Dennis
Wakefield
Born in Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Moses Wakefield
and Nancy (Kimball) Wakefield
Brother of
Hiram Wakefield
Husband of
Abigail Fairbanks (Crosby) Wakefield
— married
6 Jul 1840 in Michigan, United States
Husband of
Charity (Scofield) Wakefield
— married
1846 in Morenci, Lenawee, Michigan, United States
Husband of
Amanda (Crover) Wakefield
— married
1852 in Michigan, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Charles Crosby Wakefield and Leigh Richmond Wakefield
Died
at age 76
in Morenci, Lenawee, Michigan, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Jun 2020
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Biography
Dennis was born before 1820. A farmer.
He was married at least three times:
- Abigail Fairbanks (Crosby) Wakefield (1815-1845) (m 1829)
- Charity (Scofield) Wakefield (1824-1851) (m 1846)
- Amanda (Crover) Wakefield (1818-1906) (m 1852)
Sources
- Lorenzo Sayles Fairbanks, Genealogy of the Fairbanks Family in America 1633-1897 (Boston, MA: pub. by the author [American Printing & Engraving Co.], 1897)
- "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3XN-6M1 : 2 April 2020), Dennis Wakefield, 02 Jun 1886; citing p 142 rn 362, Seneca, Lenawee, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,363,632.
- "Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV5M-3PVN : 1 April 2020), Dennis Wakefield, 1886; citing Morenci, , , United States, Obituary, Grand Rapids Public Library, Michigan; FHL microfilm 7,616,269.
- Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 29 July 2021), memorial page for Dennis Wakefield (5 Nov 1809–2 Jun 1886), Find A Grave: Memorial #114093678, citing Oak Grove Cemetery, Morenci, Lenawee County, Michigan, USA ; Maintained by Steve Saxon (contributor 47290115) .
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