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Richard Denton 1672–1742 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1672

Birth Location: Silkstone, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: Sep 1742

Death Location: Haddlehouse, Silkstone, Yorkshire, England

Father: John Denton

Mother: Margaret Crowder

Spouse(s): Anne Burgan

Children(s): John Denton

The story of Richard Denton began in 1672 in Silkstone, Yorkshire, England. Richard Denton married Anne Burgan, and had children including John Denton. Richard Denton passed away in 1742 in Haddlehouse, Silkstone, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Denton began in 1672 in Silkstone, Yorkshire, England.
  • Richard Denton married Anne Burgan, and had children including John Denton.
  • Richard Denton passed away in 1742 in Haddlehouse, Silkstone, Yorkshire, England.

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Richard Denton's Ancestors

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Richard Denton
1672–1742
Birth Place: Silkstone, Yorkshire, England
Parents
John Denton
1635–1672
Silkstone, Yorkshire, England
Margaret Crowder
1638–1735
Silkstone, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Edward Crowder
1600–
Silkstone, Yorkshire, England
Anna Waterhouse
1600–1659
Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Denton's Descendants

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Richard Denton (1672–Sep 1742) m. Anne Burgan (1672–1737)
  1. 1. John Denton 1700–1778 m. Lydia Batty 1695–1759
    1. 1. Benjamin Denton 1742–1815 m. Mary Hammerton 1746–1816
      1. 1. Grace Denton 1783–1824 m. John Hirst 1785–1862
        1. 1. Hannah Hirst 1810–1898 m. Richard Carr 1809–1890

Richard Denton's Timeline

3 Records

1672
1672
Birth of Richard Denton in Silkstone, Yorkshire, England
Silkstone, Yorkshire, England
1672
12 Jan 1672
Richard Denton was baptized in Silkstone with Stainborough, All Saints, Yorkshire, England
Silkstone with Stainborough, All Saints, Yorkshire, England
1742
Sep 1742
Age 70
Death of Richard Denton in Haddlehouse, Silkstone, Yorkshire, England
Haddlehouse, Silkstone, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1672
    Event Place: Silkstone, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1672
    Event Place: Silkstone with Stainborough, All Saints, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP13711/2

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1742
    Event Place: Haddlehouse, Silkstone, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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