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Jeremiah "Big Jerry" Denton 1779–1847 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1779

Birth Location: White, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 7 Sep 1847

Death Location: White, Tennessee, United States

Father: Abraham III

Mother: Elizabeth Hogg

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In 1779, Jeremiah "Big Jerry" Denton entered the world in White, Tennessee, United States, born to Abraham Denton Iii And Elizabeth Ann Mourning Hogg. Jeremiah "Big Jerry" Denton passed away in 1847 in White, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1779, Jeremiah "Big Jerry" Denton entered the world in White, Tennessee, United States, born to Abraham Denton Iii And Elizabeth Ann Mourning Hogg.
  • Jeremiah "Big Jerry" Denton passed away in 1847 in White, Tennessee, United States.

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Jeremiah Denton's Ancestors

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Jeremiah Denton
1779–1847
Birth Place: White, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Abraham Denton III
1730–1820
Goshen, Orange, New York, USA
Elizabeth (Ann Mourning) Hogg
1737–1804
Virginia, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Mary (Sarah O' Dell) (Denton)
1704–1779
Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
William (Whitson) II
1714–1783
Overwharton Parish, Stafford, Virginia, USA
Margaret PLUMLEY
1710–1783
Stafford, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Sr.
1676–1738
Lydia Whitson
1676–1738
Mary Plumley
1687–1733
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Whitson
1640–1701
Mary Fletcher
1648–1734

Jeremiah Denton's Timeline

2 Records

1779
1779
Birth of Jeremiah "Big Jerry" Denton in White, Tennessee, United States
White, Tennessee, United States
1847
7 Sep 1847
Age 68
Death of Jeremiah "Big Jerry" Denton in White, Tennessee, United States
White, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1779
    Event Place: White, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1847
    Event Place: White, Tennessee, United States

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