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David Sherman Denison 1734–1796 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Aug 1734

Birth Location: Montville, New London, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 1796

Death Location: Wolfville, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Robert Denison

Mother: Prudence Sherman

Spouse(s): Sarah Fox

Children(s): Rachel Denison

In 1734, David Sherman Denison entered the world in Montville, New London, Connecticut, United States, born to Robert Denison And Prudence Sherman. David Sherman Denison married Sarah Fox, and had children including Rachel Denison. David Sherman Denison passed away in 1796 in Wolfville, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1734, David Sherman Denison entered the world in Montville, New London, Connecticut, United States, born to Robert Denison And Prudence Sherman.
  • David Sherman Denison married Sarah Fox, and had children including Rachel Denison.
  • David Sherman Denison passed away in 1796 in Wolfville, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Denison
1697–1766
Birth Location: Montville, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
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Prudence Sherman
1706–1800
Birth Location: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Fox
1732–1818
Birth Location: Montville, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Children(s)

Rachel Denison
1758–
Birth Location: Montville, New London, Connecticut, United States
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David Denison's Ancestors

Self
David Denison
1734–1796
Birth Place: Montville, New London, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Robert Denison
1697–1766
Montville, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
Prudence Sherman
1706–1800
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Robert Denison
1673–1737
Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
Joanna Stanton
1679–1715
Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
David Sherman
1665–1753
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Mercy Wheeler
1670–1745
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Stanton
1653–1724
Joanna Gardiner
1657–1724
Samuel Sherman
1618–1700
Sarah Mitchell
1621–1621
Isaac Wheeler
1646–1712
Martha Parke
1646–1716
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Stanton
1616–1677
Ann Lord
1614–1688
Thomas Gardiner
1613–1689
Lucy Smith
1619–1687
Edmund Sherman
1572–1641
Joan Makin
1575–1620
Matthew Mitchell
1589–1646
Sarah Butterfield
1620–
Thomas Wheeler
1602–1686
Mary Beckley
1620–1654
Thomas Parke
1615–1709
Dorothy Thompson
1624–1709

David Denison's Descendants

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David (Sherman) Denison (12 Aug 1734–1796) m. Sarah Fox (16 Apr 1732–1818)
  1. 1. Rachel Denison 1758– m. Andrew Davison 1755–1791

David Denison's Timeline

2 Records

1734
12 Aug 1734
Birth of David Sherman Denison in Montville, New London, Connecticut, United States
Montville, New London, Connecticut, United States
1796
1796
Age 62
Death of David Sherman Denison in Wolfville, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Wolfville, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1734
    Event Place: Montville, New London, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1796
    Event Place: Wolfville, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada
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