Benadam Denison (1721 - 1757)

Born 6 Feb 1721 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Anna (Swan) Denison — married 3 Nov 1742 (to 29 Nov 1751) in Stonington, New London, Connecticut

Husband of Sarah (Avery) Denison — married 18 Oct 1752 in First Cong. Ch., Stonington, CT

Descendants

Died 24 Mar 1757 at age 36 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut Colony

Biography

Benadam Denison was born 6 Feb 1720/21 in Stonington, Connecticut Colony. He was the sixth child of child of Mercy Gallup & William Denison of Stonington, Connecticut.

His baptism was conferred 23 June 1721 at Stonington, New London , Connecticut.

He married twice, both at Stonington:

1) 3 Nov 1742 Anne Swan; they had 5 children

2) 18 Oct 1752 Sarah Avery

Benadam Denison died Mar. 24, 1757, age 35. His grave is in Great Plain Cemetery #57, North Stonington, New London, Connecticut.

Sources

• Wheeler, Richard Anson. History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut; p. 204, no. 88: https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofs00whee_1#page/n226/mode/1up; also p. 344, no. 160: https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofs00whee_1#page/n366/mode/1up

• 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. 213: https://archive.org/details/denisongenealogy00deni/page/8/mode/1up; https://archive.org/details/denisongenealogy00deni/page/24/mode/1up

• International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Repository: #R-1958205582 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.

• Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) Repository: Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.

• Genealogical History of the Gallup Family of the United States Author: John D. Gallup Publication: Hartford Printing Co. Hartford CT. 1893