Benjamin Dexter, II

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Benjamin Dexter, II

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
Death: September 14, 1846 (68)
Rochester, MA
Immediate Family:

Son of Benjamin Dexter and Priscilla Dexter
Husband of Ruth Dexter
Father of Priscilla Coleman; Lucy Clifton; Josiah Dexter; Marion Dexter; Lydia Dexter and 4 others
Brother of Joseph Dexter, Sr.; Noah Dexter; Thankful Clifton; Epiphany Hammond; Priscilla Cowing and 3 others

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About Benjamin Dexter, II

Benjamin Dexter Benson
Male
18 July 1778–14 September 1846
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Brief Life History of Benjamin
When Benjamin Dexter Benson was born on 18 July 1778, in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Benjamin Dexter, was 43 and his mother, Priscillah Benson, was 42. He married Ruth Delano Clapp on 1 January 1797. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 14 September 1846, in his hometown, at the age of 68, and was buried in Old Landing Cemetery, Marion, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.Spouse

Benjamin Dexter Benson
Male
1778–1846

Male

Ruth Delano Clapp
Female
1779–1849

Female

Marriage
1 January 1797
Children (11)

Priscilla Dexter Delano
Female
1807–1896

Female

Lucy Dexter Delano
Female
1809–1871

Female

Josiah S. Dexter Delano
Male
1810–1890

Male

Mary Ann Dexter Delano
Female
1812–1890

Female

Marion Dexter
Male
1812–Deceased

Male

Lydia D. Dexter
Female
1815–1899

Female

Josiah Dexter
Male
1815–1890

Male

Benjamin Dexter Delano
Male
1817–1879

Male

Sylvia Dexter
Female
1819–Deceased

Female

Rufus Dexter Delano
Male
1821–1866

Male

Ruth Dexter Delano
Female
1823–1890

Female

Parents

Benjamin Dexter
Male
1734–1804

Male

Priscillah Benson
Female
1735–Deceased

Female

Siblings (9)

Experience Dexter
Female
1757–1842

Female

Joseph Dexter
Male
1759–1840

Male

Noah Dexter
Male
1762–1816

Male

Thankful Dexter
Female
1764–1816

Female

Epipheny Dexter
Female
1767–Deceased

Female

Priscilla Dexter
Female
1770–1838

Female

Jane Dexter
Female
1773–1852

Female

Susanna Dexter
Female
1775–Deceased

Female

Benjamin Dexter Benson
Male
1778–1846

Male
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Benjamin Dexter, II's Timeline

1778
July 18, 1778
Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
1807
April 6, 1807
Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
1809
March 5, 1809
Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1810
September 17, 1810
Rochester, Plymouth County, MA, United States
1812
September 27, 1812
Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
1814
February 5, 1814
Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
1817
June 1, 1817
Rochester, Plymouth County, MA, United States
1819
May 30, 1819
Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
1821
February 23, 1821
Rochester, Plymouth County, MA, United States
1823
March 5, 1823
Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States