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James Denison 1730–1791 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1730

Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 20 Oct 1791

Death Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States

Father: Jabez Denison

Mother: Dorothy Cogswell

Spouse(s): Martha Doty

Children(s): Doty Dennison

James Denison was born in 1730 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States, the child of Jabez Denison And Dorothy Cogswell. James Denison married Martha Doty, and had children including Doty Dennison. James Denison passed away in 1791 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • James Denison was born in 1730 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States, the child of Jabez Denison And Dorothy Cogswell.
  • James Denison married Martha Doty, and had children including Doty Dennison.
  • James Denison passed away in 1791 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jabez Denison
1698–1788
Birth Location: Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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Dorothy Cogswell
1692–1757
Birth Location: Ipswich, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Martha Doty
1733–1774
Birth Location: Canada, Canada
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Children(s)

Doty Dennison
1774–1860
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
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James Denison's Ancestors

Self
James Denison
1730–1791
Birth Place: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Jabez Denison
1698–1788
Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Dorothy Cogswell
1692–1757
Ipswich, Massachusetts
Grandparents
John (Denison) Jr
1669–1699
Stonington, New London County, Connecticut
Ann Mason
1669–
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Martha Emerson
1662–1703
Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Denison's Descendants

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James Denison (1730–20 Oct 1791) m. Martha Doty (28 Apr 1733–8 Mar 1774)
  1. 1. Doty Dennison 1774–1860 m. Mrs (Mary) Denison 1773–1855
    1. 1. Edwin ((Methodist Clergeman) Dennison) £ 1804–1889 m. Louisa Gardner 1806–1877
      1. 1. Samuel (Patrick "Paddie") Dennison 1831–1895 m. Jane ((Mary)) Morgan 1833–1926
        1. 1. Louis Dennison 1871–1947 m. Nora Mann 1884–

James Denison's Timeline

2 Records

1730
1730
Birth of James Denison in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
1791
20 Oct 1791
Age 61
Death of James Denison in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1791
    Event Place: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
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