Benjamin Denis Sr (1887 - 1954)

Born 18 Sep 1887 in Mahukona, Hawaii Territory

Ancestors

Son of Francisco Denis Sr and Maria-Filomena Couto

Husband of Maria Santos — married Apr 1915 in Honolulu, Hawaii Territory

Died 11 Aug 1954 at age 66 in Honolulu, Hawaii Territory

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Biography

• Benjamin was the son of Francisco Denis and Maria-Filomena Couto.

Children

• Dorothy Elizabeth Denis (1916–2000), m. Jules Patrick Rego Jr (1913-1995)
• Benjamin H Denis Jr (1917 TH – 1997 CA), m. 1940 in Honolulu to Minnie Enos Indie (1919-1999)
• Daniel Edward Denis (1919–1997)
• Beatrice Mae Denis (1921–1992), m. Frank Gomes Jardin (1916-2012)
• Lawrence Bernard Denis Sr (1923–2013)
• Elizabeth Thelma Denis (1929-2005), m. James Gomes Jardin (1923-2017)

DNA

• Paternal relationship confirmed by an Ancestry DNA test match, 59.7 cM across 5 segments, between CJD and RDJ, third cousins. Their MRCA is Luiz Diniz and Mequelina Francisco. CJD is a great-grandson of the the MRCA by their daughter Maria da Conceição Deniz, by her daughter Laura Curt Medeiros (1881-1935), then by Laura's daughter Lillian Dorsey (1917-2017). RDJ is a great grandson of the MRCA by their son Francisco Denis (1851-1911) by his son Benjamin Denis Sr, then by Benjamin's daughter Elizabeth Jardin (1929-2005).
• Paternal relationship confirmed by a myHeritage DNA triangulation among RDJ, BBP, and DB. RDJ and BBP are second cousins to each other and DB is their third cousin.
  • Triangulated segment Chromosome 5: genomic position: 88849142 – 125686381; RSID: rs16867748 – rs7727523; segment size: 31.2 cM; number of SNPs: 17,280
  • Triangulated segment Chromosome 13: genomic position: 92083479 – 105422906; RSID: rs9583926 – rs11838380; segment size: 18.9 cM; number of SNPs: 8,832
  • MRCA of RDJ and BBP (second cousins) is:
    • Francisco Deniz (1852–1911) & Maria Filomena Couto (1854–1932). Both born in the Azores, and died in Hawaii. BBP descends from their daughter Maria (1892-1961). RDJ descends from their son Benjamin (1887-1954)
  • MRCA for all three is:
    • Luis Jose Deniz (1823 - ) & Mequelina Francisco (1828- ), parents of Francisco Denis, as well as of DB's great-grandmother, Maria da Conceição Deniz Curt (abt. 1857 - 1924)

Sources

• Find A Grave: Memorial #71785244