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Gideon Denison 1723–1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: NOV 1723

Birth Location: Saybrook, Connecticut (Middlesex)

Death Date: 3 AUG 1795

Death Location: Westbrook, Middlesex, Connecticut

Father: Samuel Denison

Mother: Mary Lay

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Chalker

Children(s): Desire Denison

Gideon Denison was born in 1723 in Saybrook, Connecticut (Middlesex), the child of Samuel Denison And Mary Lay. Gideon Denison married Elizabeth Chalker, and had children including Desire Denison. Gideon Denison passed away in 1795 in Westbrook, Middlesex, Connecticut.

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Biography

  • Gideon Denison was born in 1723 in Saybrook, Connecticut (Middlesex), the child of Samuel Denison And Mary Lay.
  • Gideon Denison married Elizabeth Chalker, and had children including Desire Denison.
  • Gideon Denison passed away in 1795 in Westbrook, Middlesex, Connecticut.

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Gideon Denison's Ancestors

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Gideon Denison
1723–1795
Birth Place: Saybrook, Connecticut (Middlesex)
Parents
Samuel Denison
1686–1724
Westerly, Rhode Island (Washington)
Mary Lay
1685–1726
Saybrook, Connecticut (Middlesex)
Grandparents
George Denison
1653–1711
Roxbury, Massachusetts (Suffolk)
Mercy Gorham
1658–1725
Barnstable, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
Great-Grandparents
John Gorham
1621–1675
Desire Howland
1624–1683
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ralph Gorham
1575–1643
John Howland
1592–1672
Elizabeth Tilley
1607–1687

Gideon Denison's Descendants

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Gideon Denison (NOV 1723–3 AUG 1795) m. Elizabeth Chalker (22 MAY 1730–23 JUN 1803)
  1. 1. Desire Denison 1755–1842 m. Billey Willard 1735–1811

Gideon Denison's Timeline

2 Records

1723
NOV 1723
Birth of Gideon Denison in Saybrook, Connecticut (Middlesex)
Saybrook, Connecticut (Middlesex)
1795
3 AUG 1795
Age 72
Death of Gideon Denison in Westbrook, Middlesex, Connecticut
Westbrook, Middlesex, Connecticut

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: NOV 1723
    Event Place: Saybrook, Connecticut (Middlesex)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 AUG 1795
    Event Place: Westbrook, Middlesex, Connecticut

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