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Jonathan Dexter

Birth	:	16 Jun 1797
Death	:	18 Oct 1872
Burial	:	Westfield Cemetery, Danielson, Windham County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.8177986, -71.8891983
Plot	:	Old Westfield
Description	:	Jonathan Dexter, son of Mary Allen and Joseph Dexter, “grew up on the home place, as did his brother and sisters. His education was such as was afforded by the schools of that day. His house, built a little north of the one in which he was born, was on a part of the original purchase, and there he engaged in farming until within about ten years of his death, when he moved to the borough. “About 1841 Jonathan Dexter, in company with his brother Marvin, built the first cotton mill at Elmville. It was located on Whitstone Brook. Various parties... Read More	Jonathan Dexter, son of Mary Allen and Joseph Dexter, “grew up on the home place, as did his brother and sisters. His education was such as was afforded by the schools of that day. His house, built a little north of the one in which he was born, was on a part of the original purchase, and there he engaged in farming until within about ten years of his death, when he moved to the borough. “About 1841 Jonathan Dexter, in company with his brother Marvin, built the first cotton mill at Elmville. It was located on Whitstone Brook. Various parties engaged in manufacturing there, cotton twine was manufactured, the plant was in time enlarged by an addition of thiry-two feet and a widening of fifteen feet, and for a time woolen goods were made also. In 1874 the mill was burned. It was then nominally owned by others, but as no money had been paid, the insurance was turned over to the original owners. In politics Jonathan Dexter was originally a Whig and later a Republican and served the town of Killingly as clerk. He was highly esteemed as a man of strong Christian character, upright and honest in the best sense of the term. “Jonathan Dexter was married Jan. 13, 1827, to Sophia Foote, a native of Glastonbury, Conn., born Nov. 9, 1800, who died March 6, 1875. Both belonged to the Westfield Congregational Church. To this union were born two children, namely: Mary, born Sept. 9, 1828, a resident of Danielson; and Edward, born Aug. 22, 1831.” —Commemorative Biographical Record of Tolland and Windham Counties Connecticut Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens and of Many of the Early Settled Families, Chicago: J. H. Beers, 1903, p. 71.

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Longitude: -71.8891983

Family Members:

Parent

Joseph Dexter

(1764 - 1845)

Mary “Molly” Allen Dexter

(1763 - 1832)

Spouse

Sophia Foote Dexter

(1800 - 1875)

Siblings

Celia Dexter Spalding

(1787 - 1871)

Abigail Dexter Fisher

(1789 - 1862)

(unknow - unknow)

Harty Dexter Danielson

(1802 - 1880)

Marvin A Dexter

(1805 - 1879)

Children

Mary Dexter

(1828 - 1919)

Edward Dexter

(1831 - 1906)

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Coordinate: 41.8177986, -71.8891983

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Coordinate: 41.8327980, -71.8485260

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Coordinate: 41.8235741, -71.8411102

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Coordinate: 41.8507652, -71.9122086

15. Warren Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.8398972, -71.8485260

16. Brainard Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.8424873, -71.8474045

17. Cleveland Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.8348274, -71.8395615

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Coordinate: 41.8034058, -71.8376007

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Coordinate: 41.8515053, -71.8537216

20. Mitchell Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.8526306, -71.8506012

21. Slater Cemetery #2
Killingly, Windham County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8308334, -71.8302841

22. Fairmon Cemetery #2
Killingly, Windham County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7819519, -71.8506470

23. Chase Cemetery #2
East Killingly, Windham County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8450546, -71.8374252

24. South Killingly Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.7928100, -71.8333300