Individual Details
Stephen Dexter Jr.
(11 Jun 1804 - 14 Dec 1898)
Events
| Birth | 11 Jun 1804 | ||||
| Marriage | Aft 18 Aug 1826 | Plooma Sargeant | |||
| Occupation | farmer |  | |||
| Bio Note | 1882 | a biographical sketch of Deacon Stephen Dexter was published in the History of Penobscot County, Maine |  | | |
| Death | 14 Dec 1898 | old age - Corinth, Penobscot, Maine | | ||
| Marriage | Ploomy Pearson | ||||
| Burial | Corinthian Cemetery, Corinth, Penobscot, Maine | |
Families
| Spouse | Ploomy Pearson (1806 - 1826) |
| Child | Horace Dexter (1826 - 1826) |
| Spouse | Plooma Sargeant (1802 - 1891) |
| Child | Roxana Almira Dexter (1828 - 1927) |
| Child | Sarah Ward Dexter (1830 - 1884) |
| Child | Plooma Ann Dexter (1834 - 1850) |
| Father | Stephen Dexter (1776 - 1836) |
| Mother | Sarah "Sadie" Ward (1779 - 1841) |
| Sibling | Isaac Dexter (179 - 1823) |
| Sibling | Daniel B. Dexter (1808 - 1885) |
| Sibling | Frances Dexter (1810 - ) |
| Sibling | Henry Kendall Dexter (1811 - 1876) |
| Sibling | Abigail Lewis Dexter (1813 - 1883) |
| Sibling | William C. Dexter (1817 - 1852) |
| Sibling | Harriet H. Dexter (1822 - ) |
| Sibling | Orel Dexter (1824 - ) |
Notes
Bio Note
Deacon Stephen Dexter, one of the oldest living settlers of this town, is a son of Rev. Stephen Dexter, of Albion, Kennebec county, Maine, who married Sara Ward of Hartland. They had a large family of thirteen children, of whom Stephen, the subject of this sketch, is the third son and fourth child. He moved to this town [Corinth, Maine] when Stephen was seventeen, and settled in what was called the Hunting Settlement, where he afterward lived, and died, being the first settled Baptist minister, in Corinth. Deacon Stephen Dexter was born June 11, 1804. He married Ploomy Pearson, daughter of Thomas Pearson, of Corinth. She died August 19, 1826. One child died in infancy. He married Ploomy Sargeant, daughter of Ezekiel Sargeant, of New London, New Hampshire, by whom he had three children, viz: Roxanna A., now Mrs. Arvidson, of Placerville, California; Sarah W., now Mrs. H. A. Merrill, of Bangor; Ploomy A., who died June 25, 1850. Mr Dexter first settled in East Corinth, clearing land of standing trees. He lived there until 1855, when he moved to the Corner, and soon after moved to his present farm, about one-half a mile west of the village. He has been a member of the Baptist church here longer than any other person, serving as deacon for over forty years.Endnotes
1. "Maine Death Records 1617-1922 [database online]," Ancestry.com, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 19 April 2018), digital image, "Record of a Death: Stephen Dexter," ; citing Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll Number: 15.
2. unknown, History of Penobscot County, Maine: with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches (Cleveland, Ohio: Williams, Chase & Co., 1882), 316; digital image, Google, Google Books (books.google.com : accessed 25 April 2020.
3. "Maine Death Records 1617-1922 [database online]," Ancestry.com, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 19 April 2018), digital image, "Record of a Death: Stephen Dexter," ; citing Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll Number: 15.
4. "Maine Death Records 1617-1922 [database online]," Ancestry.com, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 19 April 2018), digital image, "Record of a Death: Stephen Dexter," ; citing Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll Number: 15.