Priscilla Dexter

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Priscilla Dexter (Benson)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Rochester, Plymouth County, MA, United States
Death: January 21, 1797 (61)
Rochester, Plymouth County, MA, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Joseph Benson, II and Experience Wing-Benson
Wife of Benjamin Dexter
Mother of Joseph Dexter, Sr.; Noah Dexter; Thankful Clifton; Epiphany Hammond; Priscilla Cowing and 4 others
Sister of Joseph Benson, III
Half sister of Shubal Wing, Sr; Joseph Wing; Mary Wing and John Wing

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About Priscilla Dexter

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Priscillah Benson
Female
1 October 1735–Deceased
https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LCCH-PQ5/priscillah-benson-1735

Brief Life History of Priscillah
When Priscillah Benson was born on 1 October 1735, in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Joseph Benson Jr, was 27 and her mother, Experience Barlow, was 21. She married Benjamin Dexter on 19 October 1756, in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. She was buried in North Marion Cemetery, Marion, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.
Spouse

Benjamin Dexter
Male
1734–1804

Male

Priscillah Benson
Female
1735–Deceased

Female

Marriage
19 October 1756
Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Children (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

Parents

Joseph Benson Jr
Male
1708–1735

Male

Experience Barlow
Female
1714–1745

Female

Siblings (1)

Priscillah Benson
Female
1735–Deceased

Female
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Priscilla Dexter's Timeline

1735
October 1, 1735
Rochester, Plymouth County, MA, United States
1757
February 15, 1757
Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1759
July 3, 1759
Rochester, Plymouth County, MA, United States
1762
June 4, 1762
Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
1764
August 21, 1764
Rochester, Plymouth County, MA, United States
1767
April 25, 1767
Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
1770
January 14, 1770
Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
1773
June 5, 1773
Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1775
May 26, 1775
Rochester, Plymouth County, MA, United States
1778
July 18, 1778
Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States