William Denison

1739 - 1799  (60 years)

• Name	William Denison
  Born	22 Mar 1738/39	North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	LCJR-4GZ
  	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LCJR-4GZ
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	209971750
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209971750
  Group	Descendant of Mayflower Passenger
  	Passenger or Descendant of the Mayflower
  Group	Mayflower - John Howland & Elizabeth Tilley
  	Descendant of John Howland and Elizabeth Tilley of the Mayflower
  Group	Mayflower - John Tilley & Joan Hurst
  	Descendant of John Tilley and Joan (Hurst) Rogers of the Mayflower
  Died	3 Jun 1799	Strafford, Orange County, Vermont
  Buried	Aft 3 Jun 1799	Old City Cemetery, Strafford, Orange County, Vermont
  Person ID	I19704	New England Hall Families Master Tree
  Last Modified	25 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	Avery Denison,   b. 8 Feb 1712/13, Preston, New London County, Connecticut ,   d. 3 Apr 1775, North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Thankful Williams,   b. 8 Feb 1718/19, North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut ,   d. 2 May 1767, North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut  (Age 48 years)
  Married	31 Jan 1734/35	Stonington, New London County, Connecticut
  Family ID	F9363	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susanna Swan,   b. 17 Apr 1744, North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut ,   d. 1809, Strafford, Orange County, Vermont  (Age 64 years)
  Married	25 Feb 1762	North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut
  Children	1. Asahel Colton Denison,   b. 1786, North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut ,   d. 1836  (Age 50 years)
  Last Modified	24 Nov 2020
  Family ID	F9364	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 22 Mar 1738/39 - North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut Married - 25 Feb 1762 - North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut Died - 3 Jun 1799 - Strafford, Orange County, Vermont Buried - Aft 3 Jun 1799 - Old City Cemetery, Strafford, Orange County, Vermont  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Badges

  Mayflower Descendant

  
  

• Notes

  From FindaGrave: Son of Avery & Thankful (Williams) Denison. Married Susanna Swan Feb 25, 1762 in North Stonington, CT. The following is from pages 1084-1085 of Vermont Historical Gazetteer: A Magazine Of Each Town, Civil, Ecclesiastical, Biographical and Military. Volume II. By Abby Maria Hemenway, 1871. From the grave-stones. Epitaph of Wm. Denison, who was Justice of Peace many years; elected Selectman several times, and represented the town in the years 1790, '91, '92, '93, and '95. (partly illegible.) Pause Mortal! Contemplate the remains of WILLIAM DENISON, Esq. _____ departed this life _____3, 1799____ ___ year of ___age. 'Tis not the Muses' fondest strain, With Patriot Heroes in her train Can eulogize his worth, ___ To Seraphs' form that task is given, An trumphet-tongues of elder heaven Forbid the praise of earth. He liv'd, he di'd we trust to live again.