Her father was probably the family 's land agent , overseeing settlement in Dixmont .
Dix was the grandfather of reformer Dorothea Dix , who was born in nearby Hampden .
Dorothea Dix 's father was probably the family 's land agent , overseeing settlement in Dixmont .
Dix was the grandfather of reformer Dorothea Dix , who was born in nearby Hampden .