Dexter Family

Name origin: Place name from Exeter, Eng., a contraction of De Exeter, brom exe, a name of a river, and cester, a camp, a town, anciently written Excester. Family descended from Richard de Excester, Lord Justice of Ireland.

• Orrin Dexter

Orrin Dexter

m.Betsey Miller

CHILDREN included:

1. Mercy A. Dexter b.Sept. 16, 1812 Hampden, ME d.Dec. 24, 1892 m.July 10, 1831 Thomas Knight

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