Samuel Dexter (minister)

This article is about the minister. For his son, the Massachusetts politician, see Samuel Dexter (Massachusetts politician). For his grandson, the early American government official, see Samuel Dexter.
The Reverend
Samuel Dexter
5th Minister of the First Church in Dedham, Massachusetts
In office
May 6, 1724 – January 29, 1755
Preceded byJoseph Belcher
Succeeded byJason Haven
Personal
BornOctober 23, 1700
Malden, Massachusetts Bay
DiedJanuary 29, 1755 (1755-01-30) (aged 54)
Dedham, Massachusetts Bay
Resting placeOld Village Cemetery
ReligionChristianity
Children11, including Samuel Dexter
EducationHarvard College (1720)
RelativesSamuel Dexter (grandson)
Senior posting
OrdinationMay 6, 1724

Samuel Dexter (October 23, 1700 – January 29, 1755) was a minister from Dedham, Massachusetts. He ministered there from May 1724[1][2] to 1755.[1]

  1. ^ a b Worthington 1827, p. 105.
  2. ^ Lockridge 1985, p. 109.