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James Howard Dean 1922 – 2015 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jul 1922

Birth Location: New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 21 Oct 2015

Death Location: Stamford, Connecticut, USA

Father: Casper Dean

Mother: Catherine Torpey

Spouse(s): Joan Coughlin

Children(s): James Dean

The story of James Howard Dean began in 1922 in New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. James Howard Dean married Joan Barbara Coughlin, and had children including James Howard Jr Dean. James Howard Dean passed away in 2015 in Stamford, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Howard Dean began in 1922 in New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
  • James Howard Dean married Joan Barbara Coughlin, and had children including James Howard Jr Dean.
  • James Howard Dean passed away in 2015 in Stamford, Connecticut, USA.

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Children(s)

James Dean's Ancestors

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James Dean
1922 – 2015
Birth Place: New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Casper Howard Dean
1891 – 1965
Pound Ridge, Westchester, New York, USA
Catherine (Anna) Torpey
1895 –
New York City, New York, New York, USA
Grandparents
Peter (G) Dean
1859 – 1910
Yorktown, Westchester, New York, USA
Harriet (Ann) Horton
1871 – 1937
North Castle, Westchester, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Dean
1822 – 1887
Mary Wildey
1827 – 1886
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Dean
1800 – 1880
Phebe Purdy
1796 – 1880

James Dean's Descendants

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James (Howard) Dean (19 Jul 1922 – 21 Oct 2015) m. Joan (Barbara) Coughlin
  1. 1. James (Howard Jr) Dean

James Dean's Timeline

2 Records

1922
19 Jul 1922
Birth of James Howard Dean in New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
2015
21 Oct 2015
Age 93
Death of James Howard Dean in Stamford, Connecticut, USA
Stamford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1922
    Event Place: New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Oct 2015
    Event Place: Stamford, Connecticut, USA

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