Victoria Dexter

GEDCOM Note

listed in Jonathons will

"Victoria Dexter, daughter of Jonathan and Phebe Ann (Reynolds) Dexter, was born 24 June 1853 and died 13 April 1932 (Silas Dexter Bible Record; g.s.) She married, on 5 January 1872, Amos Baird II (WCC 11 Jan. 1872).... Victoria married for her second husband, Harry Donor of Sparta, New Jersey (NN 17 Jan. 1930)."

<there is a good story about him kidnapping their son and the Sheriff arresting him and returning the son to Victoria. I'll try to key this in and update my tree shortly. >

1870 US Federal Census Damascus, Wayne, Pennsylvania Phebe A Dexter 52 1818 Thomas Dexter 24 1846 Victoria Dexter 17 1853 pa Silas Dexter 14 1856 Harriet Dexter 10 1860

In 1850 Damascus Twp. Wayne Co. PA Census Jonathan Dexter age 49 farmer real estate 7,000 or 1,000 from NY; neighbor of Michael Branning Was the 3rd Justice of the Peace at Big Eddy, NY. Tombstone under a large tree at Glen Cove Cemetery. The Glen Cove Cemetery Listing at the Delaware Co. web site has his death year as 1868. The 1850 census listed a second Thomas as living in the Jonathan Dexter home, no age given. All children but Phebe (NY) were born in PA. Another Moses Dexter family lived in the next house. A Daniel Dexter family also lived in the next home. [ Probably all brothers.] There is an Elam Dexter buried near Jonathan and Phebe d. 2/27/1864 age 43y, 11m, 17d (from Glen Cove listing- b.abt. 1820). [son of Aaron]