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Mary Elizabeth Dean 1887 – 1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Dec 1887

Birth Location: West Branch, Cedar, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 12 Aug 1946

Death Location: Aberdeen, Brown, South Dakota, USA

Father: Joseph Dean

Mother: Laura Armstrong

Spouse(s): Howard Test

Children(s): William Test, Howard Test

Mary Elizabeth Dean was born in 1887 in West Branch, Cedar, Iowa, USA, the child of Joseph Brantingham Dean and Laura Armstrong. Mary Elizabeth Dean married Howard Benjamin Test, and had children including William Dean Test, Howard Raeborn Test. Mary Elizabeth Dean passed away in 1946 in Aberdeen, Brown, South Dakota, USA.

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Biography

  • Mary Elizabeth Dean was born in 1887 in West Branch, Cedar, Iowa, USA, the child of Joseph Brantingham Dean and Laura Armstrong.
  • Mary Elizabeth Dean married Howard Benjamin Test, and had children including William Dean Test, Howard Raeborn Test.
  • Mary Elizabeth Dean passed away in 1946 in Aberdeen, Brown, South Dakota, USA.

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Mary Dean's Ancestors

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Mary Dean
1887 – 1946
Birth Place: West Branch, Cedar, Iowa, USA
Parents
Joseph Brantingham Dean
1858 – 1901
Winona, Columbiana, Ohio, USA
Laura Armstrong
1858 – 1940
Columbiana, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Jonathan Dean
1830 – 1911
Augusta,Carroll,Ohio, USA
Elizabeth Brantingham
1833 – 1916
Springfield, Columbiana, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
Barton Dean
1803 – 1887
Hannah Jackson
1808 – 1838
Joseph Brantingham
1807 – 1852
Lydia Whinery
1804 – 1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Dean
1776 – 1850
Hannah Tuttle
1783 – 1851

Mary Dean's Descendants

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Mary (Elizabeth) Dean (16 Dec 1887 – 12 Aug 1946) m. Howard (Benjamin) Test (31 Oct 1885 – 5 Jul 1970)
  1. 1. William (Dean) Test (5 Nov 1910 – 6 Apr 1982)
  2. 2. Howard (Raeborn) Test (18 Jul 1915 – 18 Dec 1995) m. Elaine (Lylith) Miller
    1. 1. Robert (William) Test (28 Sep 1946 – )

Mary Dean's Timeline

2 Records

1887
16 Dec 1887
Birth of Mary Elizabeth Dean in West Branch, Cedar, Iowa, USA
West Branch, Cedar, Iowa, USA
1946
12 Aug 1946
Age 59
Death of Mary Elizabeth Dean in Aberdeen, Brown, South Dakota, USA
Aberdeen, Brown, South Dakota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1887
    Event Place: West Branch, Cedar, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1946
    Event Place: Aberdeen, Brown, South Dakota, USA

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