John Austin
DEXTER
(b.
29 May 1816
,
Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA
d.
9 April 1870
,
Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA
)
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John Austin DEXTER was born 29 May 1816 in Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA
John Austin DEXTER was the child of Stephen DEXTER and Lydia ALEXANDERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
John Austin married Margaret SLOCUM abt. 1838 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Margaret SLOCUM was born 11 March 1809 in Massachusetts, USA. Margaret died 19 June 1880 in Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA (Valley Falls) (Ashton) (Cumberland Hill). Margaret was the child of Benjamin SLOCUM and Lydia GREENE.
John Austin DEXTER died 9 April 1870 in Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA .
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Margaret SLOCUM-- Date: abt. 1838 Place:
Margaret SLOCUM was the child of Benjamin SLOCUM and Lydia GREENE
Children of John Austin DEXTER and Margaret SLOCUM:
Henry F. DEXTER (b.25 May 1839, , Rhode Island, USA d. 22 October 1860, Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA )
Margaret SLOCUM-- Date: abt. 1838 Place: Margaret SLOCUM was the child of Benjamin SLOCUM and Lydia GREENE
Children of John Austin DEXTER and Margaret SLOCUM:
Henry F. DEXTER (b.25 May 1839, , Rhode Island, USA d. 22 October 1860, Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA )
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1816 Birth 29 May 1816
Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA
1839 Birth of ChildHenry F. DEXTER was born 25 May 1839, , Rhode Island, USA
John Austin was 23 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)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1860 Death of ChildHenry F. DEXTER died 22 October 1860, Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA (Valley Falls) (Ashton) (Cumberland Hill)
John Austin was 44 years old.
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.
Death
Name: John A. Dexter
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 09 Apr 1870
Death Place: Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island
Age: 54
Birth Date: 1816
Birth Place:
Occupation:
Race:
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Stephen Dexter
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Lydia Dexter
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I09434-0
System Origin: Rhode Island-EASy
GS Film number: 955489
Reference ID: p 42
'Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950,' database, FamilySearch : 6 December 2014), John A. Dexter, 09 Apr 1870; citing Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island, reference p 42; FHL microfilm 955,489.'
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Name: John A. Dexter
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 09 Apr 1870
Death Place: Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island
Age: 54
Birth Date: 1816
Birth Place:
Occupation:
Race:
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Stephen Dexter
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Lydia Dexter
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I09434-0
System Origin: Rhode Island-EASy
GS Film number: 955489
Reference ID: p 42
'Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950,' database, FamilySearch : 6 December 2014), John A. Dexter, 09 Apr 1870; citing Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island, reference p 42; FHL microfilm 955,489.'
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John is buried at: Cumberland Cemetery Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
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