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Silas Dexter 1788 – 1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 February 1788

Birth Location: Mansfield, , Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 24 Nov 1864

Death Location: Hadley, Lapeer, Michigan, USA

Father: Silas Dexter

Mother: Catherine Ames

Spouse(s): Ruth Dexter

Children(s): Charles Dexter, Gardner Dexter, Sarah Hemingway, Delia Trigo

Silas Dexter was born in 1788 in Mansfield, , Massachusetts, USA, the child of Silas Dexter and Catherine Ames. Silas Dexter married Ruth Dexter, and had children including Charles Dexter, Gardner Dexter, Sarah Hemingway, Delia Dexter Trigo. Silas Dexter passed away in 1864 in Hadley, Lapeer, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • Silas Dexter was born in 1788 in Mansfield, , Massachusetts, USA, the child of Silas Dexter and Catherine Ames.
  • Silas Dexter married Ruth Dexter, and had children including Charles Dexter, Gardner Dexter, Sarah Hemingway, Delia Dexter Trigo.
  • Silas Dexter passed away in 1864 in Hadley, Lapeer, Michigan, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Silas Dexter's Ancestors

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Silas Dexter
1788 – 1864
Birth Place: Mansfield, , Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Silas Dexter
1765 – 1838
Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Catherine Ames
1766 – 1849
Mansfield City, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Jonathan Dexter
1733 – 1816
Portsmouth,Newport,Rhode Island,USA
Sarah Dexter
1735 – 1776
Ashford, Windham, Connecticut
Dorcas (Lydia) Babcock
1742 – 1814
Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Dexter
1686 – 1762
John Rice
1692 – 1771
Susanna Babcock
1719 – 1774
Nathan Babcock
1716 – 1777
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John I
1656 – 1721
SGT C-9
1657 – 1711
Rebecca Miles
1657 – 1699
Jane Clapp
1687 – 1743
Ebenezer Tucker
1682 – 1724

Silas Dexter's Descendants

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Silas Dexter (20 February 1788 – 24 Nov 1864) m. Ruth Dexter (28 Apr 1788 – 23 Apr 1860)
  1. 1. Charles Dexter (abt 1804 – ) m. Martha (J) James (abt 1816 – )
    1. 1. George Dexter (abt 1839 – )
    2. 2. Amanda Dexter (abt 1841 – )
    3. 3. Joseph (R) Dexter (abt 1842 – 28 Nov 1911) m. Lydia (J) Miller (abt 1846 – )
      1. 1. Martha (E) Dexter (Nov – )
      2. 2. Martha (E) Dexter (22 Nov 1868 – 10 Feb 1927)
      3. 3. Cora (Vitula) Dexter (7 Apr 1870 – 20 Mar 1945) m. John (Henry) Berry (20 Mar 1866 – 20 Mar 1945)
        1. 1. William (Wallace) Berry (Jan 1892 – 3 May 1936)
        2. 2. Arthur (Lee) Berry (1893 – 13 Apr 1929)
        3. 3. Mamie (B) Berry (11 Aug 1895 – 10 Jun 1986) m. Floyd ("Claude") Anderson (abt 1894 – 4 June 1962)
        4. 4. James ("Henry") Berry (14 Aug 1897 – 4 Feb 1970) m. Mary (L) Matthews (abt 1900 – ) m. Stella (L) Berry (abt 1918 – )
        5. 5. Clifford Berry (28 May 1903 – Jul 1967)
        6. 6. Carrie ("Marie") Berry (28 Jul 1906 – 13 Jan 1980) m. Carl Varner
      4. 4. Rufus (L.) Dexter (Abt 1874 – )
      5. 5. Eliza (Jane) Dexter (Abt 1879 – )
      6. 6. Frank Dexter
    4. 4. Mary Dexter (abt 1844 – )
    5. 5. Margaret Dexter (abt 1846 – )
    6. 6. James Dexter (abt 1848 – )
    7. 7. Rufus Dexter (abt 1850 – )
    8. 8. Charles ("Charlie" O) Dexter (abt 1852 – )
    9. 9. Jno (Wm) Dexter (5 Aug 1853 – 28 Dec 1930)
    10. 10. Sarah (E) Dexter (abt 1857 – )
    11. 11. Sanders Dexter (abt 1858 – )
  2. 2. Gardner Dexter (20 March 1817 – 28 January 1895)
  3. 3. Sarah Hemingway (11 May 1821 – 23 November 1895)
  4. 4. Delia (Dexter) Trigo (3 Nov 1827 – 5 Feb 1907)

Silas Dexter's Timeline

2 Records

1788
20 February 1788
Birth of Silas Dexter in Mansfield, , Massachusetts, USA
Mansfield, , Massachusetts, USA
1864
24 Nov 1864
Age 76
Death of Silas Dexter in Hadley, Lapeer, Michigan, USA
Hadley, Lapeer, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 February 1788
    Event Place: Mansfield, , Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1864
    Event Place: Hadley, Lapeer, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hadley, Lapeer County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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