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Col. Frederick Fayette Dent 1786–1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Oct 1786

Birth Location: Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 15 Dec 1873

Death Location: Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA

Father:

Mother: Susannah Dawson

Spouse(s): Ellen Wrenshall

Children(s): Julia Dent

Col. Frederick Fayette Dent was born in 1786 in Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA, the child of Dent And Susannah Dawson. Col. Frederick Fayette Dent married Ellen Bray Wrenshall, and had children including Julia Boggs Dent. Col. Frederick Fayette Dent passed away in 1873 in Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA.

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Biography

  • Col. Frederick Fayette Dent was born in 1786 in Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA, the child of Dent And Susannah Dawson.
  • Col. Frederick Fayette Dent married Ellen Bray Wrenshall, and had children including Julia Boggs Dent.
  • Col. Frederick Fayette Dent passed away in 1873 in Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA.

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Children(s)

Col. Dent's Ancestors

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Col. Dent
1786–1873
Birth Place: Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA
Parents
Susannah Dawson
1758–1784
Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
John (W) Dawson
1706–1764
Fendalls Delight Plantation, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Martha (Anne) Marbury
1715–1795
Saint Johns Parish, Prince Georges, Maryland (Piscataway)
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Dawson
1683–1727
Mary Doyne
1686–1735
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Doyne
1647–1689
Mary Stone
1651–1675

Col. Dent's Descendants

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Col. (Frederick Fayette) Dent (06 Oct 1786–15 Dec 1873) m. Ellen (Bray) Wrenshall (Apr 1793–14 Jan 1857)
  1. 1. Julia (Boggs) Dent 1826–1902 m. Ulysses (Simpson (Hiram) Grant) Pres. 1822–1885
    1. 1. Frederick (Dent Grant) Gen. 1850–1912
    2. 2. Ulysses (Simpson) Grant 1852–1929
    3. 3. Ellen (Nellie Wrenshall) Grant 1855–1922
    4. 4. Jesse (Root) Grant 1858–1934

Col. Dent's Timeline

2 Records

1786
06 Oct 1786
Birth of Col. Frederick Fayette Dent in Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA
Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA
1873
15 Dec 1873
Age 87
Death of Col. Frederick Fayette Dent in Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Oct 1786
    Event Place: Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1873
    Event Place: Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA

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