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Capt. Daniel DEWEY 1729–1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Mar 1729

Birth Location: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 01 Apr 1776

Death Location: Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA

Father: James Dewey

Mother: Elizabeth Ashley

Spouse(s): Ruth Taylor

Children(s): Ruth Dewey

The story of Capt. Daniel DEWEY began in 1729 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA. Capt. Daniel DEWEY married Ruth Taylor, and had children including Ruth Dewey. Capt. Daniel DEWEY passed away in 1776 in Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Capt. Daniel DEWEY began in 1729 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Capt. Daniel DEWEY married Ruth Taylor, and had children including Ruth Dewey.
  • Capt. Daniel DEWEY passed away in 1776 in Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA.

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Capt. DEWEY's Ancestors

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Capt. DEWEY
1729–1776
Birth Place: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
James Dewey
1692–1756
Westfield, Hampton, Massachusetts, United States
Elizabeth Ashley
1697–1737
Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Jedediah Dewey
1647–1718
Windsor, Conn
Sarah Orton
1652–1711
Windsor, Hartford, CT, USA
David Ashley
1666–1714
Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Mary Dewey
1668–1757
Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Dewey
1603–1648
Frances Randall
1610–1690
Thomas Orton
1613–1688
Margaret Pell
1629–1715
David l
1642–1718
Hannah GLOVER
1646–1722
Thomas Dewey
1640–1690
Constant Hawes
1642–1702
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Dewey
1577–1648
Mary Moore
1586–1637
Joseph Horton
1578–1640
Mary Schuyler
1578–1663
Henry Peale
1585–1635
Anna Scott
1584–1630
Robert 8gg
1620–1682
Ellen Wakeman
1607–1698

Capt. DEWEY's Descendants

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Capt. (Daniel) DEWEY (10 Mar 1729–01 Apr 1776) m. Ruth Taylor (1728–4 Mar 1760)
  1. 1. Ruth Dewey 1760–1823 m. Joseph Cook 1749–1828
    1. 1. Milo Cooke 1783–1820 m. Harriet Latimer 1785–1862
      1. 1. William Cooke 1811–1884 m. Lucy Waddell 1815–1893
        1. 1. John Cooke 1826–1894 m. Sarah Meeks 1837–1929

Capt. DEWEY's Timeline

2 Records

1729
10 Mar 1729
Birth of Capt. Daniel DEWEY in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
1776
01 Apr 1776
Age 47
Death of Capt. Daniel DEWEY in Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1729
    Event Place: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1776
    Event Place: Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA

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