Frederick Denison (1819 - 1901)

Born 28 Sep 1819 in Mystic, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America

Ancestors

Died 16 Aug 1901 at age 81 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States of America [uncertain]

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Biography

Frederick Denison, born 28 Sep 1819 @ Mystic, New London County, Connecticut, was the second child of Levina (Fish) Denison (1794-1890) & Isaac Denison Jr (1790-1855) ^[1],^[2].

Rev. Frederic[k] DENISON of Providence DENISON, Frederic, clergyman, born in Stonington, Connecticut, 28 September 1819. He was graduated at Brown in 1847. Besides having been pastor of several Baptist Churches, Mr. Denison served during three years of the late war as chaplain of the 1st Rhode Island cavalry and the 3d Rhode Island heavy artillery. He has written a great number of poems and articles for periodicals, and is author of the following works : "The Supper Institution," " The Sabbath Institution," " The Evangelist, or Life and Labors of Rev. Jabez S. Swan" (New Haven, 1873); " History of the First Rhode Island Cavalry; " Westerly and its Witnesses for Two Hundred and Fifty Years" ; "Picturesque Narragansett, Sea and Island.

He married 12 Jan 1848 at Johnston, Rhode Island, Amey R. Manton ^[3]. They had two children:

1. Fredrica Denison (1853-1952)
2. Amey R Denison (1857-1858)

In the 1850 census this family were enumerated in Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island ^[4],^[5], then Providence, Rhode Island ^[6],^[7].

Frederick Denison served the Union cause in the American Civil War, enlisting from Rhode Island 7 Nov 1861. He was promoted to Full Chaplain on 20 Jan 1863 at Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

Frederick Denison died 16 Aug 1901 @ Pawtucket, Rhode Island ^[8]. His grave is in Elm Grove Cemetery, Mystic, New London County, Connecticut ^[9].

Notes

Note 1: His brother, John Ledyard, educator, born in Stonington, Connecticut, 19 September 1826. His education was received at the Connecticut literary institution and at Worcester academy, and he established the Mystic River academy. Settling in Norwich, Connecticut, in 1855, he became subsequently secretary and treasurer of the Henry Bill publishing company, and president of the Connecticut Baptist education society. He received the degree of A. M. from Brown in 1855. He is the author of a "Pictorial History of the Wars of the United States," and has edited an "Illustrated History of the New World," in English and in German.

Note 2: Roger Williams Descendant: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=8a2a0414-4514-40bf-bafe-a6bc0b116e0e&tid=890183&pid=-2032329591

Sources

1. ↑ The Fish Family in England and America (1948) p. 307, no. 2052: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89067390757;view=1up;seq=367
2. ↑ Wheeler, Richard Anson. History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut, p. 359, no. 567: https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofs00whee_1#page/n381/mode/1up
3. ↑ "Rhode Island, Vital records, 1846-1898, 1901-1953", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4M34-MHPZ : Fri Nov 10 15:45:22 UTC 2023), Entry for Frederick Denison and Amey R Manton, 1848.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDJX-24Z : Fri Oct 06 04:38:17 UTC 2023), Entry for Frederic Denison and Amy Denison, 1850.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFF7-M69 : Fri Oct 06 03:33:33 UTC 2023), Entry for F Denison and Amy Denison, 1870.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4SD-RG4 : Thu Oct 05 15:59:32 UTC 2023), Entry for Frederec Denison and Amey R.m. Denison, 1880.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M97P-GSR : Fri Oct 06 01:56:30 UTC 2023), Entry for Frederick Denison and Fredericka Denison, 1900.
8. ↑ Stewart Family Bible: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=60251419-a19c-4e41-8b4f-20ad52fc1301&tid=890183&pid=-2032329591
9. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #119943457

• Denison Genealogy: Ancestors and Descendants of Captain George Denison; E. Glenn Denison, Josephine M. Peck and Donald L. Jacobus; Gateway Press, Inc. Baltimore, MD 1993 [Originally published, Pequot Press 1963; Reprinted, Baltimore, MD 1978, 1982, 1993], no. 2452: https://archive.org/details/denisongenealogy00deni/page/82/mode/1up; https://archive.org/details/denisongenealogy00deni/page/149/mode/1up

• American Civil War Soldiers; Historical Data Systems, comp.; Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1999. - Data compiled by Historical Data Systems of Kingston, MA form the following list of works. Copyright 1997-2000 Historical Data Systems, Inc. PO Box 35 Duxbury.

• Ancestry Family Tree: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1890provri&h=78885&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt