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Esther Dean 1799–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Oct 1799

Birth Location: Queensbury, Washington, New York, USA

Death Date: 11 Mar 1879

Death Location: Patterson, Putnam, New York, USA

Father: Joel Dean

Mother: Esther Wright

Spouse(s): Joseph Merritt

Children(s): Henry Merritt, John Merritt, Mial Merritt, Sarah Merritt, Joseph Merritt

Esther Dean was born in 1799 in Queensbury, Washington, New York, USA, the child of Joel Dean And Esther Wright. Esther Dean married Joseph Merritt, and had children including Henry Etson Merritt, John H Merritt, Joseph C Merritt, Mial Augustus Merritt, Sarah A Merritt. Esther Dean passed away in 1879 in Patterson, Putnam, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • Esther Dean was born in 1799 in Queensbury, Washington, New York, USA, the child of Joel Dean And Esther Wright.
  • Esther Dean married Joseph Merritt, and had children including Henry Etson Merritt, John H Merritt, Joseph C Merritt, Mial Augustus Merritt, Sarah A Merritt.
  • Esther Dean passed away in 1879 in Patterson, Putnam, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joel Dean
1767–1828
Birth Location: Phillipsburg, Westchester, New York, USA
JD
Esther Wright
1767–1812
Birth Location: New Castle, Westchester, New York, USA
EW

Spouses(s)

Joseph Merritt
1783–1851
Birth Location: Westchester, New York, USA
JM

Children(s)

Henry Merritt
1826–1886
Birth Location: Pawling, Dutchess, New York, USA
HM
John Merritt
1828–1862
Birth Location: Pawling, Dutchess, New York, USA
JM
Mial Merritt
1830–1909
Birth Location: Pawling, Dutchess, New York, USA
MM
Sarah Merritt
1836–1905
Birth Location: Pawling, Dutchess, New York, USA
SM
Joseph Merritt
1839–1922
Birth Location: Pawling, Dutchess, New York, USA
JM

Esther Dean's Ancestors

Self
Esther Dean
1799–1879
Birth Place: Queensbury, Washington, New York, USA
Parents
Joel Dean
1767–1828
Phillipsburg, Westchester, New York, USA
Esther Wright
1767–1812
New Castle, Westchester, New York, USA
Grandparents
Samuel Dean
1726–1818
Westchester, New York, USA
Mary Anderson
1728–1778
Phillipsburg, Westchester, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Dean
1695–1784
Amy Weeks
1699–1752
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Dean
1672–1718
Samuel Jr
1670–1729
Ann Carpenter
1676–

Esther Dean's Descendants

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Esther Dean (30 Oct 1799–11 Mar 1879) m. Joseph Merritt (7 Feb 1783–21 Nov 1851)
  1. 1. Henry (Etson) Merritt 1826–1886 m. Euphronia (Elizabeth) Skinner 1829–1886
    1. 1. Anna (Bethia) Merritt 1857–1934 m. David (Andrew) Heagy 1839–1901
      1. 1. William (Carlton) Heagy 1888–1972 m. Cora (M) Wittgen 1888–1968
    2. 2. Jane (Eliza) Merritt 1864–1929 m. Henry (Allen) Tennant 1855–1918
      1. 1. Herbert (Glenn) Tennant 1885–1962 m. Sarah (Elma) Lohr 1887–1971
        1. 1. Denton (Lavern) Tennant 1915–2001 m. Mabel (Irene) Luke 1916–2001
      2. 2. Harold (Laverne) Tennant 1893–1990 m. Beulah (Marie) Senneff 1890–1976
    3. 3. Laura (Lestina) Merritt 1867–1944 m. Winslow (Bushnell) Dewey 1861–1935
      1. 1. Luella (Marie) Dewey 1895–1979 m. Carl (Julius) Flessner 1891–1960
        1. 1. Dorothy (Dewey) Flessner 1920–2011 m. Donald (Dwight) Rhodes 1921–
        2. 2. Richard (Lee) Flessner 1928–2010
        3. 3. Robert (Carlton) Flessner 1925–2012
  2. 2. John (H) Merritt 1828–1862 m. Rhoda (L) Fay 1832–1862
    1. 1. Charles (H) Merritt 1856–1901 m. Harriet Osborn 1858–
      1. 1. Blanche (Fay) Merritt 1891–1971 m. Manley (Bonham) Mathers 1889–1949
        1. 1. Merritt (E) Mathers 1916–2000
        2. 2. Marcella (Mae) Mathers 1923– m. Henrich (O) Loheide 1926–1966
  3. 3. Mial (Augustus) Merritt 1830–1909 m. Mary (L) Pierson 1835–1906
    1. 1. Ella (Louise) Merritt 1862–1947 m. Warren (C) Smith 1862–1926
      1. 1. Ruth (Ester) Smith 1899–1991 m. Joseph Lawson 1896–1992
      2. 2. Stella (Harriet) Smith 1893–1987
      3. 3. Myron (Warren) Smith 1890–1981 m. Carolyn Chaffee 1892–1979
        1. 1. Barbara (D) Smith 1925–
        2. 2. Donald (Pierson) Smith 1927–1983
  4. 4. Sarah (A) Merritt 1836–1905 m. John (C) Weed –1885
  5. 5. Joseph (C) Merritt 1839–1922 m. Caroline (L) Holmes –1869
    1. 1. Grace (L) Merritt 1864–1955 m. George (C) Davis 1847–1925
      1. 1. Dean (H) Davis 1890–1966
      2. 2. Donald (W) Davis 1902–1972
      3. 3. Hugh (R) Davis 1893–1950

Esther Dean's Timeline

2 Records

1799
30 Oct 1799
Birth of Esther Dean in Queensbury, Washington, New York, USA
Queensbury, Washington, New York, USA
1879
11 Mar 1879
Age 80
Death of Esther Dean in Patterson, Putnam, New York, USA
Patterson, Putnam, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1799
    Event Place: Queensbury, Washington, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1879
    Event Place: Patterson, Putnam, New York, USA
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