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Nelson Josiah Dennis 1799–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1799

Birth Location: Upper Canada

Death Date: 17 Apr 1864

Death Location: Cheapside, Haldimand, Ontario, Canada

Father: Nathaniel Dennis

Mother: Elizabeth Stevenson

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Zimmerman

Children(s): James Dennis, Hannah Dennis, Charles Dennis, Nelson (Jr), Margaret Dennis, Mary Dennis, Susannah DENNIS, William Dennis, Elizabeth Dennis, Caroline DENNIS, Phoebe Dennis

In 1799, Nelson Josiah Dennis entered the world in Upper Canada, born to Nathaniel Dennis And Elizabeth Stevenson. Nelson Josiah Dennis married Elizabeth Sarah Zimmerman, and had children including Caroline Dennis, Charles Richard Dennis, Elizabeth Gammy Dennis, Hannah Dennis, James Dennis, Margaret Dennis, Mary Ann Dennis, Nelson Josiah Dennis Jr, Phoebe Dennis, Susannah Dennis, William Dennis. Nelson Josiah Dennis passed away in 1864 in Cheapside, Haldimand, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1799, Nelson Josiah Dennis entered the world in Upper Canada, born to Nathaniel Dennis And Elizabeth Stevenson.
  • Nelson Josiah Dennis married Elizabeth Sarah Zimmerman, and had children including Caroline Dennis, Charles Richard Dennis, Elizabeth Gammy Dennis, Hannah Dennis, James Dennis, Margaret Dennis, Mary Ann Dennis, Nelson Josiah Dennis Jr, Phoebe Dennis, Susannah Dennis, William Dennis.
  • Nelson Josiah Dennis passed away in 1864 in Cheapside, Haldimand, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

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Nelson Dennis's Ancestors

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Nelson Dennis
1799–1864
Birth Place: Upper Canada
Parents
Nathaniel Dennis
1780–1835
Horry, South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Stevenson
1785–1871
Horry, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Cady (Anna) Hatch
1763–1799
Floyds Crossroads, Horry Co, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jabez Colonel
1737–1802
DEBORAH HEWES
1733–1794
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nelson Dennis's Descendants

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Nelson (Josiah) Dennis (1799–17 Apr 1864) m. Elizabeth (Sarah) Zimmerman (1803–7 Jun 1881)
  1. 1. James Dennis 1840–1912 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Gibbs 1843–1919
    1. 1. William (Robert (Slick)) DENNIS 1867–1952 m. Julie (Ann) Hurst 1868–1905 m. Elizabeth (Florence) Merrall 1887–1962
      1. 1. Roy (Milton) Dennis 1892–1963 m. bertha shannohan 1895–1969
        1. 1. William (Roy (Sean)) Dennis 1937–1980 m. Patricia (Margaret) Hobson 1937–2021
        2. 2. Barbara Dennis 1929–2012 m. John Donnelly 1931–2021
        3. 3. Helen Dennis 1917–
      2. 2. Edith (May) Dennis 1894–1895
      3. 3. Laura (Arlette) Dennis 1895–1985 m. Frederick (Arthur) Ray 1883–1960
    2. 2. Ethel (F) Dennis 1881–1934 m. William (Esau) ATKINSON 1864–1941
  2. 2. Hannah Dennis 1847–
  3. 3. Charles (Richard) Dennis 1842–
  4. 4. Nelson (Josiah DENNIS) (Jr) 1838–1920
  5. 5. Margaret Dennis 1826–1856
  6. 6. Mary (Ann) Dennis 1829–1903
  7. 7. Susannah DENNIS 1832–1911
  8. 8. William Dennis 1834–1880
  9. 9. Elizabeth (Gammy) Dennis 1843–1925
  10. 10. Caroline DENNIS 1846–1913
  11. 11. Phoebe Dennis 1849–

Nelson Dennis's Timeline

2 Records

1799
1799
Birth of Nelson Josiah Dennis in Upper Canada
Upper Canada
1864
17 Apr 1864
Age 65
Death of Nelson Josiah Dennis in Cheapside, Haldimand, Ontario, Canada
Cheapside, Haldimand, Ontario, Canada

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1799
    Event Place: Upper Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1864
    Event Place: Cheapside, Haldimand, Ontario, Canada

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