: ▁Samuel , ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 7 , ▁and ▁August ine , ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 0 . ▁However , ▁both ▁Am elia ▁and ▁August ine ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 4 , ▁D ex ter ▁moved ▁to ▁Detroit ▁with ▁$ 8 0 , 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁proceeded ▁to ▁purchase ▁ 9 2 6 ▁acres ▁of ▁land ▁in ▁Michigan . ▁On ▁that ▁land , ▁D ex ter ▁founded ▁By ron , ▁Michigan , ▁the ▁county ▁seat ▁of ▁Sh ia was see ▁County , ▁and ▁S ag ina w , ▁Michigan , ▁the ▁county ▁seat ▁of ▁S ag ina w ▁County . ▁He ▁also ▁purchased ▁land ▁in ▁Web ster ▁and ▁S cio ▁Town ships ▁in ▁Was ht en aw ▁County , ▁on ▁which ▁he ▁later ▁founded ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁D ex ter . ▁ ▁On ▁his ▁Was ht en aw ▁County ▁hold ings , ▁D ex ter ▁built ▁a ▁saw mill ▁on ▁Mill ▁Creek , ▁and ▁a ▁log ▁cabin ▁nearby . ▁ ▁D ex ter ▁returned ▁to ▁Massachusetts ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 5 , ▁and ▁there ▁married ▁his ▁second ▁wife , ▁Susan ▁Dun ham . ▁D ex ter ▁returned ▁to ▁Michigan ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 6 , ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁log ▁cabin ▁while ▁a ▁frame ▁house ▁was ▁built ▁nearby ▁on ▁the ▁river bank , ▁located ▁on ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁Hur on ▁Street ▁in ▁the ▁present - day ▁village ▁of ▁D ex ter . ▁ ▁As ▁the