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Dexter: Origin, Geographical Distribution
A contraction of De Exeter, from the city of Exeter, in Devonshire, England; anciently written Excester, from Exe, the name of the river on which it is situated, and cester, a camp or town for the derivation of which see Chester.
Dexter Surname Origin
Dexter: Place of Origin :  London (United Kingdom) |  Leicestershire (United Kingdom) |  Nottinghamshire (United Kingdom) |  Essex (United Kingdom) |  Cambridgeshire (United Kingdom) |  Cumbria (United Kingdom)
Dexter: Online Family Trees
DEXTER Angleterre (England, United Kingdom) 1578 - 1578
DEXTER Cambridge (Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom) 1829 - 1829
DEXTER Kings Cliff, Northampton (Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom) 1635 - 1639
DEXTER Manchester (Lancashire, England, United Kingdom) 1867 - 1867
DEXTER Worcester (Herefordshire And Worcester, England, United Kingdom) 1820 - 1820
DEXTER England (England, United Kingdom) 1594 - 1628
DEXTER Olney (Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom) 1610 - 1610
DEXTER England (England, United Kingdom) 1606 - 1606
DEXTER Olney. Northamptonshire (Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom) 1610 - 1610
DEXTER Gloucester (Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom) 1822 - 1870

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Dexter: Books that contain this surname
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DEXTERHistory of the Military Company of the Massachusetts, now called the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts, 1637-1888 (Volume 2)
Author: Roberts, Oliver Ayer - Published in 1895
... May 17, 1803. He married Catherine Dexter, daughter of his immediate predecessor, Rev. Samuel Dexter, and had five children. ...
DEXTERKansas, a cyclopedia of state history, embracing events, institutions, industries, counties, cities, towns, prominent persons, etc. ... with a supplementary volume devoted to selected personal history and reminiscence (Volume 3 pt.1)

... 1877, Miss Irene, daughter of Aaron Dexter, a pioneer of Clay county. Mrs. Swenson is a niece of Alonzo Dexter, ...
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