Rachel (Chittenden) Denison (abt. 1795 - 1816)

Born about 1795 in Westbrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Edmund Denison — married 18 Dec 1810 in Connecticut, United States

Died 16 Jul 1816 at about age 21 in Westbrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Rachel was the daughter of Cornelius Chittenden and Rachel (Porter) Chittenden. She was born in 1792.^[1] Findagrave gives a birth date of 1794, however, her headstone says she died in 1816 at age 24, which gives us a date of 1792 that matches Talcott's date.

Rachel married Edmund Denison in Connecticut on December 18, 1810.^[2] They moved to Silver Lake, Pennsylvania and had three children. On July 16, 1816, Rachel died in Silver Lake (engraved on her headstone), but is buried in the Old Burying Ground in Westbrook, Connecticut. ^[3]

From Talcott, page 136: Rachel Chittenden, b. 1792, married Edmund Denison. They resided in Silver Lake, Pennsylvania. Edmund died July, 1817. Rachel and Edmund had 3 children: Cynthia Maria, m. Washington Wright; Ambrose, died s., aged 23, at Mobile; Rachel Ann, b. Aug. 8, 1816, m. Alex. H. Stevens.

Sources

1. ↑ Talcott, Alvan. William Chittenden of Guilford, Conn. and His Descendents. New Haven, CT: Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, 1882. Page79
2. ↑ "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997", database, FamilySearch [1] : 11 January 2020, Rachel Chittenden in entry for Edmund Denison, 1810.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 17 June 2021), memorial page for Rachel Chittenden Denison (1794–16 Jul 1816), Find A Grave: Memorial #43663256, citing Old Burying Ground, Westbrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Mary Harrell-Sesniak (contributor 46488639) .

Talcott, Alvan, "Chittenden Family: William Chittenden of Guilford, Conn. and His Descendants," New Haven, CT: Press of Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, New Haven, 1882. pages 79, 136.

1838 - cited in death record of son Ambrose who died in Connecticut (Talcott says “Mobile,” but gives no state) on February 11 at only 25 yrs. (Talcott says 23):

• "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7KP-TYR : 16 January 2020), Rachel in entry for Ambrose Denison, 1838.