Nathan Dean
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Nathan Dean (1799 - 1883)

Nathan Dean
Born in Pittsford, Rutland, Vermont, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 17 Feb 1823 in Rutland county, Vermontmap
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Died at age 83 in Sandstone, Jackson, Michigan, United Statesmap
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Biography

Nathan Dean, son of James Dean and Abigail Barker, was born on 25 August 1799 in Pittsford, Rutland county, Vermont. [1]

Nathan Dean wed Tryphena Smith on 17 February 1823 in Rutland County, Vermont. [2] They had the following five known children:

  1. Cynthia Dean, 1825–1847 (died before father);
  2. Elvira A. Dean, 1827–1893 (named in father's will);
  3. William Wheelock Dean, 1829–1914 (named in father's will); [3]
  4. George Nathan Dean, 1834–1894 (named in father's will); [4]
  5. Orlin Smith Dean, 1838–1919 (named in father's will).

In 1830 Nathan Dean is recorded living in DePeyster, Saint Lawrence County, New York. [5]

In 1840, [6] 1850 [7] and 1860 [8] Nathan Dean is recorded as living in Sandstone, Jackson county, Michigan.

In 1870 Nathan Dean is recorded as being seventy years of age and living in Parma, Jackson county, Michigan. [9]

In 1880 Nathan Dean is recorded as being eighty years of age, white, male, married, retired farmer, sick with paralysis, living in the household of his son George N. Dean in Sandstone, Jackson county, Michigan. [10]

Nathan Dean died at eighty-four years of age on 6 August 1883 in Sandstone, Jackson county, Michigan, [11] and was buried at Parma Cemetery, Parma, Jackson county, Michigan. [12]

Nathan Dean's Last Will & Testament

Nathan Dean left a last will and testament dated 27 October 1873 and proved on 14 August 1883 in Jackson County, Michigan. The executrix of the will was his widow Triphena Dean. [13]
Nathan Dean's son William W. Dean petitioned the Honourable James Gould, Judge of Probate for the County of Jackson, on 31 October 1883 that the instrument in writing, purporting to be the last will and testament of said deceased may be duly proved and admitted to probate, that administration of said estate may be granted to the persons named in said will. [14]
Heirs named in the Will:
  1. Triphenia Dean widow of said deceased of Sandstone aforesaid
  2. Elvira Pike of Albion Mich.
  3. Your petitioner [William W. Dean] of Parma Village
  4. George N. Dean of Sandstone Mich.
  5. Orlin S. Dean of Sandstone Mich.

Newspaper Article on their Golden Wedding Jubilee

Rutland Daily Herald, 19 March 1873
A GOLDEN WEDDING OUT WEST -- From the Jacksonville, Michigan Citizen, we learn of the long continued welfare of an old couple, who were formerly resident in Pittsford, in this county, and now living at Parma, Michigan, where they celebrated their golden wedding, February 17th. These are Nathan Dean and his wife, formerly Triphena Smith, sister of Orlin Smith, Mrs. Bradley Burditt and Mrs. German Hendee, now living in Pittsford. On the occasion referred to, the children, grandchildren, friends and neighbors, assembled at the residence of Mr. Dean, and the pastor, Rev. J. H. Ross, in behalf of all the children, presented Mr. Dean with a substantial gold headed cane, and Mrs. Dean with an elegant gold watch. Father Dean then accepted the presents, and proceeded to give a condensed statement of some of the incidents connected with his past life. He stated that after keeping shanty alone one summer, in the thick woods of Depeyster, St. Lawrence county, N. Y., where he had moved from Pittsford, he started for Vermont to marry his wife, on foot and alone, two hundred miles, with his pack containing clothing etc., on his back. Returning after a few months, they started life in the shanty, and proceeded to convert the trees of the surrounding forest into a more substantial and comfortable abode. Here they resided about twelve years, and in the meantime he was appointed captain of a company of militia, and trained as only those wild woods boys knew how to train, with the help of the spirit and some of the fire of their old revolutionary fathers, to say nothing of any other spirits. About this time they embraced religion, were converted and joined the Methodist church. Immediately after his conversion, he resigned his commission as captain, and in a few years removed to Michigan, settled in the year 1835 in the township of Sandstone, Jackson county, near the village of Parma. Here he again found himself in the woods having located his land at a government price, and again in a shanty. Here, surrounded with the influences of religion and civilization, the children have grown and settled about him--all still living but one, and all married. [15]

Sources

  1. ↑ U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Ancestry.com. Txt: "Name: Nathan Dean; Birth Date: 26 Aug; Death Date: 6 Aug; SAR Membership: 47557; Role: Ancestor; Application Date: 8 Mar 1929; Father: James Dean; Mother: Abigail Barker; Spouse: Triphena Smith; Children: Orlin Smith Dean."
  2. ↑ According to the article dated 19 March 1873 in the Rutland Daily Herald, Nathan Dean and Triphena Smith were wed in Rutland County, Vermont, and celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on 17 February 1873 in Parma, Michigan. Thus, if the year 1873 is correct and not a misreading of 1872, then they were likely married in 1823 rather than 1822. - Albertus
  3. ↑ Michigan, Death Records, Ancestry.com. Text: "Name: William Wheelóck Dean; Gender: Male; Age: 65; Race: White; Birth Year: 1829; Death Date: 27 Nov 1914; Death Place: Parma, Jackson, Michigan; Father: Nathan Dean; Mother: Tryphena Smith."
  4. ↑ Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950, Ancestry.com. Text: "Name: George N. Dean; Gender Male; Race White; Marital Status Married; Death Age 60; Birth Date 1834; Birth Place New York; Death Date 10 Jun 1894; Death Place: Sandstom, Jackson, Michigan, USA; File Number: 231; Father: Nathan Dean; Mother: Triphena Smith."
  5. ↑ 1830 U.S. Federal Census of DePeyster, Saint Lawrence County, New York. Txt: "Name: Nathan Dean; Home in 1830 (City, County, State): De Peyster, Saint Lawrence, New York.
    Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1 [William]
    Free White Persons - Males - 10 - 14: 1 [Lodger/Farmhand?]
    Free White Persons - Males - 20 - 29: 1 [Lodger/Farmhand?]
    Free White Persons - Males - 30 - 39: 1 [Nathan]
    Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1 [Elvira]
    Free White Persons - Females - 5 - 9: 1 [Cynthia]
    Free White Persons - Females - 20 - 29: 1 [Tryphena]
    Free White Persons - Females - 40 - 49: 1 [Lodger/Maid?]
    Free White Persons - Under 20: 4
    Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 4
    Total Free White Persons: 8
    Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 8"
  6. ↑ 1840 Federal Census of Sandstone, Jackson County, Michigan. Txt: "Name: Nathan Dean; Home in 1840 (City, County, State) Sandstone, Jackson, Michigan.
    Free White Persons - Males - Under 5 - 1 [Orlin]
    Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9 - 1 [George]
    Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14 - 1 [William]
    Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29 - 3 [3 Farmhands?]
    Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49 - 1 [Nathan]
    Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14 - 2 [Elvira, Cynthia]
    Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39 - 1 [Tryphena]
    Persons Employed in Agriculture - 4
    Free White Persons - Under 20 - 5
    Free White Persons - 20 thru 49 - 5"
  7. ↑ 1850 Federal Census of Sandstone, Jackson County, Michigan
    Household Members Name Age
    1. Nathan Dean 51
    2. Triphana Dean 48
    3. Alvira Dean 23
    4. William Dean 21
    5. George Dean 16
    6. Orlan Dean 12
    7. Helinda Bailey 27
    8. Emerson Blodgett 20
    9. Carolin Anderson 16
  8. ↑ 1860 Federal Census of Sandstone, Jackson County, Michigan.
    Household Members Name Age
    1. Nathan Dean 61
    2. Triphenia Dean 57
    3. Alvira Dean 33
    4. Orland Dean 22
    5. Mary Barns 16
  9. ↑ 1870 U.S. Federal Census of Parma, Jackson County, Michigan. Text: "Name: Nathan Dean; Age in 1870: 76 [the original has 70: the transcriber mistook the 0 for a 6]; Birth Year: abt 1796 [should be abt 1800, as he was 70 at the time of this census]; Birthplace: Vermont; Dwelling Number: 43; Home in 1870: Parma, Jackson, Michigan; Race: White; Gender: Male; Occupation: Retired Farmer; Male Citizen over 21: Y; Personal Estate Value: 2500; Real Estate Value: 11000; Inferred Spouse: Tryphena Dean.
    Household Members Name Age
    1. Nathan Dean 70
    2. Tryphena Dean 67"
  10. ↑ 1880 U.S. Federal Census of Sandstone, Jackson county, Michigan. Text: "Name: Nathan Dean; Age: 80; Birth Date: Abt 1800; Birthplace: Vermont; Home in 1880: Sandstone, Jackson, Michigan, USA; Dwelling Number: 75; Race: White; Gender: Male; Relation to Head of House: Father; Marital Status: Married; Spouse's Name: Triphine Dean; Father's Birthplace: New Hampshire; Mother's Birthplace: New Hampshire; Occupation: Retired Farmer; Sick: Paralysis.
    Household Members Name Age
    1. George N. Dean 44
    2. Mary Dean 35
    3. Bert Dean 19
    4. Celia Dean 11
    5. Jessie Dean 6
    6. Smith F. Dean 1
    7. Nathan Dean 80
    8. Triphine Dean 77"
  11. ↑ Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995, Ancestry.com. Text: "Name: Nathan Dean; Birth Date: abt 1799; Birth Place: Vermont; Death Date: 6 Aug 1883; Death Place: Jackson Co., Michigan; Death Age: 84; Occupation: Farmer; Race: White; Marital Status: Married; Gender: Male; Father Name: Dean; Mother Name: Dean; FHL Film Number: 941628."
  12. ↑ Find A Grave Nathan Dean
  13. ↑ Michigan, Wills and Probate Records, 1784-1980, Ancestry.com. Txt: "Name: Nathan Dean; Probate Date: 14 Aug 1883; Probate Place: Jackson, Michigan, USA; Inferred Death Year: Abt 1883; Inferred Death Place: Michigan, USA; Case Number: 2456."
  14. ↑ Michigan, Wills and Probate Records, Estate Files, 2435-2478
  15. ↑ 19 March 1873, Rutland Daily Herald, Rutland, Vermont; found at Find A Grave Triphena Smith Dean

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Acknowledgements

  • Thanks to Kern (Thompson) Brogan for creating WikiTree Profile Nathan Dean on 4 Nov 2014. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Kern and others.
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