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William Tanner Dennis 1817–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Aug 1817

Birth Location: Beekman, Dutchess, New York

Death Date: 5 Jun 1857

Death Location: Burgessville, Oxford County Municipality, Ontario, Canada

Father: Robert Dennis

Mother: Eve Tanner

Spouse(s): Eliza Underwood

Children(s): James Dennis, Henrietta Fleming, Charles Dennis, Robert Dennis, William Dennis

William Tanner Dennis was born in 1817 in Beekman, Dutchess, New York, the child of Robert Dennis And Eve Tanner. In 1851, William Tanner Dennis resided in Oxford, Canada West (Ontario), Canada. William Tanner Dennis married Eliza Louisa Underwood, and had children including Charles Harmon Dennis, Henrietta Dennis Fleming, James Edwin Dennis, Robert Atwood Dennis, William Simcoe Dennis. William Tanner Dennis passed away in 1857 in Burgessville, Oxford County Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • William Tanner Dennis was born in 1817 in Beekman, Dutchess, New York, the child of Robert Dennis And Eve Tanner.
  • In 1851, William Tanner Dennis resided in Oxford, Canada West (Ontario), Canada.
  • William Tanner Dennis married Eliza Louisa Underwood, and had children including Charles Harmon Dennis, Henrietta Dennis Fleming, James Edwin Dennis, Robert Atwood Dennis, William Simcoe Dennis.
  • William Tanner Dennis passed away in 1857 in Burgessville, Oxford County Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Dennis's Ancestors

Self
William Dennis
1817–1857
Birth Place: Beekman, Dutchess, New York
Parents
Robert Dennis
1774–1842
Beekman, Dutchess, New York, United States
Eve Tanner
1777–1847
beekman, duchess, New York City, New York, USA
Grandparents
James (Nicholas) Tanner
1755–1818
Greenwich, Kent, England
Mary Emigh
1749–1834
Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Tanner
1733–1777
Mary Wilcox
1735–1777
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Wilcox
1706–1768
Priscilla Pabodie
1706–1773

William Dennis's Descendants

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William (Tanner) Dennis (16 Aug 1817–5 Jun 1857) m. Eliza (Louisa) Underwood (1822–1903)
  1. 1. James (Edwin) Dennis 1849–1885 m. Hannah (Sophia) Hodgson 1855–1935
    1. 1. Mabel (Eliza) Dennis 1879–1936
    2. 2. Sarah (Olla) Dennis 1876–1962
    3. 3. Vernon (Hodgson) Dennis 1878–1948 m. Alberta (Maud) Harvey 1882–1966
      1. 1. Vernon (Harvey) Dennis 1908–1981 m. Edith (Victoria) Bamber 1910–2005
      2. 2. Kenneth (M) Dennis 1911–
      3. 3. Vivian (Alberta) Dennis 1913– m. William (Kirkwood) Thompson 1907–
  2. 2. Henrietta (Dennis) Fleming 1846–1925
  3. 3. Charles (Harmon) Dennis 1852–1942
  4. 4. Robert (Atwood) Dennis 1844–1922
  5. 5. William (Simcoe) Dennis 1857–1946

William Dennis's Timeline

3 Records

1817
16 Aug 1817
Birth of William Tanner Dennis in Beekman, Dutchess, New York
Beekman, Dutchess, New York
1851
1851
Age 34
William Tanner Dennis resided here in Oxford, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
Oxford, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
1857
5 Jun 1857
Age 40
Death of William Tanner Dennis in ontario canada
ontario canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1817
    Event Place: Beekman, Dutchess, New York
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Year: 1851; Census Place: Oxford, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C-11745; Page: 23; Line: 26
    [2] Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Oxford, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
    Record Source: 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Year: 1851; Census Place: Oxford, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C-11745; Page: 23; Line: 26

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1857
    Event Place: ontario canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Burgessville, Oxford County Municipality, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

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