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Henry Jefferson Dent 1887–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 AUG 1887

Birth Location: Brady Township, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

Death Date: 16 AUG 1956

Death Location: Riverside, Berrien, Michigan, United States

Father: Robert Dent

Mother: Caroline harris

Spouse(s): Mary McCormick

Children(s): Robert Dent, Henry Dent, Carl Dent, Mable Dent, Mary Dent, Charles Dent, Paul Dent, Ethel Dent, Lillie Dent

In 1887, Henry Jefferson Dent entered the world in Brady Township, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, born to Robert N Dent And Caroline Clara Belle Harris. Henry Jefferson Dent married Mary Ellen Mccormick, and had children including Carl Richard Dent, Charles Edward Dent, Ethel Dent, Henry Arthur Dent, Lillie Marie Dent, Mable Augusta Dent, Mary Alice Dent, Paul Aven Dent, Robert J Dent. Henry Jefferson Dent passed away in 1956 in Riverside, Berrien, Michigan, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1887, Henry Jefferson Dent entered the world in Brady Township, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, born to Robert N Dent And Caroline Clara Belle Harris.
  • Henry Jefferson Dent married Mary Ellen Mccormick, and had children including Carl Richard Dent, Charles Edward Dent, Ethel Dent, Henry Arthur Dent, Lillie Marie Dent, Mable Augusta Dent, Mary Alice Dent, Paul Aven Dent, Robert J Dent.
  • Henry Jefferson Dent passed away in 1956 in Riverside, Berrien, Michigan, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Henry Dent's Ancestors

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Henry Dent
1887–1956
Birth Place: Brady Township, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
Parents
Robert N Dent
1865–1954
Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States
Caroline ("Clara belle") harris
1869–1926
Brady Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA
Grandparents
Charles (E) Dent
1825–1903
Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Lovina (Dent Bryant) Osterhout
1845–1931
Prarie Ronde, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States
Great-Grandparents
Charles Dent
1788–1847
Alice Feast
1787–1880
John Osterhout
1819–1872
Roxanna Smith
1825–1901
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Dent
1744–1830
Ann Roper
1741–1832
Cornelius Osterhout
1794–1873
Lavina Vernooy
1794–1836
Joshua Smith
1795–1847

Henry Dent's Descendants

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Henry (Jefferson) Dent (7 AUG 1887–16 AUG 1956) m. Mary (Ellen) McCormick (5 JAN 1886–14 SEP 1964)
  1. 1. Robert (J) Dent 1907–1987 m. Thelma (Helena) Offill 1913–2010
    1. 1. Vivian Dent 1931–2016
  2. 2. Henry (Arthur) Dent 1908–1991
  3. 3. Carl (Richard) Dent 1913–1959
  4. 4. Mable (Augusta) Dent 1915–1989
  5. 5. Mary (Alice) Dent 1919–1920
  6. 6. Charles (Edward) Dent 1920–1921
  7. 7. Paul (Aven) Dent 1922–1998
  8. 8. Ethel Dent 1925–
  9. 9. Lillie (Marie) Dent 1927–1927

Henry Dent's Timeline

2 Records

1887
7 AUG 1887
Birth of Henry Jefferson Dent in Brady Township, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
Brady Township, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
1956
16 AUG 1956
Age 69
Death of Henry Jefferson Dent in Riverside, Berrien, Michigan, United States
Riverside, Berrien, Michigan, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 AUG 1887
    Event Place: Brady Township, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 AUG 1956
    Event Place: Riverside, Berrien, Michigan, United States
    Record Source: Age:
    69

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