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Daniel Denison Jr. (1720 - 1776)

Daniel Denison Jr.
Born in Stonington, New London County, Connecticutmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 27 May 1742 in First Cong. Ch., Stonington, CTmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 56 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticutmap
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Biography

Daniel Denison was born March 22, 1720/21 at Stonington, Connecticut, the eighth child of Mary Stanton & Daniel Denison. He was baptized 23 Jun 1721, by Mr. Samuel Whiting, Pastor of Church of Christ at Windham.

Daniel Denison & Esther Wheeler [b. 15 Feb 1721/22; d. 31 Mar 1814; daughter of Hannah (Gallup) & William Wheeler] were married 27 May 1742 by Rev. Ebenezer Rosseter [1] at Stonington, Connecticut. They had 13 children:

  1. Esther Denison, b. 11 Oct 1743; married William Gardiner
  2. Daniel Denison, b. 9 Dec 1745; married Elizabeth Andrus
  3. Phebe Denison, b. 5 Dec 1747; married 1) Elihu Chesebrough; 2) Gilbert Smith; 3) Silas Burrows
  4. Robert Denison, b. 12 Dec 1749; married Anna Chesebrough
  5. Isaac W. Denison, b. 20 Dec 1751; married Eunice Williams
  6. Henry Denison, b. 26 Nov 1753; married Mary Gallup
  7. Hannah Denison, b. 13 Feb 1755; died young
  8. Mary Denison, b. 6 Nov 1757; married 1) Jeremiah Holmes; 2) Jedediah Lee
  9. Hannah Denison, b. 16 Oct 1759; married John Gallup
  10. Beebe Denison, b. 22 Feb 1761; married 1) Hannah Chesebrough; 2) Phebe Hinckley
  11. Frederick Denison, b. 21 Sep 1762; married Hannah Fish
  12. Eunice Denison, b. 18 Mar 1864; married Reuben Hatch
  13. Ann B. Denison, b. 2 Oct 1769; married John Wheeler

Daniel Denison died May 9, 1776 at Stonington. His grave is in Elm Grove Cemetery, Mystic, New London County, Connecticut: Find A Grave: Memorial #75279409

Notes

A) Family Links From Findagrave (CH): Parents: Daniel Denison (1680 - 1747) Mary Stanton Denison (1686 - 1724) Spouse: Esther Wheeler Denison (1722 - 1814) Siblings: Mary Denison Smith (1705 - 1793)* Daniel Denison (1707 - 1718)* Beebe Denison (1708 - 1745)* Esther Denison Smith (1712 - 1798)* Lucy Denison Prentice (1714 - 1766)* John Denison (1716 - 1808)* Prudence Denison Prentis (1718 - 1812)* Daniel Denison (1720 - 1776) Phebe Denison Avery (1724 - 1807)*

B) DAR no longer accepts the service for Daniel Dennison, and correct service must be proved. DAR lineage book, volume 18, page 260: Daniel Denison (1721-1778) served at Lexington Alarm in Capt. James Stedman's company.

Sources

  1. Extracted from History of the First Congregational Church, Stonington, CT; Richard Wheeler, Norwich, 1875 http://dunhamwilcox.net
  • Family Data Collection - Individual Records; Edmund West, comp.; Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.
  • Family Data Collection - Births; Edmund West, comp.; Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001.
  • U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900; Yates Publishing; Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. Repository #R-1958205582
  • Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection); Ancestry.com; Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Repository #R-1958205582
  • A record of the descendants of Capt. George Denison, of Stonington, Conn. with notices of his father and brothers; Baldwin, John Denison & William Clift; Worcester, Mass.: Tyler & Seagrave, 1881 [Note: Online access is prohibited due to copyright issues; nevertheless it is superseded anyway by the Denison Genealogy (1963) as listed above.]
  • Barbour Collection Connecticut Vital Records




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