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John Horry Dent 1815–1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 Aug 1815

Birth Location: Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Death Date: 17 MAY 1892

Death Location: Cave Spring, Floyd County, Georgia, USA

Father: Capt. Dent

Mother: Elizabeth Dent

Spouse(s): Mary Morrison

Children(s): Charles Dent, John Dent, Anne Dent, Mary Dent, Emma Dent, John Dent, Kate Dent, Sarah Dent

The story of John Horry Dent began in 1815 in Newport, Rhode Island, USA. John Horry Dent married Mary Elizabeth Morrison, and had children including Anne Horry Dent, Charles Baring Dent, Emma Julia Dent, John Herbert Dent, John Horry Dent, Kate Constance Dent, Mary Elizabeth Dent, Sarah Lining Dent. John Horry Dent passed away in 1892 in Cave Spring, Floyd County, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Horry Dent began in 1815 in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
  • John Horry Dent married Mary Elizabeth Morrison, and had children including Anne Horry Dent, Charles Baring Dent, Emma Julia Dent, John Herbert Dent, John Horry Dent, Kate Constance Dent, Mary Elizabeth Dent, Sarah Lining Dent.
  • John Horry Dent passed away in 1892 in Cave Spring, Floyd County, Georgia, USA.

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John Dent's Ancestors

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John Dent
1815–1892
Birth Place: Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Parents
Capt. John Herbert Dent
1782–1823
Durham Parish, Charles Co. Maryland
Elizabeth (Ann Horry) Dent
1789–1856
Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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John Dent's Descendants

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John (Horry) Dent (05 Aug 1815–17 MAY 1892) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Morrison (10 Mar 1817–16 Sep 1853)
  1. 1. Charles (Baring) Dent 1849–1925 m. Georgia (Edna) Dent 1860–1938
    1. 1. Helen (Edna) Dent 1886–1963 m. Clifford (F) Tresca 1880–
      1. 1. Fuller (D) Tresca 1915–
    2. 2. Jewel (Ida Dent) Fiveash 1891–1974 m. Joseph (Benjamin) Fiveash 1893–1970
      1. 1. Virgil (Lee) Fiveash 1917–2012
      2. 2. Horace (R) Fiveash 1913–
      3. 3. Joseph (B Fiveash) Jr. 1915–
      4. 4. Louise (F.) Click 1916–2003
    3. 3. Charles (Percy) Dent 1896–1956 m. Elizabeth Patterson 1904–1988
      1. 1. Charles (Patterson Dent) Jr 1935–2012
  2. 2. John (Herbert) Dent 1845–1928
  3. 3. Anne (Horry) Dent 1847–1899
  4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Dent 1842–1870
  5. 5. Emma (Julia) Dent 1838–1919
  6. 6. John (Horry) Dent 1840–1864
  7. 7. Kate (Constance) Dent 1853–1919
  8. 8. Sarah (Lining) Dent 1851–1866

John Dent's Timeline

2 Records

1815
05 Aug 1815
Birth of John Horry Dent in Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Newport, Rhode Island, USA
1892
17 MAY 1892
Age 77
Death of John Horry Dent in Cave Spring, Floyd County, Georgia, USA
Cave Spring, Floyd County, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Aug 1815
    Event Place: Newport, Rhode Island, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 MAY 1892
    Event Place: Cave Spring, Floyd County, Georgia, USA

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