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John D Denton 1806 – 1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 May 1806

Birth Location: White County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 21 Dec 1872

Death Location: Shrewsbury, Grayson County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Jeremiah Denton

Mother: Sarah Carr

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In 1806, John D Denton entered the world in White County, Tennessee, USA, born to Jeremiah (Little Jerry) Denton and Sarah Carr. John D Denton passed away in 1872 in Shrewsbury, Grayson County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1806, John D Denton entered the world in White County, Tennessee, USA, born to Jeremiah (Little Jerry) Denton and Sarah Carr.
  • John D Denton passed away in 1872 in Shrewsbury, Grayson County, Kentucky, USA.

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John Denton's Ancestors

Self
John Denton
1806 – 1872
Birth Place: White County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Jeremiah (Little Jerry) Denton
1770 – 1835
Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
Sarah Carr
1772 – 1852
Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (H) Denton
1729 – 1800
Goshen, Orange, New York, USA
Elizabeth (Ann) Hogg
1737 – 1800
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Abraham DENTON
1700 – 1774
Mary ODELL
1704 – 1779
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abraham DENTON
1675 – 1730
Martha THORNE
1679 – 1730
Samuel ODELL
1663 – 1721
Elizabeth TOMPKINS
1666 – 1730

John Denton's Timeline

2 Records

1806
30 May 1806
Birth of John D Denton in White County, Tennessee, USA
White County, Tennessee, USA
1872
21 Dec 1872
Age 66
Death of John D Denton in Shrewsbury, Grayson County, Kentucky, USA
Shrewsbury, Grayson County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 May 1806
    Event Place: White County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1872
    Event Place: Shrewsbury, Grayson County, Kentucky, USA

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