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Ellen Bray Wrenshall Dent 1793–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 1793

Birth Location: St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 14 Jan 1857

Death Location: Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, United States of America

Father: Rev. Rev.

Mother: Mary Bennington

Spouse(s): Col Dent

Children(s): Julia Grant, Ellen Dent, Emily Dent, Frederick Dent, George Dent, John Dent, Lewis Dent, Mary Dent

In 1793, Ellen Bray Wrenshall Dent entered the world in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA, born to Rev John Wrenshall Rev And Mary Margaet Polly Bennington. Ellen Bray Wrenshall Dent married Col Fredrick Fayette Dent, and had children including Ellen Nellie Wrenshaw Dent, Emily Emma Dent, Frederick Tracy Dent, George Wrenshall Dent, John Cromwell Dent, Julia Boggs Dent Grant, Lewis Louis Dent, Mary Dent. Ellen Bray Wrenshall Dent passed away in 1857 in Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, United States of America.

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  • In 1793, Ellen Bray Wrenshall Dent entered the world in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA, born to Rev John Wrenshall Rev And Mary Margaet Polly Bennington.
  • Ellen Bray Wrenshall Dent married Col Fredrick Fayette Dent, and had children including Ellen Nellie Wrenshaw Dent, Emily Emma Dent, Frederick Tracy Dent, George Wrenshall Dent, John Cromwell Dent, Julia Boggs Dent Grant, Lewis Louis Dent, Mary Dent.
  • Ellen Bray Wrenshall Dent passed away in 1857 in Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, United States of America.

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Ellen Dent's Ancestors

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Ellen Dent
1793–1857
Birth Place: St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA
Parents
Rev. John Wrenshall, Rev.
1761–1821
St. John's Parish, Preston, Lancashire, England
Mary (Margaet 'Polly') Bennington
1761–1812
Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Wrenshall
1735–1790
Preston, City of Preston, Lancashire, England
Margaret Bray
1738–1790
Preston, Lancashire, , England
Matthew Bennington
1737–1763
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Sarah Spencer
1739–1809
Preston, Dorset, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ellen Dent's Descendants

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Ellen (Bray Wrenshall) Dent (April 1793–14 Jan 1857) m. Col (Fredrick Fayette) Dent (6 Oct 1786–15 Dec 1873)
  1. 1. Julia (Boggs Dent) Grant 1826–1902 m. President (Ulysses Simpson Grant, 18th President of the) USA 1822–1885
    1. 1. Jesse (Root) Grant 1858–1934
    2. 2. Nellie (Wrenshall) Grant 1855–1922
    3. 3. Maj. (Gen. Frederick Dent) Grant 1850–1912
    4. 4. Ulysses (Simpson Buck) Grant 1852–1929
  2. 2. Ellen (Nellie Wrenshaw) Dent 1828–1904
  3. 3. Emily (Emma) Dent 1836–1920
  4. 4. Frederick (Tracy) Dent 1820–1892
  5. 5. George (Wrenshall) Dent 1819–1899
  6. 6. John (Cromwell) Dent 1816–1889
  7. 7. Lewis (Louis) Dent 1823–1874
  8. 8. Mary Dent 1829–1829

Ellen Dent's Timeline

2 Records

1793
April 1793
Birth of Ellen Bray Wrenshall Dent in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA
St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA
1857
14 Jan 1857
Age 64
Death of Ellen Bray Wrenshall Dent in St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
St. Louis City, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 1793
    Event Place: St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1857
    Event Place: St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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