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William Dent 1756–1774 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Mar 1756

Birth Location: Whitehaven, Prince George's, Maryland, United States

Death Date: 1774

Death Location: Bladensburg, Allegany, Maryland, United States

Father: Peter Dent

Mother: Mary Hawkins

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In 1756, William Dent entered the world in Whitehaven, Prince George's, Maryland, United States, born to Peter Dent And Mary Elinor Hawkins. William Dent passed away in 1774 in Bladensburg, Allegany, Maryland, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1756, William Dent entered the world in Whitehaven, Prince George's, Maryland, United States, born to Peter Dent And Mary Elinor Hawkins.
  • William Dent passed away in 1774 in Bladensburg, Allegany, Maryland, United States.

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William Dent's Ancestors

Self
William Dent
1756–1774
Birth Place: Whitehaven, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Parents
Peter Dent
1728–1785
Whitehaven, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Mary (Elinor) Hawkins
1730–1758
Prince George's County, MD, Colonial America
Grandparents
Judge (Peter) Dent
1693–1757
Charles Co, St George, Maryland, United States
Mary (C.) Brooke
1709–1781
Nottingham, Prince Georges, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Dent
1660–1704
Elizabeth Fowke
1668–1704
Major Brooke
1683–1744
Lucy Smith
1688–1770
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Dent's Timeline

2 Records

1756
4 Mar 1756
Birth of William Dent in Whitehaven, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Whitehaven, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
1774
1774
Age 18
Death of William Dent in Bladensburg, Allegany, Maryland, United States
Bladensburg, Allegany, Maryland, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1756
    Event Place: Whitehaven, Prince George's, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1774
    Event Place: Bladensburg, Allegany, Maryland, United States

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