Dexter
ARNOLD
(b.
1 March 1795
,
Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA
d.
9 June 1879
,
Ionia Township, Ionia, Michigan, USA
)
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Dexter ARNOLD was born 1 March 1795 in Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA
Dexter ARNOLD was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Dexter married Olive KIMBALL abt. 1822 in Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Olive KIMBALL was born 20 May 1796 in Pownal, Vermont, USA (North, Center). Olive died 16 May 1843 in Ionia, Ionia, Michigan, USA. Olive was the child of Noah KIMBALL and Azuba SALISBURY.
Dexter ARNOLD died 9 June 1879 in Ionia Township, Ionia, Michigan, USA.
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Family and Children of Dexter ARNOLD
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Olive KIMBALL-- Date: abt. 1822 Place: , Vermont, USA
Olive KIMBALL was the child of Noah KIMBALL and Azuba SALISBURY
Children of Dexter ARNOLD and Olive KIMBALL:
Anson R ARNOLD (b.May 1822, , Rhode Island, USA d. 4 May 1904, Isabella Township, Isabella, Michigan, USA)
Walter Damon ARNOLD (b.25 May 1827, Herkimer, New York, USA d. 19 October 1908, Ionia, Ionia, Michigan, USA)
William Dexter ARNOLD (b.25 May 1827, Herkimer, New York, USA d. 10 January 1909, , Michigan, USA)
Iriving E ARNOLD (b.abt. 1835, , New York, USA d. abt. 1900, )
Olive KIMBALL-- Date: abt. 1822 Place: , Vermont, USAOlive KIMBALL was the child of Noah KIMBALL and Azuba SALISBURY
Children of Dexter ARNOLD and Olive KIMBALL:
Anson R ARNOLD (b.May 1822, , Rhode Island, USA d. 4 May 1904, Isabella Township, Isabella, Michigan, USA) Walter Damon ARNOLD (b.25 May 1827, Herkimer, New York, USA d. 19 October 1908, Ionia, Ionia, Michigan, USA) William Dexter ARNOLD (b.25 May 1827, Herkimer, New York, USA d. 10 January 1909, , Michigan, USA) Iriving E ARNOLD (b.abt. 1835, , New York, USA d. abt. 1900, )
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1795 Birth 1 March 1795
Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA
The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.1822 Birth of ChildAnson R ARNOLD was born May 1822, , Rhode Island, USA
Dexter was 27 years old.
1827 Birth of ChildWalter Damon ARNOLD was born 25 May 1827, Herkimer, New York, USA
Dexter was 32 years old.
1827 Birth of ChildWilliam Dexter ARNOLD was born 25 May 1827, Herkimer, New York, USA
Dexter was 32 years old.
From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1843 Death of Spouse/PartnerOlive KIMBALL died 16 May 1843, Ionia, Ionia, Michigan, USA
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.1879 Death 9 June 1879
Ionia Township, Ionia, Michigan, USA
He died at the age of 84.
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- Updated: 8/19/2026 1:49:10 PM
The first mention of Rhode Island in writing ('isola di Rhode') was made by explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 (he refers to an island near the mouth of Narragansett Bay which he compares to the Island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean). Some attribute the name to Dutch explorer Adriaen Block ('Roode Eylandt'), again because its red clay is similar to the Greek island of Rhodes. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1633 - New England
1633 - 1662 - Providence Plantations
1663 - 1685 - Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1790 - Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
May 29, 1790 - Rhode Island becomes 13th U.S. state
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