Franklin Bowditch Dexter, b. 11 Sept. 1842 in Fairhaven, Bristol County, Massachusetts, d. 13 Aug 1920 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, son of Rhodolphus Williams Dexter & Mary H. Taber. He married Theodosia Mary Wheeler on July 8, 1880 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut.
Franklin Dexter, b. 5 Nov 1793 in Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, chr. 24 Nov 1793 in Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, d. 13 Aug 1857 in Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, son of Samuel Dexter & Catherine Gordon. He married Catherine Elizabeth Prescott in 1819.