Brief Life History of Candace
When Candace Winsor was born on 1 February 1758, in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, British Colonial America, her father, Reverend 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
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"
Spouse and Children
1757–1832 Male
1758–1846 Female
Children (13)
1778– Male
1779–1783 Female
1781– Female
1783–1862 Male
1784–1866 Male
+8 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1723–1808 Male
1727–1776 Female
Siblings (19)
1744–1820 Male
1746–1797 Female
1747–1778 Female
1749–1770 Male
1751– Female
+14 More Children
World Events (8)
1763 · First Synagogue in America
Age 5
1776
Age 18
1781 · The First Constitution
Age 23
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.
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