John Austin DEXTER

Born

29 May 1816 , Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA

Died

9 April 1870 , Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA

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 . Margaret was the child of Benjamin SLOCUM and Lydia GREENE .

Parents & Family of John Austin DEXTER

Parents of John Austin DEXTER

Father

Stephen DEXTER

Mother

Lydia ALEXANDER

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of John Austin DEXTER

John Austin DEXTER married

Margaret SLOCUM
Marriage date: abt. 1838
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Margaret SLOCUM was the child of Benjamin SLOCUM and Lydia GREENE

Children of John Austin DEXTER and Margaret SLOCUM

Henry F. DEXTER

Born: 25 May 1839, , Rhode Island, USA
Died: 22 October 1860, Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA

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Birth — 1816
29 May 1816
Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1839 Birth of Child
Henry F. DEXTER was born 25 May 1839, , Rhode Island, USA

John Austin was 23 years old.

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

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.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

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)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1860 Death of Child
Henry F. DEXTER died 22 October 1860, Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA (Valley Falls) (Ashton) (Cumberland Hill)

John Austin was 44 years old.

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the 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.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

Death

Name: John A. Dexter
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 09 Apr 1870
Death Place: Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island
Age: 54
Birth Date: 1816
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Father's Name: Stephen Dexter
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Mother's Name: Lydia Dexter
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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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