Notes:

Member of Cortland Lodge No. 470, AF&AM; Royal Arch Masons; Cortland Lodge of Perfection; Cortland Commandery; Knights Templar No. 50; Cortland Council Princess of Jerusalem; Central City Chapter of Rose Croix; Central City Consistory and the Kalurah Temple, Binghamton, NY; Deputy District Grandmaster of Cortland-Madison District and a holder of the Meritorious Service Award. He was also a member of the Cortland American Legion Post No. 489; Commander of World War Vets; a former member of the Forty and Eight and a member of the United Commercial Travelers. Served as treasurer and a trustee of First United Methodist Church in Cortland (Popielarz).

Family/Spouse: Pauline Conrad. Pauline was born in 1896; died in 1923. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Grace Moss. Grace was born on 4 Apr 1896 in Paterson, NJ; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. James Edward Dexter
2. Coe Francis Dexter, Jr.
3. Susan Grace Dexter

Notes:

Source: Mrs. Ray T. Branning, Beach Lake, PA.
He lived on extreme S. portion of 640 acre farm of his father Daniel per history.
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From Beverly Branning Green:
obit per Along the Delaware:
Edward Dexter, Sr. of Atco, died June 28, 1925, aged 69 years, after a short illness. The funeral was held in the Milanville church Monday afternoon, Rev. Mr. Freeman of Beach Lake officiating. He is survived by his wife [nee Nora Lounsberry], two daughters and four sons - Elisabeth wife of Louis Canfield, of Nbg; Pamelia, wife of Leroy Roat of Detroit; Edward of Atco, Elmer of Chemung, Coe F. of Cortland, Irvine of Lake Huntington, and one brother, John D. Dexter of Milanville. Interment made in the family cemetery at Riverside.
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Edward + Nora Lounsbury. Nora (daughter of Jacob Lounsbury and Caroline Wooden) was born on 17 Mar 1861 in Boyds Mills, PA; died between 7 and 8 Aug 1926 in At The Home Of Her Son, Edward, Atco, Wayne Co., PA; was buried in Dexter Family Cemetery, Riverside, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From Beverly Branning Green:
Obit from Along the Delaware:
Mrs. Nora Dexter, aged 65 years, died suddenly at the home of her son Edward, Atco. PA, Aug. 8, 1926. She was going upstairs for the night. When she reached the top of the stairs, she fell. Her son and daughter were with her immediately, but she had expired before the fall. Mrs Dexter was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Lounsberry of Boyds Mills. After she married Edward Dexter they resided on the river road below Milanville. She was a good mother and brought up a family of useful and honorable citizens. She was a member of the M.E. church at Milanville, where her funeral was held Tuesday afternoon, Rev. John Robinson officiating, and burial was made in the family
cemetery at Riverside. Mr. Dexter and one son died within the last year. She is survived by two daughters - Mrs. Libbie Canfield of Nbg. and Mrs. Roate of Mi; 4 sons- Coe of Cortland, Edward of Atco, Irvine of Lake Huntington, and Elmer of Chenango Forks, a! nd three sisters - Mrs. Thomas Dexter of Nbg;; Mrs. J.D. Dexter of Milanville, and Mrs. Virgil Conklin of South Cochecton.

Notes:

per LDS file, Dexter, Campfield Genealogy @ Wayne Co. Historical Society.

From August 29, 1850 Census, Damascus Twp., Wayne Co., PA, dwelling #232, family #233, Henry Welsh, Enumerator:
Value of Attended
Name: Age: Sex: Occupation: Real Estate: Born: School last year
Daniel Dexter 52 M Farmer NY
Permelia 29 F NY
Charles 8 M PA Yes
Lucy 6 F PA
Elisabeth 4 F PA
James 6/12 M PA

Daniel owned a large amount of land in Damascus Twp. and after his death his land was surveyed in 1874 and divided into lots. He died without a will and his children as his heirs sold his land. His children acquired the following: 53 acres to Martha Jane, wife of Nelson Conklin; 25 acres to Julia Francis, wife of Gilbert Conklin; 108 acres to Katherena, wife of Charles R. Dexter; and two lots of 191 acres and 15 acres to James Dexter, Edward Dexter, and John D. Dexter (Wayne Co. Deed Books 40:227, 53:212, 54:296; 55:296; 55:390, 55:391, and 91:58). (Popielarz).

Daniel married Permelia Reynolds about 1840. Permelia (daughter of Jonathan Reynolds and Mary O'toole) was born on 24 Nov 1820 in Sullivan Co., NY; died on 24 Dec 1897 in Damascus, Wayne Co., PA; was buried in 1897 in Ts Dexter Cemetery, Damascus Twp., Wayne Co., PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jacob + Caroline Wooden. Caroline and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

per: Coe Dexter Manuscript@Narrowsburg Library, NY.
enlisted Feb 1, 1776 in 2nd Segment of NY Troops. Much has been written and related about Jonathan Dexter. Judge in Sullivan Co., Prominent Freemason, builder of Narrowsburg bridge and many other achievements. Still alive in 1824. Census date of death and burial place not certain. Prosperous entrepreneur, sawmill, tanneries, landowner - Holbert Mill, settled in Sullivan Co. Tusten Narrowsburg.
Source: BBG research - Coe Dexter manuscript - Skinner notes, deeds per hist. of Sullivan Co. living at Homans Eddy, Narrowsburg in 1792.

From Hist. of Sullivan Co., one of the most intelligent of the early inhabitants. One of the Justices of the Peace first appointed after the passage of the act erecting the county; was a member of the first grand jury, and represented Lumberland in 1819 in the Board of Supervisors. Subsequently a Judge of the County Court.
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Jonathan was appointed Justice of the Peace for Lumberland on June 1, 1809.
"History of Sullivan County", James Eldridge Quinlan edited by David M. Gold, Marielle Press, South Fallsburg, NY 1993, pp. 102-3.
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From Popielarz:
He bought for 203 pounds of New York lawful money some 979 acres of land along the Delaware River from Jonathan Hasbrouck of Kingston, NY, on 23 June 1797. (Ulster Co. Deed Book 00:221).
Jonathan was an active member of the St. Tammany Masonic Lodge. Arthur Meyers says: "The charter was issued by the Grand Lodge of PA on June 24, 1800 with Reuben Skinner (brother of Daniel) as Master, Aaron Pierce as Sr. Warden and Jonathan Dexter as Jr. Warden."
In 1803 Jonathan was listed as master of the Lodge. The lodge met at St. Tammany's flats until 1812 when the meetings were moved to Caleb Laggett's Tavern in the villiage of Damascus, PA. It was here according to family tradition that Jonathan's wife hid in a closet and listened to the Masonic rituals. This created an uproar in the Lodge.

Jonathan of the town of Lumberland, Sullivan Co., NY purchased property at Montague, NJ, on 2 May 1803 (Sussex Co. Deed Book K: 78). He and his wife Laura sold it on 1 Feb 1814.

On 29 Oct 1814, Jonathan and Jeremiah Lillie purchased 100 acres of land along the Delaware River in Damascus Twp., Wayne Co., PA, from Amos Tyler and his wife Sarah for $1,000 (Wayne Co. Deed Book 4:165). On 13 May 1815, Jonathan and Jeremiah also purchased for $1,000 another 100 acres in Damascus along the Delaware from Joseph Mitchell and his wife Abigail, Stephen Mitchell and his wife Hannah, and Abraham Mitchell and his wife Mary.

Jonathan was alive in 1824 when he was listed in a deed transfer in Sullivan Co., NY. As Laura is listed as head of household in the 1830 census, Jonathan apparently died between 1824 and 1830.

Jonathan married Mary Ennis about 1794. Mary (daughter of Daniel Ennis and Eleanor Hornbeck) was born about 1775; died in Prob. Died Young. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Damascus Cem.:
John Ennis d. 29Dec 1842 age 23 yr. 3 mo. b.1819
Ennis d. 29 Dec 1847 age 23 yr. 2 mo. 26 ds
Sarah wife of Lewis Ennis d 29 Sep 18--

Jonathan + Mary O'toole. Mary and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]