John Dexter (1735 - 1800)

Born 12 Aug 1735 in Dedham, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Howe) Dexter — married 25 Oct 1765 in Marlborough, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 7 Feb 1800 at age 64 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

John Dexter was born on 12 Aug 1735 in Dedham, Massachusetts and baptized on 17 Aug 1735. He died on 7 Feb 1800 in Marlborough, Massachusetts. He was the son of Harvard educated Reverend Samuel Dexter of the First Church at Dedham and his wife Catharina Mears. ^[1]

Private John Dexter served with Middlesex County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

John Dexter is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A033253.

He served in the Revolutionary War under Captain Silas Gates as was involved in the Lexington Alarm; Col Ward. Ward-14592 - 1st Massachusetts Bay Provincial Regiment (1775), ^[2][3]

John Dexter married Mary Howe on 25 October 1765. She was b. 15 Apr 1746 Marlborough; d. 4 Feb 1822 Marlborough. She was the daughter of Deacon Josiah and Mary (Goodale) Howe. ^[4]

Children of John Dexter and Mary Howe all born in Marlborough, Massachusetts include:

1. Catherina Dexter, b. 25 Nov 1768; d. 4 Oct 1816 Marlborough
2. Elizabeth Dexter, b. 5 Jan 1771; d. 16 July 1812 m. Isaac Colburn, Jr.
3. Charles Dexter, b. 2 July 1773; d. 14 Jan 1817 Brimfield
4. Mary Ward Dexter, b. 30 Dec 1778; d. 7 Nov 1850 Marlborough; m. (1) 12 Mar 1797 Marlborough, Moses Woodward (d. 8 Sept 1797) of Newton; m. (2) 13 Feb 1839 (int. 27 Dec 1838 at Westboro, Mass.) at Marlborough, Asahel Johnson of Westboro. No children.

He was a goldsmith and lived in Marlboro until his death. Inscription on his gravestone in Marlboro:

No time we have but what is lent

And dust we are when that is spent.

And upon the gravestone of Mary (Howe) Dexter:

Here rests a much loved Mother

and valuable Friend.

Sources

1. ↑ Orlando Perry Dexter, Henry L. Mills, ed, John Haven Dexter, Dexter Genealogy : 1642-1904 : being a history of the descendants of Richard Dexter of Malden, Massachusetts, from the notes of John Haven Dexter and original researches New York, Press of J.J. Little & co. p 59.Archive.org
2. ↑ Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 044, p 344-5
3. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 25 July 2016), "Record of John Dexter", Ancestor # A033253.
4. ↑ Daniel Wait Howe, Howe Genealogies, Vol. 1, John of Sudbury and Marlborough, NEHGS; Boston;1929;), p60

See also:

• Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 044, p 344-5

MRS. AMY JEANNETTE WILLIAMS SMITH. 43915

Born in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Wife of Frank Smith, Jr.

Descendent of John Dexter, of Massachusetts.

Daughter of Eugene A. Williams and Fannie C. Williams, his wife.

Granddaughter of T. Jefferson Williams and Elizabeth Jones, his wife.

Gr-granddaughter of Edward Jones and Elizabeth Colburn, his wife.

Gr-gr-granddaughter of Isaac Colburn, Jr. and Elizabeth Dexter, his wife.

Gr.-gr.-gr-granddaughter of John Dexter and Mary Howe, his wife.

John Dexter, (1785-1800), served short enlistments as private under different commands in the Mass. militia. He was born in Dedham; died in Marlboro.