Jonas
Dench
Born in St Enoder, Cornwall, England
Ancestors 
Son of William Dench
and Mary (Glasson) Dench
Brother of
William Dench, Robert Glasson Dench, Thomas Cavil Dench, Elizabeth Dench, Mary Ann Dench, Martha Dench, Jane Pengelly Dench, John Pengelly Dench, Hannah (Dench) Rowe, Catherine Dench and Eliza (Dench) Bray
Husband of
Frances (James) Dench
— married
31 Jul 1832 in St Enoder, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Father of
Elizabeth Jane Dench, Catherine Dench, Mary Dench, William Dench, Frances (Dench) Finnegan and George Dench
Died
at about age 85
in Kings, New York, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Apr 2022
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Jonas Dench was born in Cornwall, England.
Biography
Jonas Dench was born in 1819, St Enoder, Cornwall to parents William Dench and Mary Glasson. He was baptized on January 31, 1819.[1]
On July 31, 1842, Jonas Dench married Fanny James in St Enoder, Cornwall, England.[2]
On March 24, 1848, Jonas arrived in the United States on the ship Yorkshire. [3]
Jonas died about June 14, 1904 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA.[4]
Residence:
1870 United States Federal Census: [5]Jonas Dench 50, Fannie Dench 50, Mary Dench 21, William Dench 14, Frances Dench 11, George Dench 9.
1880 United States Federal Census: [6]Jonas Dench 55, Fannie Dench 55, George Dench 19.
Sources
- ↑ Baptism of Jonas Dench: FHL Film 1595496, Items 1-13. Image 183. Parish registers for St. Enoder, 1570-1957. Church of England. Record Office (Repository). Digital Collection: England, Cornwall parish registers: COLLECTION RECORD, 1538-2010 / Cornwall Record Office. https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/44110?availability=Family%20History%20Library
- ↑ Marriage of Jonas Dench married Fanny James. FHL Film 1595496, Items 1-13. Image 508. Parish registers for St. Enoder, 1570-1957. Church of England. Record Office (Repository). Digital Collection: England, Cornwall parish registers: COLLECTION RECORD, 1538-2010 / Cornwall Record Office. https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/44110?availability=Family%20History%20Library
- ↑ Jonas Dench. Ship: Yorkshire. Point of Departure: Liverpool, England. Arrival: New York, New York, USA. New York, U.S., Irish Immigrant Arrival Records, 1846-1851. Ancestry.com. 2001.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/231610687/jonas-dench: accessed 18 September 2022), memorial page for Jonas Dench (1819–14 Jun 1904), Find a Grave Memorial ID 231610687, citing Bayview-New York Bay Cemetery, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA; Maintained by BKGeni (contributor 46895980) .
- ↑ Year: 1870 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Brooklyn Ward 12, Kings, New York; Roll: M593_953; Page: 488B; Family History Library Film: 552452
- ↑ Year: 1880 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Brooklyn, Kings, New York; Roll: 846; Page: 556A; Enumeration District: 097
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jonas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jonas:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jonas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jonas:
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~3.12%
~12.50%
William Bauer 
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member WilliamBauer67
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Katherine Bauer :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FH8433800 [compare], Ancestry member kbauer2012
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Nyssa Williams :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member nicer83
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