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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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 .
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