Martha (Williams) Denison (1762 - 1855)

Born 15 Dec 1762 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut

Ancestors

Wife of Oliver Denison — married 1 Jan 1786 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA

Descendants

Died 20 Aug 1855 at age 92 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Stonington, Connecticut One Place Study.

Birth & Baptism

Birth

This Martha Williams is the second Martha, the first Martha Williams died before she reached the age of one year old in 1756.

This Martha was born 15 Dec 1762, to Eleazer Williams and Abigail (Prentice) Williams in Stonington.^[1][2]

Baptism

Martha was baptized in the First Congregational Church of Stonington on 7 Aug 1763, by Reverend Nathaniel Eells.^[3]

Marriage

On 1 Jan, 1786, Martha was joined in marriage to Oliver Denison, in the Firtst Congregational Church of Stonington by Reverend Nathaniel Eells.^[1][3][4]

Children

While living at the Old Denison Homestead, they had the following children:

1. Oliver Denison Jr; b. 02 Jan 1787^[1][4]
2. Justin Williams Denison; b. Mar 1789^[1][4]
3. Marcia Prentice (Denison) Palmer; b. 1791^[1][4]
4. Martha (Denison) Chesebrough; b 1793^[1][4]
5. Elam Williams Denison; b. 1794^[1][4]
6. Luke Prentice Denison; b. 1797; d. 03 Jul 1833 by suicide.^[1][4]
7. Grace Billings (Denison) Noyes; b. 24 Aug 1799^[1][4]
8. Eunice W (Denison) Noyes; b. 24 Oct 1801^[1][4]
9. Thomas Jefferson Denison; b. 13 Oct 1823^[1][4]

Death

At the age of 93, Martha died 20 Aug 1855, and is buried in Elm Grove Cemetery in Mystic.^[4][5][6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10} Wheeler, Richard Anson; (1900); History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut, from its first settlement in 1649 to 1900; Press of the Day Publishing Company, New London, Conn.; PG 679, #463; 357, #305; ; Retrieved from https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofs00whee_1#page/n371
2. ↑ Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WP-XLV : 11 February 2018), Martha Williams, 15 Dec 1762; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Wheeler, Richard A. (1875); History of the First Congregational Church, Stonington, Connecticut, 1674-1874; With The Report of Bi-Centennial Proceedings, 03 Jun 1874; With Appendix Containing Statistics of the Church.; T.H. Davis and Company, Norwich, Connecticut; PG 249 Baptism; 259 Marriage; Retrieved from: https://archive.org/stream/historyoffirstco00whee#page/258
4. ↑ ^{4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10} Baldwin, John Denison & Clift, William (Prepared by)(1881); A Record of the Descendants of Capt. George Denison, of Stonington, Conn.; Printed by Tyler & Seagrave, Worcester, Massachusetts; PG 265 & 272, #5579; Retrieved from: https://archive.org/stream/recordofdescenda1881bald#page/264/mode/2up
5. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 20 September 2018), memorial page for Martha Williams Denison (15 Dec 1762–20 Aug 1855), Find A Grave: Memorial #125445080, citing Elm Grove Cemetery, Mystic, New London County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by CWECSG (contributor 48215457).
6. ↑ Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7JY-X8H : 9 February 2018), Martha Denison, 20 Aug 1855; citing , reference p 263; FHL microfilm 3,364.

• 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. 692: https://archive.org/details/denisongenealogy00deni/page/55/mode/1up

Acknowledgements

• Stanley Wood, for his help with the management of this profile.
• This profile was created through the import of master 11_12.ged on 21 October 2010.