Candace Winsor

1 February 1758–1846 (Age 87)
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

The Life Summary of Candace

When Candace Winsor was born on 1 February 1758, in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, British Colonial America, her father, Rev. John Winsor, was 34 and her mother, Mercy Smith, was 31. She married Samuel Dexter on 14 June 1788, in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 4 daughters. She died in 1846, in Ionia, Ionia, Michigan, United States, at the age of 88.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Dexter
1757–1832
Candace Winsor
1758–1846
Marriage: 14 June 1788
William Dexter
1778–
John Dexter
1783–1862
Prudence Dexter
1779–1783
Ann Dexter
1781–
Col Darius Dexter
1784–1866
Mercy Dexter
1786–
Samuel Dexter
1787–1856
Betsey Dexter
1791–1858
Winsor Dexter
1793–
William Otis Dexter
1795–1859
Warner Dexter
1797–1878
George Washington Dexter
1798–1848
Stephen Dexter
1801–1873

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    14 June 1788Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
    • Children

    (13)

    +8 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (19)

    +14 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1763 · First Synagogue in America
    Age 5
    The first Jewish Synagogue in America was built in Newport, Rhode Island in 1763. It still stands today, making it the oldest synagogue in the United States.
    1776
    Age 18
    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
    1781 · The First Constitution
    Age 23
    Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Windsor . This is the spelling used for places so named in Devon and Hampshire.Perhaps also an Americanized form of German Winzer .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Windsor

    Sources (12)

    • Candace Winsor, "Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"
    • Candace Winsor, "Rhode Island, Marriages, 1724-1916"
    • Candace Dexter in entry for Prudence Dexter, "Connecticut, Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"

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