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Capt. William Joseph Dent 1795–1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Mar 1795

Birth Location: Henry Co, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 10 Aug 1866

Death Location: Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA

Father: Shadrick Dent

Mother: Mary Murphy

Spouse(s): Mildred Potter

Children(s): William Dent

Capt. William Joseph Dent was born in 1795 in Henry Co, Virginia, USA, the child of Shadrick Sadrach Dent And Mary Murphy. Capt. William Joseph Dent married Mildred Emily Potter, and had children including William Potter Dent. Capt. William Joseph Dent passed away in 1866 in Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Capt. William Joseph Dent was born in 1795 in Henry Co, Virginia, USA, the child of Shadrick Sadrach Dent And Mary Murphy.
  • Capt. William Joseph Dent married Mildred Emily Potter, and had children including William Potter Dent.
  • Capt. William Joseph Dent passed away in 1866 in Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Shadrick Dent
1757–1815
Birth Location: Newport W. Hundred, Charles Co., Maryland
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Mary Murphy
1763–1815
Birth Location: Charles Co. Maryland
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Spouses(s)

Mildred Potter
1798–1878
Birth Location: Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, United States of America
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Children(s)

William Dent
1829–1916
Birth Location: Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, USA
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Capt. Dent's Ancestors

Self
Capt. Dent
1795–1866
Birth Place: Henry Co, Virginia, USA
Parents
Shadrick (Sadrach) Dent
1757–1815
Newport W. Hundred, Charles Co., Maryland
Mary Murphy
1763–1815
Charles Co. Maryland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt. Dent's Descendants

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Capt. (William Joseph) Dent (12 Mar 1795–10 Aug 1866) m. Mildred (Emily) Potter (1798–1878)
  1. 1. William (Potter) Dent 1829–1916 m. Jane (Catherine) Hill 1833–1920
    1. 1. Quincy (King) Dent 1856–1931 m. Ghasky (Green) Bullion 1857–1930
      1. 1. Henry (Edward) Dent 1879–1918
      2. 2. James (Madison) Dent 1877–1958 m. Augusta Dent 1879–1958
        1. 1. Allison Dent 1907–1974
        2. 2. Nina (Mae) Dent 1905–1927
        3. 3. Edna (Mae) Mitchell 1912–1971
        4. 4. Myra Dunn 1900–1991
        5. 5. Harliss (Edward) Dent 1908–1991
      3. 3. Ida (Bertha) Parker 1894–1952
      4. 4. Luther (William) Dent 1892–1918
      5. 5. Walter Dent 1889–1955
      6. 6. Pearl Dent 1875–1892
      7. 7. Clarence (Wayland) Dent 1885–1950
      8. 8. Pearl Dent 1887–1917
      9. 9. Mollie Dent 1881–1881
      10. 10. Martha (A.) Dent 1889–1900

Capt. Dent's Timeline

2 Records

1795
12 Mar 1795
Birth of Capt. William Joseph Dent in Henry Co, Virginia, USA
Henry Co, Virginia, USA
1866
10 Aug 1866
Age 71
Death of Capt. William Joseph Dent in Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA
Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1795
    Event Place: Henry Co, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1866
    Event Place: Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA
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