Job Dexter (1740–1827) was born in Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA and died in Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees.

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Job Dexter 1740–1827

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Born 8 MAR 1740 · Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA

Died 10 JUL 1827 · Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA

Father Samuel Dexter

Mother Mary Clark

Spouse Mercy Hinckley

Children Mercy Dexter

Siblings Benjamin Dexter

Records

Geneanet Community Trees Index U.S., Find a Grave® Index, … North America, Family Histories 406b.FTW World Family Tree Vol. 129, …

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Biography

Job Dexter was born in 1740 in Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA, the child of samuel dexter and mary clark. Job Dexter married mercy hinckley, and had children including mercy dexter. Job Dexter passed away in 1827 in Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Record Geneanet Community Trees Index
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Burial Records U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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Record North America, Family Histories
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Record 406b.FTW
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Record World Family Tree Vol. 129, Ed. 1

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1740

Birth of Job Dexter in Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA

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1827

Death of Job Dexter in Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA

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Oldest Ancestor Line from Job Dexter

This ancestor line traces from Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America (1708) to Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA (1740) across 2 generations.

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: Job Dexter (1740–1827) was born in Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA and died in Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (B) based on cross-tree validation.
: Right now, 2 researchers on YourRoots have Job in their trees. They're working independently, so connecting with them is a good way to cross-check your records and find things you might have missed. You can also explore the ancestor migration map that traces 2 generations of this lineage geographically.
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