This William Denison was born 8 Apr 1756 at Stonington, Connecticut. He was the fourth child of Jane (Smith) & George Denison.
Note: An earlier edit to this profile characterized William as a twin of his sister Dorothy, a concept that was derived from the Wheeler (1900) History of Stonington. The Denison Genealogy (1963) reference source, however, lists Dorothy's birth in about (ca.) 1754, which cancels Dorothy as being a twin of William. In view of the later, more thoroughly researched, and less error prone Denison source, it probably should prevail.
William Denison lived through historic events during his service in the American Revolutionary War. He enlisted 29 Sep 1777 in 4th Regiment;[1] Corporal, Jan 1781,[2] 3rd Regt., Connecticut Line; he was a member of light infantry detached in 1781 to serve under Gen. Lafayette, and was present at the storming of the redoubt at the Battle of Yorktown. In 1781, the 3rd and 4th regiments were consolidated to form 1st Connecticut regiment,[3] where he continued to serve in Captain Buell's company.[4]
William Denison married 09 Apr 1780 Anna Slack. They had 8 children:
This family may have removed from Stonington to western Massachusetts in the 1790s, evidenced in the biography of their son William S. Denison, who was born at Colrain, Massachusetts, in 1794.
In about 1810, this family removed to Zanesville, Ohio, via a War Land Grant. At that time, Ohio was woodland wilderness, thus this family were truly pioneers in establishing Ohio as a future state.
William Denison died 21 Jul 1820 at Zanesville, Ohio. His grave is in Greenwood Cemetery, Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA: Find A Grave: Memorial #50527595
This profile was created through the import of master 11_12.ged on 21 October 2010.
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