Arathusa Dexter

Brief Life History of Arathusa

When Arathusa Dexter was born in 1793, in Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Eleazer Dexter Sr., was 28 and her mother, Charity Williams, was 25. She died on 18 June 1803, at the age of 10.

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Family Time Line

Eleazer Dexter Sr.
1765–1814
Charity Williams
1768–1838
Abigail Dexter
1787–1860
Bathsheba Carver Dexter
1789–1855
Alma Dexter
1791–1803
Arathusa Dexter
1793–1803
Charity Williams Dexter
1795–1876
Joseph Dean Dexter
1797–1855
Seth Dexter
1800–1803
Willard Dexter
1802–1877
Arethusa Dexter
1805–1862
Thankful Freeman Dexter
1811–1858
Eleazer Dexter Jr.
1813–1897

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    World Events (3)

    1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

    The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

    1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

    While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

    1803

    France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

    Name Meaning

    English (East Midlands): occupational name from Middle English dexter(e), dei(gh)ester, deyster ‘dyer’ (Old English deaʒestre, deʒ(e)stre). The word originally denoted a female dyer, but came to be used for dyers of both sexes. Compare Dyer .

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

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