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Person Details
 
Last NameDEXTER
First NameBENJAMIN (CAPT)
Maiden 
RelationH/O MARY
Cemetery NumberCU003
Cemetery NameCUMBERLAND CEMETERY
Birth Day27
Birth MonthFEB
Birth Year1760
Death Day11
Death MonthDEC
Death Year1829
WarREVOLUTION
Gravestone Details
SectionC
Lot 
Map00013
Stone Materialmarble
Conditiongood
Shapesquare top
Carving 
Legibilitygood
Number of Graves on Stone1
Stone Height (inches)35
Stone Width (inches)22
Exists?
Last Seen Date1993
Carver 
Notes/Misc Details
Notes[SAR: 1778 in Capt. Caleb Carr's Co.; Col. Crary's Reg't; transferred to Gen. Sullivans Life Guard in june; pensioner]
Transcribed ByIBP;BENN129;EMW;AFGS