornelius  H.^  Davis,  b.  26  July,  18.57;  m.  Emma  T.  Sliowatter, 

1880.     Four  children. 

1649  ii     Mary  Addie'  Davis,  b.  16  Nov.,  1861 ;  d.  11  April,  1870. 

1650  iii     Jennie  Mary"  Davis,  b.   19  Dec,  1863;   d.   10  Ajjril,  1870. 

1651  iv     Nelson  Non-is''  Davis,  b.  11  Aug.,  1866;  m.  Margaret  M.  Hud- 

son,  1889.     Five  children. 

1652  V     Willie"  Davis,  b.   6  Dec,  1870;   d.   15   Dec,   1870. 

1653  vi     Wilber  W.»  Davis,  b.   26  March,  1872;   m.   Clara  A.   Southard, 

1893.     One  child. 

nsi 

Cynthia  Ann^  Davis,  daup^hter  of  Norris'^  [Lucy^,  Benjamin^, 
Samuel*,  Benjamin^,  William^,  Thomas^  Dexter]  and  Lucy 
Ann  [Howard]  Davis,  was  born  4  July,  1837.  She  married 
Edward  French,  4  July,  1860. 

Six  children : 

1654  i     Charles  B."  French,  b.  30  June,  1862. 

1655  ii     Melvin   L.»   French,   b.   17   Oct.,    1863. 

1656  iii     Clarence   C."  French,   b.   4  March,   1866. 

1657  iv     Josephine  A."  French,  4  March,  1868. 

1658  V     Marcus"  French,   b.   16   Sept.,   1871. 

1659  vi     Ida  M."  French,  16  March,  1875. 


248  DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 


ABBIE  LOUISE  (WARDEN)  CARPENTER. 

1186 

Abbie  Louise^  Warden,  daughter  of  Narcissa^  [Ll^cy^  Benja- 
min^  SamueP,  Benjaniiir\  Willianr,  Thomas^  Dexter]  and 
John  Warden,  was  born  7  Jan.,  1840,  at  Worcester,  Mass. 
She  received  her  education  in  the  public  schools  of  that  city, 
residing'  at  home  until  10  Oct.,  1860,  when  she  married 
Charles  Hudson  Carpenter.  He  was  the  son  of  Seba  and 
Melinda  Carpenter  of  Douglas.  He  was  born  4  Oct.,  1839. 
'  He  came  to  Worcester  when  a  boy  and  received  his  edu- 
cation in  the  public  schools.  He  entered  the  employment  of 
Henry  0.  Clark,  in  the  fancy  dry  goods  business.  Later  the 
business  was  conducted  by  Martin  Stowe.  He  then  entered 
the  dry  goods  store  of  Josiah  H.  Clarke,  where  he  remained 
a  clerk  until  he  entered  the  firm  in  1882.  In  1896  he  with 
two  others  succeeded  J.  H.  Clarke  Co.  under  the  firm  name 
of  Johnson,  Carpenter  &  Co. 

He  early  identified  himself  with  the  Methodist  Church  on 
Park  Street,  and  when  Grace  Church  was  formed  in  1870,  he 
became  one  of  the  first  Official  Board  of  that  church.  He  served 


DEXTER     FxVMILY     GENEALOGY. 


249 


CHARLES   H.  CARPENTER, 

continuously  froiii  then  until  ISD!)  as  steward  or  trustee. 
He  has  been  Iiouoi-imI  by  nearly  every  office  within  the  gift 
of  the  church  and  Sunday-school.  He  was  one  of  the  origi- 
nal members  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  He  is  alife  member  of  Wor- 
cester County  ]\Iechanics  Association,  a  member  of  ^Tonta- 
cute  Lodge  of  Free  and  Accepted  ]\Tasons,  also  a  member  of 
the  Worcester  Board  of  Trade.  He  is  a  Republican  in 
politics.  They  had  one  daughter,  ]\Iinniola  Louisa^  Carpen- 
ter, born  6  July,  1865;  d.  15  June,  1884.  In  1890  they 
adopted  a  girl,  and  named  her  Lillian  Gertrude  Carpenter; 
she  was  Inn-n  17  Nov.,  1886.  and  died  1904. 

Mrs.  Carpenter  also  took  an  active  part  in  Grace  Church, 
having  held  the  office  of  President  of  the  Ladies'  Social  Cir- 
cle, District  Secretary  of  the  Missionary  Society,  President 
of  the  Foreign  Missionary  Society  of  that  church. 

Children  : 


1660  i     Minniola  Louisa"  Carpenter,  b.  6  .Tuly,  ISfio;   d.  15  June,  1884. 

1661  ii     Lillian    Gertrude"    Carpenter    (adopfed),    b.    17    Nov.,   1886;    d. 

1904. 


250 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 


MINNIOLA   L.  CARPENTER. 

1865—1884. 


LILLIAN   G.  CARPENTER. 

1886—1904. 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 


251 


JOHN    D.  WARDEN 
(Taken  in  1^80.) 

U87 

John  Davis^  Warden,  son  of  Narcissa''  [Lucy*',  Benjamin^,  Sam- 
ueP,  Benjamin^  William',  Thomas^  Dexter]  and  John  War- 
den, was  born  3  Dee.,  1844,  at  Worcester.  He  was  educated 
in  the  public  schools,  and  learned  the  machinist's  trade. 
From  1867  to  1870  he  was  instructor  in  the  Worcester  Poly- 
technic Institute.  From  1871-72  he  was  in  the  employ  of 
the  company  that  built  the  bio-  bridge  at  St.  Louis.  IMo. 
From  1873-76  he  was  in  the  freestone  business  in  Fall 
River,  Mass.,  and  1877-84  in  the  crockery  business  witli  his 
brother  in  Worcester,  Mass.  In  1886  he  returned  to  Fall 
River,  where  he  remained  many  years,  and  acquired  con- 
siderable real  estate.  He  was  a  mechanical  expert,  and 
worked  out  several  inventions.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Methodist  Church,  and  a  Republican  in  politics.  He  married 
Sarah  L.  Nichols,  26  ]\Iareh.  1874.  She  wa.s  the  daughter  of 
Lafavette  Nichols   of  Fall  River. 


Two  children : 


1662* 


i     Frederick  Albert'  Warden,  b.  24  April,  1875;  m.  Emma  B.Gerry, 
4  Nov.,  1896. 
1663        ii     Abbie  Nichols'  Warden,   b.   24  Feb.,   1878. 


DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 


W.  A.  WARDEN. 


W^Z 


William  A.'  Warden,  yoimgest  son  of  Narcissa^  [Lllcy^  Benja- 
minS  Samuel^  Benjamin^  William-,  Thomas^  Dexter]  Davis 
and  John  Warden,  was  born  2  March,  1852,  at  Worcester, 
Mass.,  and  was  edncated  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native 
city.  He  left  school,  however,  at  the  age  of  16,  and 
learned  the  cabinet-maker's  trade.  In  1872,  at  the  age  of 
•  20,  he  went  into  the  lousiness  of  manufacturing  i)icture 
frames,  in  company  with  George  Nolen.  This  partnership 
lasted  until  1877,  when  in  company  with  his  brother,  John  D. 
Warden,  he  opened  a  wholesale  and  retail  crockery  and  glass- 
ware establishment  under  the  firm  name  of  Warden  Bros. 
This  business  was  sold  out  in  1884,  when  he  went  into  the 
real  estate  business  with  Willis  F.  Phelps,  the  firm  name 
being  Warden  &  Phelps.  This  business  was  more  congenial 
to  his  taste.  The  firm  had  under  their  control  several  large 
estates,  in  addition  to  doing  a  regular  brokerage  business, 
and  in  1889  they  added  to  their  business  the  buying  and 
developing  large  tracts  of  suburban  property.     In  this  they 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY.  253 


ELLA  M.   (DURFEE)  WARDEN. 


were  quite  successful,  aud  some  of  the  beautiful  suburbs  of 
Worcester  owe  their  origin  to  this  firuL  Scores  of  beautiful 
houses  have  been  built  by  this  firm,  and  sold  to  people  desir- 
ing suburlian  homes. 

Mr.  Warden  was  often  consulted  in  regard  to  value  of  real 
estate,  and  has  acted  as  expert  witness  in  many  real  estate 
cases  in  court.  His  services  were  often  secured  in  apprais- 
ing property  for  probate  purposes,  and  in  settling  estates. 
He  has  acted  as  conveyancer  in  a  great  many  cases.  He  held 
commission  as  justice  of  the  peace,  and  notary  public,  under 
Governors  Robinson,  Ames,  Brackett,  Russell,  Greenhalge, 
Woleott,  Crane,  Bates  and  Douglas. 

In  politics  he  was  always  a  Republican,  and  took  an  active 
interest  in  all  such  matters.  He  was  a  member  of  the  ward 
and  city  connnittee  of  that  party  foi-  many  years,  and  was 
inspector  of  election  several  terms.  He  was  interested  in 
the  no-license  campaign,  and  was  treasurer  of  both  city  and 
county  committees.  His  interest  in  i)olitics  led  him  to 
attend  as  a  visitor  the  great  national  conventions  of  the 
Republican  ])arty  at  Chicago,  in  18SS,  and  at  Minneapolis, 


254  DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY, 

in  1892.  He  joined  the  Sunday-school  of  the  Park  Street 
M.  E.  Church  in  1857,  and  when  that  church  was  sold  in 
1870,  he  went  with  the  rest  to  Trinity  M.  E.  Church,  and 
became  Secretary  and  assistant  superintendent  of  the  Sunday- 
school.  He  joined  the  church  in  1877,  and  was  an  active 
member  of  all  the  young  people's  societies.  He  was  Presi- 
dent of  the  Literary  Society,  a  member  of  the  Official  Board 
of  the  church  for  many  years,  holding  office  as  steward  and 
trustee.  He  was  on  the  Finance  Committee,  assistant  treas- 
urer, member  of  the  Pulpit  Supply  and  Church  Repair  Com- 
mittee. In  1896,  when  the  church  was  repaired  and  redeco- 
rated, he  was  chairman  of  the  Decorating  Committee.  He 
also  had  charge  of  extensive  repairs  of  church  in  1905.  He 
twice  represented  his  church  at  the  Lay  Electoral  Confer- 
ence, and  in  1900  was  elected  a  reserve  delegate  to  the  Gen- 
eral Conference  of  the  M.  E.  Church,  held  at  Chicago,  111. 
He  attended  the  conference,  but  was  not  seated,  as  his  prin- 
cipal was  in  attendance.  He  was  Secretaiy  for  several  years 
of  the  Worcester  M.  E.  City  Mission  and  Church  Extension 
Society.  He  was  Secretary  of  the  Twentieth  Century  Thank- 
Offering  commissions  from  1899-1901,  under  whose  auspices 
the  church  debt  of  Trinity  Church  was  raised,  and  was  a 
member  of  the  committee  that  arranged  for  the  celebration 
of  that  event.  When  the  religious  census  of  the  city  of  Wor- 
cester was  taken  in  1903,  he  was  a  member  of  the  Executive 
Committee  and  formulated  the 'plan  which  was  adopted  in 
dividing  the  city  into  districts,  and  in  tabiTlating  the  returns, 
whereby  the  record  of  112,000  people  was  gathered  in  five 
hours.  He  was  connected  with  the  Knights  of  Pythias  and 
Knights  of  Malta,  a  member  of  Montacute  Lodge  of  Free 
Masons,  Eureka  Chapter,  Hiram  Council,  and  Worcester 
County  Commandery  of  Knights  Templars.  For  four  years 
be  was  Secretary  of  the  Masonic  Mutual  Relief  Association 
of  Central  Massachusetts.  He  was  a  director  of  the  Young 
Men's  Christian  Association. 

Mr.  Warden  spent  a  large  part  of  his  winters  for  many 
years  in  traveling  in  the  South  and  California,  and  in  visiting 
all  parts  of  our  country  and  Canada.   He  was  interested  in 


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255 


W.  VINCENT    WARDEN. 
1883—1894. 

genealogical  research,  and  has  compiled  the  records  of 
several  families.  He  married  Ella  Maria  Durfee,  April 
1876.  She  was  the  daughter  of  Benjamin  and  Betsey  C. 
Durfee,  of  Fall  Elver.  She  was  bom  23  April,  1854,  at  Fall 
River. 

Four  children : 


1664*        i     Florence    Durfee"    Warden,    b.    30    Dec,    1876;    m.    Miles    W. 
Tabor,   16   June,    1903. 

1665  ii     William    Vincent"   Warden,    b.    2    Nov.,    1883;    d.    at   Victoria, 

B.  C,  12  May,  1894;  buried  at  Worcester,  Mass. 

1666  iii     Charles  Franklin"  Warden,  b.  11  Dec,  1886. 

1667  iv     John  Emerson"  Warden,  b..  25  Sept.,   1897. 


256 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 


CHARLES   FRANKLIN    WARDEN. 


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1189 

Edwin  F  ^  Davis,  son  of  DanieF   [Lucy«,  Benjamin%  SamueP, 
Benjamin^  William-,  Thomas^  Dexter]     and  Kutli   [Bates] 
Davis,  was  born  28  May,  1846.     He  married  Jennie  M.  Dow 
of  Corning  in  1870.     About  the  time  he  became  of  age,  he 
spent  some  time  in  Massachusetts,  and  then  was  in  the  mill- 
ing business  in  Pennsylvania  for  one  or  two  years.     He  also 
followed  the  carpenter's  trade  about  ten  years,  in  Fall  Brook 
shops      He  then  followed  photography  about  three  years  at 
Corning,  N.  Y.,  and  at  that  time  had  the  telephone  exchange 
in  his  ^allerv.  bv  which  he  became  interested  in  electricity. 
He  was  afterwards  with  the  Edison  Electric  Co.  during  the 
New    Orleans    Exposition    and    continued    with    them    for 
several  years,  after  which  he  went  with  the  Westinghouse 
Co      He  worked  for  them  about  three  years  contracting  and 
establishing  plants  all  over  the  country.     He  put  in  the  elec- 
trical plant  for  the  three  state  prisons  in  New  York,  and 
has  since  had  charge  of  them. 

Two   children : 

1668  i     Maud  .\lfredine"  Davis,  b.  13  Dec,  1875;   ni.  Philip  Whitlock, 

17  Oct.,  1900.    Oue  son:  Kiclaard  Alfred  Whitlock,  b.  22  Oct., 
1901. 

1669  ii     Ruth  J."  Davis,  b.  31  Dec,  1882. 

.1190 

Lucy  E.^  Davis,  dauuhtcr  .>f  DanirF  fLucy«,  Benjamin^  Sam- 
nelS  Ben.iamin^  WiUianr,  Thomas^  Dexter]  and  Ruth 
[Bates]  Davis,  was  born  20  ^lay,  1850,  at  Caton,  N.  Y.  She 
married  (1)  John  C  White,  20  Feb.,  1870;  he  died  7  Oct., 
1872  ;  (2)  Harvey  Wood,  6  Feb.,  1878  ;  he  died  23  Oct.,  1898. 
She  then  went  back  to  the  home  of  her  parents  and  assisted 
them  caring  foi-  her  father  in  his  last  sickness,  and  after  his 
decease,  taking  care  of  her  mother  during  her  long  illness. 


DKXTEK     FAMILY      GKXKAI  >t  HI  V. 


•2r>u 


LUCY  E.   (DAVIS)   WOOD. 

One  child  by  first  husljaiid: 
1670*       i     Effie  Davis''  White,  b.  10  Dec,  1870. 

1191 


Mary  E.^  Davis,  daiig'hter  of  Daniel'  ILuey'',  Benjamin^,  Sam- 
ueP,  Benjamin^  William-,  Thomas'  Dexter]  and  Ruth 
[Bates]  Davis,  was  ])oi'n  11  Xov..  1852.  She  married  Frank 
TT.  Dow,  15  Sept.,  1875.  They  lived  on  their  farm  neai-  the 
Davis  homestead  at  Caton,  X.  Y.  Mr.  Dcnv  takes  an  active 
interest  in  the  work  of  the  (li-anue. 

Two  ehildix^n : 

1671  i     Harry  S."  Dow,  b.  9  Awg.,  1878. 

1671A     ii     Jessie   Kuth"   Dow,   b.   13   May,    1885. 


2G0 


DEXTKR     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 


U92 


Henry  D.^  Barber,  son  of  Lncy  A.'  [Lucy^  Benjamin^  Samuel^ 
Benjamin%  William-,  Thomas^  Dexter]  and  Reuel  Barber, 
was  born  13  Oct.,  1841,  at  AVorcester,  Mass.  He  Avas  edu- 
cated at  the  public  schools  of  the  city  and  at  Wilbraham 
Academy.  He  was  employed  in  the  office  of  the  Register  of 
Deeds  at  the  Court  House.     In  1861  he  enlisted  as  a  private 


HENRY    1).    BARBER. 


in  the  31st  Regiment,  ]\Iassachusetts  Volunteers,  and  was 
mustered  out  of  service  as  a  First  Lieutenant  at  IMobile,  Al- 
abama, in  September,  1865.  During  a  portion  of  his  ser- 
vice, he  was  on  the  staff  of  Brevet  IMajor  General  Thomas  J. 
Lucas  of  Indiana. 

]\Ir.  Barber  was  for  many  years  treasurer  of  the  ]Maynard- 
Gough  Co.,  printers,  of  Worcester,  ]\Iass.  He  was  a  member 
of  Grace  ^I.  E.  Church,  and  afterwards  transferred  his  mem- 
bership to  Trinity  M.  E.  Church.     He  was  a  class  leader  and 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY.  iMil 

Sunday-school  snperinteiKlcnt  in  both  Grace  and  Trinity 
chnrches.  He  was  many  years  a  teacher  in  the  Sunday- 
school,  and  at  one  lime  was  I'resident  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  of 
Worcester.  He  married  He[)hzil)ah''  Dexter,  10  June,  1867. 
She- was  the  daughter  of  Aniasa^  Dexter  of  Orange. 

One  child : 

1672  i     Harry  EeueP  Barber,  b.  (J  Sept.,  1872. 

1193 

Georgianna'  Davis,  dauL-htei-  of  Sylvester"  [Luey"'.  Benjamin^ 
SamueH,  Benjamin^  AVillijim-.  Gliomas'  Dexter]  and  Cath- 
erine [Johnson]  Davis,  was  l)()i-n  2  -lune,  1846.  She  married 
Albert  Rice  of  Barre.     lie  was  a  slioe  manufacturer. 

Two  children :  '         ' 

1673  i     Marion    D."   Eice,    b.    ;    m.    (1)    .Julian    Clevelaud;    (2) 

George  Pratt.      Two   chililrcn:    Willie,   Florence. 

1674  li     .Tnhn   Sylvester"  Eice,  b.   ;   ni.    Kva  . 

1194 

Alfradina""  Davis,  danuliter  of  Sylveslei-'  [Lucy''.  P>en.)aniin^', 
SaniueP,  Benjamin-',  "William-,  Thomas^  Dexter]  and  Cath- 
erine [Johnson]  Davis,  was  boi-n  (i  Oct.,  1849.  at  Orange, 
where  she  spent  her  early  ehiUlhood.  She  taught  school  at 
Orange  and  Hubbardston,  in  Massachusetts,  and  at  Caton  in 
Xew  York.  She  married  .lames  Cray,  and  moved  with  him 
to  California,  where  they  settled  upon  a  hii-iic  ranch  near 
Hollister,  Santa  Clara  Co. 

Three  children : 

1675  i  ^  Bobert''  Gray.  b.  2  .Ian..   1^79. 

1676  ii     Catherine"  Gray,  b.   K)  March.   1SS3. 

1677  iii     Alfraitina"  Grav.  1).  6  Nov..  l*5S(i. 


262  DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 

Harriet  Elizabeth'  Davis,  dauglitei"  of  Sylvester'  iLncy«,  Ben- 
.iainiif',  Sauiuel\  Benjamin',  William^,  Thomas^  Dexter]  and 
Catherine  [Johnson]  Davis,  was  born  16  Jan.,  1851.  Her 
early  life  was  spent  on  a  farm  at  Orange,  Mass.  She  mar- 
ried Joseph  Sargent,  9  IMay.  1871.  He  was  a  marble  worker, 
carrying  on  a  nionnmental  business  in  Barre,  afterwards  in 
Gardner,  IMass. 

Three  ebildreii  : 

1678  i     William    Pliilbrick"    Sargent,    b.     21    Nov.,     1872;     m.    Jennie 

Frances  Andrews,  13  Ang.,  1897.  Two  children:  Marguerite 
E.  Sargent,  b.  27  Dec,  1898;  Francis  William  Sargent,  b. 
20  Jan.,  1902. 

1679  ii     Sylvester  Davis"  Sargent,  b.  10  July,  1876. 

1681  iii     Catherine    Elizabetlr'    Sargent,    b.    2.1    April,    1880;    ni.    Arthur 

Francis  O 'Mally,   Aug.,   1902. 

1196 

Jennie  Etta'  Davis,  daughtei-  of  Sylvester'  [Lncy^  Beniamin^ 
SamneP,  Benjamin-',  William-.  Thomas^  Dexter]  and  Cath- 
erine [Johnson]  Davis,  was  l)()rii  14  IMarch,  1854.  She  mar- 
ried Edward  Everett  Washbui'ii.  14  :\Tai"eh.  1872.  She  lived 
on  a  farm  nntil  her  marriage,  when  they  moved  to  Orange, 
where  ber  husband  was  connected  witb  the  stove  bnsiness. 

One  child  : 

1682  i     Water   Hxcrctt"  Wiislihurn.  b.  2.')  .b-ni.,   1 S83. 

1197 

Sabrina'  Walker,  daiightci-  of  Bbebe'  |  Phebe'',  Benjamin''.  Sam- 
neb,  Benjamin'.  William-.  Tlutmas'  Dexter]  and  Willard 
Walker,  was  l)orn  10  .March.  182!).  Slie  married  Amos  ^I. 
Lamb  of  Worcester  in  1850. 


DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY.  263 

Five  children  : 

1683  i     Henry  Willaid"  Liimb,  1).  30  :krarch,  1852. 

1684  ii     Phebe  Duella"  Lamb,  b.  at  Eoyalston. 

1685  iii     Edgar'  Lamb,  b.  Oraiifje. 

1686  iv     Edward"  Lamb,  b.  . 

1687  V     Walter"  Lamli,  b.  K'oyalston. 

1198 

Delina'^  Walker,  (hiu.uhter  of  i'lichc'  |  I'hehi'''.  Ijeujainiii'.  Saiii- 
uel^  Benjaniiti'.  Williani-.  'i'lioinas'  Dexter]  ami  AVillard 
Walker,  was  ])()rii  ;U  Jan..  18:51.     She  married  .M.  M.  Lamb. 

Ei<i:ht  ehildren  : 

1.688  i     Bronson  P."  Ijamb,  b. . 

1689  ii     Ho^Yard  P."  Lamb,  b.  . 

1690  iii     Flora  D.»  Lamb,  b.  1856. 

1691  iv     William  Judson"  Lamb,  b.  5  May,  1860. 

1692  V     John  :\L-'  Lamb,  b.  Jan.,  1862. 

1693  vi     Hattie  S.'  Lamb,  b.  . 

1694  vii     Mary  B."  Lamb,  b.  . 

1695  viii     Lillie  Bell''  Lamb,  b.  IS  Feb.,  1876. 

Harriet^  Walker,  daughter  of  Phehe"  [Phebe",  Benjamin^  Sam- 
ueP,  Benjamin'^  William-.  Thomas'  Dexter]  and  Willard 
Walker,  was  born  ;-?0  Dec.  IS:!:!.  She  married  OJeorue  S. 
Stearns    of  Warwick. 

Two  ehildren  : 

1696  i     Nellie  Etta''  Stearns,  b.  5  Auy.,  1860;  .1.  4  .Mairli,  1891. 

1697  ii     Minnie  E.  L."  Stearns,  b.  Sept.,  1S()7. 

1202 

Abijah'  French,  son  (»f  Priscilla"  |  Bhelx'''.  Benjamin'.  Samuel^ 
Benjamin".  William-.  Thomas^  Dexter]  and  Richard  French, 
was  born  22  Nov.,  1S2!>.  He  married  Mary  .laiic  Chase  of 
Athol,  ]\lass.     He  died  in  1884. 


2G4  DEXTER     FxVMILY     GENEALOGY. 

Three  ehilclnMi : 

1698  i     Adaline  B."  Frenc-li,  1).  l2()  Dec,  1852;  d.  1  Aug.,  1854. 

1699  ii     Etta  Lois"  French,  b.  3  6  June,  1858;  d.  19  Sept.,  1859. 

1700  iii     Bertha  Belle"  French,  b.  3  Ano..  1866;  d.  20  Oct.,  1882. 

1206 

Maria*^  French,  dniiditer  of  Priscilla'  [Phebe^  Benjamin^  Sam- 
neP,  Be^.iamin^  William-,  Thomas^  Dexter]  and  Richard 
French,  was  liorn  15  Dec,  1889.  She  married  Orin  Trow 
Lane,  1  April,  1861.  ITe  was  the  son  of  Daniel  W.  Lane  of 
Hardwiek. 

Five  children  : 

1701  i     Lizzie  Minnette"  Lane,  b.  1862;   d.  1863. 

1702  ii     May  Ann'  Lane,  b.  1865;  d.  1885. 

1703  iii     Carrie  Angnsta"  Lane,  b.  1871;  m. Rowland.     Three  chil- 

dren. 

1704  iv     Charles  Elliott"  Lane,  b.  1875. 

1705  V     Bertha  Ahna"  Lane,  b.  1879. 

1207 

Charles  H.*  French,  son  of  Pi-iseilhv  [Phebe^  Benjamin^  Sam- 
neP,  Ben.iamin^  AAHlliam^  Thomas^  Dexter]  and  Richard 
French,  was  horn  at  Ora'nire,  0  Nov..  1846.  He  married 
(1)  Carrie  :\I.  TTaskall,  1  Jan.,  1868:  she  was  the  adopted 
dano-hter  of  INT.  Haskall  of  Ncav  Salem.  She  Avas  born  1 
Jan.,  1847,  and  died  28  Oct.,  1872.  He  married  (2)  Ellen 
Elizabeth  Cheney,  11  Jan.,  1878;  she  was  the  daughter  of 
Damon  and  Elizabeth  Cheney  of  "Warwick ;  she  Avas  born  in 
1857. 

One  child  by  first  wife,  five  by  second  Avife : 

1706  i     Angle  3\r.''  French,  b.    1871;   m.  Horace   E.  Xewell,   15  March, 

1890.  Tfe  died  suddenly  at  Clinton.  Me.,  Nov.,  1893.  One 
sou:  Horace  Edgar  Newell,  b.  March,  1894.  She  m.  (2)  'Fred 
Nichols. 


DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY.  2Go 

1707  ii     Alice"   Freneli,    b.    27   Xov.,   1S7S;    in.    Ednmnd   :srayo,    D.D.S., 

June,   1903. 

1708  iii     Belle"  French,  b.  188S'. 

1709  iv     Eichard  C."  French,  b.   1888. 

1710  V     Lambert  R."  French,  b.  1889;   d.  1891. 

1711  vi     Dorothy"  French,  b.  1896. 

\2\2 

George  W.*^  Whitney,  son  of  S^nsaiv  [Phebe'"'.  l^'iijainin',  Sani- 
neP,  Benjaniiir.  AYilliam-.  Tlioiiias^  Dextor]  [Tlmrston]  and 
Ira  Whitney,  was  l)oi'n  8  .May,  18:^:^,  at  Orany'e.  ^Mass.  He 
married  Al)nrh  Kin?.  18.">7. 

Five  children : 

1712  i     Eva  C."  Whitney,  b.  in  Pittsfield.  Ohio,  6  Dec,  1860. 

1713  ii     Allison  G.''  Wliitney,  b.  ;  <L  in  infancy. 

1714  iii     :\ramie  G."  ^^liitney,  b.   in  Oberlin,  Ohio,  8  Ang.,   186.5. 

1715  iv     Frank"  Whitney,  b.  15  April,  1868. 

1716  V     Eddie  S."  Whitney,  b.  25  .Tan.,  1873. 

1213 

Nathan  H.^  Whitney,  son  of  Rnsan'  [Phebe'^.  Benjamin'.  Sam- 
neP.  Benjamin'.  AYilliam-.  Thomas^  Dexter]  [Thurston]  and 
Ira  AYhitney.  was  l)orn  9  Feb..  1885.  He  married  Henrietta 
Tucker.  25  Jan.,  1868,  in  Camden,  Ohio.  She  was  born  25 
JaiL,  1885. 

Three  chiklren : , 

1717  i     Sullivan"  Wliitney,  b.  :    d.   in  Pittsfield,  Ohio. 

1718  ii     Willie"  Whitney,  b.  10  Oct.,  1S6S. 

1719  iii     :vrand  E."  Whilney,   b.  21  Feb.,  1872. 

1214 

Levi  J.^  Whitney,  son  of  Susan'  !^Phel>e''.  P)enjau^in^  SamueP, 
Benjamin^  William-.  'I'homas'  Dexter]  ['IMiurston]  and  Ira 
Whitney,  Avas.  ])orn  1  Xow.  1S8(>.  Tie  nuii'i'ied  ^Nlary  W. 
Whitnev. 


2(;(;  DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 

Three  children : 

17'20  i     Francis  G."  Whitney,  b.  ;  il.  in  infancy. 

1721  ii     Charles  W."  Whitney,  b.  in  Oberlin  Ohio. 

1722  iii     Florence"  Wliitney,  b.  in  Oberlin,  Oh.io,  31  May,  1872. 

1216 

Mira  M.^  Whitney,  daughter  of  Snsaiv  |  Phebe^  BenjaminS 
Sannicl^  l^eiijaiuin \  William-.  M^honias^  Dexter]  [Thurston] 
and  Ira  Whitnry.  was  born  I'J  .June  1842.  She  married 
Henry  West,  18(!4 ;  he  was  born  Aug.,  1842. 


rr 


lu'ee  children 


1723  i     Cliarles  S."  West,  b.  29  May,  1865. 

1724  ii     Louis    T."   West,   h.   in   Oberlin,   Ohio,    17   March,    1867. 

1725  iii     Hattie  A."  West.  b.  in  Oberlin,  Ohio,  25  Feb.,  1870. 


1222 

John  Levi'  Ball,  son  of  Levi  Thurston'  [Phebe^  Ben.iamin^  Sam- 
uel\  Ben.jandn-',  William-.   Thomas^  Dexter]    Ball   and  Al- 

mira    [Adams]    Ball,  was  born  .     He  married  Eudora 

Fowle. 

Two  children  : 

1726  i     .lohn  Alfred''  Ball.  b.  . 

1727  ii     Eudora  Adaline"  Ball,  b.  . 


1223 

Joseph  Elijah^  Ball,  son  of  Levi  Thurston^  [Phebe^  Ben.iarain-\ 
Samuel^  Benjamin''.  Willianr.  Thomas^  Dexter]  Ball  and 
.Mmira  Ball,  was  born  ISIL     ITe  married  Blanch  A.  Cook. 

Two  chiklren  : 

1728  i     Laura  Alniira''  Ball,  )>. . 

1729  ii     Kalph  Aljihonso"  Ball,  b.  . 


DEXTKl^      l•\\.MII.^      (il-:XEAl,0(iN  .  267 

1226 

Albert  H.^  Ball,    son  of  ll\,lri'  Alley"  |  IMl."l.("^  B.Mijiiiiiiii'.  Rani- 
uel',     Bcnjaiiiin  ■.     William-.     Tlioinas'      Drxlcr       l>all     and 

Frances  E.  AV.   |  .lolitison  |    Ball,  was  Ixifii  .      I  Ic  married 

Alice  PI  Hill. 

Four  cliildi-eii  : 

1780  i     Fay   Hill"    Rail.   1>.   ;    m.   Bortlia   Grij^os. 

1731         ii     Ida  May''  IJall,  li.  ;  in.  .laiucs  S.  (!rit!in.     Oiio  t-hikl:  George 

Truman  Griffin. 

17S'2        iii      Aley   Haydoir'   {'.all.  Ii.  . 

1783        iv     Ruliy  .li)sr'|iliiiic''  Ttall.  li.  . 


1239 


Sarah  Elizabeth''  Hall,  dauulitei"  of  -loanua'  i  l*hebe^  Benjamin"'. 
SanuieP.  Benjamin''.  William-,  'riiomas'  Dexter]  and  Ilonji'h- 
ton  TTall,  was  born  G  May,  1S.')2,  at  Tmy.  \.  '\'..  and  died  17 
April.  1897.  at  llai'dwick.  She  niai'i-ied  AJtVed  C.  King 
of  llardwick-,  1  ()('t.,  1S7-").  at  ( li'eeiiwich  X'illaLic  .Mass. 

Five  children  : 

1734  i      .Iciliii   Il(iujilit(in''  Kin;^,  li.  in    llaidwirk,  '.)  .Inly.   1S74;   ni.  R  Jan., 

1903,    :\rrs.    tlattic  .1.    h'ollins   nC   Sacn.    .Me.      (^ii(>  smi :    Charles 

Ileriiian    Kini;-.    U.    23    dan.,    I!)n4.      Tlicy    icsidc    at    (Jreenwicli 

Village.  Mass. 
173;"         ii     Arthur  Willard"  Kin.-',  h.  in  (In'iMiwii-h,  :\Iass.,  2  Oct.,  IS'^0.     He 

lives   in  Woi'cester. 
1736        iii     Waltei-    Austin"   King.    Ii.    in    ( in-cnw  i(4i,    .Mass.,    In   S('])t.,    1SS2; 

ui.   10  dune,   1!lo:i,   Winifrecl    \\'.  Ciay  of   New    Mraintree,  ^fass. 

One   son:    Austin    Wiliiain       Kiny,   li.    ;>1     Nfarrdi,    1904.        They 

live  in   Sprinoficdd,    Mass. 
1787         iv     Sarah   ?*raber   Kiny.   h.   in   Cnvnwiih,   Mass.,  31    Mandi,   1SS4. 
1738  V     Louis  Kart'   iNiny,   li.    in   (lreen\\i(4i,   Mass.,   9  dime.   lSS(i.     Xow 

resides   in   I'oston,   Mass. 


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JOHN    W.   WHEELER. 


1244 


John  Wilson^  Wheeler,  son  of  Wilson^  [BetseyS  Benjamln^ 
Saninel\  Benjamin ■•.  William-,  l^homasi  Dexter]  and  Cath- 
arine IT.  [Warden]  Wheeler,  of  Oi'ange,  was  born  at  Orange, 
20  Nov.,  1832.  His  early  edneational  advantages  were 
limited  to  thos(^  afforded  l)y  the  eonnnon  schools,  which  were 
,,,,,.,1  about  two  months  in  the  winter  and  kept  by  men  poorly 
paid  and  often  poorly  (inalified  for  their  work,  and  by  a  few 
terms  at  Mr.  B.  AV.  Fay's  school.  Bnt  he  made  good  use  of 
his  opi)ortnnities.  and  became  well  fitted  for  the  large  school 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY.  269 

of  practical  affairs  in  which  he  li;is  Inkcii  conspicuous  i-auk.' 
Much  of  his  cariy  life  was  passed  as  a  fai-iiicr  and  carpenter 
and,  thou<ih  heini;'  coiiipclhnl  lo  accept  these  positions, 
neither  of  them  was  conuenial  to  liinL  ^'et  until  a  better 
opportunity  of'fer(>d.  lie  woi'lced  uncoiui)lainiii.uly,  but  with 
the  determination  t(»  change  his  vocation  at  the  earliest  prac- 
tical moment.  In  1855  he  entered  tlie  <>rocery  store  of 
Joseph  Baldwin  of  Fitchburti,  where  he  worked  for  $125 
a  year  and  board.  His  eniiueut  business  ability,  which  has 
shown  itself  in  later  years,  began  to  show  itself  in  his  new  oc- 
cupation, and  he  rapidly  rose  in  the  a|)preci;it  ion  of  his  em- 
ployer, lie  stayed  here  one  year,  and  al1houi;h  offered 
more  salary,  he  returned  to  his  native  town  aiul  entei'ed  the 
general  store  of  Daniel  Pomeroy,  where  he  I'emained  three 
years.  In  185!)  he  succeeded  Mr.  Pomei-oy  in  the  l)usiness, 
which  he  conducted  through  the  next  three  years  as  sole 
proprietor.  During  this  time,  although  the  financial  results 
had  not  been  large,  he  had  succeeded  in  establishing  a  i-epu- 
tation  as  a  l)usiness  man  of  aliility  ami  integrity,  and  with 
the  financial  assistauce  of  D.  E.  Cheney  aiuI  M.  K.  Carpen- 
ter, he  was  enabled  to  ])nrchase'  the  grocery  stoi'e  of  A,  J. 
Clark.  These  gentlemen  loaned  him  $2,000  on  his  own  se- 
curity. He  entered"  upon  his  new  venture  with  that  detei"- 
mination  wdiich  has  since  been  so  clearly  shown  in  his  busi- 
ness enterprises,  and  conducted  it  with  mark(>d  success  until 
1867,  when  he  became  a  member  of  the  fii-m  of  A.  l'\  John- 
son &  Co.,  who  had  recently  starterl,  in  a  small  wa.w  the  uum- 
ufacture  of  sewing-  machines  in  Orangt>.  This  new  iMiter- 
prise  on  a  wider  plan  at  once  afforded  him  a  full  sco]>e  foi- 
his  marvelous  energy  and  ahility,  and  thei'c  was  ikhhI  of  all 
his  resources.  Ilis  cool  and  careful  judgment  was  a  most 
necessary  adjunct  at  thatcxperimcMital  stage  of  the  sewing 
machine  business.  The  product  was  small,  and  the  trouble 
about  patents  was  constantly  claiming  attention,  and  it  re- 
quired the  finest  skill  and  judgment  to  successfully  cari-y  the 
business  through  this  trying  ])eriod.  The  style  of  nuichine 
was  several  times  changed  ami  tlnall\-  the  tirm  itself  was 
changed  to  a  corporation,  bearing-  the  name  Cold  ]\Iedal  Sew- 
ing- Machine  Co.,  and    Mr.   AYheeler  became  secretary  and 


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treasurer.  Tl  coiiliiiiu'd  iiiidci-  lliis  iii;ina>ieiii('iit  until  1SS2. 
when  its  name  was  clianued  to  .\e\v  ITonie  SeAvin;^'  Machine 
Co..  and  Mr.  Wheelei-  became  the  Vice-president  and  Treas- 
urer :  in  1898  was  eU^eted  President  as  well  as  Treasurer, 
and  from  the  beiiiiniing-  he  has  been  the  timincial  man- 
ager of  the  entire  industry,  whether  fii-m  or  coi-poi'ation. 
When  the  business  started  they  employed  about  forty  men. 
The  business  has  i-apidly  increased  until  now  the  establish- 
ment employs  in  the  niadiinc  and  needle  de|);ir1  iiient  abdul 
seven  hiuidred  and  tifty  people,  and  the  daily  capacity 
amounts  to  nearly  five  hnndi'(M:l  maeliines  and  lifty  thousand 
needles.  This  institution  .justly  ranks  amon.ii'  the  leading 
and  representative  industries  of  western  Massachusetts.  ^Ir. 
AVlieeler  has  not  only  been  the  active  head  and  manager  of 
this  large  corporation,  the  duties  and  details  of  which  are 
very  exacting,  but  he  has  also  found  time  to  interest  himself 
in  every  movement  tending  to  advance  the  interests  of 
Orange.  lie  is  President  of  the  Orange  National  Bank; 
Leavitt  iMachine  Co. :  Boston  ^Mutual  Life  Insurance  Co. ; 
Oregon  Securities  Co.,  liead  otfice  in  New  York;  a 
director  of  the  Athol  &  Orange  Street  Kail  road,  and 
trustee  in  the  Orange  Savings  Bank.  Mr.  AVheeler  married 
Almira  E.  Johnson,  9  Oct.,  1856;  she  was  the  daughter  of 
Daniel  and  Almira  (Porter)  Johnson  of  Xortli  (Grange. 

^Ir.  Wheeler  is  a  social  and  genial  man  prominently  iden- 
tified with  the  ^lasonic  fraternity.  He  was  one  of  the  found- 
ers of  the  Orange  Lodge,  was  its  first  Secretary,  and  after- 
wards its  Treasurer.  He  is  a  meml)er  of  Crescent  Txoyal 
Arch  Chapter,  and  for  several  years  its  Treasurer,  and  he  is 
also  a  member  of  the  Orange  Connnandery  of  Knights  Tem- 
plars. 

Politically,  Mi-.  Wheeler  is  a  Republican,  and  has  ever  taken 
an  earnest  and  active  interest  in  the  success  of  his  party. 
He  has  held  various  positions,  always  dischai-ging  his  duties 
with  honor  to  himself  and  satisfaction  to  his  fellow  towns- 
men. He  was  town  clei-k  of  (Grange  from  18(il  to  18G7.  Li 
1864  he  was  appointed  a  justice  of  the  i>eace  by  Governor 
Andrew.  He  was  selectman  in  1866.  In  1876  he  repiv- 
sented  the  First  Franklin  District  in  the  Legislature,  serv- 


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DEXTER     P\\MII.V     GENEALOGY. 


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I1KXTKK      [•■\.\III,\'      (iKXKALOGV.  L'T-'I 

ing  Upon  the  Finance  Coniniillcc.  In  I'^SS.  he  was  a  clele- 
^•ate  from  the  Elcvcnili  District  lo  I  tic  National  IJcpublican 
Convention  at  ('tiicauo  wliidi  iKHinnati'd  llai'i'ison  and  Mor- 
ton, lie  was  altciaiati'  dclcLiali'  to  the  National  JicpuMi- 
can  Convention  in  1I)I)4  which  noininated  Roosevelt  and 
Fairbanks,  and  at  tiic  election  the  same  year  was  elected  li\ 
a  lar^e  luajoi'ily  as  a  incnilier  of  the  (io\crnor's  Coniicil  for 
l!)()."),  and  the  followini;  year  was  re-elected  to  the  same  hun- 
orahle  position. 

]\lr.  Wlieeler  also  tal<es  a  decided  interest  in  au'ricnlt  nral 
affairs,  and  is  ownei'  of  a  heantifnl  fai-m  iicai'  Oi'anue  vil- 
lace,  called  "(irand  \'i<'w.""  lie  is  a  hreedei-  of  fine  hoi'ses 
and  cattle  and  a  Ioxim-  of  uood  stock  Licnei'al  ly.  In  ISDl  he 
was  president  of  the  W'orcestei'  .\uiacidl  nral  and  .Mcciianical 
Society  of  Athol.  and  in  the  annual  report  a  lii^h  trihute 
M'as  paid  to  him  for  the  enthusiasm  and  intei'cst  he  mani- 
fested in  the  success  of  the  society.  .Mr.  Wlunder  is  stronsily 
attached  to  his  nati\'e  town,  and  althoueli  liaxiuL;'  ti'aveled 
extensively  Ihi'onuiioul  our  country,  he  al\\ays  retuiais  tn 
'Orange  Avith  iuci'eased  lo\-c  for  the  heantifnl  town  and  its 
])eople. 

The  secret  of  Mi*.  Wheeler's  success  is  due  to  his  tireless 
industry,  to  his  ]>i'omptn(^ss.  that  nevei-  faile(l  to  meet  evei-y 
tinancial  ol)liua1ion.  howe\cr  trivial  or  however  lai-ge:  to 
his  remarkal)le  personal  attention  to  details  and  to  a  prohity 
and  courage,  tempered  wit  h  caution,  which  ha\e  made  him  sa- 
gacious and  successful  in  a  i-emai'kahle  dcLiree.  ('aulioiisand 
shrewd,  a  business  man  of  the  hi^liest  inlcLii-ity  and  sieiial 
ability,  rich  in  ex]>erieuce.  lariie  ]ieai'te<l,  of  ni'eat  etuu'uy. 
faithful  in  all  his  iclatious.  above  fear  and  beyond  repi'oach. 
— such  ar(»  the  (pialities  which  have  placed  Mi-.  Whcelei-  in 
the  proud  jtosition  he  occupies  amoui;  the  citizens  of  Fi-auK"- 
lin  Count>'. 

17.S0  i     :\rarioii  \J  Wlicclcr.  1).  .".l   :May,  l$.-)7;   m.   (1)   John  B.  Welch: 

(2)    Everett    Swan. 

1740  ii     Clara  Jane"  Wlieeier.  I..  *^  .Tune.  1S60;  <1.  .-^l   .\us'..  tSfiO. 

1741  iii     Eosa  A.''  Wheeler.  1).    14  Oct..   lS!(il:    d.   l>!(in. 

Peroy  G.  Wheeler. 
Perh'v  .1.   Wliccl.T. 


274  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

1245 

Sarah  Warden^  Wheeler,  daughter  of  Wilson'  lBetsey^  Benja- 
min^  SamueP,  Bcnjamiir,  William-,  Thomas^  Dexter]  and 
Catherine  H.  [W^arden]  Wlieeler,  was  l)()rn  23  Nov.,  1834. 
She  married  Charles  Barber  of  Orange.  10  Feb.,  1858.  He 
was  a  wheelwright.  He  was  born  12  Jnne,  1834,  and  died 
28  July,  1899. 

Four  children  : 

1742*        i     Charles  Herbert''  Barber,  b.  S  May,  1860. 

174.3        ii     Ernest  Timothy"  Barber,  b.  22  March,  1865;   d.  14  May,  1869. 

1744  iii     .Tames   Arthur^  Barber,  b.  1  May,  1870;   d.   1895;   m.  Margaret 

E.  Jones  of  New  Eockland,  Can. 

1745  iv     Alice    Jane"    Barber,    b.    1    May,    1870;    m.    Herbert    Kent    of 

Eochester,    Yt.         Two    children:    Minnie    Barber    Kent,    b.    2 
Aprif,   ]S.S9;   Vera  Alice   Kent,  b.  9   Nov.,  1893. 


1246 


Erastus  Otis'  Wheeler,  son  of  Wilson'  [Betsey^  Benjamin^ 
SanmeH.  Benjamin^  Willianr,  Thomas^  D»-xter]  and  Cath- 
erine IT.  ]AYard('ii]  Wheeler,  was  boi'ii  27  Oct.,  1836. 

■  Five  children  :    , 

1746  i     Clara  Alma"  Wiieeler,  b.  19  Jan.,  1862. 

1747  ii     Abbie   Gertrude"   Wheeler,   b.    in   Northfield,   8   May,   1864;    m. 

5    Sept.,    1884,   Walter   P.   Maynard    of   Keene,   N.   H.      Five 
children. 

1748  iii     Arthur   Otis"  Wheeler,   b.   in    Northfield,   IS   Nov.,   1866;    m.    23 

.Jan.,  1889,  Mftry  Ella  Doyle.     Two  children. 

1749  iv     Hattie  Warden"  Wheeler,   b.    27   July,   1872;    m.   William   Leon 

Chamljerlain  of  Farley,  INIass.,  1  June,  1892.     One  child. 

1750  V     Herbert   Wilson"   Wheeler,   b.   27   July,   1872;   m.   Ellen  Bertha 

Leonard  of  Greenfield,  1  March,  1898.     Two  children. 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY.  21') 

1248 

Frances  Dexter-  Wheeler,  daiiulitfi-  of  Wilson'  |  Betsey''.  Ik^ija- 
miir'j  SaniiieP.  Benjainiii'.  AVilliaiii-.  TlioDias'  Dexter |  and 
Catherine  H.  [Warden]  Wheeler,  was  boi-n  28  -huie.  1840. 
She  married  Augustus  Fry  at  Orange.  28  June,  I860;  he 
was  born  in  Jaffrey,  N.  II..  12  Nov..  18;}(j.  He  is  in  the  em- 
ploy of  the  New  Home  Sinvitig  .Machine  Co. 

Two  children :  ,  "        .     .        j^ 

1751  i     George   Wilsoiv'   Fry,    li.    nt    .Merideu,   Ct.,    l!l    :\Iarcli,    1S63;    m. 

Ida  Sophia  Hastings  of  Soutii  Deerfield,  2?;  Sept.,  1885.  One 
son:    Winthrop  Hastings  Fry.  b.   G  July.   ISSC. 

1752  ii     Lizzie  Adeline"  Fry.  b.  at  Orange.  10  'S\n\\   1S74;  ni.  Frank  L. 

Waters  of  Orange,  11  A>ig..  1S97.  Two  cliildren:  Roderick 
Fry  Waters,  b.  l.'  :\1;i,v,  liinl;  Kcnnrtli  Horatio  Waters,  b.  20 
Aug.,  1902. 

1 249 

Eliza  Ann^  Wheeler,  daughter  of  Wilson"  [Betsey^  Benjamin^ 
Samiiel\  Benjamin''-  William-.  Thomas^  Dexter]  ami  Cath- 
erine H.  [Warden]  AYlieeler.  was  born  at  Oratmc  Ki  June, 
1842.  She  married  Otis  .].  Stoekwell.  7  .luly.  1808.  He 
was  horn  in  Athol,  26  Se]:)t.,  1844.  and  was  the  son  of  Sylves- 
ter and  Polly  (Fay)  Stockwell  of  Athol.  His  father  was  in 
the  sash  and  blind  business  in  Athol  for  yeai's.  until  he  lost 
his  shop  by  fire.  He  then  did  all  the  ti^aiiiiti'.^-  I'oi-  the  shops 
in  the  lower  village  for  many  years,  lie  died  in  18f)().  His 
grandfather  was  Josiah  Stockwell,  who  was  l»oi-n  in  PJiillips- 
ton,  INIass.,  near  Prospect  bill.  He  was  one  of  the  old-time 
stage  proprietors,  and  ran  the  stage  line  from  Worcester, 
]Mass..  to  Winchester.  X.  H.  Cenej-y  Twiehell  commenced 
his  career  as  a  stage  driver,  in  the  employ  of  ]\[r.  Stockwell. 
Otis  J.  was  a  clei*l\  foi-  two  years  jn  the  store  of  S.  E.  Fay. 
and  for  five  years  in  tlie  dry  goods  and  clothing  store  of 
Thorp  &  Sloan.  He  then  wtMit  into  business  for  himself  in 
a  store  ui)on  Main  Street.     His  wife  also  cai'i'ied  on  the  mil.- 


276  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

linery  biisiiu'ss  on  Main  Street.  They  ])ui'ehjise(l  llic  proper- 
ty where  the  stoi'c  was  located  in  18(Ji).  They  now  live  near 
the  Athol  line  in  Orange,  and  Mr.  Stoelcwell  has  ciiai'iic  of 
the  park  which  is  located  near  ])y.  They  belong  to  the 
]\Iethodist  Chnrch.  Mv.  Stockwell  being  a  trustee  of  the  local 
church. 

Five  children : 

175.S  i  Fred  (J.''  8toc-kwell,  1>.  at  Athol.  16  May,  1869;  m.  Emnia  E. 
Xewtoii,  26  April,  1895.  Two  children:  Alton  V.  Stoekwell, 
1).  -2-2  .hme,   1896;   Doris  E.  Stockwell,  ]>.  . 

1754  ii  Harry  L."  Stockwell,  b.  at  Athol,  9  :\Iarch.  187:2;  m.  Maggie  B. 
Sweeney,  L'8  Aug.,  189.5. 

17.55        iii     Maria  A."  Stockwell,  \k  at  Atliol.  4  Eel).,  1874. 

1756  iv     Ethel  ('.''  Stockwell.  b.  at  Athol,  5  Feb.,  1879. 

1757  V     Chellis  \V."  Stockwell.  b.  at  Athol.   7  .lulv.  1886. 


1250 


Evelena  Jane'  Wheeler,  daughter  of  Wilson'  |  Betsey^  Benja^ 
niin's  SannieP,  Benjamin^  AYilliain-,  Thomas^  Dexter]  and 
Catherine  H.  [Warden]  Wheeler,  was  ])orn  20  Aug..  1848. 
She  uiai-ried  C^harles  IT.  Barton.  18  Oct.,  1865. 

Three  childi'eii.  two  of  whom  tlicd  in   infancy: 

1758  i  Alice  :\r.''  Barton,  b.  li'  Mairli.  1S(;7;  ni.  W.  W.  Whitney,  22 
Oct.,  bSS9.  Six  children:  Lena  I'.arton  Whitney,  b.  4  Sept., 
1890;  Bertha  Whitney,  b.  'M)  Doc,  1891;  Alice  W.  Whitney,  b. 
19  March,  189:i;  Helen  L.  Whitnry,  b.  13  Sept.,  1895;  Marion 
E.  Whitney,  b.  .'U  Dec.  liKid;  Charles  Willis  Whitney,  b.  8 
Nov.,  1902. 


1253 


Sarah  Maria'  Poland,  daughlri'  of  Betsey'  |  Betsey'',  Benjamin''. 
Sannicl'.  Benjamin''.  AYilliam-.  Thomas^  Dexter]  and  Simon 
B.  Poland,  was  l)ofn  1  -Inly.  1882.  at  Wincheudon,  jMass., 
and   died    17    .Ma)'('h.    187!'.      She   mari'ied    .\nson    (i.   Liver- 


DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY.  277 

more,  2  April,  1857.     ^Ir..  Livci-iiiorc  mai-i-icd  (2)  Elizabeth 
B.  Taft.  2r)Fel)..  ISSO;  she  \v;is  Ihh-h  20  .M.in-li.  1.S4:-}. 

Two  children  : 

1759  i      Charles    Anson"    Li\crni(irc,    li.    17    Aiiril,    T>."S ;    i).    L'    Marcli, 

LS83. 
17<itl         ii      Ilia    Maria,''    Livcrnidi-i',    li.    "_'    h\Ai.,    Ls(n. 

1254 

Mary  Elizabeth^^  Poland,  (Ijiiiiililci-  of  Betsey"  [Betsey*'.  Bcnja- 
niin\  SaniueP.  IJfiijaiiiiii '.  William-'-  'IMiomas^  n(>x1i'r|  and 
Simon  Poland,  was  liorii  :!  I^'cli..  IS'.'A,  al  WiuclH'ndim.  Mass. 
She  married  ('hai'lcs  1*.  Sti-cctei",  of  P'ilzwilliaiii.  .\.  II.  24 
Nov..  1863;  hr  \vasl)<)rii  11  duly,  18:5(i,  and  died  al  .Millhury, 
:\ra.ss..  25  dan..  1898. 

Two  (diildi-iMi  : 

1761  i      Kditli     IJ.''    Strcrlcr.     h.     ,i1     Winch. Mnldii,     l'lI     .Ian.,     1S(;7;     ni. 

Gustav    Allii'ii     Ncndcck,    1 1'    "Xnv.,    iSDi^;    he    was    W.    in    \i'\v 

York  city,   1    .March.    lS(i(;. 
17(i2         ii      Lilla  May''  Strui'tor,  h.  at    Windicudon,  ;!1   .May,  IStiO. 

1255 

Charles  Townsend'  Poland,  son  of  lit'tsey"  |  Betsey".  I>en.iaiinn\ 
SannieP,  IJenjamin''  William-'.  Tlioiiias'  Dexterj  and  Simon 
Poland,  was  l)oi-n  11  l^'eh..  lS:!t).  at  Wincliendon.  .Mass.  He 
married  Eliza  B.  Mee,  IT  dune.  18()(l;  she  was  horn  in  Kiil;- 
land.  18  Jan.,  ISlH.  and  di.'d  10  May,  1!I04. 

Six  ehildren  : 

17(33  i     Elmer  E."  Poland,  \>.  at  Millliury.  -JO  X„v.,  ISfil. 

1764  ii  Carrie  M."  Poland,  h.  ai  lloldcii,  IS  .inly.  l^iVA;  tn.  K.lward  F. 
Peters,  20  Sc|it.,  Iss.",.  'r\vo  chil<lrcn:  Irviny  Lewis  Peters, 
h.  31   May,    lss7:    M.-did    r.cssio   I'cicrs,   I..    7   Sc])t..    IsDl. 

1760  iii     Jeauette  A.''  Poland.  Ii.  al    llolden,   11    Any..   1S{)4. 

17(;6  iv  Edith  M.''  Poland,  h.  at  .Millhnry,  lM  An-..  I  "^6(1 ;  d.  at  Win- 
chendon,    I  ■")    .\o\.,    I^7«i. 


27y  DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 

1767         V     Arthm-  A.''  Poland.  I.,  at  Providence,  E.  T..  29  May,  1871  :   ni. 

Bessie  M.  Kimball,  10  Aug.,  1898. 
1708        vi     Walter  A.''  Poland,  1).  at   Worcester,  Mass.,  25  April,   1884. 

1256 

Julia  Augusta^  Poland,  daiiohter  of  Betsey'  [Betsey^,  Benjamin^ 

Samuel\  Benjamin'-  AYillianr.  Thomas^  Dexter]  and  Simon 

'  Poland,  was  born  16  Nov..  18:^8.  at  Wincliendon,  Mass.     She 

married  Sanniel  T.  Aldrieh    of  Xorthbridge.  IMass.,  2  Aug.. 

1865 :  he  was  ])orn  21  Dec,  1843,  and  died  15  Oct.,  1873. 

Two  children : 

1769'         i     Lyman  P."  Aldrieh,  b.  at   I'liton,  Mass.,  7  March,  1868;   d.  at 

Westboro,  30  Sept..  1897. 
1770        ii     Addison  S.'  Aldrieh,  b.   at   Xorthbridge,  Mass.,  14  Oct.,  1870: 

m.  Ethelya  L.  Kelson,  24  Jmie,  190;;. 

1257 

Ellen  Gracia^  Poland,  daughter  of  Betsey"  |  Betsey«,  Benjaminl 
Sanuiel'.  Benjamin^  ^Yilliam^  Thomas^  Dexter]  and  Simon 
Poland,  was  born  24  Nov..  1840.  at  AVinchendon.  Mass.  She 
married  Alvah  J.  Rice.  27  Jan..  186!) :  he  was  born  in  Sutton. 
Mass..  30  June,  1841. 

Thfe('  children,  born  at  Alillbury.  :\lass. : 

1771  i     Florence  A.''  Bice.  b.  IS  July.  1872;  d.  24  Nov.,  1880. 

177-2        ii     Irving  A.='  "Rice,  b.  7  June,  1878:  d.  11  Dec,  1880. 
177.3       iii     Flo.-^d   A.'  "Rice.  b.   12   Dec.   1881:   ni.   Ella   A.  Drew,  IS  Feb., 
190:';. 

1258 

Emma  Olive^  Poland,  daughter  of  Belsey"  [Betsey^.  Benjamin", 
SamueP.  Beiijauiin'.  AYillianr.  Thomas^  Dexter]  and  Simon 
Poland,  was  born  7  Oct..  1842.  at  Winchendon,  Mass.  She 
married  Silas  G.  AVo.mI.  of  Dudley.  I\Ia8s..  13  Feb..  1868 :  he 
was  born  4  ^lay.  1835.  ;it  Dudley,  and  died  19  May.  1902,  at 
Hopedale. 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY.  27!) 

Three  children : 

1774  i     Ernest   W."  Wood.  b.   at  Pawtuekct,  E.   I.,   21   April.   187();    ni. 

Jennie  M.  Daniels,  22  .lune,  1S9S ;  slie  was  born  at  Hartford, 
Ct..  19  May,  1875. 

1775  ii     Everett   S."  Wood,  b.   at  Pa^Ytucket,  R.  T..   27  Sept.,   1S78;   m. 

Ella  Maria  Howes,  6  Oct.,  1903;  she  Avas  boru  at  North  Den- 
nis, Mass..  5  Dec,  1882. 
177(1       iii     Herbert  P.''  Wood,  1).  at  South  Attieboro.  Mass..  12  Autr.,  1883. 


1259 


Martin  L.^  Poland,  son  of  Betsey'  [Betsey'',  Ben.ia]iiin\  SaiiiueP, 
Benjamins  William-,  Thomas^  Dexter]  and  Simon  Poland, 
was  born  "24  Anu..  1845,  at  Winehendon.  ]\[ass.  ITe  married 
Kate  Foley. 

Two  children : 

1777  i     Norman   L."   Poland,   b.    at    Dnlutli,   :\rinn..    25    Jan..    1873;    m. 

Rose . 

1778  ii     Rufus  G."  Poland,  b.  at  Butte  City,  Montana,  17  Sept.,  1876. 

J  260 

Stella  E.^  Poland,  dan.uliter  of  Betsey"  [Betsey''.  Ik'ii.janiin''. 
SanineP.  Beu.jamin''.  William-.  Thomas^  Dexter]  and  Simon 
Poland,  was  horn  8  Anu.,  1848,  at  Winehendon.  ^lass.  She 
married  Charles  A.  (ionld.  1  Ang'..  1872;  he  was  l)oi'n  15 
Aug'..  1844.  at  Ahington.  Conn. 

Three  children :   - 

1779  i     Alfred  H.^"  Gould,  b.  21  June,  1S73;  ni.  llattie  Hilton,   1  June, 

1902.     One  child:  Yiohi  Ethelyn  Gould.  1).  15  Aus..  1908. 

1780  ii     Harry  W.^'  Gould,  b.  2(5  -lune.  18S1. 

1781  iii     Willard  CJ'  Gould,  b.  1 1  8ept.,  1SS4, 


2S0 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 


ADDISON   BROWN   POLAND. 


1261 


Addison  B.^  Poland,  son  of  Betsey"  [Betsey'\  Beujamin^  Sam- 
nel\  Ben.i;iiiiiti'.  William-.  Thomas^  Dexter]  and  Simon  B. 
Poland,  was  hoi-ii  'iH  March.  IS.")!,  at  Winehendon.  :Mass. 
When  three  years  old.  his  parents  removed  to  Millbury. 
AYof<'est(M-  Coimly.  .Mass..  where  he  attended  the  distriet 
school  niitil  tlic  iwxr  of  nine.  Avhen  he  was  admitted  to  tlie 
hiiih  school.  Soon  aft<'rwards  his  parents  retnrned  to  Win- 
ehendon, where  he  finished  his  high  school  eonrse.  and  en- 
tci-ed  Weslcyan  I'niversity.  Middletown.  ( 'oini..  in  the  fall  of 
1868.  Tieavinu'  colleiiv  in  187(».  on  acconnt  of  impaired  eye- 
sight, he  soon  after  cn^aiied  in  teaehinL;'.  first  as  principal  of 
the  .\shhnrnhani.  Mass..  hii;h  school,  and  a  year  later  as  prin- 
cipal of  the  Salishnr.w  Mass.,  high  school. 

In   187:'    he  began  the  stndy  of  law  in   Worcester.  Mass., 
hnt  after  a  few  months    decided  to  retnrn  to  teaching-,  and 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY.  281 

became  pfiiicipnl  of  the  Day  sli'cci  uramiiicr  scIkkiI  in  Fitcli- 
biirg",  Mass.  In  tlic  I'ollowiiiL;'  year,  lie  resiji'iicd  t'l-nni  this 
position  to  accept  tlie  priiicipalslii])  ot'  the  I'liion  School  jind 
Academy  at  Ilion.  X.  V.  lie  rcinaincd  in  cliai-Liv  ol'  this 
school  until  Scptt'inhcr.  ISS.').  wlicn  he  I'csiiiiicd  lo  hccdinc 
princijial  of  the  .Ici-scy  ("ity.  X.  -I.,  hiiiti  scIkkiI.  Two  years 
later  he  was  made  eily  sii|)ei'iiitendenl  ol'  schools  of  Jersey 
City  and  fonc  years  hiter.  .Mai'ch.  ISDl.  state  snperinteiideiit 
of  ptil)li('  instrnelors  of  the  slate  of  New  Jersey.  After  fonr 
years'  service  as  state  superintendent,  duiitiL;'  which  Inne  lu' 
succeeded  in  re\'olut  ioni/.inu'  tht^  schoel  hiws  ol'  the  state,  he 
resigned  while  his  term  of  ot'tice  had  yet  two  years  to  run,  in 
oi'der  to  accept  the  position  of  assistant  superintendent  of 
schools  ill  X(nv  ^'ork  city,  to  which  lie  had  heeii  unanimously 
elected.  This  was  the  first  instance  in  upwards  of  a  third  of 
a  century  when  any  uon-i'esid(Mit  had  been  elected  scliool 
superintendent  in  Xew  Yorkcity.  and  was  t  here I'ore regarded 
as  an  exceptional  hoiioi'.  After  one  year  of  successful  ser- 
vice in  X"ew  York,  during  which  time  he  assisted  in  reoruau- 
izing"  the  schools  under  the  new  charter  creal  Iul;  t  he  ( Jreater 
Xinv  York,  Ih'  resiLiued,  March,  1S!)7,  in  oider  to  take  a  nnich- 
needed  rest. 

Returning  home  in  the  early  ]iart  of  1S!)S.  aftei-  a  year  of 
foreign  tra\'el,  dnriiiL;  which  time  he  made  with  .Mrs.  Poland 
a  grand  tour  of  the  world,  he  accepted  the  a|)poin1inent 
unanimously  oifm'ed  him  of  snix'rinteiident  of  schools  of 
PaterscMi,  X.  .1.  .\fter  tillinii-  this  position  I'or  nearly  llu'ce 
years,  lie  was  elected  superintendeul  of  schools  of  Xewark, 
X'^.  J.,  where  he  now  resides. 

In  187(>  Wesleyan  I'niversity,  .Middletown.  ('oini..  con- 
ferred upon  him  the  dei;rei'  of  .Master  of  .\rts;  and  in  lSf)(), 
Xew  York  T'ni\'ersity   the  degive  of   Doctor  of    IMiilosophy. 

Ml-.  Poland  married  Fannie  j^lizaheth  hMagg  in  lS7-'):she 
was  the  daughter  ol'  ('aptain  Algernon  S.  l-'laug  of  W'ilhra- 
ham,  ^lass.  Two  sur\i\iug  children  were  horn  of  this  mar- 
riage: Eth(d  Fdizahelh,  hoi'ii  14  .June,  ISSM,  and  Hdwin 
Flagg,  liorn  7  -Inne,  1S!)(I.  II  is  fii-st  wife  having  dietl  1" 
June.  181)0,  .Mr.  Poland  was  married  a  second  lime.  2()  June, 


282  DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY, 

1895,  to  Mary  Bishop  Dennis,  daughter  of  Rev.  M.  J.  Den- 
nis  of  Dayton.  Ohio. 

Two  ehiklrcn  by  first  wife,  tlu'ee  by  second  wife: 

1782  i     Ethel  Elizabeth"  Poland,  li.  14  .Tune,  1888. 

1783  ii     Edwin  Flagg"  Poland,  h.  7  June,  1890. 

1784  iii     Margaret  Evangeline"  Poland,  b.  19  Sept.,  1898. 

1785  iv     Mary  Dennis"  Poland,  b.  22  May,  1900. 

1786  V     Addison  Brown''  Poland,  b.  .1  Nov.,  1902. 

1266 

Maria  Angela'  Morse,  daughter  of  Eliza  Ann^  [Betsey^  Benja- 
min%  i^anuieP.  Ben.iamin"\  William-,  Thomas^  Dexter]  and 
Samuel  INIorse.  was  born  16  Sept.,  1850,  at  Winchendon, 
]\Iass.  She  married  Jacob  Edward  AA^atson,  13  Jan.,  1881, 
at  AVoi-cester ;  he  was  the  son  of  W.  W.  and  Julia  A.  Watson 
of  Princeton,  INIass.     He  died  at  Worcester,  18  Oct.,  1896. 

Four  childi-en  : 

1787  i  Stella  Wheeler'  Watson,  b.  27  March,  18S4. 

1788  ii  Edward  Payson"  Watson,  b.  30  Aug.,  188(3. 

1789  iii  Ernest  Jacob''  Watson,  b.  2  April,  1891. 

1790  iv  Cliestcr  Eeroy''  Watsmi,  b.  20  EeV).,  1893. 

1267 

Elnora'  Morse,  daughter  of  Eliza  Ann"  [Betsey^  Benjamiir'. 
Samuel*.  Benjamin^  AVilliam-.  Thomas^  Dexter]  and 
Samuel  IMorse.  was  liorn  26  Oct..  1855.  at  Worcester.  She 
married  Elmer  AVinheld  Harrington,  2S  ]\Iay.  1885;  he  was 
the  son  of  Oharlcs  A.  and  Lucy  (Goulding)  Harring-fou  of 
Worcestei'.     They  reside  at  AVorcester. 

Three  children  : 

1791  i     Helen  Lucy''  Harrington,  b.   16   Sept..   1890;    d.   25   July,   1S91. 

1792  ii     diaries  Albert''  Harrington,  b.  26  Dec.  1893. 
179:!        iii     (ieorge  Elmer'  Harrington.  1).  22  Oct..  1896. 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY.  2S;{ 

1268 

Emma  Elizabeth*  Morse,  (lan<-;liter  of  Eliza  Aim'  [Betsey^.  Ben- 
jamin''. SaiiuicP.  Benjamin'.  William-.  'I'liomas'  Dexter]  and 
Samuel  .Morse,  was  liorn  IM  Dec.  iS.'jS.  ;il  WoreestiM'.  She 
married  (1)  .lohii  Iv  l*i(M-ce.  Ill  .Inly.  1S7S;  he  was  1lie  son 
of  J.  E.  K.  and  A.  E.  I'ieive  of  Worcester.  lie  died  20 
Sept..  1S7!).  a1  Woreester.  l(^avin>i'  one  eliild.  lie  iiinri-icd 
(2)  AVilliam  T.  Ilarritiuton.  17  Auu..  ISSO.  at  Woreestei-:  he 
Avas  th(^  son  of  Lediiai'd  and  Eli/.ahelh  I  larrinnlon.  They 
reside  at  Woreestei-. 

Five  ehildren  : 

1794  i     Florence   EliziV  Pieree,   b.   S  -hiii..    ls7;t;    .1.    In   Nov.,   1884. 

1795  ii     Fred  AViUiaiii"  Harrington,  li.  10  :\l:ircli.  188-_';   d.   I  Feli..  ISS.l. 
179(i        iii     George   T.eonard''    Harrington,    1).    ^■2    Sept.,    1SS4;    d.    ?.0    Jan., 

188.:5. 

1797  iv     Everett  Saniiiel'  Harrington,  li.  IS  Ai.ril,    lS8(i. 

1798  V     Elmer  WinfiehP  Harrington.  1..  -^(1  .Inly.  1S89. 

1274 

Achsah  L."  Dexter,  daughter  of  Lorini:'  [r.iike'\  Ephraim^ 
Ephraim\  IJiMijamin'.  AVilliam-.  Thomas'!  and  .\ehsah  De.x- 
ter,  was  horn  in  Fairhaveii,  12  .May.  1S:{S.  and  died  •'>  Sei^t., 
1902.      She  married  -lohii  Thaeher.  7  Sept..  IS.')!;. 

She  was  the  eldest  of  five  ehildren.  Her  mother  heim;  an 
invalid,  many  of  the  household  eares  were  performed  by  her. 
AVhen  she  married  John  Thaeher  of  Soiilh  Datimoiith. 
IMass.,  they  made  their  lioiiie  at  (ieiieva.  111..  I'et iirniiii:'  ai:ain 
to  the  Hast  after  several  \-ears.  Since  1SS.'5  she  has  resided 
in  Pawtneket.  \l.  I.  Mrs.  Thaeher  took  a  very  itromineiit 
•  part  in  reli«:ions  matters.  liaviiiL;-  heeii  interested  in  all  the 
departments  of  ehiireh  work.  She  was  for  many  years  a 
most  hiohly  resi)eeted  memher  and  earnest  worker  of  the 
Park  Plaee  Conore.oational  Clnireli.  She  taught  a  larue 
class  of  vouno- ladies  in  Snnday-seliool.  The  Tarsus  Mission, 
eonneeted    with    the   elinrcli.    was   organized   by    her.    I  nder 


•JS4 


I)i:xtl:r    FA:\nLY    genealogy. 


ACHSAll    L.  THACHE:K. 

lu'V  cjiiv  for  I'ouilfcii  years,  iiiaiiy  cliiUlicii  liave  become  m- 
t.M'cstcd  ill  mission  work.  T\\v  aim  of  this  mission  was  to 
ediiealc  yonnii-  Armenian  men  for  the  work  of  Christ.  One 
of  these  yonnu'  men  came  to  this  country  and  liraduated  with 
lionor  at  both  the  Theolopical  and  :\Iedical  colU^oes  in  Penn- 
sylvania, a  livinii'  tril)nte  to  the  nKMiioiy  of  her  through 
whose  elToi-ls  he  was  raised  to  a  useful  life.  :\Irs.  Thacher 
was  a  woman  ^really  l)eloved  and  respected  throughout  the 
eily  in  whieh  she  lived,  llei-  work  was  am.»no-  the  lowly. 
;iii(i  this  woi-l(l  is  better  because  she  lived.  Her  death  oc- 
curred T)  Sept.,  1!)<I2. 

One  child  : 


17SH) 


i  l^N.huul  ('.'■'  'nincher.  li.  iit  Oencvn.  HI.,  17  i:>ee.,  1858;  in.  I^illian 
F.  Jollie,  :?  .lulv,  1888.  Two  rhiMiiMi:  Klizabeth  Dexter 
Tliaclicr,  li.  -Jl  S.'iit.,  1889;  RaynKiiid  L.  'riia.-licr.  h.  17  .Tune, 
isill. 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY.  -Js;) 

1279 

Kesiah  L.^  Dexter,  d.-iULililcr  of  Ijoi-iti^"  1  Ijiikc'',  M|)lir;iiiii''. 
K{)hrMiiii*,  l)("iij;iiiiiir',  \Villi;iiii-.  'I'lioiiuis'l  jiiid  Kesiah 
[Holmes]  Dcxlcr.  was  horn  Ih  Sc|)t..  1S"J.'^.  Slic  luai-ricd 
Seth  AldeiL  .'r..  iT)  Now.  1S47  :  he  was  t  he  son  of  Scih  AhliMi. 
and  a  des('cii(hiiit  in  t  he  scxciith  LiiMicral  ion  I'rom  John  .\hlcn 
of  tlu'  "  .Maytlowci'. '"  lie  always  look  a  pi-oniinrnl  pai-l  in 
the  affaifs  of  his  1own.  'I'hcy  moved  onto  the  fai-ni  whei'e 
several  ucnei'ations  (d'  Ahlens  had  li\'ed.  and  they  were 
blessed  Avith  health,  and  lived  Ioiil:  eiioniih  to  eeiehi'ate  theii- 
ji'olden  wetldiiiL;'.  .Mrs.  Alden  was  of  a  \'ei'y  lively  disposi- 
tion, and  it  was  said  that  no  danLihtei'  (d'  hers  evei'  made  a 
more  handsome  hriih'  than  she  di<l.  She  died  Angnst,  19(12, 
and  Avas  buried  in  Kivei-side  eemeti'i'y. 

Ten  ehildren.  born  in  Fairhaven  : 

1800  i  Susan  Maria''  Alden,  b.  4  Oct..   ls|S;   ,1.  ■_'!,  A,„.i|,  18.53. 

1801'  ii  Liu'ia  RiissplF  Alden,  h.  17  Mny.   is.-,(i;  ,1.  4  Sej.t.,  1851. 

1802  iii  Francis  LeP.aron"  Aldt  n,  !i.  ;,  ()rl..    IS.li*;   d.  18(50. 

1803  iv  Emma  Toliey''  Alden,  1..  Is  Oct.,  1  s.-)4. 

1804  V     Clara  Bennett''  Alden.  li.  L*.")  Sept..   IS.IC;   m.   Artiinr  F.  Kenyon. 

29    June,    ISSj.      Mr.    KenxMni    is    a    di'sceiidant    ef    Hiiuci-    Wil- 
liams and   is   pa yniasti'i-   in   a   cnttnu    mill. 

1805  vi      Charles    Fdward''  Allien,  I).   27   Sept..    Is.".'.);   ,|.    It   .Tune,  1893. 
1S(K)       vii      Adeline  Lewis''  Alden,   li.   2.'!    Feli.,    ls(;;',;    ni.  Charles  H.  ^Ntorton. 

Xo\-..  lsS(i.     He  was  a   suldier  in   tlii'  ci\i|   War  and  a  jn-isoner 

in   lietli    Liiiliy    ami    Anderseiiville,   ami   is   now    cashier    in   the 

Fairhaveu  Institution  tor  Savings. 
1807      viii      Georjj'e  Lincoln''  Alden,  li.   12  May,   lS(i5. 
ISOS        ix      Eudora    Fran<'es''   .\lden.   Ii.   21    .Inly,    1S(;7;    m.    RoLert    .\.  Phili]i 

ot    Calitornia.      lie    is    an    electrical    eniiiin-er. 
1809  X     Seth    Frank''    .Mdeii.    li.    s    .Inne.    Ls7n ;    m.    Frances    Walbert.    5 

T)«M-..    H'Oil.      He   is   in   business   in   (  ali  furnia. 

1280 

Obadiah  D.~  Dexter,  son  of  Loiinu"  1  iiuke'',  Mphraim',  K|)hraim^ 
Benjamin'.  AYilliam-.  Thomas^]  and  Kesiah  [Holnies]  Dex- 
ter, was  born  V2  Maridi.  1S:52.  and  died  VJ  Aug-..  ISTl.  lie 
married  Caroline  -1.  (dialVee.  !!•  -Inly.  IS.")?. 


286  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY, 

Six  children  : 


m. 


1810  i     Ebeuezer  II.''  Dexter,  1).  in  Providence,  R.  I.,  16  Avig.,  1859 

Amelia  Weiseuhaven,  9  Feb.,  1881.     Two  children:  Mary  E.  C. 
Dexter,  b.  12  Dee.,  1881;  Jennie  H.  Dexter,  b.  1  April,  1884. 

1811  ii     Oliadiali  D.^  Dexter,  b.   in  Providence,  R.  I.,   1")  .June,  1861;  d. 

27  Sept.,  1862. 
1S12       iii     Carrie   J.''   Dexter,    b.    16   Nov..    1863;    ni.    (1)    C.    J.   Paul,    22 

July,  1877;    (2)    Francis  S.  Chandler,  25  June,  1886. 
1813        iv     Cora  L."  Dexter,  b.  in  Oakland,  Cal.,  14  Sept.,  1865;  m.  George 

E.  Bates,  0  July,  1882. 
1^14         V     Obadialr'   Dexter,   b.   in   Newcastle,   Cal.,   25   July,    1868';    d.    25 

Nov.,  1868. 
1S15        vi     :\rary   J."   Dexter,   b.   4   .luly,   1870;    m.   C.   S.  M.   Bartlett,   14 

Aug.,  1887. 

I3I3 

William  H.'  Dexter,  son  of  Lewis'  [Ephraim^,  Ephraim^ 
Ephraim^  Benjamin^  Williaiir.  Thomas^]  and  ^Martha  J. 
[Eohhinsl  Dexter,  ^vas  born  4  Oct..  1860.  He  married  Mary 
P.  White,  14  April,  1880. 

Six  children  : 

1816  i     William  H.''  Dexter,  .Ir.,  b.  in  New  York  City,  12  Aug.,  1882. 

1817  ii     Leander  A.'  Dexter,  b.  12  Sept.,  1884. 

1818  iii     George  A.='  Dexter,  b.  13  June,  1885. 

1819  iv     Albion  R."  Dexter,  b.  11  April,  1889. 

1820  V     Elizabeth   J."  Dexter,  b.  30  May,  1892. 

1821  vi     Mabel-'  Dexter,  b.   7  May,  1895. 

1320 

Henry  H.^  Kendrick,  son  of  Harriet"  [Ephraim".  Ephraim^ 
Ephraim\  Ben.)anlin^  "\Yiliiam-,  Thomas^  Dexter]  and  Dan- 
iel H.  Kendrick.  Avas  l)orn  13  Oct.,  1840.  and  died  12  Oct., 
1884.  He  married  Mercy  Ann  Eaymond.  20  Dec.  1868. 
Pie  followed  the  sea  for  many  years. 

Two  cliildren  : 

1822  i     A'ern(m  H."  Kendrirk,  b.  5   Feb..  1874;   m.  Delina  B.  West,  12 

June,  1899. 

1823  ii     LaForest  W.'  Kendrick,  b.  11  Jan.,  1877;   m.  Lillian  J.  Wicks, 

9  Nov.,  1896. 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY.  '^X  i 

1321 

Rachel  S."  Kendrick,  (hmiihli'i'  of  TTarrid*  j  K|)hr;iiiu'',  Eiihraim'', 
Epliraini^  Bciijaniin'.  AVilliam-.  TlKunas'  Dexter]  and  Dan- 
iel n.  Kendi-ick.  was  hoi-ii  !•  April.  1843.  She  niarried  (1) 
Captain  John  A.  lieckciMiian.  ■_*■")  Dec,  ISiiO.  He  was  a  eap- 
tain  of  niei'chatil  xcssels.  and  was  a  lar.ue  owner  in  coasting 
schooners,  lie  owned  one  whicli  took  his  name.  She  mar- 
ried (2)  ^lai-cns  .M.  'rhom])son. 

Three  ehildi'en  by  first  husband: 

1824  i     Savah  L."  Bcckeniian.   \>.   2.S   Oft.,   ]S(iL 

1825  ii     John  A.'  Beckeniiaii,  Jr..  h.  20  Feb.,  1S73. 

1826  iii     William    H."    Beckeniiaii,    1).    7    July,    1S79.      Tliree    c-Iiildren: 

Frances  Snow  Beckernian,  b.  IS  July.  1902;  Louis  Evelyn 
Beckennan,  b.  11  Oct.,  1903;  .1.  29  May.  1904;  .lolm  William 
Beckermau,  b.   13   Oct.,  1904. 

1323 

Hattie  L.*  Kendrick,  danghter  of  tiarriet'  [Ei)ln-aim''.  F4)hraim^ 
Ephraim-*.  Benjamin",  William^,  Thomas^  Dexter]  and  Dan- 
iel H.  Kendrick,  was  born  18  :\ray.  1851.  and  died  26  Oct., 
1886.     She  married  Levi  L.  Phinney,  12  .Xov.,  1871. 

Three  children : 

1827  i      Ada  L.''  Pliiuney,  b.  24  Auk'..   1^74;   in.  Alton  Collins,  11  April, 

1900.     One  cliild:  Euth  11.  Collins,  b.  29  June.  1904. 

1828  ii     "Roland  S.»  Phinney,  b.  18  Dec.  1878. 

1829  iii     Austin  D.°  Phinney,  b.  22  Aug-.,  1886. 

1324 

Horace  L.'  Kendrick,  son  of  llariiet"  [  Ephiaini",  Ephrainr', 
Ephraim\  Ben.^amin^  William^,  Thomas^  Dexter]  and  Dan- 
iel H.  Kendrick,  was  born  27  Dec,  1853.  at  Sandwich,  ^Nlass. 
He  married  (U  Rnth  M.  Wilder.  25  \)iH^..  1878:  (2)  Eliza 
Tolman  Wihl.'r.  4  Dec,  181)4.      He  was  employed  in  a  shoe 


•JSS  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEAI>OGY. 

l'aet()f\-  wiuMi  m  yoiui^  iiiiiii.      lie  is  now  a  traveling-  sales- 
man foi-  a  grocery  ln)use.     His  home  is  in  Brockton. 

Two  cliildreii  : 

1830  i     Etlitli    .MJ'    Ken. hick.   Ii.  K   Oct.,    Is7'.t;    m.   .I.ilin   S.   Tilton.   One 

child:    Euth    \V.    Tiltdi;.    1).    I'i    Nov..    1904. 

1831  ii     Davi.l  L.^'  Kcudiick,  1..  1:2  July.  1881. 


EPHRAIM    A.   DICXTEK. 


1327 

Ephraim  A.'  Dexter,  son  of  SamneF  [Gideon^  Ephrainv\ 
Ki)litaiiii\  Benjamin-'.  William-.  Tiiomas']  and  Lydia  De.\- 
ter,  was  horn  '■]  -Ian..  IS:'A.  lie  married  Betsey  O.  Snow. 
21  Sept.,  I860;  she  was  the  danghter  of  Harvey  and  Betsey 
(ejeiniey )  Sjiow.  He  learned  the  eanlker's  trade,  and  made 
three  trips  sonth  for  livt^  oak  timber  for  ship  bnilding.  He 
is  now  ;i  farmei'.  lie  has  been  a  selectman  and  road  com- 
missionei'.  and  is  now  insix^ctor  of  cattle  and  meat. 


DEXTER    FAMILY     GENEALOGY,  -JS!) 

Five  children : 

1832  i     Annie  L.'"  Dt-xter,  I),  at   Mattapoisett,  20  Oct.,  18G1. 

1833^      ii     Bessie  J.''  Doxtcr,  1..  at   ^fattapoisctt,  11  March,  ISGG. 

isr>4        iii     Mamie  F."  Dexter,  1>.  2.S  Aiifr.,  1872;  ni.  William  Gushing.    Two 

children:    Vivian    ('.   ('ns-liing,   b.    8   Nov.,   189.3;    FJIswnrth   S. 

Cnshin^-.  \>.  4   I'eli.,   1900. 
1835'      iv     Amy  A.''   Dexter,  1).  2()  .lune,  1874. 

1836  V     Izah    A."  Dexter,    I..   ;".o   April,    1880;    m.   Edford   G.   Seeley,   29 

March,  1900.     One  <'liil(l:    Ivlford  A.  Seeley,  b.  l.";  Oct..  1901. 

J328 

SamueT  Dexter,  Jr.,  son  oi"  Sjuniirr  [(iidt'on'',  Kpliraiin'.  Ei)hra- 
im\  Benjamin-^  William-,  Thomas^]  and  Lydia  Dexter,  was 
])orn  28  Nov.,  1835.  He  married  Lydia  (\  TTiller.  7  Sept.. 
1865;  she  was  the  daughter  of  Seth  and  Almira  [Lewis] 
Hiller.  He  learned  the  trade  of  ateaulkei-.  He  is  now  a 
farmer,  and  raises  siiuill  fruits  fof  lite  mai-ket. 

Seven  children :  ,  • 

1837  i     Herbert  W."  Dexter,  b.  at  Mattajioisett,  3  Sept.,  186G. 

1S3S  ii  Myra.G."  Dexter,  b.  27  :\Iarch,  18(58;  m.  Stej.heii  S.  Hathaway. 
6  Dec,  1896.  One  child:  Elmer  B.  Hathaway.  1).  25  Dec, 
1897. 

1839  iii     Martha  A."  Dexter,  b.  14  Oct.,  1869.     ■ 

1840  iv     Edgar  D."  Dexter,  b.  H  Nov..  Is72.     Is  bnat-bnilder  by  trade. 

1841  v     Freeman  G."  Dexter,  1).  4  .Inly,   1874. 

1842  vi     Azubah  G."  Dexter,  b.  4  Nov.,  1876. 

1843  vii     Virtue   R.^'   Dexter,   b.    .•;!    .luly.    Is79. 

1337 

Sarah  A.'^  Dexter,  daniihter  of  Ephraim'  [riidcon*^.  Ephraim^ 
P]phraim^  Benjamin".  William-.  Thomas^]  and  Laura 
[Snow]  Dexter,  was  born  21  Dec  1847.  at  Rochester. 
She  was  educated  in  the  public  schools.  She  mari-ied  Na- 
thaniel C.  liansom.  27  .hnic.  1S()9:  he  was  the  son  of  James 
R.  and  Eunice  Hansom.  Aftei-  finisliinjj-  his  schooliny'  in 
town,  he  Avent  whalino-  in  1  he  bark  "Barnstable."  Captain 


290  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

Bronson  comniandin«\  which  sailed  from  Nt^w  Bedford  in 
1860.      After  three  seasons  to  the  Arctic  Ocean,  he  returned 
to  New  Bedford  in  1864:.     He  soon  sailed  from  Plymouth  in 
the  schooner  "Profit,'"   Captain  Bartlett,  on   a   cod-fishing 
trip  to  the  Grand  Banks.     Keturning  in  September,  he  went 
to  school  at  ^liddleboro  for  a  few  months.     In  February, 
1865,  he  sailed  from  Boston  for  New  Orleans  in  the  bark 
"Commerce,"  Captain  Eobinson,  and  was  in  the  harbor  at 
:\Iobih^  wh(^n  the  city  surrendered.     Returning  to  Boston,  he 
sailed  in  October  on  a  whaling  voyage  with  Captain  Hamilton. 
After  serving  three  seasons,  he  came  home  and  was  married. 
He  then  sailed  as  third  mate  on  the  bark  "John  Wells." 
Captain  Dean,  in  1869,  for  the  Arctic  Ocean.     The  second 
season  the  ice  closed  in  upon  them  while  near  Point  Barrow^ 
and  they  abandoned  the  ship   and  took  to  the  boats  and  went 
about   eighty   miles  toward  P>ehring  Straits  before  finding 
clear  water  and  other  vessels.     There  were  about  thirty  ves- 
sels in  the  fleet  and  all  but  seven  were  abandoned.     He  went 
to    Honolulu,    and    from    there    took    the    steamer    "Moses 
Taylor"  for  San  Francisco,  and  from  Calif oi-nia  came  across 
overland  to  his  home.    His  next  and  last  voyage  in  the  Arctic 
Ocean  was  on  the  bark  "Illinois,"  Captain  Fraser,  and  he 
went  as  Ix.nt-header.     He  took  vessel  at  San  Francisco,  going 
and  returning  from  there  overland.     He  then  gave  up  the 
sea.  and  devoted  himself  to  market  gardening. 

Fonr  children : 

1S44  i     T.aiira  E.-'  Eaiisoiii,  1>.  16  Auy..   lS7r>.     Graduate  of  Smith  Col- 

lege and  taught  school  several  years.  Married  Darius  Frink, 
.5  Oct.,  1899,  and  removed  to  Ne^\'ington,  K  H.  One  child: 
Harold  R.  Frink.  h.  S  July.  1902. 

1845  ii      Eunice    K."    Ransom,    h.    24    Feb..    1875.      Graduate    from   town 

school,  went  to  Tabor  Academy,  also  Bridgewater  Xormal 
School,  and  is  now  teaching  at  Newingtou.  N".  H. 

1846  iii     Clarence  B."  Eansom.  h.   16  Dec,   1876.      Went  to   Boston  and 

is  clerk  with  Harrisdu  Bros. 
1S47        iv     Everett  S.''  Ransom.    I>.   22   Aug..  1879.     Ts   engineer  on  steam- 
ers on  the  Atlantic  coast,  also  made  one  voyage  to  California 
and  Sandwich  Islands. 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GEXEALOGV.  291 

1340 

William  C.^  Dexter,  son  of  Calvin"  [Oideoii''.  Ki>lw;iiin\  Ephra- 
im\  Benjamin',  AVilliam-.  Tlioinas']  aiul  Cathoi-ine  [Cas- 
well] Dexter,  was  horn  oO  .Iiiik'.  IS.")!.  He  itiarficd  ^fary 
J.  Faunee,  14  Nov.,  1887. 

He  was  educated  in  the  ])iil)lie  schools,  and  aftenvards 
learned  the  cabiiiet-makei"'s  ti-a(l(\  l)u1  after  serving-  his  time, 
he  went  into  business  in  the  iieneral  merchandise  line.  He 
also  has  a  large  tract  cultivated  with  cranberries. 

^..■-       ! 

Four  childi-eii  : 

1848  i     Lnella  P."  Dexter,  b.  19  Auo-.,  1879;  d.  (i  May.  1881. 

1849  ii     Eliza   ('.''  Dexter,   b.    13   Sept.,    1881;    ni.    Un.^h   R.   MeHugh,   3 

June,   1901. 

1850  iii     Harriet  N.''  Dexter,  b.  27  July.  lSS(i;   ni.   Linus  S.  Elclridge,   7 

Aug.,  1902.     One  son:   William  D.  Eklriilge,  b.  14  Sept.,  1903. 

1851  iv     Ethel  M.'  Dexter,  b.  9  Sept.,  1893. 


1341 

John  S.'  Dexter,  son  of  .Jolnr  [Cideon''.  E|)ln"iiiir\  Hpln-aim^, 
Ben.jamin%  William-,  Thomas^]  and  Hannah  L.  Dexter,  was 
horn  3  Mai'ch.  1813.  He  married  (1)  ]Mary  A.  Johnson,  7 
Jan.,  1870:   (2)  Delia  ^l.  Dexter.  22  Nov.,  1873. 

He  early  learned  the  trade  of  house  cai'penti-y,  and 
worked  at  it  in  Tihode  Island  for  many  yi'ai's.  He  then  re- 
turned to  his  native  town,  and  for  the  last  twenty-live  years 
has  carried  on  the  hnilding  and  hunhcr  hnsiness. 

Three  ehildr.Mi : 

1852  i     Charles  S.'  Dexter,  b.  at   Mattapoisett,   7  Jan..   1872;   ni.   Mary 

E.  Wathey,  18  Jan..  1893.  Tie  is  a  machinist  by  trade  and  is 
in  business  at  Attlel)oro,  ^lass..  inaking  tools  for  the  manufac- 
ture of  jewelry.  They  had  one  child,  born  and  died  in  May. 
1896. 


292 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 


WALTER  C.  DEXTER. 

185S'  ii  Walter  C."  Dexter,  b.  80  May,  1S7S.  At  the  age  of  12  he  en- 
tered the  Friends'  School  at  Providence,  R.  I.  After  gradu- 
ating from  there  he  attended  Ihe  Business  College  at  Fall 
River,  Mass.,  and  tlien  spent  a  year  at  the  Textile  School  in 
New  Bedford.     He  now  resides  at  Mattapoisett. 

18.54       iii     Ernest  W."  Dexter,  b.  1(5  May,  1887. 


MILL-DAM   NEAR   PICO   BEACH. 
Site  of  tii-.st  mill  owned  by  Benjamin  '  Dexter,  which  has  always  been  in  De.xter  family. 


DEXTER     FA.MII.V     GENEALOGY. 


293 


ROBERT   L.   DEXTER. 


1342 


Robert  L."-  Dexter,  son  of  -lohiE  [Gideoll^  Ei)hi-aim%  Ephra- 
iiu-*.  Beiijaniin'.  AVilliaiii-,  Tliomas^  |  and  llainiali  S.  Dex- 
ttM',  was  boni  !)  Frl).,  1847.  He  iiiaii'icd  Kate  M.  Liiee,  1 
Sept.,  1872. 

He  was  boi'ii  a1  .Malt apoisett.  and  ii'ei'ivrd  his  cduealion 
in  the  schools  of  lliat  town.  He  learned  tlic  trade  of  cabinet- 
niakinji',  which  he  has  i'ollowed  many  years.  He  also  worked 
at  honse  carpcnti'y.  He  is  now  living-  on  pai't  of  llie  original 
Dexter  farm,  and  divides  liis  time  l)etw(M'ii  dcvelopiDj:-  a 
snnnncr  i-esoit  ;iiid  cabinet-makinL;'.  lie  was  at  one  time  a 
meml)er  of  tlic  School  ConnniUec.  He  l)ccainc  interested  in 
the  geneak)^y  of  the  De.xter  fai'nily.  ;iiid  for  eighteen  years 
has  been  collect iiiu'  data  ab(»u1  the  faiiiil\'.  and  iiuich  of  the 
materia]  in  this  hook  was  collected  by  him.  He  has  no 
family. 


294 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 


KATE;  M.   DEXTER. 


1343 


James  L.'  Dexter,  sou  of  .lolui'    1  (iidtMni''.  Ephraim\  Ephraiin^ 
Benjamiir'.  William-,  Thomas^]  and  iraiinah  S.  Dexter,  was 

born  .     He  niari-ied  :\Iary  S.  ({ray.  6  Oct.,  1884.     He 

learned  the  1rade  of  a  eabinet-niakcr.  and  later  worked  at 
lionse  carpentry.  Tic  now  lives  at  Mattapoisett.  in  the 
house  where  his  father  lived  before  him.  For  a  few  years 
he  was  in  the  milk  business,  but  is  now  interested  with  his 
two  brothel's  in  sunniier  cottas^cs  a1  Pieo  Beach,  which  are 
occupied  by  sunniier  tenants. 


Three  children  : 

18.55  i     Florence  0."  Dexter,  1).   2-5   A  no-..   ISS.";   in.   John  C.  Dexter.  24 

Nov.,    1904.     One   clukl :    Doris  Leonaril     Dexter,  b.   10   Oct., 
190.-). 

1856  ii     Lillian  ('."  Dexter,  \>.  25  A])ril,  1893. 

1857  iii-    riiostcr  S.''  Dexter,  li.  19  Nov..  1895;  d.  5  Auo-.,  1S9G. 


•     DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY.  295 

1375 

William  A."  Dexter,  son  of  Fi'eeniaii'  [Aldoii",  Ephraim'',  Ephra- 
iiii',  Benjamin',  W^illiani-.  Thomas^]  and  Isabella  ]  Gor- 
don] Dexter,  was  horn  14  An'u.,  lS4:i  at  Xew  Bedford,  and 
died  30  Nov.,  1890/    He  married  Hannah  IT.  Nye.     For  ten 

years  he  was  in  the  employ  of  llie  Fiflli   Avenue  Safe   De- 
posit &  Tfust  Co. 

Seven  ehildreii.  boi'n  in  XeAV   licdford: 

1858  i     Anna  I.''  Dexter,  b.  31  :\rar<'li.  ISi;?. 

1859  ii     Williaiii  H.-'  Dexter,  h.  8  Dec,  18()8;  m.  Margaret  ■ . 

18G0        iii     Thomas  N."  Dexter,  1).   1.3   8ei)t.,  1870;    m.   Kate  :\rulvey.     One 

chiJd:   Viola  Dexter,  li.  3  Ajiril,  J 894. 

1861  iv     Helen  C./'  Dexter,  h.  iM  Xu'j;..  187-J;    iii.  .lolm   I'.   Ncuus,   1   Jan., 

1891.     One  ehikl :   Ethel  Xegvis,  b.  10  Nov.,  1891. 

1862  V     Gertrude"  Dexter,  b.  28  Fel)..  1877;  d.  15  Oct.,  1878, 
18li3        vi     (ienrge  E."  Dexter,  b.  l(j  Jan.,  b879. 

1864  vii     Charles  T."  Dexter,  b.  8  March,  1884;   d.  9  Aj.ril,  1884. 

1378 

Lucy  A.^  Dexter,  dau«i'hter  of  Stillman"  [Alden''.  Ephraim^. 
p]phi'aim\  Benjamin''.  William-.  Tlioiiias^  |  and  Eunice 
[Ilitchmond]  Dexter,  was  born  13  Dec,  1842.  She  married 
Gideon  B.  Barlow,  Jr.,  July,  1863. 

Thr(n>  ehildrc^n,  born  in  ^rattni)ois(>tt : 

1865  i     Edward  Albert"  Barlow,  b.  IS  ,luly,  1864;   ni.    Eninia  ^[orse.  25 

April,  1889. 

1866  ii     Minnie  Alice"  Barlow,  b.  6  Oct.,  1871;  ni.  .b,hn  Diniii.  19  Xov., 

1891. 

1867  iii     Herbert  Aldeu"  Barluw,  b.  9  Oct...  1875. 

1379 

Euphemia  F."  Dexter,  danghtei-  of  Stilhnan"  [Alden''.  Kphi'aim^ 
Ei)hraim\  Benjamin".  AVilliaiu-.  Tliomas']  and  Eunice 
[Ilitchmondl  Dexter,  was  hoi'ii  (i  .Mareli,  184."),  She  mar- 
ried (1)  William  Gifford,  18(53;  (2)   Charles  li.  Hammond, 


290  DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 

1871.  ]\li'.  ITanimond  was  the  son  of  Thomas  P.  Hammond. 
For  many  years  he  was  engaged  in  whaling  trips,  sailing 
from  Marion,  ^lattapoisett  and  New  Bedford.  He  has  been 
in  nearly  all  parts  of  the  maritime  world,  and  good  Inek  has 
always  attended  him.  In  the  fall  of  18(i2.  while  on  the 
l^ark  "Ocean  Kover, "  the  vessel  with  Sf)!)  barrels  of  sperm 
oil  was  (•ai)tnred  and  burned  off  Western  Islands,  by  Captain 
Semmer  of  the  privateer  "Alabama."  All  hands  were 
pnt  into  the  ship's  boats  and  left  to  shift  for  themselves. 
They  hmded  on  one  of  the  AVestern  Islands,  and  later 
reached  Fayal,  from  which  jilace  they  were  sent  to  Boston 
liy  the  American  consul.  The  OAvners  and  crew  were  after- 
wards remunerated  for  their  loss,  out  of  the  $15,000,000 
awarded  the  United  States,  under  the  Treaty  of  Washington. 
During  his  last  voyage,  he  was  first  officer  of  the  bark 
"Hunter,"  of  New  Bedford,  sailing  in  the  Arctic  and  Pacific 
Oceans,  and  making  a  complete  voyage  around  the  world. 
He  is  now  o('('U])ied  in  farming  at  Ilammondtown,  J\latta- 
poisctt. 

One  eliild  by  first  husband,  five  l)y  second  husband: 

1868  i     Lizzie  C  Gifforcl,  b.   27   April,   1864;    iii.  Gideon  Shurtleff,   25 

Dec,   1882. 

1869  ii     Epliremia  D."  Hanniiond,  b.  27  Jan.,  187.'^;   ni.  Byron  P.  Dunn, 

Dec,  1890. 

1870  iii     Sarah  A."  Hammond,  b.  9  May,  1875;   m.   Francis  G.  Allen,  31 

Oct.,  1899. 

1871  iv     Maria  M."  Hammond,  b.  31  Dec,  1877. 

1872  V     Carrie  E.''  Hammond,  b.  1  Aug.,  1880;  d.  17  Feb.,  1881. 

1873  vi     ('Jiarles  S.''  Trammond,  b.   29  .Tune,  18S.S';    killed  by  locomotive, 

26  Aug.,  190.1. 


1404 


David  Dexter^  Clark,  son  of  Lucretia'  [Davids  Seth".  Seth*, 
Ben,^amin^  William-,  TJiomas^]  Dexter,  and  William  Clark, 
was  born  1844.  He  married  Xellie  Huntington,  1875:  she 
was  born  25  Aug.,  1853. 


DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 

Four  children  : 

1874  i     William  Dextor'  cfark,  h.  1870.     ' 

1875  ii     Eali)h  HiTntington"  Clark,  h.  14  June,   ISSl. 

1876  iii     Irving''  Clark,  b.  22  Fob.,  1SS4;  d.  1SS4. 

1877  iv     Alfred  Henry"  Clark,  1).  17  Sept.,  1SS8. 


JULIA   S.   (DEXTER)  COFFIN. 


1416 


Julia  Sargeant'  Dexter,  dnn-litor  of  Charles  TL'  fSeth«,  Seth% 
Seth\  Reiijamiiv',  William-.  Thoiuas^J  and  Lydia  [Piersou] 
Dexter,  was  born  4  Nov.,  1880,  at  Windsor  Locks,  Conn. 
She  married  (1)  Thomas  ITaskall,  20  D(>('..  1860:  he  was 
born  11  Feb.,  1827,  and  died  18(;:l  She  Diarried  (2)  Her- 
bert R.  Coffin,  4  Dee.,  18(i(5:  W  Avas  l)()i'n  0  Any-.,  1840,  at 
Rindge,  N.  H.,  and  died  9  July,  1!)()1,  at  Windsor  Locks, 
Conn. 


2!)S 


DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 


1878 

i 

1879 

ii 

1880 

iii 

1881 

iv 

1882 


One  child  l)v  first  husband,  four  hv  second  husband: 


Tlioinasine"  Haskall,  1).  at  Wiiidsftr  Locks,  9  Nov.,  1862. 

Arthur  Dexter'  Coffin,  b.  25  April,  1868;  m.  Cora  Drake,  11 
April,  1894.  Two  clnldren:  Dexter  Drake  Coffin,  b.  12  Sept., 
1896;  d.  1896;  Dexter  Drake     Coffin,  2d,  b.  8  April,  1898. 

Clarence  Harlan'  Coffin,  b.  27  Sept.,  1869;  d.  9  .Inly,  1875. 

Herbert  Raymond'  Coffin,  .Tr.,  b.  15  Jan.,  1871;  m.  Jeau  G. 
Warbarton,  26  June,  1895.  Three  children:  Douglas  Pierson 
Coffin,  1).  10  May,  1897;  Charles  Sumner  Coffin,  b.  4  Dec, 
1898;  Herbert  Raymond     Coffin,  b.  20  April,  1900. 

Grace  P."  Coffin,  b.  at  Windsor  Locks,  2  Dec,  1873;  m.  Charles 
Henrv  Coolev.  Jr..  of  Hartford.  Ct..  3  June,  19nr>. 


'■■'^i*^, 


ANNIE   PIERSON  (DEXTER)  ALLEN. 


1417 


Annie  Pierson'  Dexter,  (hmuhler  of  C^harles  H."  [Seth^,  Seth^ 
Seth\  Benjamin".  AVilliaiir'.  Thomas^  |  and  Lydia  [Pierson] 
Dexter,  was  ])orn  5  iNFay,  1842,  at  Windsor  Locks,  Conn. 
She  married  Bennett  Rowhmd  xVlleiL  18  March,  1863;  he 
was  born  17  May,  1838,  at  Enfield,  and  died  11  Oct.,  1896, 
at  Hartford,  Conn. 


DEXTER     FA  M  1 1 . \      GEN  EA 1  AlGY. 


299 


One  child : 

1883  i     Charles  Dexter'   Allen.   1).   :it    Wiu.lsfir   Loeks,   S  May,  1S<35;   m. 

Frances  Louise  ('lark.  ",  Xov.,  1891). 


^i^ 


EDWIN   DOUGLAS  DEXTER. 


J4I8 


Edwin  D.^  Dexter,  son  of  Charles  TI."  [Seth«.  Seth%  Setli^  Ben- 
jamin". William-,  Thomas^]  and  T^ydia  [Pierson]  Dexter, 
was  horn  24  Oct..  1847.  and  died  L>ii  .Ian..  188G.  lie  niar- 
ried  Jnlia  B.  llayden,  15  April,  I8(i8. 

Two  children  : 


1884 


1885 


i     Florence"  Dexter,  li.    at    Windsor   Locks.   Ct..    LI   Jan..    1S69;    ni. 
Col.  William  Spaul.lint,'  of  Xasliua.  N.  II..  '29  :\[ay.  1S80.     Two 
children:  Dexter  E.  Spauldinu:,  ],.  T.i  Oct.,  1S90:  Sylvi:t  S|.auld- 
ins,  b.  9  June,  1894. 
ii     Aunic''  Dexter,  b.  April,  1871;  d.  24  Aug.,  187:2. 


;;()()  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

I42I 

Rev.  Henry  Morton^  Dexter,  sou  oi'  Kev.  Henry  ^lartyii'  [Eli- 
jah*^,  Elijah\  Setli^  Benjamin\  William^,  Thomas^]  and 
Emeline  [Palmer]  Dexter,  was  born  12  July,  1846,  at  Man- 
chester, N.  II.  He  married  Emily  L.  Sanford  of  Taiuiton, 
]\lass.,  9  June,  1881.  lie  graduated  from  Yale  in  1867,  with 
the  M.  A.  degree,  and  from  Andover  in  1870.  lie  was 
Secretary  and  Treasurer  of  the  National  Council  of  Congre- 
gationalist  Churches  of  America,  which  erected  the  me- 
morial bronze  tablet  to  John  Robinson,  in  Leyden,  Holland, 
and  dedicated  it  July  24,  1891.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Massa- 
chusetts Historical  Society,  also  the  Boston  Society  of  May- 
flower Descendants,  being  eighth  in  descent  from  Degory 
Priest,  one  of  the  signers  of  the  compact  with  the  Leyden  Co. 
He  was  a  delegate  to  the  firet  International  Conneil  of  Con- 
gregationalists,  held  at  London  in  1S!)1.  and  also  at  the 
second  council  held  at  Boston  in  18f)i).  He  Avas  formerly 
editor  and  proinietoi-  of  the  "Congregationalist,"  and  was 
the  author  of  the  "Stoi-y  of  tli(^  Pilufims  in  America."  in 
1894. 

Two  children  : 

1886  i     Marjory  :\r()i'tinr'  Dexter.  1>.  14  Sept..  1882. 

1887  ii     :\rary"  Dpxter,  li.   i:;  An-..  1 SSC. 

H22 

John  G.^  Dexter,  son  of  Jolm  (J.'   [Prince'\  Elijah'',  Seth\  Ben- 
.iamin'.  AVilliam-.   Thomas']    and    Eleanor  F.    [Richardson] 
^    Dexter,   was   horn   27   Feb.,   18:U.     He  married    (1)    Cath- 
erine T.  B.  Kuggles,  4  April,  1859;   (2j   Ellen  M.  Baldwin, 
16  Dec,  190;}. 

Seven  children  by  fii-st  wife,  born  in  Rochester,  Mass.: 

1888  i     Anhn  W'.'  Dexter,  1..  I'l   Oet.,  ]S(i(3;   m.  M.  S.  Sf-hilling,  3  Jan., 

1894.  Four  cliildreii:  .Tohii  H.  Dexter,  b.  1  Oct.,  1895;  Louis 
T?.  Dexter,  1).  i'  Dec,  ls97;  Drank  C.  Dexter,  b.  25  March, 
1S99;    Ibirt)l(l  A.  Dexter,  b.  22   Feb.,  1902. 

1889  ii      l'i:uik  Cibbs^'  Dexter,  b.  14  .[iily,  1868;  d.  9  June,  1896. 


DEXTKI^      I'A.M1I.\'     CxENEALOGV 


:!()1 


1S90  iii  Eleanor  KMcliantsou"  JJexter,  1».  Js  Oct..  IMJ!);  m.  William  L.  R. 
Gilford,  (i  June,  1888.  Two  children:  Catherine  Gififord,  \). 
1889;  d.  at  ('ainl)ridHe.  191):',;   lluinplirey  A.     Gilford,  b.  1890. 

1891  iv     Harriet  Maria='  Dexter,  h.  'Ji'  .Ian.,  1S71;  d.  8  Oct.,  1871. 

1892  V     Lucy  Rugsjles''  I)(>xter,  h.  9   Feb.,  1872;   in.  .Tames  P.  Porter,  25 

July,  1894.     One  son:  Lle^Yellyn  E.  Porter,  b.  18  Oct.,  1901. 

1893  vi     Charles  Rugs'  Dexter.  1).  ;',n   May,   1S77;   ni.  .b)sephine  M.  Bnell. 

30  March,  189S. 

1894  vii     :\[ary  Stanford''  Dexter,  b.  IG  .inly.  1S79;   ni.  ^Sanlllel  Usher.  2d, 

of    Cambridge,    Mass.,    9    Sept.,    190.').      Tliey    now    reside    at 
Somerville. 


ALDEN    DAVIS   DEXTEK. 


1452 

Alden  Davis'  Dexter,  son  of  .loscplC  [Alden',  Elisha''.  Setli^ 
JabezS  Philiir.  AVillianr'.  'riioiiias^l  and  Sophia  IT.  fTiuk- 
hai^i]  Dexter,  was  l)()fii  7  .Inly.  18G8,  at  INIattapoisett.  Mass. 
He  married  IMinnie  Ftances  Swift.  26  Nov..  ISiXi.  at  Taun- 
ton. Mass.  She  was  hurn  2'\  St'|)t..  187.").  at  Brockton.  lie 
is  a  market  man.  and  lives  in  Xi'w  Bcdtord. 

One  child : 
1895  i     Bernice  Alden"'  Dexter,  b.  at  Taunton,  ?i[ass..  19  Sept!,  1897. 


;3()2 


DEXTER     FA.MILY     GP]NEAL()(iY 


MINTNIE   FRANCES    DEXTER. 


BERNICE   ALDEN   DEXTER. 


DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY.  :{(i:! 

1453 

William  H.'  Dexter,  son  oT  .)()Sfi)h''  lAldcii'.  Klisha®,  Seth', 
Jabez^  Philip^  AVilliaiir,  Thomas^  and  Sophia  IT.  -[Tink- 
ham]  Dexter,  was  horn  20  -Jan..  ISTl.  lie  married  Annie 
E.  Doreher,  27  Sept.,  1891. 

Three  eliildri'ii.  born  in  Matta]>oisett : 

1896  i     Charles  T.'"  Do.xter.  h.  19  ^0]>\.,  1S9S. 

1897  ii     Herman  W.'"  Dexter,  b.  24  Oct..  1900. 

1898  iii     Margaret'"  Dexter,  b.  1904. 


1455 

Alice  M.-'  Dexter,  danuhter  of  Joseph*'  [Alden^  Elisha^  Sethi 
Jabez\  Philip''.  William^,  Thomas^]  and  Sophia  H.  [Tink- 
ham]  Dexter,  was  boi-n  13  Jnne,  1874.  She  married  (1) 
Jeremiah  L.  Pvandall,  17  Jnly,  1891;  (2)  Webster  Kinney, 
20  July,  1897. 

Two  ehildren  l)y  second  hnsbaiid.  boi-ii  at  ^Mattapoisett : 

1900  i     Webster  HaroliT"  Kinney,  b.  27  Sept.,  1901. 

1901  ii     Alden  L.'"  Kiniiev,  b.  10  .Tan.,  1904. 


J5J5 

Sarah  Johnson-'  Dexter,  daui;htcr  of  Dcnni.s'  [Benjamin^ 
Joseph^  Benjamins  Xoah\  licnjaniiir'',  AYilliam-,  Thoma.s^] 
and  ^lary  [Lnce]  Dexter,  was  born  19  Jnly.  1832,  and  died 
15  Nov.,  1874.  She  married  Francis  Slilhnaii  liichardson 
of  AYinehester. 

Seven  ehildren  : 

1902  i     Henrietta  Evelyn'"  Ricbaj-ilson.  b.    12   March,   1S.14;   ni.   Charles 

E.  Corey,  8  ,Tuno,  187.5.  Three  children:  William,  :Nrabel  and 
Preston. 

190.3        ii     Amelia  Frances'"  Richardson,  b.  185.");  d.  1890. 


;5()4  DEXTER     P\\.MILY     GENEALOGY. 

1904  iii  Augustus'"  Richardsini,  li.  L'(5  Aug.,  1857;  m.  Martha  Ellen 
Hooper,  23  Feb.,  18S2.  Eiglit  childreu :  Luella  A.,  Alice  J., 
Bertha  F.,  Laura  J.,  Artliur  S.,  Augusta,  Henry,  Walter. 

liKi.-;  iv  Grandville  Dexter"'  Kicliardsou,  li.  9  Oct.,  1859;  ni.  Ella  Cutter, 
Sept.,  1888.  One  daughter:  Persis  Richardson,  b.  28  Dec, 
1889. 

llMio  V     Frances    Stillman'"   Richardson,    b. ;    in.    Alvin    Gendersou, 

3  April,  1887. 

1907  vi     Annie  Josephine'"  Richardson,  b.   26  July,   1866;    m.   Albert  F. 

Ireland,  16    April,    1895.         Two     children:      Helen    Gertrude 

Ireland,  1j.    7   Nov.,    1897;.  Harold   Stone   Ireland,   b.   1    Feb., 
1899. 

1908  vii     Frederick  riifford'"  Richardson,   b.    10   Feb.,    1874;    in.   Elsie  J. 

Glenn,  27  June,  1905. 


1517 

Sophia"  Dexter,  daiiohter  of  Dennis^  [Benjamin",  Joseph^  Ben- 
jamin'', Noall^  Benjamin^  William-.  Thomas^]  and  I\Iary 
[Luce]  Dexter,  was  born  1838,  and  died  27  Auu..  1891.  She 
married  Joseph  TJoberson.  Aniinst.  18.")4. 

Six  children  : 

1909  i     Josephine"'  Roberson,  I). . 

1910  ii     ^Yilliam">  Roberson,  b.  • . 

1911  iii     Edward'"  Roberson,  b.  . 


1912  iv     fieorge'"  Rolierson,  1). 

1913  V     .lessie'"  Roberson,  b. — 

1914  vi     Chester'"  Roberson,  b. 


1520 

George  Hillman''  Dexter,  son  of  Dennis-    [Benjamin'.  Joseph^ 

Benjaniiir',  .\oah\  Benjamins  William-,  Thomas^]  and , 

was  born  31  Oct..  1840.  He  married  (1)  Alice  McDonald, 
30  .July.  187;-):  (2)  Amelia  A.  Haynes,  17  Sept.,  1886.  IMr. 
Dexter  makes  a  specialty  of  the  hen  business,  and  has  taken 
a  great  many  pi'izes  with  his  '' Dexter 's  Black  Minorcas. " 


DKXTKR      FAMII.N'     (;i  ;m:.\I  ,()GY. 


30;") 


V 


GEORGE    HILLMAN    DEXTER. 


Two  children  l)y  first  wife.  (Uic  child  l)y  second: 

\\)]r,  i      Sarali    .lohnson'"    Dt'xtcr.    li.     1.")    April.     lS7(i:     ni.    Sainucl     II. 

Brooks,  1899.  Tlut'c  <-liil(lrfii :  Drxtcr  M.  Brooks,  b.  H  May. 
1900;  Charlotte  L.  Brooks,  li.  ."'.  Xo\..  19i)l  ;  Enth  IT.  Brooks,  b. 
19  Jan..  1903. 

1916  ii      William  Herbert'"  Dexter,  b.  1^9  Oet.,  ISSO. 

1917  iii     Alice  May'"  Dexter,  b.  19  Sept.,  1888. 


1528 


Jonathan  L.'  Dexter,  son  (d'  llir;iiii"  jdoscith'.  .Tosi'pli'',  Benja- 
nuir'.  Xo;dd,  Tjcnjamiir'.  William  .  ThomasVl  and  Love 
[Laml)ert|  Dexter,  was  horn  "J:!  -Ian..  1843.  He  married 
I\rarv  L.  Senverns.  7  .Ian..  h^T-') :  siie  died  4  April.  ^'MM\ 


;5()G  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 

Five  children,  l)c)rii  in  J^rookliiie,  IMass. : 

1918  i     LiK-y  Amelia'"  Dexter.  1..  25  Aujj.,  1S76;  in.  George  H.  Hutchin- 

son, June,  1900. 

1919  ii     Mary  Love"'  Dexter,  b.  ■'5  Aug.,  1878. 

1920  iii     Miriam^"  Dexter,  b.  1  Jan.,  ]881. 

1921  iv     Delia  Carrie"  Dexter,  b.  17  June,   1883. 

1922  V     Frank  Seavems'"  Dexter,  b.  4  Nov.,  1891. 


1576 


Mabel  A.^  Dexter,  ;ul()i)ted  daughter  of  William  N.^^  [Foster  D.', 
John^  Jolv'.  S.-nnnel'.  Benjamin^  Willianr,  Thomas^]  Dex- 
ter, was  born  8  March,  18G9.  She  married  George  E.  Car- 
penter, 19  Oct.,  1890;  he  was  1)orn  15  :\Iay,  1872. 

Four  children.  1x)rn  in  Orange,  Mass. : 

1923  i     Clara  E.'"  Car])ei)ter,  b.  9  Nov.,  1891. 

1924  ii     Bessie  B.'"  Carpenter,   b.   16   May,   1897. 

1925  iii     Ella  E."'  Carpenter,  1>.  r,  June,  1899. 

1926  iv     Robert  Eanios"'  Carpenter,  b.  31  Aug.,  1904. 


1601 


Frank  Albert''  Dexter,  son  of  Benjamin  AHen^  [Amasa'^,  Benja- 
min'\  Ben.jamiiv',  SamueP,  Benjamin^  William^,  ThomasV] 
and  Lanra  [AVebb]  Dexter,  was  born  26  Nov.,  1863,  at  Rut- 
land,    lie  married  Virginia  Hartwell,  1885. 

Three  children : 

1927  i     V(>ra  L.'"  Dexter,  b.  . 

1928  ii      Frances"'  Dexter,  1).  . 

1929  iii     Lorna'"  Dexter,  b. . 


DEXTKR     FA.MIIA'     GENEALOGY. 


301 


J  603 

Myra  R.'  Dexter,  (l;iui:lilci-  of  Kliliu  ().  ('./  f  Aniasa".  I>iMi.jaiiiin'', 
Beii.jamiir'',  Sainiicl',  Bciijainiii '.  Williaiir,  Timiiias' ]  and 
-Fatic  |Miii('i'|  Dcxlcf.  was  Ixuii  Ll  .Imie.  1S71.  and  died  -1 
April.  1!)04.  Siic  mafri.'d  Ccof-^v  W.  Ilojtdii  ,.|'  Fort  Ed- 
ward. X.  Y..  in  ISIlL'.     Tlicy  lived  al   NVineliester. 

Three  diildren  : 

1930  i     Dwight  Dexter'"  llolton,  b.  4  Oct.,  1S96. 

1931  ii     Charles  Gilford'"  Holtoii,  1..  12  Oct.,   1897. 

1932  iii     Carrie  Louise'"    lidltnii.   Ii.   l'7  Dec,    1902. 


lU.WK    E.  DEXXEK. 


1609 


Frank  E.'  Dexter,  son  of  .losejdi  L.'^  [Moses',  Ben.ianiin'^,  Ben- 
jamin'*, SanineP,  Beiijainiir''.  AVilliam^  'l'lioma.s^]  and  Sarah 
J.  [Wood]  Dexicr.  was  horn  2-")  Dee.,  IS.")!!.  He  nian-ied 
Cora  Tl.  Lee.  !•')  An-..  188:};  she  died  lo  An-..  1888. 


308 


DEXTEK      FAMILY     (iENEALOGY. 


ROBERT   L.   DEXTER. 

Two  eliildreii : 

1933  i     Edith  L;'"  Dexter,  1).  -20  Dec,  1SS3. 

1934  ii     Eobert  L.'"  Dexter,  li.  K;  .Xy.rW.  1SS7. 


1610 


Fred  Abbott''  Dexter,  sdii  of  Jose])!!  \j^  |  Moses'.  IJciijiiiiiin''. 
■Beiijainiir''.  Sjiinucl^  BciiJ.-iiniir'.  AVilliaiu-,  Thomas' |  and 
Sarah  J.  |  Wood  |  Dexter,  was  boi'ii  17  Oct..  18G2,  at  (Jranye, 
INlass.,  in  wliat  is  known  as  tlic  Alhee  honse  on  East  ]\Iain 
Street,  lie  jiassed  Iwo  yeai-s  of  his  litV  in  tiie  hons(^  he  was 
born  in.  when  his  parents  remove*!  lo  .Vthol.  His  edneation 
was  obtained  in  the  juildie  schools  of  that  town,  l)ut  he  left 
when  only  half  thiousih  Ihe  hiuh  school,  to  eiiler  upon  a 
bttsiness  career,  hcin^-  a1  thai  lime  14  years  of  age. 
lie  spent  three  and  onediall"  yeai's  as  ch'i'k  in  an  Athol  cloth- 


ni:xTKi{    l■'A.Mll.^■    (ii:M:.\i.o(iv 


.'Kill 


\  '^  i^ 


FRED   A.  DEXTER. 


iii>i'  stdi-c.  wlicn  lit'  acc('|)t(Ml  a  position  as  manai^vr  of  tlio 
Oraii.iio  Clolliiii--!  ( 'ompaiiy.  .Ian.  1.  1882,  Ix'iiiii-  Uumi  in  his 
19tli  year,  lie  iiiaiiauctl  the  store  fof  tlircc  years, 
whrii  he  was  lakfii  iiilo  i)ai'liicrsliip,  and  lias  siiico  1)i-«mi  one 
of  llic  |ir(tpi-u  tors  as  well  as  iiiaiiauvr.  lie  is  one  ol  the 
foundcis.  atwl  has  always  h<'hl  tlic  olVicc  of  'I'lvasnrcr  of  the 
Leavitt  MacliiiK- ( "<i..  aiwl  for  a  mtiiihrr  of  years  has  had  full 
eare  and  nianauciiieiit  of  this  business,  in  VSi'l'  he  and  his 
jiartiicr  opened  a  store  in  Athol.  whieh  is  one  of  the  princi- 
pal inereantih'  estahlishnients  of  that  town,  lie  is  a  direelor 
in  and  Viee-presi(hMit  ol'  the  Oraime  National  l^>ank.  and  is 
a  nieniher  of  Ihe  l!(:ard  of  Trnstets  of  hot  h  the  Oranue  Sav- 
ings Bank  and  the  Orans^v  Co-operative  l>aiik.  He  was 
Treasurer  of  the  l-'irst  I'niversalist  Society  of  Oran.u'e  for 
ten  years,  a'ld  held  the  .tflice  of  Se<-retary  of  the  (Iran.ee 
Board  of  Trade  for  live  yeai-s.  He  is  an  OiUl  Fellow  and  a 
?»rasoii.      lie  married  Fh)ra  L.  I'ntnani.  I'li  Feb..  18S4. 


310 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 


BAYARD   P.  DEXTER. 


One  cllild: 


1935  i     Bayanl  Putnam'"  Dexter,  b.  14  A]iiil.  JS85.     He  graduated  from 

the  Phillips  Exeter  Academy  in  the  class  of  1905  and  entered 
Cornell  University  at  Ithaca,  X.  Y.,  the  same  year,  and  is 
taking  the  mechanical  enoiiieering  course. 

1611 

Mabel  L.'  Dexter,  dauyhler  of  .losepli  L."  |  Closes',  Beujaniin^ 
Benjamin'.  SanmeP,  Benjamin",  William-,  Thomas^]  and 
Persis  [Lord]  Dexter,  was  born  :i  June,  1865.  She  mar- 
ried Artlnir  A.  Prentiss. 

Two  children  : 

1936  i     Pauline  Moore'"  Prentiss,  h.  1891. 

1937  ii     Alton'"  Prentiss,  b.  1897. 


1643 

Henry  L.^  Davis,  son  of  Nelson  1).'  |  Dexter",  Liiey'^,  Benjamin-', 
SamneP.  Benjamin\  William-,  Thomas^  Dexter]  and  Ade- 
laide ^r.  [AVeseott]  Davis,  was  horti  20  Ano-.,  1856,  at  Caton. 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GKNKAl.OGY. 


lie  mari-ied  Pli<>l)c  M.  AVhite.  IS  .l;iii..  ISTT.  TTc  was  a  car- 
penter l)y  liadc.  He  (lied  7  An-..  l!H)ii.  She  di.'d  in  Col- 
(.i-ado.  Dec.  11)01. 


Two  cliildfcii  : 


1938  i      Willinin'"  Davis.  1>.    is;^:   kill.'.l   l,y  .-ars.  Mardi,   1896. 

1939  ii      Ailrliiic'"  l)a\  is.  li.    I   May.   Iss-J;   iii.   William  ('liurrli  of  Culurado 

Springs,    Hi   \u^..    I'.Hil.     Our   .lauulii''''.   I'.    !•'    I*'eb.,  1904. 

1647 

Emma  A.''  Davis,  daimhlci-  o\'  Nelson  D.'  |  Dexter.  I>ucy''.  I|cii- 
jaiiiin''.  Saniuel\  Px-njaiiiiti  ■.  AVilliani-.  Thomas^  Dexter  |  and 
-Inlia  K.  fP.akeiJ|  Davis,  was  horn  S  dune,  1868,  at  Caton. 
X.  Y.  She  married  John  C.  IJoe.  1  Mareh.  1888:  he  was  the 
son  of  Daniel  15.  and  .Mai'uarrl  (  Frandei-liotl* )  TJoe.  They 
reside  on  a  farm  at  (*a1on. 

Six  ehildi-en  : 

1940  i     Floreiu-e'"  Eoe,  b.  Nov.,  1888;  d.  R.'i>t..  1895. 

1941  ii     Stanley  N.'"  ^iov,  b.  23  Sept.,  1S9U. 

1942  iii     Harry'"  Eoe,   b.   April,   189.'). 

1943  IV     Earl"'  Koe,  b.  Marcii.  1897. 

1944  V     Grace"'  Eoe,  b.  IS  Dec.  19(il. 

194.")        vi     riiarles  Lawrence'"   Rue.  1).  21)   Do-.,    1903. 

1662 

Frederick  Albert"  Warden,  son  of  -iolni  D."-  |  Xareis.sa".  [.ncy'', 
15,>njamiir'.  Samnd'.  I'x'n.iamin  .  William-.  Thomas'  Dexter] 
and  Sarah  IXieliols]  Warden,  was  boi'n  24  April.  1S7.').  in 
Fall  Iviver,  i\lass.  He  was  educated  in  the  i)ul)lic  schools  of 
Fall  Kiver.  and  innnediately  after  leaving  school,  entered 
the  employ  of  L.  Xiehols  &  Co..  fnrnitnre  dealers.  Tie  mar- 
i-ied  Kmma  li.  (IcrrA'.  4  Xov..  ISilti.  a1  Fall  l^iver. 

Two  ehildren  : 

•194(;  i     'Mary  Louise"  Wanlrn.  li.  17  .Oct.,  JS97._ 

1947         ii     Earl  Frederic'"  Warden,  b.  20  Dec,  1899. 


812 


DEXTER     FA.AIILY     GENEALOGY, 


^^^s...-^# 


FLORENCE  D,  (WARDEN)  TABOI 


MILES  W.  TABOR. 


DEXTKK     FA.MILV     CKN  KALOGY.  :;]:; 

1664 

Florence  D.'  Warden,  dauiilifri-  .if  Williiini  .\/  j  Xiircissa', 
l.iicy'',  I'xMi.jainiir'.  Saiinu'l\  Bcii.jainiii '.  Williain-',  Thomas' 
Dt'xtoi'l  and  Klla  .M.  IDiii'iVel  AVaidcii.  was  honi  :!ii  Dec, 
1876.  at  Woi'ccstci',  Mass.  She  mairiccl  Miles  Warden 
Taboi-.  Id.luiie.   1!M):!.  ill    Wnreeslei-.   Mass. 

One  child: 
194S  i     Frnnklin  War.len'"  Tnbor,  b.  17  .\ray,  IDOo. 


MRS    KKFIK  C'AKU. 


1670 

Effie  D.-' White,  (hiui^htoi-  of  Lney  V.^  [Daiii."!'.  Lucy'\  Ben- 
jamin'. Snmuel'.  IJenjainin  :  William-.  Thomas'  Dexter]  and 
.John  ('.  Wliite.  was  horn  10  Dec.  lS7t»,  at  Cornini:'.  X.  V. 
She  mari'i.d  Charles  A.  Can-.  ^\.  D..  7  .May.  1801.  Dr.  Can- 
is  a  Avell-knoWn  |)hysieian.  and  in  a(hlilii>n  1o  a  ivuuhir  prac- 
tiee.  lie  is  a  speeialist  in  the  li'ealmeiit  of  Ihe  eye,  throat 
and  nose,      lie  was  for  several   yeai's    health   officer  of  the 


314 


DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 


DR.  CHARLES  A.  CARR. 


HAROLD  W.  CARR. 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY.  315 

township  of  Corniiii;'.  and  a  niciiilici-  nF  the  Board  of  Alder- 
men of  the  city  of  Coi-iniii;'. 

One  child : 

1949  i      llanild  W.'"  (air,  li.  at  ('uniing.  N.  V..  1^4  .Iiiiu'.  LS9l'. 

1742 

Charles  Herbert"  Barber,  son  oT  Sai-ali  \V.'  [AVilsoir,  lietsey^ 
Benjamin^  SanuieP,  I^xMijamin'.  William-,  Thomas'  Dexter] 
and  Charles  W.  Barber,  was  horn  S  ?\larch,  1860.  lie  mar- 
ried Eliza  Tjueelia  AValker  of  (ireeiiwieli,  ^Niass..  1)  Now.  1883. 

Seven  children  : 

1950  i     Carrie  May'"  Barber,  h.  15  l\Iay.  1S.S4. 

1951  ii     Oscar  Herbert"'  Barber,  1>.  7  Di'c,  1S85. 
195-J        iii     Arthur   Wilson"'  Barber,   b.    IG  Feb.,   1887. 
195,3        iv     Mattie  T.ueelia'"  ]}arl>er,  1>.  1   .Inly,   1889. 

1954  V     Ang-ie  Eosetta'"  Barber,  b.    11    Im-I...  I'^Ol. 

1955  vi     Laura  Isabella"'  Barber,  b.  1  1  -Inly.  1^9:!. 
195(3      vii     Alta  Estella"'  Barber,  b.   bs  .luuc,  189(;. 

1833 

Bessie  J."  Dexter,  dau.uhter  of  Ephraim  A.^  jSaiuner.  Cideon''. 
Ephraiiu'.  Ephraim^  Ben.iaminl  AVilliam'-,  'riiomas' i  and 
Betsey  O.  [Snow]  Dexter,  was  horn  11  March.  18r)f).  Slie 
■  married  Captain  Francis  A.  Bowman,  6  July,  18S(i.  lie  was 
the  son  of  Captain  Euther  and  Hannah  (Tliller  t  liowman. 
He  Avas  a  sea  captain,  and  made  many  voyao-es  betwet'ii  ports 
on  the  United  States  Coast,  also  between  the  Enited  States 
and  Enji'land.  He  was  once  wrecked  on  the  coast  of  Ireland. 
He  made  one  Avhalin^'  trip,  sailing'  in  the  bark  "Commodore 
INIorris. "  In  187()  he  took  eonniiand  of  the  sehooner 
"^lai-ysville,'"  whieli  was  carryim:  lumber  between  the  Bay 
of  Fundy  and  Boston.  In  ISSi!  he  canu^  home,  and  was 
made  pilot  for  Bu/.zaids  l>ay  and  vicinity.  He  is  now  em- 
ployed by  11.  E.  Converse  as  eoiumander  of  his  steam  and 
sailiiii;'  yachts. 

One  ehiUl: 
1957  i     Edna  ¥."'  Bowiiian,  b.  at  :\IattaiKusett,  17  Sept.,  Is91. 


;n() 


DEXTER     FAJIIIA"     GENEALOGY. 


1835 

Amy  A.'-'  Dexter,  cljiuiilitrr  of  Eplifiiiiii  A."^  ISaiiiucr.  (iidcoii'', 
Ei)hr;iiiir'.  Ephraim^,  Benjaniiir',  AVilliani-,  Tluuiwis'l  and 
Betsey  ().  |  Snov,  ]  Dextei",  was  lioni  LMi  -lune.  1S74.  She 
ii.an-ied  William  11.  IlaiiiiiioiKl.  '■'>  .Xdv..  1S!)8. 

'I'liri^i'  children  : 

19.58  i      Kltou   F.'"   Haiiiniond.  li.  ;it   .M.-ittajioisett,   4   Feb.,   1896. 

19.19         ii      Ivirlc  D.'"  Hfirniii(in<1,   h.   at  Alarioii,  24  Aug.,  1897. 
1960       iii     Alice  ('.'"  Hammond,  b.  at  Mattapoisett,  22  Nov.,  1899. 


CHARLES  DEXTER  ALLEN. 


1883 

Charles  Dexter'  Allen,  son  of  Anni(^  P.'  |('hai-l<'s  11.'.  Sclli''. 
S('tli\  Sclh'.  iMMijainiii'.  AYilliaiu-.  Thomas'  Dexter  |  and 
l>.Mnif11  \l.  Allen,  was  horn  S  May.  1865.  at  AA^'indsor  Ijoeks, 
Conn,  lie  nian-icd  Frances  Lonisc  Clark  of  llai-tford. 
Conn.,  o  Nov..  IS'.MI. 


DEXTEK      IW.MIIA'     GENE.\I/)GV.  ;;17 

1961  i     Sylvia  Mary'"  Allen,  I..  ;i1    Wiii.lsor  Locks.  10  ^ray,  ISOii. 

1962  ii     T.ouiso  Piersou"'   Allm.   \>.   ;it    Wiiidsdr   Lucks.    Id  Oct..    1 S9.''. ;    d. 

1.5  April,  1S97. 

1963  iii     ^[ariaii'"  Allon.  I..   ;it    1  l;ntf.,nl.  ''L.   In   \\:uv\\.   1896. 

1964  iv     Barbara'"  Ailcn,  1i.  at    Hartford,  Ct..  1   Sc|,i..   liitil. 


Jonathan  Dexter,  tlu^  fii-st  of  tliis  line  ;i]>!)c;ii'c(l  ;it  Mansfield. 
Ct.,  in  the  oarl\'  times,  hul  who'c  lie  was  Iku'ii  and  ■wIkhh  In* 
married  has  not  been  ascertained.  Thi'  Sjat'ter  (ienealouy 
states  that  his  son.  Daniel,  hoi-n  ITtio.  niarried  lioxa  Slai'tcr. 


Daniel  Dexter,  son  of  .jonatlian.  was  horn  11  Scpi..  ITti');  dird 
27  Sept..  1S4S:  married  Koxa'  Shifter.  danLilitei-  of  Sjiiiniel' 
[Sann;el-,  John'].  She  was  horn  "_".'  Xow.  ITiiT;  died  IT 
:\rareh.  1842. 

Children  : 

i  Asaliel  Dexter,  li.  at  Mansfield,  Ct.,  1788;  m.  Susan  Austin, 
27  Sept.,  181S.  Tie  was  ('a]itain  of  Paris  Furnace  Company, 
140th  X.  Y.  KeyiiiKMit,  ill  War  of  is  12,  ;nid  was  in  active 
service  six  months,     ('hildrcn.  horn  in   I'aris.   X.  Y. : 

1.  Susan   Dexter,   h.   .l    Fel)..    is-jd;    d.   1.",   March.   1880. 

2.  Lovira,  Dexter,  b.  24  Oct.,   IS-Jl. 

3.  Emily    Dexter.   1..   .1   .\j,ril,   1824;    d.   18   .Inly.    1882. 

4.  Charles   Dexter.   I),    lo    I'eh..    1829;    m.    Almira   L.    llam- 

nu'tt,  14  ]\lay.    Is.'l.   ;nid    they   had   one  child,   Charles 
Albert    D.'Xter.   b.   ar   ('lay\ille.    X.    V..   24  June,   18.37. 
ii     Tryi)hosa  Dexter,  b.  at    Mansfield,  ('1..   1792;  d.  1810. 
iii     Daniel  Dexter,   \>.   isou;   d.  1822. 
iv     Chester    Dexter,    b.    -l    Oct.,    1  SO  I  ;     m.    Ann    Williams.        Three 

daujjhters. 
V.      Sanuiel    I'reeman     Dexter,    b.    L!    .\uo-.,    1806;    m.    (1)    Caroline 
Eisley,    (2)    Melviua  C,  Daily,    (.'?)    Deborah  Soper,     Children: 

1.  Dani.4   Dexter,  b.  a1    Covinoton.  X'.  V..  2;i   Dec.  18.32;   d. 

27  Jan..    ls.').l. 

2.  Lucy  -Ann   Dexter,  b.  at   Auliurn.   X.    Y ..  24  Sept..   1834. 

3.  llenrv    Daniel     Dexter,   b.    Is;i7. 


;nS  DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEAl.()(n'. 

4.  Kininct   D.'xtfM-,  li.   1 L'  T)e(^.  1S47;  .1.  17  March.  186(5. 

5.  Jane  Dexter,  1..  LI  N,,v..   LS49;   d.  19  Feb.,  1855. 

(5.      Freeman  Dick  Dexter,  1>.  at  Paris.  X.  Y.,  Ki  July,  1852; 
ni.   Susanna   A.   Sniitli.   iin   April.   LS74. 


Henry  Daniel  Dexter,  son  of  l^aimid  Fi-ccinaii  [Daniel.  Jona- 
than] and  Deborah  fSoper]  Dexter,  was  horn  24:  March, 
1837.  He  niariied  Sarah  iM.  Bontly  of  Paris,  X.  Y..  30 
:\raroh,  1S.17. 

Nine  cliildi  en  : 

i     William   Daniel.  1>.   25  March.   LS5S ;   .1.  6  July,  190;!;   m.   Kate 

Dailey,  30  June,  lS9(i. 
ii     Emma  Nettie,  b.  L3  Au;j.,  LS59;  m.  George  Smith,  12  Nov.,  1880. 
Two    children:    Robert   Earl    Smith,    b.    15    Nov.,    1883;    Eeba 
:\[.  Smith,  b.  11  OcL.  1888. 
iii     Charles  Henry,  b.  19  Sept.,  1863;  m.  Kate  Brower,  6  Aug.,  1884. 
Three  children:  Delta  V.,  b.  1  Mun-h,  1886;  m.  Edward  New- 
house.  23  June,  1905;   Liblne  L.,  b.  11  July,  1890;   Jessie  M., 
b.  14  Feb.,  1896;  d.  21  June,  1896. 
iv     .leunie   Louisa,   b.   S'   Aug.,    18(55;    m.    William   H.   ^rcCann.    31 

June,   1893. 
V     Delta  Elnora,  1).  28  Aug.,  1868;  d.  26  Dec,  1874.       • 
vi     Colont-l  Wallace,  b.  13  May,  1870;  <1.  25  Dec.,  1874. 
vii     Horace  Fred,  b.  31  Jan.,  1872;  d.  26  Dee.,  1874. 
viii      Walter  Vincent,  b.   12  A]n-il.  1S74;   d.  12  April.  1874. 
ix     Eobert  Emmet,  b.  5  July,  1877;   d.   10  Sept.,   1877. 


Freeman  D.  Dexter,  son  of  Sanmel  Fi-eenian  [Daniel,  Jona- 
than] and  Deborah  [Soper]  Dexter,  was  born  16  July,  1852, 
at  Paris,  X.  Y.  He  lived  npon  his  father's  farm  until  he 
was  14  y(^ars  of  a^ie.  In  lS()(i  he  went  to  live  with  a 
farmer  in  West  Winfield,  where  he  i-emained  three  years, 
when  he  stai'ted  in  l)nsiness,  repairing-  oi'u'ans  and  other  mu- 
sical insttnments,  and  later  he  l)uilt  some  mnsieal  instrn- 
ments.  In  Augnst'.  ISDT.  he  took  ont  a  ])atent  in  the  United 
States  and  Canada,  on  a  two-mannal  I'eed  organ,  which  was 
an  im])i'ovement  in  tone  over  those  in  connnon  use.  He  eon- 
titnuid  tnninu'  and  is  activelv  engaged  in  that  business  at 


DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 


:]]!) 


FREEMAN   D.    DEXTER. 

the  present  time.  He  has  tiuied  nearly  seventeen  tliousand 
instruments.  He  moved  to  Earlville.  X.  Y.,  in  1901.  lie 
married  Susan  A.  Smith,  :30  Api-il,  1874.   • 

Five  ehihlren  : 


i  Inez  May  Dexter,  h.  ;!  IV))..  ISSO;  d.  9  Aug..  1888. 

ii  Henry  Daniel  Dexter,  Ik  11   Nov.,  ISSti;  d.  ]A  Aug.,  1887. 

iii  Clara  Belle  Dexter,  h.  7  :\r-ir.h,  1888. 

iv  Mabel  Ellen  Dexter,  h.  10  .Jan.,  1891'. 

V  Otto  Freeman  Dexter,  b.  ;U)  May,  189.J. 


INDEX. 


Abbott,  Elvira  B.,  181 
Abernathy,  Conant,  60 
Adams,  Almira,   171 

Benjamin,  99 
Aiken,  John,  62 
Alden,  Adeline  Lewis,  285 

Charles   Edward,  285 

Clara,   285 

Eudora  Frances,   285 

Emma  Tobey,  285 

Francis  LeBaron,   285 

George   Lincoln,   285 

John,   2S5 

Lucia   Enssell,   285 

Seth,  285    - 

Seth  Frank,  285 

Susan  Maria,  285. 
Aldrich,  Addison  S.,  278 

Lyman  P.,  278 

Samuel  T.,  278 
Allen,   Albert*   114 

Alice,   12-16 

Almira  Warner,   143 

Andrew,   76 

Anna,    88-89 

Annie  P.,  316 

Annie  Pierson,   298 

Anson  F.,  88 

Barbara,  317 

Bartlett,    75 

Bennit  E.,  316 

Bennit  Rowland,   298 

Charles  Dexter,   299-316 

Clarissa,  89 

Daniel,   10-11-13 

David,   51-88 

Ebenezer,   13 

Eluthera,   89 

Eliza  A.,  100 

Elizabeth,  13 

Francis   G.,  296 

Frederick,   88-89 

John,  13 

Joseph,    13 

Louise   Pierson,   3 !  7 

Lydia,   88 

Marian,  317 


AllcMi,  Mary,  lO-l;}      - 

Moses,  88-143 

Eoanna,  94-148 

Sabra,  86-142 

Sarah,   13-31-46 

Sarah  B.,  89 

Samuel,  13 

Sylvia   Mary,   317 

Thomas,    13 

Willard,  88-89 
Aired,  Sarah,  182 
Ames,  Daniel   IL,  116 

Elizabeth   H.,   116 

Governor,  253 

Jane  L.,  116 

Loring  T.,   116 

Mary  T.,  116 

Oliver,  191 

Thomas  C,  63-116 
Amidon,  Alice,  51-89 
Anderson  Almeda,   140-222 

Betsey,  222 

Timothy,  222 
Andre,   Major,  40 
Andrew,  Governor,  271 
Andrews,  Bertha  May,  210 

Carrie    Dean,    209 

Charles  H.,  209 

Charles   ITenry,    128 

Jennie  Frances,  262 

John   Dexter,   210 

Mary,  181 

President,  220 

Sarali  Lizzie,  210 

William  Francis,   209  . 
Annable,   John,    15 

Mary,   15 
An II is,  Joseph,  77 
Antony,  Jessie,   79  . 
Armsbv,  George  F.,  211 
Arnold,  John,  20 

Sarah,    12-19-28 

Samuel,   11-18-19-20-21 
Ashley,   Oscar,  211 
Athern.    Belcher,    61 

Keziah,    60 
Atkins,  Waty,   77 


322 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 


Atwood,  55 

Hannah,  142 
Austin,    Almeuii,    142 

David,  43 

Susan,    317 
Babcock,    Caleb,    182 

Jason,  33-49 

Mary,   27-42 
Bacon,   Cloves  N.,   136 

Mr.,  207 
Baker,  Abigail,  246 

Beunet,    246 

Julia  E.,  246 

President,  220 

Winfiekl,    147 
Balch,  Kate,  161 
Baldwin,  Ellen  M.,   199-300 

Joseph,  269 
Ballard,   Edward,   93 

Hephzibah,   58-93 

Keziah,   95 
Ball,  Aaron  Laurence,  172 

Albert  H.,  172-267 

Aley  Hayden,  267 

Almira,  266 

Benjamin  Franklin,  173 

Bertha  Buckner,   172 

Constance  Lincoln,   172 

Elijah,    55-100-171-172 

Edith  Preble,   172 

Eudora  Adaline,  266 

Esther,  Elizabeth,   172 

Fav  Hill,  267 

Floyd,  172 

Fordyce,  58-99-171-172-173 

Frances   E.  W.,   267 

Frank  William,  172 

George  Elijah,  171 

Harry,  172 

Harry  Perkins,  172 

Herbert  James,  172 

Hyder  Alley,  172 

Hyderlah,  100 

Ida  May,  267 

James   Henry,    172 

Jay,   172 

Joanna,  100,  173 

John  Alfred,  266 

John   Levi,    171-266 

Joseph,   100 

Joseph  Appleton,  172 

Joseph   Elijah,   171-266 

Joseph  Gilbert,  172 


Ball,  Joseph  Noruuiii,  172 

Laura  Almira,  266 

Levi  Thurston,  171 

Louis  Caleb,  172 

Lucinda  M.,    100 

Lucy  Maria,  172 

Mary  Adaline,   172 

Maria  Almira,   171 

Mary  Frances,  171 

Phebe,  57-58 

Phebe  Ann,  171 

Pauline  Sarah,   171 

Ealph  Alphonso,  266 

Eay,   172 

Eobert    Elijah,    172 

Ruliy  Josephine,  267 

Rutii,  172 

Samuel  Wiley,  173 
Bangs,   Elijah,   90 
Barl)er,   Alice   Jane,  274 

Alta   Estella,   315 

Angle   Rosetta,    315 

Arthur  Wilson,  315 

Carrie  May,  315 

Charles,  274 

Charles  Herbert,  274-315 

Charles  W.,  315 

Ernest  Timothy,  274 

Harry  Eeuel,  229-261 

Henry  D.,  260 

Henry  Davis,  149-168-229 

Heloise,  229 

James  Arthur,  274 

Jerijah,  60 

Laura  Isabella,  315 

Lucy  A.,  260 

Lucy  Ann,  98 

Mattie  Lucelia,  315 

Oscar  Herbert,  315 

Eeuel,  99 

Eeuel,  167-169-260 

Sarah  W.,  315 
Harden,  Frederick,  76 
Barlow,  Biah,  74 

Ebenezer,  30 

Edward  Albert,  295 

George,  27-32 

Gideon  B.,  295  . 

Herbert  Alden,  295 

Joseph,  27 

Minnie  Alice,  295 

Moses,  12-17-19 

William,   108 
Barnes,  Eussell,  52 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 


323 


Barrett,  Anna,  58-93 
Barrows,  Hannah,  30 

John,    20 

Lucy,  110 
Barstow,  Caroline,  73 

Elizabeth  Penn,  73 

Helen,  73 

Mary  Tobey,  73 

Nathan,  42-73 

Nathan    Hammond,    73 
Bartlett,   Captain,   290 

G.  S.  M.,  286 
Bartol,  Clara  B.,   194 
Barton,  Alice  M.,  276 

Charles  H.,  276 
Bascom,    Lucinda,    40-65 
Bass,   Hannah,   101 
Bassett,   54 

Calvin  H.,  139 

William,  11 
Bates,  Betsey,   123 

Betsey  Eames,  66 

Elizabeth,   64 

Frank,  165 

George   E.,   286 

Governor,  253 

Katherine  Lee,  220 

Mary,  165 

Euth,    99-165-166 

Sarah  W.,   193 

William,   11-193 
Battle,  Clarissa,  87 

Elizabeth,  87 

Esther,   87 

Ichabod  Dexter,  87 

Lourinda,  87 

Lj'dia,   87 

Mary  C,  87 

Phineas,    50 

Phiuehas  P.,   87 

Ehoda,  87 

Sherman,   50 
Baxter,   Cora,  201 

John,  75 

Sally,  75 
Beal,  Mary,  95 
Bean,  Betsey,  82 

Mary,  81 
Beard,  Kirby,  63 
Beckerman,  Frances  Snow,  287 

John  A.,  287 

John    William,    287 

Louis  Evelyn,  287 

Sarah  L.,  287 


Beckerman,  William  H.,  287 
Bennett  Sadie,   119-204 

Elizabeth,  181 
Benson,  Priscilla,  27-43 
Bently,  George  F.,  189 

Sarah  M.,   318 
Besse,   Anthony,   14 

Elisha,  81 

Samuel,  81-191 
Bessej^  C.  E.,  220 
Bigelow,    Aliiel,   54 

Vishti,  103 
Billinghani,  Eebecca,  47-81 
Bishop,   Kate  E.,  143-224 
Bissell,  Frederick  E.,  196 
Blackmore,  Abbie,  63-115 
Blackwell,   Seth,  29 
Blanehard,  Dai-win,  67 
Blankeiiship,   James,   38 
Blakic,  Dorothea,  122 
Boardman,  Mary  E.,  82 

Mary  Edna,  137 
Boodry,   Nathan,   104 
Bolles,  John  Dexter,   191 

Eebecca,    104 
Bolls,  Ebenezer,  38 

Mehitable,   18 
Booth,  Sarah  E.,  240 
Boltwood,  Eunice  C,  196 
Bourne,   Elizabeth,   28 

John,  28 
Bowerman,  Thomas,  16 
Bowles,  Benjamin,   25 

Eunice,   37-63 
Bowman,  Edna  F.,  315 

Francis  A.,  315 

Hannah,  315 

Luther,   106-315 
Boynton,  Mary  A.,  82 
Boyce,  Alaric,  243 

Amanda,   243. 

N.  Gertrude,  243 
Bracket,  George,  253 
Brackett,  J.  Q.   A.,  191 
Bradford,  W.  M.,  11 

George  William,  52 
Braley,  Lurana,  106 

Lurana  K.,   182 
Brewer,    Delia,    1 30 
Brewster,  Fear,  48 

William,  48 
Brightman,  Frank  B.,  201 
Bronson,  Victoria,   171 
Brooks,  Charlotte  L.,  305 


324 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 


Brooks,  Dexter  M.,  3U5 

Otis,  160-168 

Euth  H.,  305 

Samuel  H.,  305 
Brower,  Kate,  318 
Brown,   Betsy,   178 

Joseph,  79. 

John,   105 
Brownell,  Hannah,  46 
Browning,  Ella  B.,  242 

Ella  S.,   158 

Jacob,  242 

Zuriah,    242 
Bryant,  Clement,  103 
Buckley,  C.  S.,  212 
Buel,  Edward,  42-73 

Edward  W.,  73 

Eliza  L.  B.,  73 

Laura  J.,   73 

Marietta,  73 

Keuben  D.,   73 

Sar-ah  Jane,  73 
Buffum,  Esek,  56-57 

George,    56-57 

Cromwell,   52 

Hosea,    92 
Bump,  Seth,  43 
Bumpes,   Elenor,    2(3-39 
Burbauk,  Ezra,  105 

Mary,  64 

Mary  J.,  64 
Burge,  Joseph,  14 
Burgess,   Betsey,   60 

Martha,  47-82 

Prince,   61 
Burk,  Hannali,  79 

Howard  M.,  67 
Burnel],   Jonathan,   34 

William,  34-35 
Burnett,  Esther,  90 
Burnliam,  Ann,  96 
Bush,  John,  70 

Persis,  70 
Burt,  Luthervia,  148 
Butler,  B.  F.,  191 

Mary,    27-39-40 

Rebecca,  40 

Thomas,  40 
Calhoon,  Charles  S.,  194 
Calligan,  Mary  Susan,   149-227 
Cambridge,  William,  62    . 
Campbell,  William  D.,  188 
Candido,  Amelia,  193 


Caadidd,  iMiiuia,  li'o 

Joseph,  111-193 

Thomas,   193 
Cannon,  Abigail,  34-64-118 

Ebenezer,    35-42 

Joseph,  34 

Nathan,  42 
Carlton,  George,  128 
Carll,  Ellen  E.,   136-216 
Carmen,    Nellie,    172 
Carpenter,  Abbie  L.,  162 

Abbie   Louise,   249-250 

Agnes,   52 

Alice,  62 

Bessie  B.,  306 

Caroline,   11-41 

Charles  H.,  164 

Charles  Hudson,  248-249 

Clara  E.,  306 

Ella  E.,  306 

George  R.,  306 

Juliana,  52 

Lillian    Gertrude,    249-250 

Melinda,  248 

Minniola  Louisa,  249 

R.  E.,  269 

Robert  Eames,  306 

Seba,  248 
Carr,  Charles  A.,  313-314 

Effie  D.,  313 

Harold  W.,  314-315 
Carry  Mary  Ann,  77 
Cass,  John,  54 
Caswell  Catherine,  186 

Thomas,  77 
Cathell,  Betsey  W.,  110 

Caleb  Strong,  110 

Fanny  W.,  110 

Hannah  D.,  110 

Henry  Nelson,  110 

James,   59-109 

Jane,  110 

Jane  Tobey,  110 

Phebe  B.,  110 

Sally,  110 

Susan  S.,   110 
Cayle,  Isabelle,  142 

Susan,  142 
Chadwiek,  Tamez,  24 
Chaffee,  Caroline,  285 
Chamberlain,  Philo,  65 
W^illiam  H.,   211 
William  Leon,   274 
Chandler,  Charles,  64 


DEXTER     PxVMILY     GENEALOGY. 


325 


Chandler,  Corbett,  (52 
Francis    S.,  286 
John,  70 
Lydia,  63-117 
Pliny  Fisk,   145 
Channiug,  William  H.,  211 
Chapiri,  Philma,   121 

Rhelura,  65 
Chase,  J.  P.,  78 

Mary  Jane,   263 
Chead,   David,   23 
Elizabeth,  23 
Samuel,  15-23 
Cheney,  Abigail,  86 
Allen,   142 
D.  E.,  269 
Damon,  -264 
Ebenezer,  86 
Edward  Turner,  87 
Edwin  Thayer,  143 
Elizabeth,    264 
Ellen  Elizabeth,  264 
Frank,   223 
Horace  B.,  223 
Hannah,  86 
Henry,  142 
John,   87-100-170 
John  Humphrey,  170 
Julia  Ann,   170 
Julia  Maria,   143 
Lucien  West,   143 
Lucy,  86 
Luther,  142 
Luther  Norman,  143 
Milla,   86 

Moses,  50-86-142-143 
Nathaniel,  86 
Nathan  Farmenter,  170 
Rhoda  B.,    143 
Rhoda  Battle,  87 
Ruth,    86 
Samuel,  86 
Susan  A.,  223 
Child,  Joseph,  31 
Choate,  John,  233 
Robert,  233 
Sarah,  233 
Church,   Charles,  28-29 
Hannah,  27-40-41 
Lois,  29 
Richard,  28 
William,  311 
Clapp,  Charles  S.,   196 
Ralph.  113 


Clark,   Mr.,    141 
Alfred  Henry,  297 
Charles  S.,  141 
David  Dexter,  196-296 
Erastus,  113 
Ebenezer,  35 
Elizabeth,  36 
Frances    Louise.    299-316 
Florella,   148 
George  P.,  175 
Irving,  297 
Lillian,   156-240 
Lucretia,   296 
Martha,  33-60 
Mary,  32 
Melinda,   130 
Mercy  Smith,  196 
Pallas  E.,  240 
Ralph  Huntington,  297 
Sarah,   171 

Susan  H.,  201 
William,   113-196-296 
William  Dexter,  297 
William  S.,  240 
Clarke,   Henry  O.,   248 

Josiah  H.,   248 
Cleveland,   Florence,   261 

David,  56 

Nathaniel,  45 

.Julian,  261 

W^illie,    261 
Clifford,  Irene,  132-212 
Clifton,   Benjamin   D.,    134 

Edwin   E.,   134 

Julia  M.,  134 

Martha  W.,   134 

Obed    1).,   134 

Priscilla   C,    134 

Sarah  M.,  133 

Savery,  43 

Timothy,   133 

Timothy  A.,  134 
Cluett,  Charles  F.,  119 
Coffin,  Arthur  Dexter,  298 

Charles  Sumner,  298 

Clarence  Harlan,  298 

Dexter  Drake,   298 

Douglass    Pierson,  298 

Grace  P.,  298 

Herbert  R.,  297 

Herbert  Raymond,  298 

.Julia  S.,  297 
Phebc  C,  108-184 
Coggswell,   Sarah,   96 


32G 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 


Cole,  Timothy,  56 
Coleman,  Ilezekiali,  76 

Maria  T.,  200 
Collins,   Abigail,   16 

Alton,  287 

Euth  H.,  287 
Colson,   Herbert  D.,   118 
Coman,  Kathoriue,  220 
Compton,  Kittie,  182 
Converse,  H.  E.,  315 

James,  51 
Conant,  Anna  W.,  148 
Cones,  Bertrand  A.,   134 
Cook,  Blanch  A.,  266 

William,  79 
Cooley,    Charles   Henry,   298 
Coombs,  Perez,  43 
Coon,  Mary,  75-130 
Cooper,  Lydia,  53 
Copeland,   201 
Copeman,  183 
Corbet,  Lois,  102 
Corning,  John,  19 
Cory,  C.  M.,  189 

Charles  E.,  303 

Mabel,   303 

Preston,  303 

William,  303 
Cosby,  Catherine,  30-44 
Cowan,  Abner,  182 

Charles,  182 

Deborah  D.  L.,   181 

George,  182 

James  F.,  182 

Joshua,  M.,  182 

M.  E.,  243 

Mary  W.,  181 

Lidora   C,   3 

Lidora  S.,  181 

Lorenzo,    182 

Lydia  P.,  181 

Seth,  106-181 

Seth  L.,   181 

Sophronia  D.,  181 

William  P.,  182 
Cowin,  Israel,  43 

Nat,  42 
Cox,  Doctor,  78 

Charles,  216 
Craigg,  198 
Crane,  Governor,  253 
Crandall,  Edward,  133 
Crawford,  John,  51 
Crocker,  Clarissa,  61-63-115 


Crowell,  Paul,  15 
Crowell,  Polly,  110 
Gushing,  Ellsworth  S.,  289 

Vivian   C,  289 

William,  289 
Cutter,  Ella,  304 
Daifern,  John,  13 
Daggett,  Joseph,  132 
Daily,  Melvina  C,  317 
Dalton,  John,  171 
Dana,  Mary,  75 

Mary  J.,  131 
Danford,  George,  22 
Dant'orth,    Elizabeth,    143 
Daniels,  Jennie   M.,   279 
Davenport,  Amanda,  186 
Davidson,  Abitha,  121 

William  E.,  77 
Davis,  Adelaide  M.,  310 

Adeline,  311 

Alfradina,    169-261 

Cassie  D.,   162 

Catherine,   261-262 

Charles    H.,    247 

Cornelius  H.,  247 

Cynthia   Ann    161-247 

Daniel,    98-99-161-165-166-258-259 

Dexter,  98-160-161-165-168-246 

Ebenezer,  33 

Edwin  F.,  166 

Edgar  M.,   247 

Edwin  F.,  258 

Elizabeth    Emily,    161 

Emily,  246 

Emma  A.,  247-311 

Erastus  Andrew,  161-247 

Georgianua,   169-261 

George  E.,  162 

Hannah,  103 

Harriet,  169 

Harriet   Elizabeth,   262 

Henry  L.,  246-310 

Horace  D.,  246 

Jennie  E.,  169 

Jennie  Etta,  262 

Joanna,   96 

John,         57-58-93-96-97-98-99-160- 
162-165-167-168 

Joseph  Augustus,  161 

Julia  E.,  311 

Louis  B.,  247 

Lucy,  57-160 

Lucy  Ann,   999-167-247 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 


827 


Davis,  Lucy  Dexter,  96 
Lucy  E.,  167-258 
Lynval  A.,  161 
Mary,  37-63 
Mary   Addie,   247 
Mary  E.,  167-259 
Maud  Alfredine,  258 
Narcissa,  98-162 
Nelsou  D.,  310-311 
Nelson  Dexter,  161-246 
Nelson  Norris,  247 
Norris,   98-161-165-247 
Philetus  A.,  161 
Euth,    166-258-259 
Euth  J.,  258 
Simon,  54 
Sylvester,      54-57-99-158-168-261- 

'262 
Wilber  W.,  247 
Willie,  247 
Willie  E.,  162 
William,  311 
Day,  Eufus,  88 
Dean,   198 
Captain,  290 
Eoxana,   48-85 
Delano,  Elizabeth,  77 
Elizabeth  P.,  134 
Mary,  43-76 
Euth,  43-76 
William,  106 
Dennis,  Adonjah,  87 
Eunice,  87 
Julia  Ann,  141 
Lucy,  51-87 
M.  J.,  282 
Mary  Bishoi),  282 
Samuel,  87 
Dewey,  Maria  C,  94-156 
Dewing,  Hannah,  95 
Dexter,    Aaron,    94-153-154 
Abbie,   133-212 
Abbie  A.,  123-200 
Abbie  C,  204 
Abbie  M.,  135-213 
Abiel  P.  E.,  180 
Abigail,       11-14-15-22-23-24-30-34- 

38-46-48-84-141 
Abigail  Church,  113 
Abigail  H.,  204     ' 
Abner,   76 

Achsah,  105-107-180-283 
Achsah  L.,  180-283 
Ada  M.,  181 


Dexter,  Addie  E..  -'11 
Addie  L.,  182 
Addie  M.,   131 
Adelaide  S.,  204 
Adin  Urial,  122 
Adrianna,  212 
Agnes  Mary,  215 
Ainsworth,  108-184 
Alanson,    136 
Albertina  E.,  183 
Albert  G.,  109 
Albert  H.,   146 
Albert  L.,  190 
Albert  M.,  116-202 
Albert  Maurice,  244 
Albert  Morton,  202 
Albion  E.,  183-286 
Alden,  59-63-110-117-192-193- 

194-203 
Alden  D.,  203 
Alden  Davis,   301 
Alexander,  109-189-190 
Alice,  24-31-34-59-146      ^ 
Alice  B.,  216 
Alice   M.,   119-203-303 
Alice  May,  305 
Alice  Eider,   195 
Alice  S.,  82 
Alice  W.,  194 
Allen,  74-80-128-209 
Allen  Caleb,  65 
Allen  M.,  81 
Alma,  51-84-140 
Almira.M.,  128 
Alonzo,  82 
Alpheus,  111 
Alston  S.,  136 

Ama   A..   289-316- 

Ama  L.,  190 

Amasa,       47-81-82-94-137-138-148- 

227-228-229-261 
Ambrose,   120 
Andrew,  117-203 
Andrew  J.,  122 
Ann,  16-24-72-78-132-143 
Anna,      42-43-51-59-88-94-104-147- 

148-149-229 
Anna  L,  295 
Anna  M.,  138-156 
Anna  Wheeler,  88 
Anne,  41 
Annie,   77-299 
Annie  D.,  136 
Annie   L.,   289 


328 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 


Dexter,  Annie  P.,  199 

Annie  Pierson,  298 

Anson,  82 

Arethusa,  84-140 

Arianah   F.,    136 

Ariedana,  45 

Arthur,  79-211 

Arthur  A.,  184 

Arthur  Delano,   215 

Arthur  Fry,  160 

Arthur  H.,"  202-203 

Arthur  Job,   245 

Arthur  S.,  209 

Arthur  N.,  195 

Arlothea,  115-199 

Asahel,   317 

Augustus  C,  126 

Augustus  Charles,  70 

Aurelia  A.,  137 

Avery  G.,  205-206 

Avery  J.,  40-65-119 

Azubah,  45-60-77-78-79 

Azubah  C,  289 

Barzillias.  79 

Bayard  Putnam,   310 

Benjamin,  17-19-20-21-22-23-27- 
31-33-43-45-46-48-53-54-55-56-57- 
58-75-76-77-83-85-92-95-96-97-99- 
100-105-117-132-133  -  134  -  135- 
147-148-149-151-153-156   -    158- 

•    187-191-211-213-215-292 

Benjamin  Allen,  149-227-306 

Benjamin  D.,  11-12-215 

Benjamin  F.,  109-135-189-215 

Bernice  Alden,  301-302 

Bernard  Leon,  244 

Bertha,  45,   211    ' 

Bessie  J.,   289-315 

Bessie   N.,   190 

Bessie   L.,   215 

Bethial.  27-38 

Bethsheba,    138 

Bethsheba  Carver,  84 

Betsey,  38-58-64-82-94-95-100-103- 
147-148-149-151-153-156-173-176- 
178-179-211-240 

Betsey  Elizabeth,  63 

Betsey  O.,  315-316 

Betsey   R.,   115-136 

Betty,  31-32-50 

Biah,   128 

Browning  Dewey,  242 

C.   Henrv,    117 

Caleb,   34-35-38-59-108-111-112-194 


Dexter,  Calvin,  108-109-1S2-186-187- 
291 
Calvin  H.,  183 
Calvin  S.,  183 
Carlton,   190 
Caroline,  42-73-75-129 
Caroline  E.,  135 
Caroline  H.,  133 
Caroline  Martha,  233-234 
Caroline  Mary,  158-242 
Carrie  A.,  184 
Carrie  J.,  286 
Carrie  Mabel,  206 
Carrie  R.,  190 
Cassandra,  85-142 
Catherine,  77-79-291 
Cecilia,   79 
Charity,  138-139-140 
Charity  W.,  139 
Charity  Williams,  84 
Chairles,  38-40-62-64-&5-71-75- 

118-119-121-132-153-204-234-317 
Charles  Albert,  317 
Charles  Delivan,  120-205 
Charles  E.,  121-128-146-183-209 
Charles  Frederick,  116 
Charles  H.,  197-198-297-298-299 
Charles  Haskall,  114 
Charles  Henry,  318 
Charles  Knowlton,  206 
Charles  L.,  71 
Charles  Phineas,  155-156-236-237 

238 
Charles  Rugg,  301 
Charles  S.,  82-291 
Charles  T.,  192-203-295-303 
Charles  W.,  204 
Chandler,  67 
Charlotte,  75-76-212 
Charlotte   Maria,   196 
Chester,  317 

Chester  B.,  64-67-119-205 
Chester  Bascom,  121 
Chester   S.,   294 
Chloe,   123 
Christina,    106 
Christina    R.,    181 
Clara  A.,  180 
Clara  Belle  B.,  19 
Clara  H.,  111-112-194 
Clara  L.,  236 
Clara  Lunetta,   146 
Clara  M.,  123 
Clarence   C,   190 


DEXTER     PA^[ILY     GENEALOGY. 


329 


Dexter,  Clareiue  W'.,  l'.»7 
Clarinda,  215 
Clarissa,  42-72 
Clark,  50 
Clement  E.,  180 
Clifford  H.,  80 
Clifton  C,  216 
Colonel  Wallace,  318 
Constant,  17-19-21-31-36-47-81-130 
Content,  16 
Cora  L.,  286 
Cordelia,   212  - 
Cornelius,  16 
Crighton,  85 
Cynthia,  76 
D.-  Gilbert,  66-207 
Daniel,    20-21-22-40-06-78-123-124- 

153-317 
David,    27-31-36-39-40-46-59-64-65- 
60-07-79-80-81-94-112-113   -   123- 
151-153-154-190-231-234 
David  A.,  210 
David  B.,  81-115 
David  Erwin,  153-231-234 
David  H.,   75-124-125-131 
David  Hazeltine,  207 
David  W.,  204 
Davis,  59-245 

Deborah,      17-26-41-60-62-112-113- 
114-210-318 

Deborah  E.,  129 

Deborah   F.,   122 
Deborah  O.,  137 

Delia  Carrie,  306 

Delia  M.,   195-291 

Delilah,  62 

Delta  Elnora,  318 

Delta  v.,  318 

Dennis,   132-211-303-304 

Desite,  38 

Dewey  &  Co.,  241-242 

Dinali,  18-19 

Dolly,  41-70-71 

Doris   A.,   210 

Doris  Leonard,  294 

Dorothy  M.,  213 

Dorothy  May,  236 

Drusilla,  31-32 

Dwight  Hodge,  222 

E.  Allen,  46-135 

E.  Milton,  71 

Ebenezer,   30-44-45-59-78-79-80 

Ebenezer  H.,  286 

Edgar  D.,  289 


Dexter,  Edith,  M 
Edith  Delano,  213 
Edith  L.,  308 
Hdna,  130 
Edna  May,  245 
Edward,  12-27-42-43-74-79-90- 

113-128-145-196 
Edward  Dean,  62 
Edward  G.,  83-138 
Edward  Mansfield,  158-242 
Edward  S.,  149-183 
Edward  T.,  182 
Edwin  C,  119 
Edwin  Douglas,  299 
Edwin  Grant,  138-220-221 
Edwin  D.,  199 
Edwin  F.,  200 
Edwin  S.,  136 
Effie  Etta,   121 
Effie  Rosa,  128 
Elbert  H.,  216 
Eleanor,  41-48 
Eleanor  F.,  300 
Eleanor  M.,  66-67 
Eleanor  Richardson,  301 
Eleazer,  83-84-138-139-140 
Elenor,  26 
Elias,  37-62 
Elihu,  54 
Elihu    O.   C,  307 
Elihu  Osgood  Clark,  149-228 
Elijah,    35-36-37-60-01-114-115-199 
Elijah  C,  115 
Elisha,  37-44-45-63-75-116-117- 

132-201-202 
Elisha  L.,-  116-201 
Elisha  M.,   129 
Eliza,  211 
Eliza  A.,  111-193 
Eliza  Bigelow,   199 
Elizn  C,  184-291 
Elizabeth,        10-11-14-17-24-25-3.5- 

36-37-59-60-61-62-63-76-80    -    81- 

114-115-110-118-132 
Elizabeth  A.,  183 
Elizabeth  J.,  286 
Elizalieth  L.,  215 
Elizabeth  P.,  190-213-215 
Elizabeth  W.,  183 
Ella,  211 
Ella  F.,  215 
Ella  L..  135 
Ellen.  78-207 
Ellen    A..   188 


330 


DEXTER    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 


Dexter,  Ellen  L.,  11  !i 
Elleu  M.,  71 
Ellen   T.,    195 
Ellen  W.,  188 
Elliot    Beckwith,  85 
Elsie  F.,  190 
Elnathan,  25 
Elwell  v.,   138 
Elwood  W.,  189 


Epliraim, 


19-21-22-25-33-34-35- 


58-59-104-105-107-109-110  -  111- 

182-183-184-186-289 
Ephraim  A.,  185-288-315-316 
Epipheny,  43 
Emeline,"  300 
Emma  A.,  111-194 
Emma  J.,  202 
Emma  L.,  118 
Emma  Nettie,  318 
Emma  S.,  203 
Emma  E.  C,  194 
Emily,  71-317 
Emily,   108 
Emily  B.,   132 
Emily  F.,  202 
Emmet,  318 
Enoch,  30-45-79 
Enos,  45 
Ernest  L.,  204 
Ernest  W.,  292 
Erwin,   81 
Esther,  45 
Ethel  M.,  291 
Eunice,      42-43-45-79-116-]  17-183- 

203-295 
Eugene  Avery,  121 
Euphemia  F.,  192-295 
Evans  K.,  202 
Everett    Augustus,      152-153-231- 

232-233 
Experience,  43-45 
Ezra  H.,  117-202 
F.  Arvilla,  244-245-246 
Fanny  Beckwith,  88 
Fanny  Eunice,  236 
Fanny  S.,  239 
Fanny  Sarah,   155-156 
Fayette,  66-123 
Flora  Ella,  160 
Florence,   299 
Florence  A.,   197 
Florence  Belle,   125-207 
Florence  G.,  196-294 
Florilla  P.,  106 


Dexter,  Fortunatus,  IS 
Foster  B.,  143 
Foster  D.,  24 
Foster  Dennis,  88 
Frances,  9-13-71-153-156-158 
Francis,  82 
Frances  E.,  117-137 
Frances  Henrietta,  70-125 
Frances  Louisa,  128 
Francis    C.  L.,  131 
Frank,  67 

Frank  Albert,  227-306 
Frank  E.,  307 
Frank  Edward,  230-231 
Frank  G.,  300 
Frank  Gibbs,  300 
Frank  H.,  189 
Frank  M.,  190 
Frank  Russell,  195 
Frank    Seaverns,    306 
Franklin  B.,  133 
Franklin  Bowditch,  212 
Franklin   Greenwood,   216 
Fred  Abbott,  230-231-308-309 
Freddy  B.,  227 
Frederick,  146 
Frederick   C,   201 
Frederick  Homer,  120-121 
Frederick  L.,  195 
Freeman,  47-81-111-136-192-295 
Freeman  C,  289 
Freeman  D.,  318-319 
Freeman  Dick,  318 
Garret  S.,  130 

George,   lll-H:f-122-132"l35->ll  - 
George  A.,  286 
George  Augustus,  245 
George  E.,  183-295 
George  Edward,   159-244 
George  F.,  145-192 
George    H.,    116-202-211 
George  Hillnian,  304 
George  Mills,  70 
George  Parsons,  196 
George  S.,  123-130-207 
George   T.,   138-216-217-218-219 
George  Turrell,  145 
George   W.,       94-128-148-201-244- 

245-246 
George  W.  S,,  209 
George  Washington,   158 
Georgie  Etta,  202 
Georgianna,  210 
Gershom,   18-26 


DEXTER   FAMILY   GENEALOGY. 


831 


Dexter,  Gertrude,  I'ii-") 
Gertrude  I.,  206 
Gertrude  Isabella,   120 
Gertrude  W.,   202 
Gertrude  Wilson,  215 
Gideon,  31-32-43-47-59-82-108- 

109-112-185-186-1S7-188 
Gideon  F.,  47 
Gideon  L.,  183 
Gilmore,   105-181 
Gladys  Maria,  244 
Godfrey,  79 
Grace  E.,  180 
Grace  Ethel,  215 
H.  C,  243 
Hadassah,  65 
Harold,  242-300 
Harold  S.,  189 
Harper  D.,  76 
Harvey,  63-202-203 
Harvey  K.,  80 
Harriet,   71-108-114-132-184 
Harriet  Augusta,  70 
Harriet  Clark,  114-197 
Harriet  Jane,  90 
Harriet  Maria,  301 
Harriet  N.,  82-291 
Harriet  S.,  125-126-127 
Harriet  Siverly,  70 
Harris  H.,  80  " 
Harvev,   117 
Hannah.      18-19-25-31-38-40-41-45- 

46-52-57-58-67-77-80-82-90    -    92- 

96-99-100-112-118-146-189  -  190- 

191 
Hannah  J.,  64-189 
Harriet  Jane,  145 
Hannah  L.,  291 
Hannah    S.,      107-1 09-187-188-293- 

294 
Helen  A.,  70 
Helen  Augusta.   127 
Helen  G.,  192-295 
Henrietta,   193 
Henrv,  78 

Henrv  A.,  109-137-191-192 
Henry  B.,   137-204 
Henrv  C.,  136-216 
Henrv  Clav,  155-156-234-235-236 
HenrV  Daniel,   317-318-319 
Henrv  G.,  211 
Henry  K.,  194 
Henrv  M.,  115-182 
Henrv  Martvn,  199-300 


Dexter,  Henry  MontL'^tuiuM  y,    (0 
Henry   Morton,   200-300" 
Henry   N.,    111-112-192 
Henry   V.,    82-216-220 
Henry  Vaughn,  137-222 
Henry  Walker.  88 
Henry   W.,    1S5 
Ilephzibah,  93-149-168-229-261 
Herbert   Arthur,    227 
Herbert    C,    228 
Herbert  Eugene,  160-245 
Herbert    W.,    289 
Herman  Francis,   158-241 
Herman   W.,   303 
Hiram,    133-212-305 
Horace,  71-85-ss-l  LI- 1 27-135- 

196-215 
Horace  Fred,  318 
Horace  Lyman,  215 
Horace   N.,   184 
Hoyt,  149-229 
Ichabod,  32-33-48-49-50-51-53- 

86-87-89-145-146 
Inez  May,  319 
lona  F.,  224 
Ira,   75-132-133 
Irene,   65 
Irene   B.,    196 
Irene,  65-67-119 

Isaac,    30-31-32-44-47-77-78-81-82 
Isaac  v.,  78 
Isaiah,    35-37-62-63 
Israel,  78 
Izah  A.,  289 

Jabez,    16-17-24-25-26-34-37-62 
Jairus  A.,  136 
James.    11-12-16-17-19-20-21-24^8- 

29-35-74-75-80-103-128-129-210 
James  A.,  118-128-204 
James  Ambrose,  206 
James   F.,    181 
James  L.,  187-294 
James  Pitkin,   113 
James  E.,  65-122 
James  Smith,  210 
James  W.,  64-118-204 
Jane,         27-28-43-59-63-75-85-109- 

129-307-318 
Jane  C,  130-188 
Jason   L.,   109-190 
Jean,  28 
Jediah,  45 

Jedidah,    27-28-48-79-85-141 
Jennie,  122 


332 


DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 


Dexter,  Jennie  H.,  I'Sfi 
Jennie  Louisa,  318 
Jerusha,    79 
Jesse,  44 
Jessie,    207 
Jessie   M.,    80-318 
Joan    C,    182 
Joanna,  19-20-21-22-36-60-180- 

181-182 
Joanna  P.,  180 
Job,  33-50-51-87-88-89 
John,      10-11-12-14-16-17-18-19-23- 
26-38-40-44-51-64-66-77-78    -   81- 
87-107-109-114-118  -   122  -   136- 
143-187-204-216-291-293-294 
John  A.,  79-123-128-129 
John  Albert,  75-210 
John  Bangs,  90 
John  Bernard,  158 
John  C,  117-196-205-294 
John  Freeman,  83 
John  G.,   199-300 
John  Gibbs,  61-114-199 
John  Henry,   122 
John  Kempton,  80 
John   L.,   204 
John    R.,    300 

John  S.,   122-136-187-195-207-291 
John  Sidney,  66 
John  W.,  300 

Jonathan,        25-27-30-31-38-40-41- 
44-46-48-51-67-70-71-77-80    -    85- 
135-142-212-317 
Jonathan  K.,  80-135-215 
Jonathan  L.,  305 
Jonathan   M.,   41-125-126-127 
Jonathan  Mills,  67-68-69 
Joseph,        16-24-30-32-33-43-45-51- 
75-78-80-132-133-203-212    -    301- 
303 
Joseph  B.,  115 
Joseph    Clark,    94 
Joseph  Dean,  84-139-140-222 
Joseph  Franklin,  222 
Joseph  H.,  41-78 
Joseph    L.,    149-307-308-310 
Joseph  Lord,  230 
Joseph   T.,   204 
Joseph  W.,  41-71 
Josephine  M.,  71 
Joshua,  26-37-76 
Josiah,    19-20-21-22-30-31-46 
Josiah   A.,   134-213 
Julia   A.,   207 


Dexter,  Julia   S.,   199 
Julia  Sargent,  297 
Judah,   83 
Kate,   79-122 
Kate  F.,  190 
Katherine,   45 
Katie,  119 
Katie  S.,  119 
Kesiah,       59-104-105-107-109-110- 

111-285 
Kesiah  L.,  285 
Kezia,   81-82 
Keziah,   61 
Keziah  L.,  180 
Laban  H.,  66 
Laura,  66-67-121-289-306 
Lawrence,  192 
Leander  A.,   286 
Leonard,  41 
Leonard  S.,   107-182 
Lemuel,  62 

Lemuel  LeBaron,   136-201 
Lena  B.,   202 
Letta,  229 
Letitia,  78 
Levi,   128 

Lewis,    82-108-137-183-192-286 
Libbie  L.,  318 
Lillian  C.,  294 
Lillian   L.,    189 
Linda  W.,  189 
Linus  G.,  71 
Linus  W.,  41-71-72 
Listha,  78 
•    Lizzie  A.,  123-190 
Lizzie  0.,  200 
Lizzie   Lina,   121 
Lizzie  W.,   204 
Lois,   28-34-81 
Louisa,   82-127 
Louis  E.,  300 
Louise  G.,  202 
Lorenzo  D.,   106-182 
Loring,  105-107-180-283-285 
Lorna,  306 
Lovira,  317 
Love,  305 
Lucia  Frances,  160 
Lucie   A.,   67 
Lucius  C,  205 
Lucius  T.,  119 
Lucinda,  119-121-145 
Lucretia,  113-196 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENE.U^OGY. 


883 


Dexter,  Luella   P.,    291 
Luthera  G.,  141 
Luthcra  Gorham,  85 
Lurana,  109-185 

Lucy,         50-57-58-62-76-86-96-111- 
133-142-143-161-162-165    -    167- 
168-192-193-194 
Lucy  A.,  192-295 
Lucy  Ann,  317 
Lucy  Alden,  111 
Lucy   Amelia,   306 
Lucy   B.,   196 
Lucy  H.,  149 
Lucy  M.,  140 
Lucy  Ruggles,  301 
Luke,   59-105-180-181-182 
Luna  Jennie,  121-206 
Lydia,         45-50-62-64-76-78-79-87- 
115-134-185-194-202-203    -    288- 
289-297-298 
Lydia  D.,  76 
Lydia  S.,  202 
Lyna,   245 
Mabel,  286 
Mabel  A.,  224-306 
Mabel  Augusta,  120 
Mabel   Ellen,   319 
Mabel  L.,  230-231 
Mamie  F.,  289 
Maria,    80-156-231-234-236-239 
Maria  C,  241-242-243 
Maria  L.,  108 
Mariah,  46 
Marion,   203-236-245 
Marion  H.,   213 
Marjory  Morton,   300 
Martha,  34-58-59-104-114-115- 

130-137-138-233 
Martha  A.,  83-289 
Martha    C,    115-118 
Martha  J.,  286 
Martha  J.  W.,  128 
Martha  M.,  81-116-135 
Mary,         11-12-13-15-16-17-18-19- 
23-24-25-26-33-37-40-42-43    -   49- 
52-53-62-63-65-66-67-72-73    -    74- 
75-77-79-81-82-83-84-89-90  -  108- 
113-122-132-133-135  -  137   -   141- 
185-186-187-188-196-199    -    211- 
215-300-303-304 
Marv  A.,   76-128-129-189 
Mary  A.  E.,   116 
Mary  Ambrosia,  120-206 
Mary  Ann,  76-201-209 


Dexter,  Mary  B.,  216 
Mary  D.,  7,  180 
Mary  D.,   9-205-206 
Mary  E.,   22-137-183-216 
Mary   E.    €.,   286 
Mary    Eliza,    78-80 
Mary   Ellen,    196 
Mary   H.,   212 
Mary    Hynkley,    114-199 
Mary   J.,    118-136-286 
Mary    L.,    204-211 
Mary  Lizzie,  160-246 
Mary  Love,  306 
Mary   M.,    130-210 
Mary  Melisse,  83 
Mary   P.,    129-200 
Mary  Stanford,  301 
Mary  Snow,   80 
Mary  Wilson,  209 
Margaret,    245-303 
Matildy,   79 
Maurice,  158-243-244 
Mehitabel,  22 

Mercy,         16-25-46-47-48-51-57-58- 
81-88-89-129-130-131 

Mercy    Hinkley,    88 

Mcli-nda,    79 

Melintha   C,   185 

Melvin  A.,  65-122 

Melviu    Adam,    122 

Meriam,   16 

Merinda,   203 

Meribah,    31-32-47-203 

Milton   I.,    192 

Milton    L.,    128 

Minnie  A.,  194 

Minnie   Frances,   302 

Miriam,  50-80-306 

Moores,   R.,    118-204 

Moses,    91-94-119-149-151-169-230 

Myra   C,   190-289 

Myra    Jane,    117 

Mvra  R.,  228-307 

Nancy,    60-82 

Xancy  M.,   140-222 

Nathan,    27-31-32-40-42-65-122 

Nathaniel,    47-60-80-81-115 

Nettie  Louise,  230-231 

Nina,  229 

Noah,   19-20-27-43-76-133 

Oakley  White,  207 

01)adiah,  286 

Obadiah    D.,    180-285-286 

Olive,  39-41 


334 


DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 


Dexter,  Oliver,  S'9-41-70-71-127 

Oliver    F.,  186 

Otto  Freeman,   319 

Ozra  Lafayette,  120 

Pamelia,   75-80-130-210 

Patience,   26 

Paul,   31 

Peleg,   30-44 
■  Perley  Hyde,   207 

Perries,  75 

Persis,  203-310 

Phebe,  58-99-169-170-171-172- 

173-209 

Phebe  A.,  186 

Phebe  P.,  224 

Philander  E.,   186 

Philena,    90 

Philip,    11-12-16-24-26-30-38-46-64 

Philip  Lee,  242 

Polly,   59-62-75-76-111-136 

Prince,    &5-61-114-115-199 

Priscilla,    43-75-76 

Eachel,    107-182-183-184 

Eachel  S.,   183 

Ealph   C,    195 

Eavmond  Henry,  149 

Eebecca,  45-64-79-136 

Eebecca   H.,    64 

Eebekah,   59-112 

Eemember,   149 

Eeuben,    27-40-41-45-72-73 

Ehoda,  50 

Eichard,   190 

Eoama,    136-227-228-229 

Eobert  A.  P.,  285 

Eobert   E.,   201 

Eobert  Emmet,  318 

Eobert  L.,    187-293-308 

Eobert  W.,  215 

Eoberts,  78 

Eobinson,  82 

Eodolphiis  W.,  76-132-133-211-212 

Eoland  Foskett,  244 

Eosana,  45 

Eose,   17-18-19 

Euey,    242 

Eufus,  37-77-109-135-215 

Eufus  N.,  135 

Euth,         27-34-40-51-77-89-90-133- 
134-135 

Euth  F.,  210 

Sally,    51-58-90-140-145-205 

Sally  Beckwith,  85 

Sally  Etta,  205 


Dexter,  Salome,   114 

Samuel,        9-19-21-22-32-33-42-43- 

45-47-48-49-50-52-53-74  -  75  -  79- 

80-81-83-84-85-108  -  129    -    130- 

131-133-140-185-288-289 
Samuel  Adams,   70 
Samuel  B.,  63-85-115-200 
Samuel  E.,  129-210 
Samuel  Freeman,  317-318 
Samuel    Stillman,   94-156-157-241- 

242-243 
Samuel  W.,  136-140 
Sarah,         16-18-21-22-24-27-28-31- 

32-33-37-43-53-61-62-75-80    -    82- 

114-201-202 
Sarah       A.,     111-137-184-186-193- 

289 
Sarah  Abigail,  80 
Sarah   Allen,   80 
Sarah  Ann,   114 
Sarah   C,  46 
Sarah  F.,   145-181 
Sarah   H.,   41 
Sarah  J.,  129-307-308-211 
Sarah  Johnson,  303-305 
Sarah  M.,  67-75-130-131-210 
Sarah  S.,   117 
Sarah  W.,   117 
Selina,  65 
Seth,  19-20-21-22-24-26-35-36- 

37-48-59-60-61-62  -  63  -  84    -    112 

113-114-115-197-198 
Seth  L.  M.,   135-215 
Seth  P.,  129 
Silas,   26-39-40 
Silvia,  41 
Silas  B.,  119-205 
Simeon,         58-94-153-154-155-234- 

236-239 
Smith,   79 
Solon,  82 

Sophia,   60-61-76-132-304 
Sophia  E.,  115 
Sophia  H.,  301-303 
Sophia,  211 
Sophronia,   65 
Sophronia  P.,  106 
Stella  A.,  71 
Stella  G.,  138 
Stephen,  11-12-15-16-23-31-32- 

47-81-94-115-200 
Stephen  E.,  201 
Stephen  T.,  82-136 
Stillman,  111-192-295 


DEXTER      FAMILY      GENEALOGY. 


335 


Dexter,  Susan,   74-317 
Susau  A.,  204 
Susan  J.,  191 
Susanna,  43-48-58-79-80 
Susannah  P.,  42 
Sumner,    21-75-81-108-129 
Sydney   C,   202 
Sylvia",    77-82-197-19S 
Thankful,        26-28-36-37-43-60-61- 

62-80-83-84-85 
Theresa,    78 
Thirza,    85 
Thomas,  8-9-10-11-12-14-17-18- 

22-23-28-31-32-36-48-59  -  80  -  84. 

107-109-189-190-191 
Thomas  A.,  189-190 
Thomas  D.,    5-6-7-8-9-10-11-15-118 
Thomas  N.,  295 
Trustum  Durell,  149-227 
Tryphosa,   317 
Urial,  65-122 
Urial   Sherman,   114 
Vera  L.,   306 
Vincent,   78 
Viola,   295 
Virtue   E.,   289 
Walstein,  190 
Walter  C,  292 
Walter  F.,  192 
Walter  G.,  192 
Walter  Vincent,   318 
Walter   W.,    119 
Warren,   79-108-114-185 
Warren  J.,  80 
Warren   P.,   122 
Weston    A.,    111-194 
Willard,   84 
William,  11-12-17-23-24-25-60- 

70-78-79-106-113-114-140    -   183 

.  197 

William  A.,  118-192-295 
William  Alfred,  140 
William   B.,    115 
William  C,  118-187-291 
William  Charles,  236 
William  D.,  8-9 
William  Daniel,  318 
William  E.,  79 
William  ¥.,  128  ^ 

William    H.,    l^-]>S^20^^6-295- 

303 
William  Herbert,  305  -^ 
William  N.,  143-306-224 


Dexter.   William   I'.,    isl 

William  K.,  117 

William  S.,  80 

William    W.,    59 

Williams,  84 

Willie    II.,    146-188 

Willoughby,  79 

Wilson,    74 

Winfred,    200 

Zenas,  51 

Zenas   11.,   145 

Zonas    riinkley,   90 

Zoath,  38-105 

Z  Uriel,  22 
Dillingham,  Charles,   117 

Charles  H.,  203 

Edward,  11 
Dilloway,  Merebah,  31 
Dix,  Justus  H.,  65 

Lucinda,  122 
Dooley,  Mary  J.,  143-224 
Doolittle,   Colonel,   50 
Doruie   Captain,    195 
Dorcher,  Annie  E.,  303 
Douglas,  Charles  Erwin,  198 

Edward   A.,    197 

Edwin  A.,  114 

Edwin  Dexter,  198 

Ellen,  198 

Governor,  253 

Harriet,  198 

Harriet  Dexter,   197 

Isabella,  198 
Mary     Kliza,    224 

W.  W.,  211 
Dow,  Esther   A.,   172 

Frank  II.,   167-259 

Harry  S.,  259 

Ina   M.,   245 

Jennie  M.,  166-258 

Jessie  Euth,  259 
Doyle,   Mary   Ella,    274 
Drake,  Cora,  298 
Drew,  Ella  A.,  278 
Dudley,    Francis,    102 
Dunliar,  Belinda,  112 
Dunham,    Cliftord,    132 
Harriet,    75-132 
Thubeal,    132 
Dunn,  Byron  P.,  296 

John,  295 
Durfee,  Benjamin,  255 
Ella  M.,   165 
Ella  Maria,  255 


336 


DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 


Durfee,  Nanc-y,    181 
Susan  G.,  134-213 
Eager,  Abigail,  48-85 

Sally,   51-89 
Eaton,  Calvin,  93 

Fanny  J.,  171 
Eames,   Abigail  A.,  66-123 
Julia  A.,  66-123 
Sarah  Burt,   184 
Earle,  Samuel  A.,  190 
Eaton,  John  W.,   77 

Sarah   J.,    184 
Eddy  W.,  92 

Edwards,    Deborah,    75-129 
George  W.,  186 
Lydia  A.,  118 
William,    80 
Egge,   Arthur,   122 
Eldridge,  Linus  E.,  291 

William   D.,   291 
Ely,  Eiehard  T.,  222 
Ellis,  Charles,  37 
Endicott,   5-6 
Ensign,   Welling,   130 
Erwin,   Helen  Marion,   225 
Everts,   A.,   137 
Failing,    Louise    T.,    190 

William  A.,   190 
Faunce,   Mary  J.,    187-291 
Fay,   B.   W.,  "268 
James  P.,  90 
Job,  158 
S.  E.,  275 
Field,  Lillian  Adell,  143-224 
Fish,  Mercy,  14-22 
Fisk,  Thomas,  98 
Fitzpatriek,    Mr.,    207 
Flagg,  Algernon  S.,  281 
Fanny  Elizabeth,  281 
Fletcher,  Francis,   102 
Foley,  Kate,  279 
Forbush,  Jerusha,  53 
Forbes,   Susan,   183 
Ford,  Charles  M.,   78 
Minnie,    223 
Josiah,    55 
Foss,  Euphrata,  137 
Foskett,  Martha  Stella,  1.58-244 
Foster,   Anna,  44-77 
Caroline,   104 
Edward,   44 
Nancy,    100-178 
Fountain,  Minerva,  180 


Fowle,  Eudora,  266 
Fox,   Eliphalet,    102 
Frances,  Helen,   73 
Frazer,    Captain,    290 
Freeman,  Alfred,  78 
Benjamin,    78 
Edmund,   9-11-48 

Eliza,   78 
Eliza   Ann,    78 

Elizabeth,   48 

George  W.,   78 

Hatsuld,   15 

.John,   11-47-48 

Mary  A.,  78 

Mercy,  78 

Thankful,  9-47-48 

Whitman,  78 
French,    Abijah,    170-263 

Adaline  B.,   264 

Adams,    87-143-170-223-224 

Alice,   265 

Angle    M.,    264 

Arville,  170 

Augusta,   170 

Azubah,   170 

Belle,  265 

Bertha  Belle,   264 

Charles  B.,  247 

Charles  H.,  170-264 

Clara  Eleanor,   224 

Clarence  C,  247 

Cora,  223 

Dorothy,    265 

Edward,  247 

Elvirus   Franklin,   223 

Etta  Lois,  264 

Frank,  223 

Ida  M..  247 

Joseph    A.,   247 

J.  Margaret,  223 

Lambert   R.,  265 

Levi  F.,   170 

Lysander,   143-223 

Marcus,  247 

Maria,    170-264 

Mary   A.,   143-223 

Melvin  L.,  247 
Minnie   May,  224 

Moses  C,  143-224 
Priseilla,  263-264 
Priseilla  E.,  170 
Rhoda,  223-224 
Richard,    100-170-263-264 
Richard  C,  265 
Waldo,  223 


DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 


337 


Frend,    John,    9-12 
Frink,  Davis,  290 
Harold   R.,   290 
Frishmuth,   Caroline  G.,   126-208 

Frost,  Merinda,  63-117 

Peter,  45 
Fry,  Augustus,  275 
George  Dexter,   148 
George  Wilson,  274 
Elizabeth    Ann,   148 
Ellen  S.,  148 
F.  A.,  94 
F.   Arvilla,   148 
Flora  Arvilla,  158 
Job,  94-148 
Job  Warren,  148 
Lizzie  Adeline,  274 
Martha  Jane,  148 
Peunald,   148 
Winthrop  Hastings,  274 
Fuller,  Andria  C,   76-133 
Samuel,   52 
William,  104 
Furbush,  Jerusha,  90 

Eosanna,  91 
Furgers,  John,  45 
Gage,  Levi,  56 
Gardner,  Benjamin   0.,   142 
Charlotte,   80 
Cynthia,  79 
Grace,   184 
Henry,  79 
Jason,  78 
Rebecca,  80 
Susan,  79 
Sophronia,    79 
Stephen,  45 
William,  45 
Garney,  Anna  K,  146 
Garton,  Andrew  J..  161 
Gates,  Benjamin,  60 
Gavett,  William,   129 
Gaylord,  Eleazer,  113 
Elizabeth,   113 
Sylvia,  60-113 
Genderson,   Alvin,   304 
Gerry,  Emma  B.,  251-311 
Gibbs,  Joanna,  36 
John,  36 
Joseph,    61 
Gifford,   Catherine,  301 
Elizabeth   A.,    128-209 
Humphrey  A..   301 
Lizzie  C,  296 

22 


GifFord,  Lucy  E.,  192 
William,   295 
William  L.  R.,  301 
Gilbert,  Alice,  70-126 

Persis,  51-87 
Giles,  Mr.,  53 
Gillette,  Mattie  R.,  193 
Glenn,  Elsie  J.,  304 
Goddard,  Mosps,  50-55 
Godfrey,  Azubah,  45-78 

Hannah,  45-79 
Goodell,  Ephraim,  103 

Hannah,  103 
Goodnow,   Benjamin,   56 
Goodspeed,   Burbank   S.,   186 
Hiram  H.,   186 
Nettie,   186 
Gould,  Agnes,  78 
Alfred  H.,  279 
Charles  A.,  279 
Cordelia,  141 
Ella  Maria,  222 
Haffield,  222 
Harry  W.,  279 
Henry  B..  140-222 
Lydia,  222 
Matilda,  82 
Olive,  84-139 
Thomas,  78 
Viola    Ethelyn,    279 
Willard   C,   279 
Gordon,  Isabella,  192 
Gorham,  De  LaFayette,  83 
Mary,   138 
John,  48-83-138 
Sally,  83 

Sarah,  83  . 

Stephen,    83  '  ' 

Susan,    83-138 
Thomas,  83 
Granger,   Otis  P.,   75 
Graves,  Eleazer,  32 

Minnie  Emmelin,  159-244 
Nathaniel,  32 
Gray,  Alfradina,  261 
Catherine,  261 
James,   261 
Mary  S.,  294 
Robert,  261 
Winifred  W.,  267 
Greaton,  Colonel,  40 
Greenhalge,  Governor,  253 
Greenwood,  Nellie  J.,  138-216 
Griffin,  George  Freeman,  267 
James,  139 


338 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 


Griffin,  James  S.,  267 

,Lora  R.,  71 
Griggs,  Bertha,  267 
Hall,  Abner,  72 

Amalin,  111 

Arethusa,  111 

Charles,  111-181 

Charles  D.,  73 

Emily,  72 

Eveline,  111 

George  Chandler,  173 

Houghton,  100-173-267 

Irene,  40-67 

Jennie  Louisa,  173 

Joanna,  267 

Josephine   Augusta,    173 

Larnet,  59-105-111 

Laura    A.,    72 

Lucy,  72 

Martha,   72 

Martin,    111 

Mary,   111 

Nathan,  72 

Sarah   Elizabeth,  173-267 

Willard  Houghton,  173 
Hallett,   Abigail,   10-15 

Andrew,    14 

Annie,  14 

David,  15 

Ebenezer,  15 

Elizabeth,   15 

John,   14 

Jonathan,    10-11-14-15 
.      Mehitable,    11-14-15 

Thomas,  15 

Timothy,    15 
Hamilton,  Captain,   290 
Hammett,    Almira   L.,    317 

Epipheny,    27 

Herbert,  134 

James,    76-134 

James  Edward,  L34 

Mary  Ann,  134 

William  Frederick,  bU 
Hammond,  Alice  C,  316 

Allen  D.,  216 

Allen   Dexter,   136-216 

Benjamin,  27-32 

Carrie  E.,  296 

Charles  B.,  295-296 

Charles  S.,  296 

Clara  L.,  201 
■    Clara  Lueinda,   136 

Dorothy,  216 

Earle  D.,  316 


Hammond,  Elton,  316 

Ephremia  D.,  296 

Israel,  32 

John,   18-19-22 

Joseph,  29 

Patience,  24-37 

Paul,  43 

Maria  M.,  296 

Martha  M.,  216 

Mary,  28 

Noah,   81-135-216 

Nathan,  27 

Rowld,  22 

Sarah  A.,  296 

Seth,  81 

Thomas  P.,  296 

William,   104-316 
Handy,  Captain,  191 

Caleb,   76 

Sarah,    lS-26 
Harding,    Thomas    C,    132 
Hardy,   Maria   L.,  94 

Phineas,    155 

Maria,    155 

Sarah,    155 
Harlow,    Abner,    190 
Harkness,  54 

Harper,   Robert  D.,    126-208 
Harrington,  Charles  A.,  282 

Charles    Albert,    282 

Elizabeth,   283 

Elmer   Winfield,    282-283 

Everett   Samuel,   283 

Fred.    William,    283 

George   Elmer,   282 

George  Leonard,  283 

Helen  Lucy,   282 

Jerusha,    78 

Leonard,   283 

Lucy,   282 

William   T.,   283 
Harris,  Eliza  A.,  78 
Harrison   Bros.,   290 

Jessie,  247 

Mary  T.,   247 
narrower,   Paul  Dexter,   202 

James   S.,   202 
Hart,  Edward  Dexter.    183 

Ward   W.,   183 
Hartshorn,   Emma   F.,   134 
Hartwell,  Samuel,   101 

Virginia,   306 
Harvey,  Mary  E.,  202 

Stephen,  77 
Harwood,  Hannah,  101 
Haskall,   Carrie  M.,  264 


DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 


339 


Haskall,  Comfort,   S3 

David,   62 

Deliorah,  35 

M.,  264 

Setb,  62 

Thomas,   297 

Thomasine,  298 

Zebulon,  36-37-62 
Haskell,  C.  Henry,  199 

Deborah,   59 

Mary  M.,   199 

Thankful,  36 

Thomas,  36 

William  C,  114-199 

William  Prince,  199 
Haskins,   Bertha  L.,   211 

Eben  Franklin,  210 

Emily,   64 

Eiith,   211 
Hastings,    99 
Hatch,  Hannah,  59 

Ruth,  34 
Hathaway,  Annie  E.,  116-202 

Betsey,   64 

Ebenezer  R.,  64 

Elmer  B.,  289 

Isaac,  64 

Judah,  64 

Mary,  30-46 

Nathaniel,   64 

Patia  A.,  64 

Paul,  182 

PhiUp  D.,  64 

Rahania,  27 

Seth,  28 

Stephen  S..  289 
Hawley,   Hiram,   41 
Hayden,   Julia  B.,  299 
Haynes,  Amelia  A.,  304 
Hayward,  Zadok,  55 
Haywood,   Benjamin   C,   71 

Priscilla,  102 
Havok,  Orrin  C,  171 
Haven,  Lucy  S.,  138 
Hazeltine,  Chloe,  66 
Hazzard,  Henrv  C,  134 
Headman,  Maggie  A.,  129-210 
Heard,  Phebe,   74-128 
Hecox,  Austin  N.,   131 
Hedge,  Asa,  50-86 

Deliverance,  86 

Elisha,  48-86 

John,    86 
Solomon,   86 
Herrick,  Nancy  C,  137 
Herrington,   Fanny  T.,   197 
Hicks,  Alexander,  214 


Hicks,  Belle  B.,  214 

Edward    E.,    213-214 

Edward  H.,  214 

Elizabeth    D.,    214 

Florence  K.,  214 

Louise  E.,  214 

Samuel  E.,  134 
Hill,  Alice  E.,  267 

Lucy,  98-161 
Hiller,  Almira,  289 

Barnabas,  64 

Carrie  Edna,  188 

Desire   Smith,   64 

Esther  E.,  185 

Elisabeth  L.,  109 

Nathaniel,   104 

Nathaniel  P.,  185 

Joseph,  188 

Lvdia,  59-112 

Lydia   C,   289 

Nellie   M.,    188 

Prince,     104 

Rebecca,  38 

Sarah,    189 

Seth,  289 

Sophia   W.,    185 

William  F.,  193 
Hillman,    Stephen   P.,    141 
Hilman,   Betsey,   75-132 

Samuel,   17 
Hilton,  Hattie,  279 
Hillis,   Rebecca,  26 
Hinckley,   Abigail,   150 

Sarah,   211 

Thomas,   9-11-150 
Hinkler,  Mercv,  50 

Ruth",   51 

Thomas,    50-51 
Hitchmond,    Eunice,    192 
Hixson,    Elkanah,    56 
Hoadley,    Luther,    60 
Hoar,    Anna,   56 
Hockin,  Martha  J.,  117 
Hodge,  Allie  Martin,  227 
Holden,   David,   86 

Emily,    98-160 
Holbrook,  Enos,  57 
Holmes,    Alice,    38-105 

Ebenezer,    59-105 

Hannah.   105-111 

Kesiah,    105-180 

Mary,  105 

Marv  A.,  202 

Susan  H.,  105 
Holt,   Jennie,    52-90 
Holton,  Carrie  Louise.  307 

Charles    Gilford,    307 


340 


DEXTER      FAMILY      GENEALOGY. 


Holton,  Dwight  Dexter,  307 

George  W.,  228-307 
Hooke,  Humphrey,  5 
Hooper,   Martha  Ellen,   304 
Hopkins,    Giles,    1-4 
Horton,  Francis  L.,  65 
Hoskins,    Eben    Franklin,    130 
Hosmer,  Mary,  102 
How,  Anna,  54 

Elder,  54 
Howard,  Charles  H.,  209 
Deborah   J.,   203 
Edgar  Ephraim,  156 
Edward  Ellis,   128-209 
Elmira,    170 
Joanna,   98 
Lucy   Ann,   98-161 
Stephen,  98 
Howe,  Arthur  Otis,  206 
Carlton  Dexter,  206 
Carlton   Durant,   206 
Charles,  70 
Desire,   15 
Elsworth   E.,  223 
Ella  Maria,  279 
Herman  Alline,  206 
John,  70 
Josiah,  98 

Marshall   Avery,   206 
Marshall  E.,  206 
Marshall  O.,  120 
Mary,  98 
Hovt,  Laura  Dona,  210 
Hubbard,   Daniel,    151 
Maria,   151 
Susan,  151 
Hudson,  Margaret,  247 
Huffman,  Harriette  Heloise,  229 
Hunt,  Julia  A.,  143 
Samuel,  17 
Sophia,  51 
Hunter,  Thomas,  33 
Huntington,  Nellie,  296 
Huntley,  Orris    P.,    181 
Hutchins,  Edw.,  55 

Jacob,  54 
Hutchinson,  George  H.,  306 

Samuel,'  6 
Hyde,  Mary,  123 
Mary  E.,  207 
President,  220 
Ireland,  Albert  F.,  304 
Harold  Stone,  304 
Helen  Gertrude,  304 
Jackson,  Andrew,  157  • 
James,  Etta,  193 
William,  220 


Janney,  Charles  H.   G.,  200 
Hattie  A.,  200 
Nellie  B.,  200 
Jenks,  Dr.,  125 
Jenkins,  Catherine,  145 

Frederick  W.,  145 
Jenney,  Betsey,  104 
Caleb,  116 
Charles  H.  W.,  181 
Elizabeth,  215 
Priscilla  J,  191 
Jennison,  Catharine,  149 
Nathaniel,  149 
Eeuben,  149 
W.  R.,  149 
Jewett,   Ann,   96 
Johnson,   A.  F.,  269 
Almira,    271  ' 
Almira  E.,  271 
Catherine,    168 
Catherine,  Underwood,   168 
Daniel,  53-86-271 
David,    52-53 
Esther,  53-91-150 
Francis  W.,  66 
Frances  E.  W.,  172 
G.   Harry,   245 
Grove  E.,  92 
Hadassah,    40-67 
Joel,  98 
John,   84-140 
Jonah,  53 
Jonathan,   53 
Katherine,  99 
Martha,   86 
Martin   L.,   206 
Mary,   87-140 
Mary    A.,    291 
Melinda,    98 
Patty,    53-91 
Perry,  168 
Polly,  53 

Ealph   Edward,   245 
Eoxalana,  40-67 
Sally,  53-91 
Sarah,    91 

Solomon,    33-52-53-91 
William,   140 
Zebadiah,  53 
Jollie,  Lillian  F.,  284 
Jones,  Horace  L.,   170 

John  C,  170 
Keen,  Mercy,  74 
Keith,    Mercy,    72 
Kelley,  Emma  F.,  118 
George  H.,  105 
Marv  E.,   111-194 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 


341 


Kelley,  Maiy  Josephine,  189 
Kellogg,  Abby  E.,  143-223 

Clarinda,    223 

John,  -223 

John   S.,   139 
Kempton,    Mary   S.,    79 

John,    79 

Simeon,   77 
Kendall,   Daniel,   54 

David,   54 

Eleazer,    54 

Frances,  54 

Hannah,  54 

Lucy,   54 

Mary,  54 

Jonas,  54 

Ruth,   54 

Susanna,    54 
Kendrick,  Beulah  B.,   184 

Daniel,    107 

Daniel    H.,    184-286-287 

Edith    M.,    288 

Henry    H.,    184-286 

Harriet,    286-287 

Harriet   L.,    184-287 

Horace   L.,   184-287 

LaForest   W.,    286 

Rachel   S.,   184-287 

Vernon    H.,    286 
Kenny,  Captain,   40 
Kennedy,    Betsev,    53 
Kent,    Daniel,    90 

Herbert,    274 

Minnie    Barber,    274 

Vera    Alice,    274 
Kenyon,   Arthiu-   F.,    285 
Kimball,  Alice,   230 

Bessie   M.,   278 
King,  Aburh,  265 

Alfred   C,   267 

Arthur    Willard,    267  ' 

Austin    W.,    267 

Charles    Herman,    267 

Collings    H.,    91 

Corrella,    64 

Herman,    267 

John,    53-91 

John  Houghton,   267 

Joseph,    91 

Louis  Earl,  267 

Luther,    91 

Sarah   Mabel,   267 

Walter    Austin,    267 
Kinney,   Alden  L.,   303 

Emma  J.,  74 
Olive,    134-215 
Webster,    303 


Kinney,  \\'cl)ster    Harold,    303 
Kirby,   Mary,  24-37 
Knight,    George,    67 

Jennie    E.,    146 
Knot,    Gorg,    11 
Knowles,    Samuel,    95 
Knowlton,    Rosa   L.,    120-205 

Maria,    140 

Israel,    140 

William    S.,    67 
Ladner,   Bismark,    204 

Henderson  Lake,  204 

Ralph    Dexter,    204 

Wellington,  204 
Lake,   Flavilla,   204 
Lamb,   Amos    M.,   262 

Bronson   P.,   263 

Dexter,    65 

Edgar,    263 

Edward,   263 

Flora  D.,  263 

Frances   M.,   169 

Hattie   S.,   263 

Henry  Willard,  263 

Howard  P.,  263 

Israel,    100-169 

John    M.,    263 

Lewis,    41 

Lillie   Bell,   263 

M.  M.,  263 

Mary   B.,   263 

Phebe    Duella,    263 

Walter,    263 

William  Judson,   263 
Lambert,  Adeliza  Boyden,  184 

Love,    133-212 
Lawson,  Mary  L.,  83-138 
Landers,   James,    135-216 

John    F.,    216 

Katie,    216 

Mary,  216 
Landfear,   Delia   C,   206 
Landon,  Mills  J.,  71 
Lane,   Carrie    Augusta,  264 
•  Charles   Elliott,   264 

Daniel   W.,   264 

Helen  A.,  73 

Lizzie  Minnette,  264 

Mary  Ann,  264 

Orin  Trow,  264 
Lanigave,  Isaac  S.,   183 
Lano,    Bertha   Alma,    264 
Larkin.  Rosalie  C,  71 

Sarah,    102 
Lawton,    George,    23 

Isaac,  23 

Job,   14-23 


342 


DEXTEit      FAMILY      GENEALOGY. 


Lawton.  John,  23 
L.   C,  219 
Thomas,   23 
Lawrence,  Cornelia  Ainsworth,  184 
Edward  K.,   184 
Ebenezer,  48 
Joseph,  55 
Lake,    Flavilla,    118 
LeBaron,   Harriet,   116 

Harriet  W.,  201 
LeCroix,    Arenand,    209 
Lee,   Annie,   180 
Cora   H.,    231-307 
Captain,  40 
Legate,  Francis,    141 
Legg,   Betsey,   58-93-95 
David,    93-95 
Gershom,    95 
Hannah,   93 
John,    95 
Levi,    95 
William,    95 
Leland,    Silence,    103 
Thomas,    103 
James,    103 
Leonard,    Etta,    216 
Ellen   Bertha,    274 
Lettenmayer,  Hattie   8.,   189 
Lewis,  Cheney,   87-143 
.  Lindsley,  Henry  A.,   193 
Lincoln,  Calvin,  127 

Minnie,    172 
Livermore,  Anson  G.,  276-277 
Charles    Anson,    277 
Ida  Maria,  277 
Lobdell,  Lncy  L., 
Lombard,   Mary,    103 
Long,  John  D.,   191 
Lord,    Aaron,   55 
Asa,    53-99-169 
Esther,   91-146 
J     99 
Joseph,    32-53-146-149-150-151 

Joseph   G.,  147 

Lausinda    E.,    147 

Luther,   91-147 

P.,  99 

Persis,  91-94 

Pressen,  55 

Robert,    194 

Thomas,  55-56-149-150 

Unity  W.,   149 

Vashney,  91-146-147 

William,  55 
Lowell,  Harvey  A.,  83 
Lovetts,  Phinehas,  95 
Luce,  Almira  E.,  211 


Luce,  Amy,  189 
Caroline,  132-211 
Hannah,   109 
Kate    M.,    187-293-294 
Lydia,   116 
Mary,    75-132-189 
Mary    D.,    211 
Lucy,    Amy,    109 

Mary,    109 
Lyman,   Ann   E.,    135-215 
Harriet,   143 
Moses,  198 
Macumber,   Josiah,   37 

Josiah   J.,   181 
Maddox,  Frances,   210 
Mallory,   Sally,   114 
Manchester,  Mercy,  14-23 
Mann,   Benjamin,    54-56. 
Mansfield,   W.   H.,   41 
Marble,    Robert,    32 

Sarah  C,  12-17 
Margot,  Eugene  F.,   136 
Mark,  Lillie  C,  172 
Maston,  John,  27 
Marsh,   Deborah,    66 
Marshall,  Colonel,  39 
Marston,    Frank,    138 
Mattison,   Brownson,    120-206 
Fred  Brownson,  206 
Kate   Dexter,   206 
Orren   V.,    129-130 
Rosa  Mary,   206 
Winnie    Cornelia,    206 
Maxwell,  Frances,   73 
Maylme,   Ella   L.,   190 

Martha,   46-81 
Maynard,    Charles    E.,    131 

Walter   P.,   274 
Mayo,    Anna,    48-83 
Edmund,   265 
Ella    Caroline,    242 
Helen,   242 
John,    83 

Martin   W.,    158-242 
McDonald,   Alice,   304 
McCann,   William   H.,   318 
McConnell,   Eliza   H.,    70 
McCrellis,    Edward,    123 
McHugh,   Hugh   R.,   291 
McKenzie,   Albert   Edward,   209 
Donald,   209 
Frederick   W,,   209 
McKinley,  President,  243 
McLeod,"  Donald  C,  209 

Edward,   78 
McLean,   Hester,   94-153  _ 
McPherson,  Annie  B.,   172 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 


343 


McPherson,  Even  E.,  172 

Maurice,  119 

Eoss,  172 
Mee,  Eliza  B.,  277 
Meggs,  Allice,  34 

Ebenezer,   84 
Meiggs,   Mary,    104 

John,    73 
Mellany,   Sally,   60 

David,   43 
Mendall,    Hannah,    74-128 

Nathan    S.,    190 

Sarah,    63-116-117-202 
Merithew,  Edgar  S.,  193 

Elias,    112 

Heury,    193 

Joseph    Eussell,    193 

Eussell,    111-193 
Merriam,    Loranna,    98 
Merrick,   W.,   48 
Merrv    Eliza,    75-132 
Metcalf,    55 

Joseph,    99 
Middlemas,    George,    79 
Miller,    Mary,    12-17 

Henry  L.,    216 
Miner,  'B.   F.,   149-229 

Benjamin    Eandall,   228-229 

Betsev,   66 

David   Earl,   230 

Jane,   228 

Mary  Elmira,   228-229 

Mary    J.,    149 
Mirriam,   Aseph,   98 
Miriam,   John,   102 

Sarah,    102 
Minott,   Mary,    102 
Mirrick,   Sarah,  48 
Mitchell,    Andrew    F.,    211 
Mixter,    William,    145 
Monks,  E.  Gertrude,  191 
Morehouse,   Somers,   236 
Morse,    Alice    Bertha,    179 

Ann   W.,  66 

Charles  S.,   179 

Ebenezer,   69-70 

Eleanor   ('.,   71 

Eliza    Ann,    282-283 

Elnora,   179 

Emma,   295 

Emma    Elizabeth,    179-283 

Everett    Augustus,    179 

Everett  Larue,   179 

Florence  G..  179 

Frank  L.,    137 

Harriet,   41-71 

Harriet   S.,    69 


]\Iorse,  Henrietta,    69 

Jedediah,    30 

Maria   Angela,   179-282 

Mary  F.,  41-71 

Samuel,     101-179-282-283 

Sarah    .lane,    179 
Morton,    Abner,    54-56 

Abraham,    53 

Alexander,    91-146-226 

Almon,   147-227 

Andrew,   90 

Benjamin,        33-52-53-56-58-90-92 
147-226 

Betsey,   91-147 

Charles,   226 

Charles  H.,  285 

Charlotte,   75 

Chester,    91 

Chloe,    90-146 

Clara,  92 

Dexter,   147-226 

Edna,  226 

Edgar,  227 

Eunice,  92 

Frank,   147 

George,  52 

George  L.,  146-226 

Hannah,   55-56-57-58-147 

Harrison,    147 

Helen,    226 

Hephzibah,   92 

Hiram,    90 

.Tames,    53-90-91-146 

Jane,    90 

Jonathan,    52-90 

'Levns,    226 

Louisa,  147 

Lois.    53-146 

Lucy,    92 

Margery,    52-53 

Martha',   226 

Mary,    52-53-(31-92-115-116-147 

Millard,    227 

Mollv,   52-53      • 

Moses,    226 

Noah,   32 

Proctor,    226     . 

Eichard,   32-52 

Sallv,   92 

Samuel,    32-92-147-226-227 

Sarah,  52 

Shatlev,    147-226 

Submit,   52 

Susan,    92 

Sylvester,    147 

Uriah,   226 

Willard,   227 


344 


DEXTER   FAMILY   GENEALOGY. 


Morton,  William,   147-226 
Moseby,  Elizabeth   A.,   117-203 
Moulton  &  Herrick,   155 
Mulvey,  Kate,  295 
Mumford,   John,   20 
Myra,   Kate,   79 
Nash,  Daniel  W.,   117 
Nealey,    Charles    C,    130-210 
Clarence,    210 
Mabel,    210 
Negus,   Ethel,   295 

John   P.,    295 
Nelson,   Abigail,   95 
Ethelyn   L.,   278 
Gershom,    95 
Hannah,   95 
Nendeek,  Gustav  Albert,  277 
Nestell,  Frances,  172 
James,  172 
Sanford   L.,   172 
Newcomb,    Abigail,    141 
Alma   Maria,    141 
Julia   Alma,   141 
John  Joseph,  141 
Joseph,    84-141 
Sarah  W.,   141 
Samuel    William,    141 
William    Adonijah,    141 
Newell,   Horace   E.,   264 

Horace    Edgar,   264 
Newhall,    Thomas,    98 
Newhouse,    Edward,    318 
Newland,   Frances,    143-224 
Newton,  Benjamin  D.,   139 
Chloe,    139 
Charles,    139 
Elvira  N.,   139 
Gardner,   84-139 
Grace   May,   160-246 
Israel,    160-246 
John,   139 
Lemuel,    139 
Lucy  E.,  178 
Luke,    139 
Naomi,    139 
Silas,    84-139 
Stephen   E.,    139 
Stephen  Dexter,  139 
Susanna   Freeman,   139 
Nichols,  Fred,   264 
L.,   311 

Lafayette,  251 
Sarah   L.,    165-251 
Nickerson,  Eldad,  45 
Eliza   A.,    115-200 
James,    45 
Jesse,    45 


Nickerson,   Mai-y,    45 

Widow,    44 
Noble,   Charlotte,   196 
Nolen,    George,    252 
Norris   Malatiah,    82-137 

S.   B.,   136 
Norton,   Charlotte,    133 
Ida,   211 
Lucy,  133-212 
Serena   T.,   117 
Noyes,   Mary,    179 
Thomas,    179 
Thomas    Edward,    179 
Nutt,   Abraham,   33 
Nye,    Betsey    E.,    190 
Charles    P.,    188 
Cynthia,    111-112-193 
Elizabeth,    130 
George   A.,   194 
George   B.,   46 
Hannah   H.,   295 
Hannah   G.,   112 
Henry   W.,    112 
Louisa,    112 
Mary    A.,    112 
Rebecca,    112 
Sophia,    185 
Stephen,   59-112 
William  W.,   112 
Oakes,    George,    233 

Martha,   233 
Oliver,   Ann,  12 
J.,   8-9-12-93 
James,  32 
John,   32 
Robert,  32 
Thomas,   12 
William,   32 
O'Mally,  Arthur  Francis,  232 
Osborn',  Ella  B.,  179 
Osgood,    E.    Aline,    71 
Page,  Estella  Freese,  222 
Joseph  C,  140-222 
Captain,    51 
Timothv,    88 
Mary,  88 
Paine,  Francis,  179 
Josie  Maria,   179 
Nancy,   179 
Palmer,    Emeline,    115-200 
Parker,  Eliza  J.,  201 
Emma  A.,  201 
Joseph  B.,  132 
Mary  A.,   201 
Nathaniel,   116 
Parmenter,   Nathan,    86 
Parmelee,   Charlotte  Jane,   131 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 


345 


Parmelee,  Dwight  Dexter,   131 

James,  131 

James  A.,  75 

Mercy  Elizabeth,   131 
Park,   Mathew,   78 

Miranda,   66 
Parker,    Caroline    A.,    201 

Nathaniel,  201 
Parlin,   Kate    A.,    190 
Parlow,   Albert   M.,    133 
Parsons,   Darius,    142-222 

George   Taylor,   222 

Mary  A.,   196 
Patterson,   Charles  C,   148 
Paul,  C.   J.,   286 
Paygent,    Cynthia,    77 

Caroline,    77 

Elizabeth,   77 

Henry,    77 

Henry    A.,    77 

Jane,"  77 

John,   77 

Joel   M.,    77 

Lemira,   78 

Lydia,   77 

Margar-et,   77 

Mary  Ann,  77 

Sarah,    78 

William,   77-78 

William  H.,  77 
Payne,   Charles  E.,   194 

Clara  E.,  194 

Daniel,    111-194 

Isabella   F.,    194 

Mary  E.,  194 

Susan  H.,  194 
Peach,   Charles,   79 

William,  79 
Pearee,   Anna,   117 
Peck,  Jane,  141 

Luthera    M.,    142 

Mattie  L.,   142 

Mary,    141 

Mary  A.,  85 

Milton,   141 

Nellie  Emily,   142 

S.   E.  Willard,   142 

Samuel  Dexter,   142 

Sarah  B.,  142 

Susan  Ann,  142 

Walter   Lewis,    142 

William  C,  142 

Willie,  142 
Peet,  E.  W...  218 
Percival,  James,  11 
Penniman.   Sarah,   90 

Sarah  F.,  149 


Perkins,  Fordyce  B.,  137 

Lot,  42 

Louisa  M.,  185 
Perrington,  Elizabeth,  115 
Perry,   Elizabeth,   44 

Louis,  44 

James,   29-44 

Lucy,  44 

Nancy,   99 

Sarah,  44 

Stephen,   28-29 

Thomas,    29-44 
Peters,   Edward   F.,   277 

Clara  A.,  172 

Irving  Lewis,  277 

Mabel    Bessie,    277 
Phelps,  Joel,  136 

WiUis  F.,  252 
Phinney,  Ada  L..  287 

Austin  D.,  287 

Levi  L.,  287 

Eoland  S.,  287 
Pierce,  A.  E.,  283 

Charles  B.,  185 
■  Florence  Eliza,  283 

J.  E.  E.,  283 

Joanna,  105 

John  E.,  283 

Mary  D.,  234 
Piersoii,    Lydia,    114-198 

William  S.,  198 
Pilkins,  Mary,  112 

Polly,   59 
Pindel,  Salome,  45-79 
Pitcher,   Cynthia,  46-81 
Poland,  Addison  B.,  178 

Addison    Brown,    280-281-282 

Arthur  A.,  278 

Betsey,   176-276-277-278-270-280 

Carrie  M.,  277 

Charles   Townsend,   178-277 

Edith    M.,    277 

Edwin   Flagg,    281-282 

Ellen   Graeia,   178 

Elmer    E.,    277 

Emma  Olive,  178 

Ethel   Elizabeth,    281-282 

James,   178 

Jeanette   A.,   277 

John,  178 

Joseph,  178 

Julia  Augusta,  178 

Margaret   Evangeline,   282 

Martin  L.,   178-279 

Mary   Dennis,    282 

Mary   Elizabeth,   277 

Nathaniel,   178 


346 


DEXTER     PA'MILY     GENEALOGY. 


Poland,  Norm:m    L.,    279' 
Eufus   G.,   279 
Samuel,   178 
Sarah  Maria,  178-276 
Simon   B.,        177-178-276-277-278- 

279-280 
Simon  Brown,   100-176 
Stella  E.,  178-279 
Walter  A.,  278 
Wheeler,   178 
William,  176-178 
Pomeroy,   Daniel,    269 
Poor,  Christopher,  234 
Pope,  Henry  D.,  133 
Porter,  C.  Herbert,  201 
James  P.,   301 
Llewellyn  E.,  301 
Powers,    Elmer   D.,    146 
Erank,    146 
Joel  Lj'sander,   146 
Louisa,   90-145 
Lvsancler,    146 
Pratt,   George,    261 

John   C,   103 
Preble,  Emily  M.,   106 
Prentiss,    Alton,    310 
Arthur    A.,    231-310 
Pauline   Moore,    310 
Pognanum,    7-8 
Prence,    Fear,    48 
Governor,   48 
Thomas,    9-11 
Preble,  Esther,  100-172 
Preston,   Louisa,  41-70 
Preseott,    Jones,    102 

Samuel    102 
Priest,  Degory,  300 
Purrington,   Mary   A.,    118-204 
Putnam,   Flora   L.,   231-309 

Susanna,    57 
Quinn,    Mary,    122 
Eamsey,   Augusta   A.,   156 
Allan    Clark,    240 
Camilla    Euth,    240 
Geneva  Isadore,  240 
Horace    Hartwell,    156-240 
Lillian  Jane,  240 
Luther,   94-156-240 
Marion   Olive,  240 
Maud  Evelyn,   240 
Mary    Augusta,    240 
Orrin    B.,    156-240 
Orrin   Walter,  240 
Rand,   Alice,   149 

Anna.   103 
Randnll,   Benjamin    A.,   203 


Randall,  Charles,    112 

David,    34 

Eunice   M.,    203 

Huldah,   63-117 

Jeremiah  L.,  303 

Lewis,  63 

Patience,    26 

Rachel,  37-62 
Ransom,  Clarence  B.,  290 

Eunice,  289 

Eunice  E.,  290 

Everett  S.,  290 

James  B.,   289 

Laura  E.,  290 
■Nathaniel  C,  289 
Rawson,  Edward,   66 

Ellis,  65 

Mary,   103 
Ray,  Bertha,  172 
Raymond,   John,    84-145 

Mercy  Ann,  286 

Sullivan,  103 
Reed,  Eliza  L.,  66 

Joseph,  95 

William,   145 
Reese,  Hattie,  171 
Rice,  Albert.  261 

Alvah  J.,  278 

Florence  A.,  278 

Floyd  A.,  278 

L-ving   A.,  278 

John  Sylvester,  261 

Marion   D..    261 

Martha,    103 

Mary  Ann,  86 
Eiehardson,  Alice,  304 

Amelia  Frances,  303 

Annie,  136 

Annie   Josephine,   304 

Arthur  S..   304 

Augusta,  304 

Augustus,   304 

Bertha   F.,    304 

Eleanor  F.,  304 

Francis   Stillman,   303 

Frederick   Clifford,  304 

George  O.,  169 

Grandville  Dexter,  304 

Henrietta  Evelyn,   S'03 

Henry,    304 

Luella   A.,  304 

Laura  J.,  304 

Persis,   304 

Walter,  304 
Eickett,  Joanna,  48 
Ripley.    Gertrude,    190 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 


347 


Hipncr,  Edward,  74 

James,  74 
Risley,  Caroline,  S17 
Robbins,   Martha,  108-183 
Roberson,    Chester,   304 

Edward,  304 

George,  304 

Jessie,    304 

Joseph,  304 

Josephine,    304 

William,    304 
Robinson,  George  D.,  191 

Captain,    290 

Governor,    253 

Denison,  51 

John,    300 
~Roe,   Charles   Lawrence,   311 

Daniel  B.,  246-311 

Earle,  311 

Florence,  311 

Grace,  311 

Harrv,  311 

Margaret,    246-311 

John  C,  311 

Stanley  N.,  311 
Rogers,   Mary  S.,   64-118 

John,  96 

Lizzie   A.,   171 
UoUins,  Hattie  J.,  267 
Rounsvell,   Mercy,   112 
Rowe,  David,  129 
Royee,  Nellie  Gertrude,  158 
Huggios,  184 

Benjamin,    49-54 

Catherine   T.   B.,   199-300 

Lemuel.  54 

Martin,  84 

Samuel,  54 

Susanna,   103 

Timothy,   22-32 

Unity  W.,  150 
Runnells,  Phebe  A.,  133 
Hussell,  George  S.,   74 

Governor,    253 

William  E.,   191 
Ryder,  Allen,  129 

Lydia,  45 
Sampson,  Mercy,  37-62 

John,  148 
Sanford,  Emily  L.,  200 
Sargent,  Ara  Leona,  228 

Catherine    Elizabeth,    262 

Francis    WilKam,    262 

Joseph,    262 


Sargent,  Marguerite,   262 

Sylvester  Davis,  262 

William  Philbrick,  262 
Saunders,  Ann,  12-15 

Eben,   16 
Savery,  Arlothea,  61-114 

Lizzie  L.,  134 

Mary   E.,    134 
Schilling,    M.   S.,    300 
Scott,  Anna  M.,  149 

Aurea,  229 

Byron  N.,   234 

D.   Hubbard,   234 

Nelson,    152 
Scroggs,   Emma   L.,   204 
Seaverns,   Mary  L.,  305 
Seelev,  Edford  A.,  289 

Edford   C,    289 
Semmer,    Captain,   296 
Sewell,  Samuel,  54 
Sexton,   Lot,    92 
Shaw,   Albert,  181 

Eliza   Lenora,    136-216 

Mary,  81 

Mary  B..  136 
Sheldon,  M.  Louisa,  149 
Shelmira,  George  W.,  122 
Sherman,    Albert,    115 

Hannah  W.,  104 

Lois,   28 

Mary,  17 

Ruth   L.,   203 

Thomas,  64 

William,  17-18 
Showatter,  Emma  T.,  247 
Shrive,  Ruth,  26 
Shurtleff,   Gideon,   296 
Sibley,   Eunice,  87 
Simonds,    Ellen,    66-123 
Skiff.  Stephen,   11 
Slafter,  John,  317 

Roxa,  317 

Samuel,   317 
Sloan,    Thorp    &,    275 
Slocum,  President,  220 
Smalley,  Henry,  203 
Smeed,  John,  32 
Smith,  Rev.  Mr.,  60 

Aaron,  32 

Abner,  50 

Amos   K,   88 

Ann,  78 

Archie  David,  207 

B.,   56 

Caroline  Dexter,  74 

Carrie  Barstow,   74 


348 


DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 


Smith,  Charles,    183 

Charles  F.,  194 

Clarinda,    80-135 

Daisy   Dexter,   207 

Daniel,   74 

Daniel   Herbert,  74 

David,    120-206 

Edith  E.,  180 

Ephraim,   32 

George,    318 

George    W.,    180 

Ithames,    103 

Leonard   Dexter,   74 

Lillian  E.,   180 

Lizzie  Mabel,  207 

Lucia,    96 

Mary  Addie,  74 

Mary  Esther,  207 

Mary   Leonard,   74 

Nathan,    186 

Eeba  M.,   318 

Robert  Earl,  318 

Susan   A.,   319 

Susan  J.,  136 

Susanna  A.,  318 
Snell,  Josephine  M.,  301 
Snow,  Achsah,  107 

Adaline,    105 

Avery,  104 

Betsey,   104-288 

Betsey  D.,  288 

Dennis,    104 

Dulcina,    104 

George  A.,  106 

Hannah,    38-64-186 

Harry  F.,  209 

Harvey,    104-288 

Irving,   209 

Ivory,    104-109-185 

James,    59-104 

James  M.,   185 

James  Winslow,   105 

Jane,  104 

Jennes,   186 

Jesse,  103 

Joshua,  25 

Julian,  105 

Kesiah  Snow,   104 

Laura   A.,   186 

Levi,  104 

Luke,   104 

Lydia  H.,  186 

Martin,   104-105 

Mary  D.,  186 

Mercy,   25 

Nancy,  104 


Snow,  Nicholas,  26 

Prince,  59-104 

Eaehel,  104-107 

Rufus  A.,  186 

Sarah  A.,  186 

Seth,  29 

Stephen,    104 

Sumner  D.,  186 

Thankful,    64 

William,    104 

Wyatt,    72-104 
Sober,   Kesiah,  34-58 
Soper,   Deborah,   317 
Southworth,   Arethusa,   111 

Constant,    9 

Eunice  K.,   183 
Southard,  Clara  A.,  247 
Spaulding,  Dexter  E.,  299 

Sylvia,  299 

William,  299 
Spooner,   Amaziah,   89 
Sprague,    Noah,    27 

Noah,   Jr.,   23 
Stamford,  Alonzo,  91 
Staples,  Ebenezer  P.,  85-141 

Susanna,   85 
Starrett,  Janett,  78 
Stearns,  George  S.,  263 

Minnie  E.  L.,  263 

Nellie  Etta,  263 
Stephens,  Isaac,  24 
Stephenson,    Charles,    70-127 

Charles  Henry,  127 

Henry  Dexter,   127 

Preston  Tapley,   127 

Euth,   127 
Stevens,  Charles,  149-229 

Levi,  84 
Steward,   James,   18 
Stewart,   Annie,   245 

Cornelius,    75 

Elizabeth  Davis,  161 

Rev.  Samuel  B.,  127 

Wellington,   161 
Stockwell,  Alton  V.,   276 

Chellis  W.,  276 

Doris  E.,  276 

Ethel  C,   276 

Fred  O.,  276 

Harry  L.,   276 

Josiah,  276 

Maria  A.,  276 

Otis  J.,  275-276 

Polly,  275 

Sylvester,  275 
Stokes,  Hampton,  45 


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DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 


34& 


Stone,   Clark,   55 

Gregory,  53 

Hannah,  53 

John,   53 

Jonathan,   54 

Joseph,   84 

Nathaniel,    54 

Simeon,    54 

Martin,   248 
Streeter,  Charles  P.,   277 

Edith   E.,   277 

Lilla  May,  277 
Stndley,    Mary,    46-80 
Stnrges,    Edward,    15 
Sturtevant,   Eunice  C,   140 

Jonathan,   S'4 

Mary   D.,    139 
Summers,  S.  F.,  100 
Swan,   Everett,   273 
Sweeney,  Maggie  B.,  276 
Swift,  *Asa   E^,   189 

James,    170 

Minnie   Frances,   301 

Lydia   C,   109 
Thacher,  Achsah  L.,   284 

Elizabeth   Dexter,   284 

John,  283 

Lemuel  F.,   85 

Eaymond  L.,  284 

Eoiand  C,  284 
Thompson,  George,  129 

Harriet  E.,  83-138 

Lydia,   61-115 

Marcus  M.,  287 

S.   A.,   211 
Thurston,   Harriet,  57-87-100-170 

John,  103 

Levi,    56-58-99-100-169-170-266 

Lewis,   103 

Phebe,   57-100-169 

Polly,  47 

Priscilla,   57-100-170 

Samuel,    48 

Sibyl,   48 

Susan,  100-170 

Susanna,  57 
Tilton,  John  S.,  288 

Euth  W.,  288 
Tinkham,  Abrahain,  203 

Abram,  117 

Ella  J.,   203 

Charles  H.,   203 

Clark,  203 

Ida  M.,  203 

Mary  L.,  20S' 
Sophia  H.,  118-203 


Tinkhani,  Thomas  C,  203 
Taber,   Josej.h    B.,    72 

Mary  H.,   76-133 

Silas,  201 
Tabor,  Florence  D.  VV.,  312 

Franklin   Warden,   313 

Miles    W.,    255-312 

Miles  Warden,  313 
Taft,  Elizabeth  B.,  277 
Talbot,    Thomas,    191 
Ta])ley,  Adaline  E.,  127 

Henry  F.,   127 
Taylor,  Caroline  Angelia,  142-222^ 

Cassandra,  222 

Fanny,  138 

Henry,   72 

John  Gorham,  138 

Lemuel  F.,  142-222 

Levina,    138 

Maria,   40-67 

Mehitable,  138 

Nathan,  83-138 

Sarah   Arabella,   142 

Seth.  138 

Susanna,  55 
Tenney,  Elizabeth,  95 
Tinney,    Zenas   D.,    90 
Tisdale,   Clara  Louise,   156 

Eunice  Louise,  236 

William,   236 
Titcomb,  Miriam  F.,  101 

Miriam  Fales,  179 
Tobey,   Anna,   41 

Elizabeth,  12-17 

Mary,  27-41 
Todd,  W.  D.,   220 
Tolman,  Edith  Helen,  209 

Edward  Alills,   126-208 

Frances  H.,  208 

Frances  Henrietta,   208 

James  P.,   70-125-208 

James   Sewall.   126 
Town,   Samuel,  52 
Townsend,  Charlotte  A.,  179 
Tripp,  Stephen  A.,  116 

Sylvanus,  63 
Troope,  William,   8 
Tryon,  H.  G.,  196 
Tucker,    Addison,    147 

Alfred,   92-147 

Ebenezer,   92 

Henrietta,  265 

Joshua,  53-91-147 

Martha,   91 

Eobert,   91-92 

Sally,   147 


350 


DEXTER  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 


Tucker.  Wilcott,  147 
Tuppor,  Thomas,  11 
Turner,  Captain,  39 

James  B.,   82 
Tuttle,  Charles,  96-178 

Frances,    .58-93-96 

Jedediah,   93-96 

John,   96 

Lucia,  93 

Simon,  96 
Twichell,  Generv,  27.5 
Tyler,  Nathan,  "98 
Ulter,  Hannah,  83 
Underwood,   Henry,   40 

Mary,  95 
Usher,   Samuel,  SOI 
Van  Ostrand,  Dexter  H.,  65 
Ver    Valen,    Lewis,    129 
Vincent,   Elizabeth,   9-10 

Hannah,  44 

Philippa,   44 

Sarah,  9-12 
Vrindal,    Edmund,    66 
Waite,  Benjamin,  52 

Martha,  33 

Mary,  149 
Wakem,  ^Minerva  E.,  192 
"Walbert,  Frances,   285 
Walker,  Delina,   169-263 

Eliza  Lucelia,  315 

Harriet,  169-263 

Phebe,  262-263 

Sabrina,  169-262 

Willard,  169-262-263 
Wallingford,  Ezekiel,  49 
Warbarton,    Jean    G.,    298 
Ward,    Carrie,    129 

Frederick,    75 

Frederick  B.,  129 

Hattie,  129 

Helen,  129 

Jennie  M.,  129 

Martha,  129 

Sarah   C,    129 
Warden,  Abbie  L.,  164 

Abbie  Louise,  248 

Abbie  Nichols,  251 

Catherine  H.,   100 

Charles  Franklin,  255-256 

Earl  Frederick,  311 

Ella  M.,   253-313 

Florence  D.,   313 

Florence  Durfee,  255 

Frederick    Albert,    Sll 

John,    98-162-163-164-167-248-251- 
252 


Warden,  .Tohn  D.,  311 

John  Davis,  165-251-252 

John  Emerson,  255-256 

Marv  Louise,  311 

Narcissa,  98-162-166-248-251-252 

Samuel,  164 

Sarah,  311 

Tamasin,   164 

William  A.,  252-253-254-313 

William  Albert,  165 

William  Vincent,  255 
Washburn,   Edward  Everett,   262 

Elizabeth,  77 

Elizabeth  L.,  135 

Walter  Everett,  262 
Wathey,  Mary  E.,  291 
Waters,  Albert.  223 

Frank  L.,  143-223 

Franklin  L.,  223 

John  J.,  223 

Kenneth  Horatio,  274 

Olive,  22S' 

Eoderick  Fry,  274 
Waton,  Elkanah,  48 
Watson,  Edward  Payson,  282 

Ernest  Jacob,  282 

Chester  Leroy,  282 

Jacob,  Edward,  282 

Julia  A.,  282 

Mercy,   48 

Stella  Wheeler,  282 

W.  W.,  282 
Wayt,  Sarah,  54 
Webb,  Ebenezer,  55 

Laura  O.,  149-227 
Weisenhaven,    Amelia,    286 
Welch.   John   B.,   273 
Welsh,   William   P.,   123 
Weseott,   Adelaide  M.,   246 

Darius,    181 
West,  Charles  S.,  266 

Delina   B.,   286 

Hattie   A.,    266 

Henry,   266 

Lois,    35 

Louis  T.,  266 

Timothy,  34 
Wheeler,   99 

Abbie   Gertrude,   274 

Ada  Maria,   225 

Almira,   224-225 

Anna,    163 

Anna  Maria,  145 

Annie  Douglas,  225 

Arthur  Otis,   274 

Benjamin   Dexter,    100 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEALOGY. 


851 


Wheeler,  Betsey,    57-58-100-176 
Caxoline,   170 
Catherine  Elizabeth,  175 
Catherine    H.,    2(38-274-275-276 
Catherine   Holmes,   173-175 
Clara  Alma,  274 
Clara  Jane,  273 
Charles,   88 
Charles  A.,   144 
Charles   Alexander,   180 
Charles  Avigustus,   224 
Charles  Douglas,   225 
Charles  Sprague,  225 
Daniel,  88-89 
Ebenezer,   102-103 
Edward,  102 
Ella,  121 

Eliza   A.,    101-174-175 
Eliza  Ann,  179-275 
Eliza  Jane,  145 
Elizabeth,   102 
Emerald,   103 
Emily  Davis,  175 
Ephraim,  103 
Erastus  Otis,   175-274 
Esther,   102-103 
Eugenia    Fales,    180 
Evelena  J.,  174-175 
Evelena  Jane,  276 
Fanny,   226 
Frances  Dexter,   175-275 

Frank  Allen,  225 

Franklin,    145 

George,  88-101 

Geroge  W.,   171 

George  Warren,  101-179 

Hannah,    102 

Harriet  Erwin,   226 

Hattie  Warden,   274 

Helen  Eliza,  226 

Herbert  Wilson,  274 

James,  102-103 

Joanna,  102 

John,  85-89-102 

John  W.,  174-175-257-268-269-270- 
271-272-273 

John  Wesley,   100-178 

Jonathan,  103 

Josephine,   145 

Lvdia,  102 

Lydia  S.,  171 

Margaret,    103 

Marion  L.,  273 

Marion    Bernard,    226 

Martha,    91-146 

Mai-y,    102-103 


Wlu'fler,  -Mercy,    103 
Mira,   171 

Moses    Allen,    145-225-226 
Nathan,    103 
Nathan   H.,    171 
Nancy   Maria,    175 
Nancy   N.,    178 
Percy   G.,    273 
Perley  J.,  273 
Priscilla,   103 
Rachel,   103 
Rebecca,   102,   103 
Rosa  A.,  273 
Ruth,   101 
Sally,    88-103 
Samuel,  102 
Sarah,   102 
Sarah   Frances,   145 
Sarah    W.,    173-175 
Sarah   Warden,    274 
Silence,    100-103' 
Sina,    103 
Susan  Grace,  180 
Susanna,    103 
Thankful,   102 

Theodosia    M.,    133 

Thomas,    51-88-101-143-145-225 

Thomas  S.,   103 

Timothy,    102 
Warren,   100 
William,  101 

William   A.,    224-225 

William  Augustus,   88-99-143-144 

William   Fiske,    144-225 

William  Stephen,  225 

Wilson,     100-173-174-268-274-275- 
276 

Zaccheus,    58-100-103-173-176-178- 
179 
Whipple,   Gertrude  Bailey,   180 
White,   Abigail,  95 

Alice  W.,  276 

Allison   G.,   265 

Amy,   130 

Dolly,  41 

Effie  D.,   313 

Effie  Davis,   259 

Haven    L.,    ISO 

Jane,    130 

John    Albert,    130 

John    C,    164-258-313 

Justice,    35 

Lancing,    130 

Lucetta,  IS'O 

Lucy    E..    313 

Mabel    Helen,    125-207 


352 


DEXTER     FAMILY     GENEAIiOGY. 


White,  Mary,   130 
Mary  D.,   65-120 
Mary  P.,   183 
Ona,   75-130 
Phebe  M.,   246-311 
Sherwood,    ISO 
•     Sally,    65-119 
Sarah,    130 
Wells  M.,   67 
Wyman,    130 
Whiteridge,   Thomas,  60 
Wliitlock,   Philip,   258 

Kichard    Alfred,    258 
Whitnev,  Alice  G.,  265 
Alice"  W.,  276 
Bertha,    276 
Charles  W.,  266 
Chai-les  Willis,  276 
Eddie   S.,   265 
Eva  C,   265 
Frances  G.,  266 
Fi-ank,    265 
Florence,   266 
George  W.,  265 
Helen  L.,   276 
Ira,   100-171-265-266 
Ira  H.,  171 
L.  P.,  161 
Lena,  276 
Levi  J.,  265 
Levi   L.,    171 
Mamie   G.,   265 
Marion   E.,    276 
Mary   W.,    265 
Maud    E.,    265 
Mira  M.,   266 
Nathan,    103-265 
Parish   H.,   171 
Sullivan,   265 
Susan,    265-266 
Susan   H.,    171 
W.    W.,    276 
Willie,  265 
Zelin  M.,  171 
Whittaker,  William,  58 
Whittelsey,  E.  G.,  243 
Whittum,  Bertha  Hastings,  171 

George  E.,  171 
Wicks,  Lillian  J.,  286 
Wickes,  W.  K.,  238 
Wiggin,  James  B.,  140 
Wiley,   Cornelia  M.,   100-172 
Wilder,  Eliza  Tolman,  287 

Euth  M.,  287 
Willard,  Wales  H.,  67 
Williams,   Ann,   24-317 


Williams,  Charity,  48-84 
Jacob,  84 
John,  16-24 
Eoger,  285 
Sally,  48-84 
Wilson,  President,  220 
Wincote,  Lizzie  A.,  137 
Wing,  Abner,  138 
Mary,   76 
Kezia  A.,   181 
Sallie,   82 
Sally,    47 
Winston,   Orsamus,   118 
Winter,    Timothy,    103 
Winthrop,  Governor,  5 
Winslow,   Alice,   50 
David  L.,   88 
Hezekiah,    50 
Edward,  19 
Ezra,  50 
James,    18 
Job,    50 
Kenelen,  11-50 
Keziah,   60 
Eichard,    50 
Eosamond,   50 
Samuel,    22 
Tisdale,    29 
Wiswell,  Charles  Dexter,   207 
Charles   H.,   125-207 
Kittie,    207 
Margie,    207 
Wolf,  Chaiies,  234-236 
Woleott,   Governor,   253 
Wood,  Colonel,   40 
Everett  S.,  279 
Ernest  W.,   279 
Harvey,    167-258 
Herbert   P.,   279 
Horace  L.,  180 
Jacob,    102 
Lucinda,    90-145 
Mary   F.,   116 
Sarah   J.,   149 
Sarah  Jane.   2S'0 
Lewis  S.,  180 
Lucy   E.,   259 
Mary  F.,   202 
Eachel,  102 
Silas  G.,  278 
Warren,    41 
William,    11 
Woodbridge,  Benjamin  E.,  50 
Woodbury,   Captain,   98 
Woode,   Ann,   13 
Annie,    13 


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Woode,  Elizabeth,   13 
Martha,   13 
Mary,   13 
Eichard,   9-13 
Samuel,  13 
Sarah,  13 


Woode,  Thomas,  13 

Joseph,  45 

Jesse,  54 
Wyett,  Sarah,  112 
Yoiino;,    Adaline   Barry,   225 

Robert,    32 


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