Elizabeth (Andrus) Denison (abt. 1748 - 1826)

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Died 11 Jun 1826 at about age 78 in Richmond, Ontario, New York, United States

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Biography

Elizabeth Andrus was born in 1748, daughter of Captain Zebediah and Elizabeth (Swan) Andrus. ^{[1] [2]}

She married Daniel Denison III of Stonington in November, 1768. ^[1] Daniel was born on December 9, 1745, son of Daniel and Esther (Wheeler) Denison. ^{[3] [2]}

They lived in Vermont, at Knox, New York, in Canada, and then at Pawlet, Vermont. ^[1]

Daniel died at Pawlet, Vermont on October 15. 1802. ^[1]

Elizabeth died at Richmond, New York on June 11, 1826. ^[1] She is buried in the Denison Corners Cemetery, Honeoye, Ontario, New York. Her inscription reads: In Memory of Elizabeth Denison the mother of Asa, died June 11, 1826 aged 78 yrs ^[4]

Children

1. Asa, born on May 16, 1770; marrried Syliva Horsford ^[1]on October 27, 1795; married second Phebe Crooks; married third, Laurena Morrison on December 18, 1841. He died on January 15, 1855; settled at Richmond, New York. ^{[3] [2]}
2. Daniel born in January, 1772; married first Lucy Avery in 1794 ^[1]; married second Orpha Sweet on October 1, 1801. He died at Ilion, New York on February 5, 1841. ^[3]
3. Stanton, born in 1774 ^{[1] [3]}; ?married Sally ___. ^[2]
4. Esther, born in 1776; married Minor Waldron at Knox, New York. ^{[1] [3]} ? married second, John Gallup.
5. Elizabeth, born about 1782. ^{[1] [3]}
6. Anna born about 1782; died on July 12, 1792 ^[5], ^[2] aged 10 and was buried at the Old Pawlet Cemetery, Pawlet, Vermont. ^[6]
7. William Wheeler born on August 19, 1788 ^[7]; died unmarried ^{[1] [3]} aged 80 years. ^[2]
8. Lawton/Latham, born on December 19, 1791 ^[8]; drowned in the Ohio river. ^{[1] [3] [2]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11} Goodell, Harriet Andross. John 2 Andrews of Ipswich, Mass., and Norwich, Conn., and Some of His Descendants in: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 70, New England Historic Genealogical Society,, Boston, Massachusetts, 1916, p. 112
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6} Denison, E. Glenn, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L. Jacobus. Denison Genealogy, Ancestors and Descendants of Captain George Denison. Pequot Press, Stonington, Connecticut, 1963, p. 41: 78-9
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7} Baldwin, John Denison and William Clift. A Record of the Descendants of Capt. George Denison, of Stonington, Conn., Tyler & Seagrave, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1881, p. 131: 144-5
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #43521416
5. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFJS-Y2V : 18 October 2017), Anna Denison, 12 Jul 1792, Death; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,529 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9398-QT9D-68?i=3584&cc=1784223
6. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #59755386
7. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFJ3-GM1 : 17 October 2017), Daniel Denison in entry for William Wheeler Denison, 22 Aug 1788, Birth; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,530. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9398-QT9V-FT?i=20&cc=1784223
8. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFJ3-M94 : 18 October 2017), Daniel Dennison in entry for Laton Dennison, 19 Dec 1791, Birth; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,529. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9398-QY9S-V?i=3884&cc=1784223

• 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. 503: https://archive.org/details/denisongenealogy00deni/page/40/mode/1up

See also:

• Genealogies of Connecticut Families: From the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 1, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, Maryland, 1983, p. 45

Notes: Berne Family Genealogies [1]

• Descendants of John Andrus [2]
• Goodell, Mrs. Harriet Andross. John² Andrews of Ipswich, Mass., and Norwich, Conn., and Some of His Descendants, NEHGR (NEHGS, Boston, 1916) Vol. 70, Page 112