Isaac Denison Sr. (1751 - 1817)

Born 20 Dec 1751 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Eunice (Williams) Denison — married 10 Nov 1773 in North Stonington, New London, CT

Descendants

Died 14 Feb 1817 at age 65 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Isaac Denison was born 20 Dec 1751 at Stonington, Connecticut. He was the fifth child of Esther (Wheeler) & Daniel Denison. He was baptized 12 Apr 1752 at Stonington, Connecticut.

Isaac Denison married Eunice Williams Nov. 10, 1773 at North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut. They had 12 children during the timespan through July 1803, all born in or near Stonington, Connecticut.

This family resided at Stonington for the duration of their lives, evidenced by the census records from 1790 to 1810:

Residence: Year: 1790; Census Place: New London, Connecticut; Roll M637_1; Image: 0033.

Residence: Year: 1800; Census Place: Stonington, New London, Connecticut; .Roll 3; Page: 664; Image: 190.

Residence: Year: 1810; Census Place: Stonington, New London, Connecticut; Roll 3; Page: 258; Family History Number: 0281231; Image: 00144.

"Isaac Denison was a member of the Committee of Public Safety, and opened his house as a refuge for patriots who escaped from Long Island when the British held that part of the country."

Military Service: listed incorrectly as Israel in "Connecticut Men in the Revolutionary War"; Date: 6 Aug 1780; Place: Captain Wm. Stanton's Company

Isaac Denison and his wife were members of the Baptist Church, Mystic.

Isaac Denison died 14 Feb 1817 in Stonington, Connecticut. His remains are buried at Elm Grove Cemetery, Mystic, New London County, Connecticut.

Sacred to the Memory of Mr. Isaac Denison who died Feby 4th 1817 aged 66 years

Revelations 14:13: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord for they rest from their labors and their works do follow them.

Sources

• Denison Genealogy: Ancestors and Descendants of Captain George Denison; E. Glenn Denison, Josephine M. Peck and Donald L. Jacobus; Gateway Press, Inc. Baltimore, MD 1993 [Originally published, Pequot Press 1963; Reprinted, Baltimore, MD 1978, 1982, 1993], no. 506: https://archive.org/details/denisongenealogy00deni/page/19/mode/1up; https://archive.org/details/denisongenealogy00deni/page/42/mode/1up

• Rootsweb: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nanc/nsvr/1733.html

• Wheeler, Richard Anson. History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut, p. 346, no. 221: https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofs00whee_1#page/n368/mode/1up; p. 665, no. 82: https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofs00whee_1#page/n687/mode/1up

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7W1-XYH : 7 February 2023), Isaac Denison, 1751.

• Find A Grave: Memorial #79485867