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John Denton 1742 – 1824 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1742

Birth Location: Hampshire, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1824

Death Location: Miller, Arkansas, United States

Father: Robert Denton

Mother: Jane Moon

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Johnson

Children(s):

The story of John Denton began in 1742 in Hampshire, Virginia, United States. John Denton married Elizabeth Johnson. John Denton passed away in 1824 in Miller, Arkansas, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of John Denton began in 1742 in Hampshire, Virginia, United States.
  • John Denton married Elizabeth Johnson.
  • John Denton passed away in 1824 in Miller, Arkansas, United States.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Denton's Ancestors

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John Denton
1742 – 1824
Birth Place: Hampshire, Virginia, United States
Parents
Robert Denton
1695 – 1778
Jamaica, Long Island, New York
Jane Moon
1714 – 1787
Hardy, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Jonah (Jonas) Denton
1677 – 1750
Hempstead, Long Island, New York
Jane Seaman
1679 – 1711
Hempstead, Nassau, New York
Jacob Moon
1697 – 1760
Rocky Hill, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Mary Smith
1696 – 1714
Hempstead, Nassau, New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Seaman
Jane
James Moon
1669 – 1755
Mary Wilsford
1671 – 1713
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wilsford
1648 – 1695
Alice Towle
1645 – 1687

John Denton's Timeline

3 Records

1742
1742
Birth of John Denton in Hampshire, Virginia, United States
Hampshire, Virginia, United States
1767
1767
Age 25
John Denton was married
None
1824
1824
Age 82
Death of John Denton in Miller, Arkansas, United States
Miller, Arkansas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1824
    Event Place: Miller, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1742; Birth city: Hampshire Co; Birth state: VA.
    [2] Family Data Collection - Deaths

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1742
    Event Place: Hampshire, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1742; Birth city: Hampshire Co; Birth state: VA.
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1767
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1742; Birth city: Hampshire Co; Birth state: VA.

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