♂John Dennett

John Dennett (born 22 October 1810) was born at Hollis, York, Maine, United States, the eighth of the nine children of John Dennet and Jane. He was the second great-grand-uncle of Nancy Jane Blanchard (1929–2006), the brother of William Dennett (1803–1888), Nancy Jane’s second great-grandfather.

The Hollis town book enters the family as “John Dennet and Jane his wife” and lists their nine children in order of birth, from Sarah in 1793 to Joseph in 1813. John stands eighth in the list, written “John Dennet Jr”, so he bore his father’s name. His brother William was seven years older, and Joseph was born less than three years after him. In July 1812, when John was under two, his sister Phebe died at the age of seventeen. No marriage, death or burial is recorded for him, so where he lived as an adult and when he died cannot be stated.