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William Henry Dakin 1839–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Aug 1839

Birth Location: Wilmington, Clinton Co., OH, USA

Death Date: 16 Sep 1922

Death Location: Somerville, , NJ, USA

Father: Phillip Dakin

Mother: Sarah Vail

Spouse(s): Rachel Walton

Children(s): James Dakin

In 1839, William Henry Dakin entered the world in Wilmington, Clinton Co., OH, USA, born to Phillip Rockafeller Dakin And Sarah Line Vail. William Henry Dakin married Rachel Walton, and had children including James Dakin. William Henry Dakin passed away in 1922 in Somerville, , NJ, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1839, William Henry Dakin entered the world in Wilmington, Clinton Co., OH, USA, born to Phillip Rockafeller Dakin And Sarah Line Vail.
  • William Henry Dakin married Rachel Walton, and had children including James Dakin.
  • William Henry Dakin passed away in 1922 in Somerville, , NJ, USA.

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Children(s)

William Dakin's Ancestors

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William Dakin
1839–1922
Birth Place: Wilmington, Clinton Co., OH, USA
Parents
Phillip Rockafeller Dakin
1800–1839
Sarah (Line) Vail
1811–1908
Grandparents
Zebulon Dakin
1768–1817
Oblong, Dutchess Co., NY, USA
Thankful Briggs
1773–1850
, , NY, USA
Great-Grandparents
Timothy Dakin
1723–
Lydia Fish
1725–1812
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Fish
1703–1786
Mercy Coggeshall
1704–1778

William Dakin's Descendants

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William (Henry) Dakin (18 Aug 1839–16 Sep 1922) m. Rachel Walton (1841–17 Sep 1910)
  1. 1. James Dakin 1869–1887

William Dakin's Timeline

2 Records

1839
18 Aug 1839
Birth of William Henry Dakin in Wilmington, Clinton Co., OH, USA
Wilmington, Clinton Co., OH, USA
1922
16 Sep 1922
Age 83
Death of William Henry Dakin in Somerville, , NJ, USA
Somerville, , NJ, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1839
    Event Place: Wilmington, Clinton Co., OH, USA
    Record Source: Dakin Genealogy ; Fanwood N. J. Dakin ; 1948

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1922
    Event Place: Somerville, , NJ, USA
    Record Source: Dakin Genealogy ; Fanwood N. J. Dakin ; 1948

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