The Delahorne/Curtis Family History

Dennet · ◉ direct ancestor

♂John Dennet

Born 1769, Saco, Maine, United States.

John Dennet (born 2 February 1769) was a man of Hollis, in York County, Maine, where he and his wife Jane had nine children born between 1793 and 1813. He was the third great-grandfather of Nancy Jane Blanchard (1929–2006), through his son William Dennett (1803–1888). The family is known from a delayed return of Hollis births filed with the Maine State Archives, a list compiled after the events, which names John Dennet and Jane Dennet as the parents of all nine; it is known only from a published listing, not from the original. The eldest child, Sarah, was born at Hollis on 6 July 1793, so the couple were living there by that date, and William, the sixth, was born there on 22 July 1803.

John was born at Saco, Maine, on 2 February 1769, as the town book of Pepperellborough records. He was probably the son of Nicholas Dennett (1745–1814) and Phebe Fabyan (1750–1818) of Saco, and no record of his own marriage or death is known. A family chart compiled in 1994 lists him with no dates and gives his wife’s maiden name as Mallana, and a FamilySearch profile calls him John Fabyan Dennett (1769–1834) and her Jane Mehanna Woodward, but no record confirms either account.

Notes

His parents

The First Book of Records of the Town of Pepperellborough, now the City of Saco (printed 1896), p. 116, lists a son John born 2 February 1769 to Nicholas Dennett and Phebe. That birth is on record. The link from this John to Nicholas and Phebe is probable: no record yet names John of Hollis as this John. Two points support it. Seven of the nine children of John and Jane at Hollis repeat the names of Nicholas’s children, and a grandson was named John Fabian Dennett.

Family time line

◉ John Dennet 1769–
◉ Jane (surname unknown)
No marriage recorded
○ Sarah Dennett 1793–
○ Phebe Dennett 1795–1812
○ Susanny Dennett 1797–
○ Nicholas Dennett 1799–
○ Olief Dennett 1801–
◉ William Dennett 1803–1888
○ Daniel Dennett 1808–1872
○ John Dennett 1810–
○ Joseph Dennett 1813–

Recorded events

EventWhenWhereEvidence ?on record - the record itself, its image, or a transcript or printed copy of it has been read
from a compiled source - an index, a printed genealogy or a memorial page says so
not yet documented - in the family record, no source attached yet
Birth
Pepperellborough
 2 Feb 1769 Saco, Maine, United States on record
Living at
at the birth of child Sarah Dennett
 6 Jul 1793 Hollis, York, Maine, United States on record
17691793 17801790

Sources

  • Saco (Me.), First Book of Records of the Town of Pepperellborough, now the City of Saco (Saco: printed by vote of the City Council, 1896) — Birth, about this person
  • Maine, U.S., Birth Records, 1715-1922 (db 1960) rec 1417196 - Sarah Dennett, b. 1793-07-06 Hollis, York, Maine, father John Dennet, mother Jane Dennet — Living at
  • Maine, U.S., Birth Records, 1715-1922 (db 1960) rec 1417202 - William Dennet, b. 22 Jul 1803 Hollis, York, Maine, father John Dennet, mother Jane Dennet — about this person
  • Hollis, Maine, Town and vital records, 1781-1893 — about this person, family with Jane (surname unknown)

Borders as they stood about 1763 (they follow the event under the mouse), from the historical-basemaps project, the Newberry Library's Atlas of Historical County Boundaries (states and territories, 1783 on) and Natural Earth; the colonies and provinces are drawn along today's lines.

Line of descent

  1. Nicholas Dennett 1745–1814
    1. Samuel Dennett
      1. Ebenezer Dennett
        1. Alexander Dennett
        2. Mehitable Tetherly
          1. Gabriel Tetherly
          2. not yet known
      2. Abigail Hill
        1. Samuel Hill
          1. John Hill
          2. not yet known
        2. Elizabeth Williams
          1. William Williams
          2. not yet known
    2. Sarah Frost
  2. Phebe Fabyan 1750–1818
    1. Joseph Fabyan 1707–1789
      1. John Fabyan 1681–1756
        1. John Fabyan
        2. Sarah Hall
          1. John Hall
          2. not yet known
      2. Mary Pickering
        1. Thomas Pickering 1656–bef 1720
          1. John Pickering
          2. not yet known
        2. Mary Gee
          1. John Gee
          2. Hazelelponi Willix –1718
            1. Balthasar Willix 1595–1651
              1. Balthasar Willix
              2. Anne (surname unknown)
            2. not yet known
    2. Mary Brackett 1716–1800
      1. Joshua Brackett 1672–1749
        1. Thomas Brackett
          1. Anthony Brackett
          2. not yet known
        2. Mary Mitton
          1. Michael Mitton –bef 1663
          2. Elizabeth Cleeve
            1. George Cleeve abt 1586–
              1. John Cleeves
              2. Anna (surname unknown)
            2. not yet known
      2. Mary Weeks 1676–1740
        1. Leonard Weeks
        2. not yet known

Descendants

  1. Sarah Dennett 1793–
  2. Phebe Dennett 1795–1812
  3. Susanny Dennett 1797–
  4. Nicholas Dennett 1799–
  5. Olief Dennett 1801–
  6. William Dennett 1803–1888
    1. Alfred William Dennett 1839–
    2. Valeria Goodenow Dennett 1842–
      1. Ralph Augustine McDonnell 1868–1939
        1. Ralph Edward McDonnell 1894–1947
        2. Frank McDonnell 1899–1971
        3. Charles Washburn McDonnell 1902–1971
      2. William Dennett McDonnell 1873– ⚭
        1. Alfred Dennett McDonnell 1897–1969
        2. Edith C McDonnell 1907–1959
        3. Valeria McDonnell abt 1911–1913 ✧
        4. William Dennett McDonnell 1912–1989
      3. John McDonnell 1878–
      4. Elizabeth McDonnell 1879–
    3. Frances Eliza Dennett 1846–1925
      1. Anna Walker Merryman 1869–1942
        1. William Wesley Blanchard 1895–1973 ⚔
        2. Kenneth Blanchard 1897–1975 ⚭
        3. Frances Eldora Blanchard 1900–1988
        4. Theodore Blanchard 1902–1979 ⚔
      2. Maude Dennett Merryman 1874–1961
        1. Frances Dennett Page abt 1896–1993
        2. William Merryman Page abt 1898–1981
  7. Daniel Dennett 1808–1872
    1. Daniel Amulek Dennett 1851–
    2. David Alma Dennett 1851–1913
    3. John Fabian Dennett 1853–1933
      1. Isabella Dennett 1873–1903
      2. Maggie Dennett 1875–1951
      3. Clara Dennett 1877–1932 ⚭
        1. Ira Guy Demille 1897–1986
        2. Roachie De Mille 1899–1976
        3. Lolabell Demill 1901–
        4. Nora M. Demill 1903–
        5. Allie Demill 1906–
        6. Richard Demill 1910–
        7. Edwin Levi Demille 1913–1985
        8. children who may still be living
      4. Daniel Quimby Dennett 1880–1922
        1. Hardy Dennett 1903–1903 ✧
        2. Graden Dennett 1905–1905 ✧
        3. Verna Dennett 1906–
        4. Nerissa Dennett 1906–1967
        5. Beatrice Dennett 1909–2004
        6. Leighton Dennett 1911–1983
        7. Una Laru Dennett 1912–2001 ⚭
        8. Florence Dennett 1914–2000
        9. Wesley Dennett 1917–1999
        10. Lucy Dennett 1920–2003
        11. Daniel Quimby Dennett 1921–1921 ✧
      5. John Fabyan Dennett 1882–1961
        1. Elwood Dennett 1907–1976
        2. Adrian Dennett 1909–1968
        3. Maggie Alvira Dennett 1911–1988
        4. Verdell Dennett 1913–1997
        5. Elzina Laveta Dennett 1915–1987
        6. Jennie Dennett 1918–1986
        7. Nellie V Dennett 1920–2015
        8. Stewart Dennett 1922–2007
        9. Marie Norma Dennett 1924–2014 ⚭
        10. Miriam Dennett 1926–2013
      6. Lucy Ann Dennett 1884–1888 ✧
      7. David Alma Dennett 1888–1930
      8. Gertrude Dennett 1889–1985
      9. Boyd Dennett 1891–1956
      10. Eva Dennett 1894–1985
      11. Thora Dennett 1896–1984
      12. Vera Dennett 1899–1980 ⚭
        1. Duard Wayne Millet 1921–2013
        2. Arden Allred 1925–1991 ⚭
        3. Leta Allred 1928–1999
        4. children who may still be living
      13. Janie Dennett 1899–
    4. Charles Dennett 1856–
    5. Lucy Jane Dennett 1859–
  8. John Dennett 1810–
  9. Joseph Dennett 1813–