Forest Lawn Cemetery
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Forest Lawn Cemetery

Dexter, Washtenaw County, Michigan, USA

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  • Get directions 8095 Grand St.
    Dexter, Michigan 48130 United States
    Coordinates: 42.33561, -83.89034
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Forest Lawn Cemetery was part of a parcel owned by Samuel Dexter, who came to
Michigan in 1824 from New York State. He purchased 926 acres of land that was
incorporated as the village of Dexter. For years, Dexter offered cemetery plots free
to anyone. To this day the cemetery includes a potter's field.

In 1826, when Washtenaw County was organized apart from Wayne County, Dexter was
appointed a judge. He and his second wife are buried here, as is the Civil War hero
Colonel Harrison Jeffords. Also buried here are Nathaniel and Sylvester Noble, the
first settlers of Dexter Township, as well as the Newkirk and Copland families, and
Calvin Fillmore, brother of U.S. President Millard Fillmore.

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Forest Lawn Cemetery was part of a parcel owned by Samuel Dexter, who came to
Michigan in 1824 from New York State. He purchased 926 acres of land that was
incorporated as the village of Dexter. For years, Dexter offered cemetery plots free
to anyone. To this day the cemetery includes a potter's field.

In 1826, when Washtenaw County was organized apart from Wayne County, Dexter was
appointed a judge. He and his second wife are buried here, as is the Civil War hero
Colonel Harrison Jeffords. Also buried here are Nathaniel and Sylvester Noble, the
first settlers of Dexter Township, as well as the Newkirk and Copland families, and
Calvin Fillmore, brother of U.S. President Millard Fillmore.

WASHTENAW COUNTY DV-23 HISTORICAL MARKER










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  • Added: 28 Jul 2001
  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 652497