Individual Details

Stephen Dexter

(23 Feb 1776 - 14 Aug 1836)

Events

Birth23 Feb 1776Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Marriage30 Nov 1797China, Kennebec, Maine - Sarah "Sadie" Ward
Occupation1823the first settled minister - Corinth, Penobscot, Maine
Death14 Aug 1836Corinth, Penobscot, Maine
BurialCorinthian Cemetery, Corinth, Penobscot, Maine

Families

SpouseSarah "Sadie" Ward (1779 - 1841)
ChildIsaac Dexter (179 - 1823)
ChildStephen Dexter Jr. (1804 - 1898)
ChildDaniel B. Dexter (1808 - 1885)
ChildFrances Dexter (1810 - )
ChildHenry Kendall Dexter (1811 - 1876)
ChildAbigail Lewis Dexter (1813 - 1883)
ChildWilliam C. Dexter (1817 - 1852)
ChildHarriet H. Dexter (1822 - )
ChildOrel Dexter (1824 - )
FatherIsaac Dexter (1744 - 1804)
MotherKeziah Wing (1746 - 1800)
SiblingConstant Dexter (1768 - 1842)
SiblingMercy Dexter (1769 - 1855)
SiblingNathaniel Dexter (1771 - 1850)
SiblingTruman Freeman Dexter (1773 - 1849)
SiblingGideon Dexter (1779 - 1864)
SiblingIsaac Dexter Jr. (1783 - 1864)
SiblingAmasa Dexter (1787 - 1874)
SiblingMeribah Dexter ( - )

Notes

Occupation

In 1823 the Rev. Stephen Dexter became the first settled minister in the town [Corinth, Maine]. Mr. Dexter was born in Cape Cod in 1776, and died in Corinth in August, 1836. His ministry was very satisfactory to his people. He was a man of industry, and equally at home on the farm, in the shop, or in the pulpit. His family was large, and sons and daughters learned to follow a father's judicious example and timely example.

Endnotes

1. Everett S. Stackpole, History of Winthrop, Maine With Genealogical Notes (Auburn, Maine: Merrill & Webber Company, 1925), 348.

2. unknown, History of Penobscot County, Maine: with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches (Cleveland, Ohio: Williams, Chase & Co., 1882), 309; digital image, Google, Google Books (books.google.com : accessed 25 April 2020.