1. | Samuel Dexter was born on 9 May 1773 in Hardwick, MA (son of Samuel Dexter and Thankful Freeman); died in 1861. Samuel married Sally Williams in 1796. Sally and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
2. | Samuel Dexter was born on 13 Oct 1734 in Rochester, Plymouth Co., MA (son of Samuel Dexter and Mary Clark); died on 3 May 1824 in Hardwick, MA. Notes: Samuel was a "Minuteman" who marched to Cambridge in 1775, and in January, 1776, ws Captain of a company stationed at "Roxbury Camp." He was later involved in the Shays Rebellion, but was forgiven. (Warden, p.48) Samuel married Thankful Freeman on 25 Nov 1759 in Hardwick, MA. Thankful (daughter of Deacon John Freeman and Joanna Rickett) was born in 1741; died on 20 May 1811. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Thankful Freeman was born in 1741 (daughter of Deacon John Freeman and Joanna Rickett); died on 20 May 1811. Notes: Thankful was a descendant of Elder William Brewster of "Mayflower" fame.
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4. | Samuel Dexter was born on 14 Dec 1708 in Rochester, Plymouth Co., MA (son of Benjamin Dexter and Sarah Vincent Arnold); and died. Notes: Samuel was one of the earliest settlers of Athol but many of them were troubled by the Indians and Samuel returned to Hardwick. He sold lands from 1743-1759 and the documents listed his residence as Paquong (Athol). (Warden, p.33). Samuel married Mary Clark on 18 May 1732 in By Rev. Timothy Ruggles/Rochester, Plymouth Co., MA. Mary was born on 18 Mar 1714 in Rochester, Plymouth Co., MA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Mary Clark was born on 18 Mar 1714 in Rochester, Plymouth Co., MA; and died.
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6. | Deacon John Freeman was born on 18 Aug 1709 (son of John Freeman and Mercy Watson); died in 1804 in Hardwick, MA. John married Joanna Rickett in 1730. Joanna was born about 1710; died on 29 Mar 1797. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
7. | Joanna Rickett was born about 1710; died on 29 Mar 1797.
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8. | Benjamin Dexter was born on 16 Feb 1670 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts (son of William Dexter and Sarah Vincent); died between 1730 and 1732 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony. Notes: Warden states: He moved to Rochester with his father where he died in 1732. Benjamin married Sarah Vincent Arnold on 17 Jul 1695 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony. Sarah (daughter of Rev. Samuel Arnold and Sarah Holmes) was born about 1674 in Of Rochester, Plymouth Co., MA; died in 1784 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
9. | Sarah Vincent Arnold was born about 1674 in Of Rochester, Plymouth Co., MA (daughter of Rev. Samuel Arnold and Sarah Holmes); died in 1784 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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12. | John Freeman was born in 1678 (son of John Freeman and Sarah Mirrick); and died. John married Mercy Watson in 1701. Mercy (daughter of Captain Elkanah Watson) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
13. | Mercy Watson (daughter of Captain Elkanah Watson); and died. Notes: Married:
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