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William Dean 1774–1847 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 May 1774

Birth Location: Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 17 March 1847

Death Location: Canfield, Mahoning County, Ohio, USA

Father: Benjamin Dean

Mother: Ruth Tanner

Spouse(s): Parthene Bailey, Rebecca Rumsey, Ada Pearce

Children(s): Orsemus Dean

William Dean was born in 1774 in Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA, the child of Benjamin Dean And Ruth Tanner. William Dean married Ada Pearce, Parthene Bailey, Rebecca Rumsey, and had children including Orsemus Dean. William Dean passed away in 1847 in Canfield, Mahoning County, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • William Dean was born in 1774 in Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA, the child of Benjamin Dean And Ruth Tanner.
  • William Dean married Ada Pearce, Parthene Bailey, Rebecca Rumsey, and had children including Orsemus Dean.
  • William Dean passed away in 1847 in Canfield, Mahoning County, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Dean's Ancestors

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William Dean
1774–1847
Birth Place: Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Benjamin Dean
1734–1815
Cornwall, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Ruth Tanner
1740–1812
Cornwall, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Reuben Dane
1701–1790
Pembroke
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Dean's Descendants

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William Dean (10 May 1774–17 March 1847) m. Parthene Bailey (1772–13 September 1836) m. Rebecca Rumsey (1808–3 Jan 1842) m. Ada Pearce (1810–1881)
  1. 1. Orsemus Dean 1801–1885 m. Rhoda Hayden 1808–1878
    1. 1. Rosa Wray 1842–1914 m. John (E Jr) Wray 1847–1878
      1. 1. Orsemus (Grant) Wray 1884–1956 m. Bertha (Isabel) Bridge 1886–1960
        1. 1. Lucille Wray 1919–1989 m. Robert (Clifton) Albright 1910–1976
        2. 2. Harold Wray 1911–
        3. 3. Paul Wray 1907–1975
        4. 4. Carl Wray 1916–1921
      2. 2. Bailey (D.) Wray 1878–1942
      3. 3. Lilla (M.) Wray 1870–1942
      4. 4. Bertha (Mabel) Wray 1873–1938
      5. 5. Russel (P.) Wray 1876–1890
      6. 6. Infant (Child Wray,) Jr* 1875–1875
      7. 7. Ethel (Rose) Wray 1882–1890
    2. 2. Bailey (Sutton) Dean 1845–1919
    3. 3. Belinda (Aurelia) Dean 1839–1909
    4. 4. Lucy (Esther) Dean 1829–1914
    5. 5. James Dean 1831–1833
    6. 6. Orpha (Parthena) Dean 1832–1900
    7. 7. William (Hayden) Dean 1834–1897
    8. 8. Parthena Dean 1827–1829
    9. 9. Sophia (Jane) Dean 1826–1852
    10. 10. Silas (Austin) Dean 1848–1927
    11. 11. Rheuby Dean 1838–1838
    12. 12. Samuel (Gray) Dean 1836–1864
    13. 13. Infant (Son) Dean 1838–1838

William Dean's Timeline

2 Records

1774
10 May 1774
Birth of William Dean in Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
1847
17 March 1847
Age 73
Death of William Dean in Canfield, Mahoning County, Ohio, USA
Canfield, Mahoning County, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 May 1774
    Event Place: Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut Town Birth Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1774; Birth city: Cornwall; Birth state: CT
    [3] Family Data Collection - Births
    [4] Millennium File
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: A history of the William Dean family of Cornwall, Conn , and Canfield, Ohio : containing the direct

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 March 1847
    Event Place: Canfield, Mahoning County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1774; Birth city: Cornwall; Birth state: CT
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: A history of the William Dean family of Cornwall, Conn , and Canfield, Ohio : containing the direct

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Canfield, Mahoning County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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