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Melvin Edward Dean 1874–1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jun 1874

Birth Location: Brown City, Lapeer, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 13 Jul 1947

Death Location: Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, USA

Father: Edward Dean

Mother: Caroline Temple

Spouse(s): Grace Wakefield

Children(s): Ada Dean, Blanche Dean, Bessie Dean, Clayton Dean, George Dean, Ellen Dean, Ray Dean, Nola Dean, Zelma Dean

Melvin Edward Dean was born in 1874 in Brown City, Lapeer, Michigan, USA, the child of Edward Ransom Dean And Caroline Temple. Melvin Edward Dean married Grace Jane Wakefield, and had children including Ada Ilene Dean, Bessie H Dean, Blanche Alice Dean, Clayton Dean, Ellen Laura Dean, George Dean, Nola Gladys Dean, Ray Donald Dean, Zelma Grace Dean. Melvin Edward Dean passed away in 1947 in Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • Melvin Edward Dean was born in 1874 in Brown City, Lapeer, Michigan, USA, the child of Edward Ransom Dean And Caroline Temple.
  • Melvin Edward Dean married Grace Jane Wakefield, and had children including Ada Ilene Dean, Bessie H Dean, Blanche Alice Dean, Clayton Dean, Ellen Laura Dean, George Dean, Nola Gladys Dean, Ray Donald Dean, Zelma Grace Dean.
  • Melvin Edward Dean passed away in 1947 in Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, USA.

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Melvin Dean's Ancestors

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Melvin Dean
1874–1947
Birth Place: Brown City, Lapeer, Michigan, USA
Parents
Edward Ransom Dean
1851–1935
Canada
Caroline Temple
1851–1931
Dorchester, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
William Temple
1818–
Maitland, Grenville, Ontario, Canada
Rebecca (Margaret) Schell
1822–1880
Upper Canada
Great-Grandparents
Henry Schell
1798–1870
Susannah Baker
1790–1871
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Frederick Schell
1764–1817
Catharina Stahring
1770–1830

Melvin Dean's Descendants

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Melvin (Edward) Dean (11 Jun 1874–13 Jul 1947) m. Grace (Jane) Wakefield (5 Jan 1882–1963)
  1. 1. Ada (Ilene) Dean 1914–2007
  2. 2. Blanche (Alice) Dean 1911–1994
  3. 3. Bessie (H) Dean 1901–1989
  4. 4. Clayton Dean 1906–1985
  5. 5. George Dean 1904–1906
  6. 6. Ellen (Laura) Dean 1908–2006
  7. 7. Ray (Donald) Dean 1923–2009 m. Joan (R) Roth 1925–1961 m. Barbara Paxton 1933–1999
  8. 8. Nola (Gladys) Dean 1913–2006 m. Roy (Neal) Hartman 1909–1973
  9. 9. Zelma (Grace) Dean 1917–2003

Melvin Dean's Timeline

2 Records

1874
11 Jun 1874
Birth of Melvin Edward Dean in Brown City, Lapeer, Michigan, USA
Brown City, Lapeer, Michigan, USA
1947
13 Jul 1947
Age 73
Death of Melvin Edward Dean in Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, USA
Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1874
    Event Place: Brown City, Lapeer, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1947
    Event Place: Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, USA

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