Individual Details
Daniel B. Dexter
(11 Sep 1808 - 29 Aug 1885)
Events
| Birth | 11 Sep 1808 | Albion, Kennebec, Maine |  | ||
| Marriage | 18 Sep 1829 | Corinth, Penobscot, Maine - Mary "Polly" Whittier | |||
| Census | 1 Jun 1850 | Corinth, Penobscot, Maine |  | | |
| Census | 1 Jun 1850 | (agricultural schedule) - Corinth, Penobscot, Maine | | | |
| Census | 1 Jun 1860 | Corinth, Penobscot, Maine | | | |
| Census | 1 Jun 1870 | Corinth, Penobscot, Maine | | | |
| Census | 1 Jun 1870 | (agricultural schedule) - Corinth, Penobscot, Maine | | | |
| Census | 1 Jun 1880 | Corinth, Penobscot, Maine | | | |
| Death | 29 Aug 1885 | Corinth, Penobscot, Maine | |||
| Burial | Corinthian Cemetery, Corinth, Penobscot, Maine | |
Families
| Spouse | Mary "Polly" Whittier (1808 - 1879) |
| Child | Charles M. Dexter (1831 - 1901) |
| Child | Josiah Horace Dexter (1833 - 1915) |
| Child | Clara Albina Dexter (1834 - 1911) |
| Child | Cheston Bromley Dexter (1837 - 1914) |
| Child | Sarah Maria Dexter (1842 - 1915) |
| Child | Judson W. Dexter (1844 - 1924) |
| Child | Josephine T. Dexter (1848 - 1902) |
| Child | Orel Kendall Dexter (1851 - 1920) |
| Father | Stephen Dexter (1776 - 1836) |
| Mother | Sarah "Sadie" Ward (1779 - 1841) |
| Sibling | Isaac Dexter (179 - 1823) |
| Sibling | Stephen Dexter Jr. (1804 - 1898) |
| 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
Census
Daniel Dexter was enumerated as head of household, age 42, male, farmer, and was born in Maine. Other members of the household were Mary Dexter, Charles Dexter, Josiah H. Dexter, Clary Dexter, Chester Dexter, Sarah M. Dexter, Judson Dexter and Josephine Dexter.Census
The Production of Agriculture schedule reported that Daniel Dexter owned 55 acres of land (35 acres improved, 20 acres unimproved); cash value of farm was $700 and cash value of farming implements and machinery was $200; livestock consisted of 2 milch cows, 1 other cattle, 12 sheep, and 2 swine; total value of livestock was $80; produce during the year was 25 bushels of Indian corn, 40 bushels of oats, 30 lbs. wool, 3 bushels of peas and beans, 60 bushels of Irish potatoes, 130 lbs. of butter, and 14 tons of hay; and the value of animals slaughtered was $40.Census
Daniel B. Dexter was enumerated as head of household, age 51, male, farmer, owned personal estate valued at $30, and was born in Maine. Other members of the household were Mary Dexter, Clarra A. Dexter, Chester B. Dexter, Judson W. Dexter, Sarah M. Dexter, Joseph T. Dexter, and Oral K. Dexter.Census
Daniel B. Dexter was enumerated as head of household, a white male aged 62, farmer, owned real estate valued at $1,500 and personal estate valued at $1,150, born in Maine, and was a male citizen of U.S. of 21 years of age and upwards. Other members of the household were Mary Dexter, Judson Dexter and Frances Stanhope (a domestic).Census
The Production of Agriculture schedule reported that Daniel Dexter owned 12 acres of land (6 acres improved, 12 acres unimproved woodland); cash value of farm was $1500 for the farm and $100 for farm implements and machinery; livestock consisted of 1 horse and 1 milch cow with a combined value of $200; produce during the year was 15 bushels of Indian corn, 20 bushels of barley, 3 bushels of peas and beans, 100 bushels of Irish potatoes, $30 worth of orchard products, 100 lbs. of butter, 8 tons of hay; total value of all farm produce was $257.Census
Daniel B. Dexter was enumerated in the household of Judson W. Dexter as his father, a white male aged 71, widowed, occupation listed as "with sons," born in Maine, and both parents born in Massachusetts.Endnotes
1. "Maine, Birth Records, 1621-1922," Ancestry.com, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 6 January 2020), digital image, "Copy of an Old Record of a Brith," Daniel R. Dexter; Maine State Archives, Augusta, Maine; Pre 1892 Delayed Returns; Roll No. 29.
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 38, Daniel Dexter; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 6 January 2020); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, 1009 rolls.
3. 1850 U.S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine, schedule 4, production of agriculture, Town of Corinth, 527-8, line 3, Daniel Dexter; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 6 January 2020); Original Data: Maine State Archives, Augusta, Maine, microfilm.
4. 1860 U.S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine, population schedule, Town of Corinth, p. 23-4, dwelling 163, family 178, Daniel B. Dexter household, page 23, line 36, Daniel B. Dexter; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 6 January 2020); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls.
5. 1870 U.S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine, population schedule, Town of Corinth, page 29, dwelling 258, family 258, Daniel B. Dexter household, line 34, Daniel B. Dexter; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 October 2019); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls.
6. 1870 U.S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine, schedule 3, production in agriculture, Town of Corinth, p. 11-12, line 13, Daniel B. Dexter; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 6 January 2020); Original data: Maine State Archives, Augusta, Maine, microfilm.
7. 1880 U.S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine, population schedule, Town of Corinth, enumeration district (ED) 10, page 21, dwelling 204, family 211, Judson W. Dexter household, line 13, Daniel B. Dexter; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 October 2019); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls.
8. Ancestry.com, Find-A-Grave, database with digital images (www.findagrave.com : created 29 June 2009), Memorial No. 38876433.
9. Corinthian Cemetery (Corinth, Maine; Exeter Road), Daniel B. Dexter gravestone; personally viewed by Dale Walter Mower, 31 August 2009.