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John Evans Dent 1783–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jan 1783

Birth Location: Marion, Smyth, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 17 Mar 1868

Death Location: Magnolia, Putnam, Illinois, United States

Father: Captain Dent

Mother: Margaret Evans

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John Evans Dent was born in 1783 in Marion, Smyth, Virginia, United States, the child of Captain John Dent And Margaret Evans. John Evans Dent passed away in 1868 in Magnolia, Putnam, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • John Evans Dent was born in 1783 in Marion, Smyth, Virginia, United States, the child of Captain John Dent And Margaret Evans.
  • John Evans Dent passed away in 1868 in Magnolia, Putnam, Illinois, United States.

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John Dent's Ancestors

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John Dent
1783–1868
Birth Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia, United States
Parents
Captain John Dent
1755–1840
Fairfax Co Virginia
Margaret Evans
1763–1851
Loudoun County, Virginia
Grandparents
Colonel (John) Evans
1614–1694
Dronfield, Derby, England
Ann Fidler
1618–
Dronfield, Derby, England
Great-Grandparents
Col. II
1590–1650
Elizabeth Mason
1595–1632
Selmar Hadley
1602–1662
Margaret Hillman
1610–1700
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Col. Evans
1563–1655
Lady Verdon
1572–1675
William Mason
1564–1625
Elizabeth Holmes
1567–1632
Roger Hadley
1562–1622
Elizabeth Darbye
1560–1620

John Dent's Timeline

2 Records

1783
24 Jan 1783
Birth of John Evans Dent in Marion, Smyth, Virginia, United States
Marion, Smyth, Virginia, United States
1868
17 Mar 1868
Age 85
Death of John Evans Dent in Magnolia, Putnam, Illinois, United States
Magnolia, Putnam, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1783
    Event Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1868
    Event Place: Magnolia, Putnam, Illinois, United States

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