Individual Details
Josiah Horace Dexter
(10 Oct 1833 - 1 Jun 1915)
Events
| Alt name | Horace Josiah Dexter | ||||
| Birth | 10 Oct 1833 | Corinth, Penobscot, Maine |  | ||
| Census | 1 Jun 1850 | Corinth, Penobscot, Maine |  | | |
| Marriage | 24 Jun 1854 | Esther A. Garman | |||
| Census | 1 Jun 1860 | Corinth, Penobscot, Maine | | | |
| Military | 13 Aug 1862 | was drafted for service in the Civil War | | | |
| Census | 1 Jun 1870 | Corinth, Penobscot, Maine | | | |
| Census | 1 Jun 1880 | Corinth, Penobscot, Maine | | | |
| Census | 1 Jun 1900 | 53 Royal Street, Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts | | | |
| Census | 15 Apr 1910 | 151 Warwick Street, Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts | | | |
| Death | 1 Jun 1915 | cerebral hemorrhage due to arterio-sclerosis - home (151 Warwick Street), Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts | | ||
| Burial | 3 Jun 1915 | Westlawn Cemetery, Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts | |
Families
| Spouse | Esther A. Garman (1835 - 1910) |
| Child | Flora E. Dexter (1855 - 1932) |
| Child | Frederick Eugene Dexter (1861 - 1932) |
| Child | George Garman Dexter (1862 - 1927) |
| Father | Daniel B. Dexter (1808 - 1885) |
| Mother | Mary "Polly" Whittier (1808 - 1879) |
| Sibling | Charles M. Dexter (1831 - 1901) |
| Sibling | Clara Albina Dexter (1834 - 1911) |
| Sibling | Cheston Bromley Dexter (1837 - 1914) |
| Sibling | Sarah Maria Dexter (1842 - 1915) |
| Sibling | Judson W. Dexter (1844 - 1924) |
| Sibling | Josephine T. Dexter (1848 - 1902) |
| Sibling | Orel Kendall Dexter (1851 - 1920) |
Notes
Census
Josiah H. Dexter was enumerated in the household of Daniel Dexter, age 18, male, farmer, born in Maine, and had attended school within the year.Census
Horace J. Dexter was enumerated as head of household, age 26, male, house carpenter, owned personal estate valued at $200, and was born in Maine. Other members of the household were Ester Dexter and Flora E. Dexter.Military
Horace Dexter was drafted to Company H, Maine 7th Infantry Regiment, as a Private. On 21 August 1864, he was transferred to Company H, Maine 1st Infantry Regiment. He was mustered out on 28 June 1865.Census
Horace Dexter was enumerated as head of household, age 37, male, white, house carpenter, owned personal estate valued at $500, born in Maine, and was a male citizen of U.S. of 21 years of age and upwards. Other members of the household were Esther A. Dexter, Flora E. Dexter and George H. Dexter.Census
Horace J. Dexter was enumerated as head of household, male, white, age 48, married, house carpenter, born in Maine, father born in Maine, and mother born in New Hampshire. Other members of his household were Ester A. Dexter, Flora E. Dexter, F. Eugene Dexter and George G. Dexter.Census
Horace J. Dexter was enumerated as head of household, white, male, born Oct 1833, age 66, married for 46 years, born in Maine, father born in Maine, mother born in Maine, carpenter, can read, can write, can speak English, home is rented. Other members of his household were Esther A. Dexter and Flora E. Dexter.Census
Horace Dexter was enumerated as head of household, male, white, age 77, married for 56, born in Maine, father in Maine, mother in Maine, able to speak English, carpenter for the City of Lowell, working for wages, was not out of work on the census date and was not out of work during 1909, able to read, able to write, and house is rented. Other members of his household were Esther Dexter and Flora E. Dexter.Endnotes
1. "Massachusetts Death Records 1841-1915 [database online]," Ancestry.com, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 March 2020), digital image, "Standard Certificate of Death," Lowell 300; citing Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911-1915, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
2. 1850 U.S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine, population schedule, Town of Corinth, 319-20, dwelling 96, family 102, Daniel Dexter household, p. 319, line 41, Josiah H. Dexter; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 6 January 2020); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, 1009 rolls.
3. 1860 U.S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine, population schedule, Town of Corinth, page 20, dwelling 139, family 153, Horace J. Dexter household, line 11, Horace J. Dexter; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 March 2020); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls.
4. "U.S., Civil War Soldiers Records and Profiles, 1861-1865," database, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 18 March 2020), Horace Dexter; Original Data: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Maine.
5. 1870 U.S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine, population schedule, Town of Corinth, page 27, dwelling 236, family 236, Horace Dexter household, line 21, Horace Dexter; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 March 2020); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls.
6. 1880 U.S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine, population schedule, Town of Corinth, enumeration district (ED) 10, page 17, dwelling 168, family 174, Horace J. Dexter household, line 46, Horace J. Dexter; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 March 2020); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls.
7. 1900 U.S. census, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, population schedule, City of Lowell, Ward 3, enumeration district (ED) 788, sheet 8B, dwelling 162, family 192, Horace J. Dexter household, line 80, Horace J. Dexter; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 March 2020); Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls..
8. 1910 U.S. census, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, population schedule, City of Lowell, enumeration district (ED) 874, sheet 4B, dwelling 91, family 101, Horace Dexter household, line 53, Horace Dexter; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 March 2020); Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C..
9. "Massachusetts Death Records 1841-1915 [database online]," Ancestry.com, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 March 2020), digital image, "Standard Certificate of Death," Lowell 300; citing Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911-1915, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
10. "Massachusetts Death Records 1841-1915 [database online]," Ancestry.com, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 March 2020), digital image, "Standard Certificate of Death," Lowell 300; citing Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911-1915, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
11. Ancestry.com, Find-A-Grave, database with digital images (www.findagrave.com : created 9 September 2011), Memorial No. 76261839.