Person:Elihu Denison (1)

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Elihu Denison
b.14 Apr 1777 (probably) New London, Connecticut
d.20 Feb 1820 (probably) Plymouth Twp., Richland County, Ohio
Parents and Siblings
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m. 1 Jul 1756
  1. Catherine Denison1757 - 1851
  2. Daniel Denison1758 -
  3. Ebenezer Avery Denison1760 - 1843
  4. Jonathan Denison1761 - 1833
  5. George Denison1763 - 1786
  6. Griswold Denison1765 - 1826
  7. Asenath Denison1767 - 1829
  8. David Denison1769 -
  9. Latham Denison1771 - 1847
  10. Samuel Denison1774 - 1849
  11. Elihu Denison1777 - 1820
  12. Thomas Denison1779 - 1838
Spouse and Children
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m. Abt 1798
  1. Elihu Denison, Jr.1799 - 1858
  2. Anna Denison1801 -
  3. Thankful Denison1803 -
  4. James S. Denison1806 -
  5. Daniel David Denison1808 - Aft 1860
  6. Horace Denison1811 -
  7. Katherine Denison1813 -
  8. George D. Denison1816 - 1900
  9. Avery Denison1819 -
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Facts and Events
Name[1][2][3][4][5] Elihu Denison
Gender Male
Birth[1][2][4][6] 14 Apr 1777 (probably) New London, Connecticut
Marriage Abt 1798 to Thankful Stewart
Census[8] 1800 listed at Bern, Albany Co., New York
Census[9] 1810 listed at Marcellus Twp., Onondaga Co., New York
Other[10] Abt Jun 1817 moved with family from Onondaga County, New York, to Auburn Twp., Richland County, OhioMoved
Death[7][1] 20 Feb 1820 (probably) Plymouth Twp., Richland County, Ohio
Other? 100 acres in Auburn Twp., Richland Co., OhioLand Owned

From The Ohio Repository, Canton, Ohio, March 15, 1820, page 3, column 3: "A man by the name of Elihu Denison, of Plymouth township, Richland County, was killed a short time since. He and his wife had been on a visit to a friend; on their return home in a sled, the oxen took fright - Mr. Denison got off, for the purpose of driving them forward, when they suddenly started and dragged the sled over his body - His wife unfortunately got her arm broke at the same time"


From A Pioneer History of Richland Co., Ohio, by Brinkerhoff, page 31: "PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP: The first house in Plymouth Township was built on the present site of Plymouth village in 1815 by ........ Among the earliest settlers of the township may be named ........, ELI DENNISON on sec 1, ...... Johnny Appleseed had a nursery on sec. 10 and from that all the early orchards were started......"


Elihu Denison owned 100 acres, valued at $192 in Auburn Twp., Richland County, Ohio, as "part of the Northwest Quarter of Section 1 in Township 22 in Range No. 20 of the Canton District........" (Source: Tax Records of Richland County 1826 Auditor of State of Ohio and various deeds dated from 1835 thru 1838 recorded June 6th, 1838 in Richland County, Ohio, from other heirs of the late Elihu Denison to his son Elihu Denison)

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Denison Genealogy, Ancestors and Descendants of Captain George Denison, E. Glenn Denison, Gateway Press, Balti
    p. 28.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Genealogical and Family History of the State of Connecticut, var editors, Vol I, Lewis Historical Publishing C
    p. 87.
  3. ↑ The Connecticut Nutmegger,Vol. 23, No. 3, Dec 1990
    p. 434.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Groton Avery Clan, 1616-1912, Elroy M. Avery Catharine Hitchcock Avery, Cleveland, 1912
    p. 250.
  5. ↑ DeKalb County (Indiana) Health Department Genealogy report, George D. Denison
    Death Certificate Number 00-27DE.
  6. ↑ The Connecticut Nutmegger
    Vol. 23, No. 3, Dec 1990, p. 434.

    "In June 1771 James and Daniel Dennison came in from New London, CT and made a permanent settlement on Cherry Plain Hill (now Stephentown, N.Y.) in the southern part of the town......Daniel's sons were Daniel, jr., and .......Elihu"

  7. ↑ The Ohio Repository, Canton, Ohio, March 15, 1820.
  8. ↑ New York in 1800, An Index to the Federal Census......, Ed Phillip W. McMullin, Gendex Corp, Provo, 1971
    p. 57.
  9. ↑ Census, 1810, Marcellus Twp., Onondaga County, New York.
  10. ↑ Obituary for son, George D. Denison, Waterloo (Indiana) Press, 24 May 1900.
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