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Samuel F. Denison 1790–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1790

Birth Location: Fayette, Fayette, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 1850

Death Location: Barren, Kentucky, United States

Father: Benjamin Denison

Mother: Drucilla Gilmore

Spouse(s): Hester Lay

Children(s): William Dennison**

Samuel F. Denison was born in 1790 in Fayette, Fayette, Kentucky, United States, the child of Benjamin S Denison And Drucilla Gilmore. Samuel F. Denison married Hester Hetty Lay, and had children including William H Dennison. Samuel F. Denison passed away in 1850 in Barren, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • Samuel F. Denison was born in 1790 in Fayette, Fayette, Kentucky, United States, the child of Benjamin S Denison And Drucilla Gilmore.
  • Samuel F. Denison married Hester Hetty Lay, and had children including William H Dennison.
  • Samuel F. Denison passed away in 1850 in Barren, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Denison
1755–1830
Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
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Drucilla Gilmore
1760–1830
Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
DG

Spouses(s)

Hester Lay
1788–1850
Birth Location: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
HL

Children(s)

William Dennison**
1824–1879
Birth Location: Barren, Kentucky, United States
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Samuel Denison's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Denison
1790–1850
Birth Place: Fayette, Fayette, Kentucky, United States
Parents
Benjamin S Denison
1755–1830
Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Drucilla Gilmore
1760–1830
Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
James (Lewis) Dennison
1720–1796
Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Cartwright
1725–1780
Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
James Gilmore
1728–1782
Coleraine, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
Martha (Dennison) Gilmore
1738–1789
Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Deniston
1692–1749
Sarah Alexander
1692–1723
William Cartwright
1696–1753
Mary Keeling
1705–1762
John Gilmour
1692–1759
Agnes Anderson
1704–1759
John Beatie
1718–1790
Eleanor Gilmore-Beattie
1722–1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anderson Denison
1640–1708
Nellie Skinner
1655–1748
Barbara Alexander
1662–1730
Robert Cartwright
1640–1719
Anne Cartwright
1672–1729
MARIAN KENNEDY
1672–1750
John Gilmore
1692–1759
Agnes Hamilton
1704–1759

Samuel Denison's Descendants

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Samuel (F.) Denison (1790–1850) m. Hester (“Hetty” ↗) Lay (1788–1850)
  1. 1. William (H) Dennison** 1824–1879 m. Maranda Garrison 1824–1917
    1. 1. Asher (G.) Dennison 1856–1930 m. Agnes Logsdon* 1857–1921
      1. 1. Edward ("Eddie" Martin) Dennison 1890–1975 m. Bertha (Ethel) Humphrey 1897–1983
        1. 1. William (Jewel) Dennison 1935–1992 m. Eula (Mae) Dennison 1934–2022
        2. 2. Edgar (L "Shorty") Dennison 1920–1944
        3. 3. Samuel (Frank) Dennison 1922–2006
        4. 4. Joe Dennison 1925–
        5. 5. Joe (Elvin) Dennison 1924–1999
        6. 6. Irene (Lea) Dennison 1932–1996
        7. 7. Beatrice Dennison 1930–2008
        8. 8. Clarence (Irvin "Denny") Dennison 1938–2012

Samuel Denison's Timeline

2 Records

1790
1790
Birth of Samuel F. Denison in Fayette, Fayette, Kentucky, United States
Fayette, Fayette, Kentucky, United States
1850
1850
Age 60
Death of Samuel F. Denison in Barren, Kentucky, United States
Barren, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Fayette, Fayette, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Barren, Kentucky, United States
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