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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

The story of Esther Dean began in 1799 in Queensbury, Washington, New York, USA. Esther Dean married Joseph Merritt, and had children including Henry Etson Merritt, John H Merritt, Mial Augustus Merritt, Sarah A Merritt, Joseph C Merritt. Esther Dean passed away in 1879 in Patterson, Putnam, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Esther Dean began in 1799 in Queensbury, Washington, New York, USA.
  • Esther Dean married Joseph Merritt, and had children including Henry Etson Merritt, John H Merritt, Mial Augustus Merritt, Sarah A Merritt, Joseph C 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
Margaret Dean
Samuel Weeks
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 (12 Jun 1826 – 24 Jan 1886) m. Euphronia (Elizabeth) Skinner (12 Jun 1829 – 24 Jan 1886)
    1. 1. Anna (Bethia) Merritt (24 Dec 1857 – 1 Apr 1934) m. David (Andrew) Heagy (17 Jul 1839 – 9 Jun 1901)
      1. 1. William (Carlton) Heagy (16 Apr 1888 – 5 Jul 1972) m. Cora (M) Wittgen (17 Oct 1888 – 21 Oct 1968)
    2. 2. Jane (Eliza) Merritt (26 Jul 1864 – 4 Aug 1929) m. Henry (Allen) Tennant (Jul 1855 – 1918)
      1. 1. Herbert (Glenn) Tennant (9 Jul 1885 – 1962) m. Sarah (Elma) Lohr (8 May 1887 – 1971)
        1. 1. Denton (Lavern) Tennant (18 May 1915 – 19 May 2001) m. Mabel (Irene) Luke (18 Oct 1916 – 29 Jun 2001)
      2. 2. Harold (Laverne) Tennant (20 Nov 1893 – 21 May 1990) m. Beulah (Marie) Senneff (11 Dec 1890 – 23 May 1976)
    3. 3. Laura (Lestina) Merritt (5 Nov 1867 – 15 Jun 1944) m. Winslow (Bushnell) Dewey (3 Sep 1861 – 10 May 1935)
      1. 1. Luella (Marie) Dewey (26 Apr 1895 – 3 Oct 1979) m. Carl (Julius) Flessner (6 Dec 1891 – 5 Oct 1960)
        1. 1. Dorothy (Dewey) Flessner (20 Aug 1920 – 3 Aug 2011) m. Donald (Dwight) Rhodes (30 Sep 1921 – )
        2. 2. Robert (Carlton) Flessner (12 Aug 1925 – 23 Nov 2012)
        3. 3. Richard (Lee) Flessner (4 Aug 1928 – 10 Dec 2010)
  2. 2. John (H) Merritt (6 Oct 1828 – 12 Nov 1862) m. Rhoda (L) Fay (1832 – 12 Nov 1862)
    1. 1. Charles (H) Merritt (13 Sep 1856 – 8 Feb 1901) m. Harriet Osborn (Jun 1858 – )
      1. 1. Blanche (Fay) Merritt (12 Aug 1891 – 7 Feb 1971) m. Manley (Bonham) Mathers (13 Sep 1889 – 19 Sep 1949)
        1. 1. Marcella (Mae) Mathers (6 Nov 1923 – ) m. Henrich (O) Loheide (14 Jan 1926 – 9 Oct 1966)
        2. 2. Merritt (E) Mathers (12 Apr 1916 – 22 May 2000) m. Charlotte Rogers
  3. 3. Mial (Augustus) Merritt (31 Aug 1830 – 15 Apr 1909) m. Mary (L) Pierson (15 Feb 1835 – 18 Dec 1906)
    1. 1. Ella (Louise) Merritt (1 Nov 1862 – 13 Apr 1947) m. Warren (C) Smith (19 Aug 1862 – 6 Aug 1926)
      1. 1. Myron (Warren) Smith (7 Jun 1890 – Feb 1981) m. Carolyn Chaffee (26 Sep 1892 – 5 Jun 1979)
        1. 1. Barbara (D) Smith (1925 – )
        2. 2. Donald (Pierson) Smith (23 Aug 1927 – 8 May 1983)
      2. 2. Stella (Harriet) Smith (1 Nov 1893 – 20 Jan 1987)
      3. 3. Ruth (Ester) Smith (11 Nov 1899 – 22 Nov 1991) m. Joseph Lawson (12 Oct 1896 – Sep 1992)
  4. 4. Sarah (A) Merritt (12 Mar 1836 – 1 May 1905) m. John (C) Weed ( – 5 Jan 1885)
  5. 5. Joseph (C) Merritt (22 Jan 1839 – 1922) m. Caroline (L) Holmes ( – 30 Aug 1869)
    1. 1. Grace (L) Merritt (Oct 1864 – 1955) m. George (C) Davis (Dec 1847 – 1925)
      1. 1. Dean (H) Davis (12 Apr 1890 – Jul 1966)
      2. 2. Hugh (R) Davis (30 Aug 1893 – 16 Nov 1950)
      3. 3. Donald (W) Davis (16 Nov 1902 – Aug 1972)

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

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    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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