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William Dakin 1831–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1831

Birth Location: Ohio, USA

Death Date: Abt. 1857

Death Location: Wayne Twp, Henry, Iowa, USA

Father: John Dakin

Mother: Susan Laird

Spouse(s): Emma Taylor

Children(s): Laura Bacon, Almira Dakin, John Dakin

William Dakin was born in 1831 in Ohio, USA, the child of John Dakin And Susan Anna Laird. William Dakin married Emma E Taylor, and had children including Almira Dakin, John W Dakin, Laura Bacon. William Dakin passed away in 1857 in Wayne Twp, Henry, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • William Dakin was born in 1831 in Ohio, USA, the child of John Dakin And Susan Anna Laird.
  • William Dakin married Emma E Taylor, and had children including Almira Dakin, John W Dakin, Laura Bacon.
  • William Dakin passed away in 1857 in Wayne Twp, Henry, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Dakin
1799–1883
Birth Location: Auburn, Cayuga, New York, USA
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Susan Laird
1796–1886
Birth Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Emma Taylor
1834–
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
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Children(s)

Laura Bacon
1858–1938
Birth Location: Oskaloosa, Mahaska, Iowa, USA
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Almira Dakin
1855–1933
Birth Location: Liberty, Marshall Co., Iowa, USA
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John Dakin
1856–
Birth Location: Liberty, Marshall Co., Iowa, USA
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William Dakin's Ancestors

Self
William Dakin
1831–1857
Birth Place: Ohio, USA
Parents
John Dakin
1799–1883
Auburn, Cayuga, New York, USA
Susan (Anna) Laird
1796–1886
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William Dakin
1778–1841
Pawling, Dutchess Co., New York, USA
Charity Hollister
1754–1851
Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA
Joseph (C.) Laird
1775–1845
Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Ellen (Eleanor) Morrison
1778–1845
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Preserved Dakin
1749–1835
Deborah Akin
1755–1810
Alexander Laird
1728–
Elizabeth Scott
1735–1779
Jane Morrison
1736–1781
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Timothy Dakin
1723–1792
Joseph Akin
1719–1801
John Laird
1713–1754
Margaret Hatridge
1712–
James Scott
1710–
Agnes *
1712–

William Dakin's Descendants

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William Dakin (Abt. 1831–Abt. 1857) m. Emma (E) Taylor (Abt. 1834–Unknown)
  1. 1. Laura Bacon 1858–1938 m. Byron (Cleveland) Scoville 1853–1938
    1. 1. Maude (Gertrude) Scoville 1881–1959 m. Harry (Cromwell) Benson 1880–1958 m. George (Alonzo) Davis 1874–1959
      1. 1. Freeland (Harry) Benson 1912–
      2. 2. Priscilla (M) Benson 1910–
      3. 3. Ethel Benson 1901–1973
      4. 4. No (Name Infant Boy) Davis 1902–
      5. 5. Laura (O) Beymer 1912–1990 m. Murrill (Gordon) Petersen 1909–1975 m. Thomas (Elliot) Swires 1918–1982 m. Dick (Richardson) Beymer 1908–1996
    2. 2. Walter (M) Scoville 1896–1963
    3. 3. Nell (E "Nellie") Scoville 1892–1971
    4. 4. Edith (M.) Scoville 1884–
  2. 2. Almira Dakin 1855–1933
  3. 3. John (W.) Dakin 1856–

William Dakin's Timeline

2 Records

1831
Abt. 1831
Birth of William Dakin in Ohio, USA
Ohio, USA
1857
Abt. 1857
Age 26
Death of William Dakin in Wayne Twp, Henry, Iowa, USA
Wayne Twp, Henry, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1831
    Event Place: Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1857
    Event Place: Wayne Twp, Henry, Iowa, USA
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