Daniel Dewey

Biography

Daniel Dewey was born in 1766 during the final years of colonial America and grew alongside the young republic. Though the details of his daily labors remain in local memory, he devoted himself to the rhythms of Westlawn and the support of his neighbors, embodying the quiet perseverance of his generation.

Comforted by family and the community he nurtured, he raised successive generations in the same fields and homes, leaving a steady example of fidelity now honored among the stones of Westlawn Cemetery.