Personal Life
Dewey was married to Catherine Dunn. They had three children: a daughter Katie, whose married name was later Cole, a son who at the time of Dewey's death lived in the West, and another son, Charlie, who died in 1869, while still a child. He eventually separated from his wife; Dewey applied for a divorce, but one was never granted.
He had a brother, named William Dewey, who survived him, and another brother, Orin, who died in 1840.
He was called a "friend of the poor" and known for his generosity.
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