To Do - George Denison [1 February 2009]
There is a great deal of replication of narrative on this page and in the sources. His is an interesting story and it would be worth it to pull all the disparate pieces together into a chronological narrative. I am willing to work on such, but wanted to first check in with others who are watching this page. jillaine 09:12, 30 January 2009 (EST)
By all means, you can only make it better. By the way, I looked up Cutter from [[1]]and could not find the reference.--Scot 13:50, 30 January 2009 (EST)
- Okay, I'm going in.... jillaine 20:36, 30 January 2009 (EST)
- I've spent quite few hours on the Denisons. It's been very interesting. I've added more documented information to George, his brothers and his father. But I'm still not 100% happy with how George's page is going. I need to take a bit of a break. Anyone else want to help? I know there is more to clean up. I think some of what I've put in "Myths & Legends" actually IS documented. I'd be very curious to know where the legend of Ann being his "nurse" while recuperating in Ireland came from. That it is not mentioned in Daniel's "autobiography" (or rather his letter to his grandchildren) which otherwise does describe George, makes me think it's more legend than fact. But a nice one. Daniel's letter would explain why George went to Ireland-- he had an uncle there.
- You are so right. I did a variety of searches, and there is no section on George Denison in any of the four volumes of that book. Where the heck did that come from??? Sheesh!! jillaine 15:10, 30 January 2009 (EST)
- Interesting... if you do a google search (plain Google) on
- "Captain George Denison" "he was thoroughly educated"
- you WILL get a search result that makes reference to:
- New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial: A Record of the ...
- by William Richard Cutter - New England - 1914
- BUT it says that the preview is restricted! It also says it's in Volume 2! Mysteriouser and mysteriouser... jillaine 17:31, 30 January 2009 (EST)
The citation says Vol 1 p 860, but the page numbers are unique thru the 4 vols, 860 is in vol 2. I don't understand why it would be restricted, as it is in the public domain.--Scot 18:35, 30 January 2009 (EST)
- I did find some significant amount of information about him here: History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut By Richard Anson Wheeler, but not the text contained in the Cutter source! jillaine 15:22, 30 January 2009 (EST)
- And here's some more: A Modern History of New Haven and Eastern New Haven County, by Everett Gleason Hill - Page 240. It might be this one that is quoted. Both of these are on Google Books, full view. jillaine 15:24, 30 January 2009 (EST)
There is another Cutter work that perhaps should have been referenced instead
Genealogical and Family History of the State of Connecticut: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation. vol I-IV, by William Richard Cutter, New York, NY, USA: Lewis Publishing Company, 1911
It is online at [[2]]--Scot 14:10, 1 February 2009 (EST)
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