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Facts and Events
| Name |
David Thomas Denny |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[1][3][2] |
17 Mar 1832 |
Putnam, Indiana, United States |
| Marriage |
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to Louisa Boren |
| Census[4] |
7 Aug 1860 |
Seattle, King, Washington, United States |
| Census[5] |
21 Jun 1880 |
King City, Washington, Oregon, United States |
| Death[1][3] |
25 Nov 1903 |
Seattle, King, Washington, United States |
| Reference Number |
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Q5232928 (Wikidata) |
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
David Thomas Denny (March 17, 1832 – November 25, 1903) was a member of the Denny Party, who are generally collectively credited as the founders of Seattle, Washington, USA. Though he ultimately underwent bankruptcy, he was a significant contributor to the shape of the city.[1] Roger Sale, in his book Seattle, Past to Present, described him as having been "the pioneer to turn to if one had a plan that would be 'good for Seattle', and one needed a respectable tone and a willing investor."
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970.
Application 76202, of David's grandson Victor Winfield Scott Denny, and application 76203, of Victor's nephew Andrew Jay Harris.
- ↑ Find A Grave
David Thomas Denny.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Early Oregonian Search, Oregon Secretary of State Website
[1].
Date of Birth 17 Mar 1832 Place of Birth Putnam Co., IN
Date of Death 25 Nov 1903 Place of Death Seattle, King Co., WA
- ↑ King, Washington, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule.
D.T. Denny 28 Ind, farmer, $3500/765; Louise 30 TN: Ennis 5 WT; M J (f) 3 WT; A L (F) 1 WT. (Seattle, p. 84, 8/7/1860)
- ↑ King, Washington, United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule.
David Denny 48 IA, par KY/VA; Louisa 53 IL, par TN; Emily I. 26 WT; Madge 24 WT; John 18 WT; Annie 15 WT; David 13 WT; Victor 11 WT (Lake Union, p. 21, 6/22/1880)
- King, Washington, United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule.
D.T. Denny Mar 1832 IN, par KY; m. 50 yrs; Louisa Jun 1828 IL par TN; E. Inez Dec 1852 WA; Victor Aug 1869 WA, m. 9 yrs; Lillie (dauL) Dec 1869 RI; Madge Oct 1894, Elizabeth Dec 1895, Edward Sep 1887, Anna Dec 1889 (grandchildren); G. Thomas May 1868 WA (son); Nellie E. (dauL) Jun 1874; m. 8 yrs; Louise Nov 1893, Claud Aug 1896, Thomas Mar 1898 (grandchildren) (289 Bowman, p. 14A, ED 118, 6/13/1900)
| Founders of Seattle, Washington
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| The founding of Seattle is usually dated from the arrival of the Denny Party on November 13, 1851, at Alki Point. The group had travelled overland from the Midwest to Portland, Oregon, then made a short ocean journey up the Pacific coast into Puget Sound, with the express intent of founding a town. The next April, Arthur A. Denny abandoned the original site at Alki in favor of a better-protected site on Elliott Bay, near the south end of what is now downtown Seattle. Around the same time, Doc Maynard began settling the land immediately south of Denny's. The first plats in Seattle were filed May 28, 1853, and Seattle was incorporated as a town in 1867, by which time it had 350 inhabitants. Credit:Wikipedia, "History of Seattle before 1900"
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| Denny Party: Arthur A. Denny, his wife Mary, and children; David T. Denny; Carson D. Boren, his wife Mary, their daughter, and Carson's younger sister Louisa; William N. Bell, his wife Sarah, and children; John Low, his wife Lydia, and children; Lee Terry; Charles Terry.
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Additional Settlers by 1852: Dr. David S. "Doc" Maynard (1808-1873); Henry Yesler (1810-1892); Luther Collins (1813-1860), Henry Van Asselt, and Jacob and Samuel Maple.
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| Current Location: King County, Washington
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