Genealogy of Patty Rose
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| Notes for Hon. Mark DENNETT | ||||||||||||
| - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mark, b. 28 Aug. 1786, son of William and Mary (Adams) Dennet, married (1) 22 Dec. 1808, Alice, dau. of Edward Wilson; she was born 22 Sept. 1785 and died 4 Feb. 1819. He married (2) 4 May 1820, Miriam Pettegrew. She was born 12 Dec. 1802 and died 10 Aug. 1881. He died 30 April 1883. Children by Alice 1809-19: Augustus, Alexander, Betsey, son; children by Miriam 1821-47: Alice, Sylvester, Sarah, Charles, Julia, Mary, Mark, John, Oren, Emily, Louisa. [ref 33:351] HON. MARK DENNETT. This man was one of the most influential characters in the history of Kittery. Among his papers is found a record of some events in his early life, written by himself. He was born 28 Aug. 1786, son of William and Mary (Adams) Dennett. He says, "In early boyhood I hated the school until about nine years old, when my fancy changed and I liked the school and began to stand at the head of my class. Our school privileges were very limited. I attended to nothing at school but reading, spelling and writing until I was thirteen years old; but I progressed in the old arithmetic at home under the instruction of my father and brother to the rule of three. At thirteen years I commenced the arithmetic at school and during winter term I mastered about one-half of Merrill's Arithmetic. In the spring of 1800 at a short term of six weeks of Grammar School, I progressed in English Grammar so that I could parse simple sentences. In September a term of Grammar School commenced and I attended to the study of Latin, and during the winter I advanced into Virgil and Cicero. In the spring my father said that I must help him on the farm. In the winter of 1801-2 there was no Grammar School, and I mastered the last half of the arithmetic. In the winter of 1802-3 I studied Latin at home and recited my lessons once a week with Rev. William Briggs. Oct. 25, 1803, my father died and the care of the farm devolved on me, and I was thus deprived of school privileges. During the winter of 1803-4 I devoted every spare hour by day and very long evenings to the study of Greek, and in December, 1804, I received a certificate of qualification for teaching the Grammar School from three ministers who were college graduates. Jan. 1, 1805, at the age of eighteen, I commenced teaching the Grammar School in Kittery, and excepting two or three years (when otherwise employed) I continued to do so several months each year until I was sixty years old, when my hearing failed and I declined the service. "In 1807, my mind being religiously impressed, I was baptized and joined the church, of which act I never repented." Mr. Dennett was much interested in local history and left some valuable papers that have been utilized in the preparation of this book. He was honored as a leader in his town, serving as selectman for seventeen years. He was deputy to the General Court, 1814-19, and was a member of the first legislature of Maine. He was State senator several times, justice of the peace, and captain and major in the militia. He died 30 April 1883, in the ninety-seventh year of his age. [ref 33:257] [note: most of the Dennett genealogy in this dataset was compiled by Mark] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CENSUS: 10 Sep 1850 Kittery, York ME census: [ref 11] 21 405 434 DENNETT, Mark 64 m farmer 35 ME Maryann 47 f ME Julia 22 f ME Mary 20 f ME Mark 16 m farmer ME Oren 11 m ME Emily 9 f ME INGRAHAM, Sarah 83 f ME DENNETT, Abigail 77 f ME SPINNEY, Robert 43 m laboror ME 20 Jun 1860 Kittery, York ME census [ref 11:451-68(898)] 8 505 537 DENNETT, Mark 74 farmer 3000,712 ME Merriam 58 ME LANGTON, Joseph 28 ME Julia A. 32 ME 1 Jun 1870 Kittery, York ME census [ref 11:564-2(354b)] 5 8 8 *DENNETT, Alex. 58 farmer 6000,1200 ME Mary K. 51 keeping house ME Ellen M. 30 teacher ME Alex Jr. 17 farmer ME 9 DENNETT, Mark 83 retired farmer ME Miriam 68 keeping house ME *Alexander is the enumerator for this page 1880 Kittery, York ME census [ref 21:491-337b] Mark DENNETT Self M Male W 93 ME Retired Farmer ME ME Miriam DENNETT Wife M Female W 79 ME Keeping House ME ME - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | ||||||||||||
| Notes for Alice WILSON | ||||||||||||
| - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ALICE b. 22 Sept. 1785, daughter of Edmund Wilson and Susanna Gunnison; m. Mark Dennett 22 Dec. 1808. [ref 33:802] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | ||||||||||||
| Last Modified 27 Dec 2004 | Created 4 Jan 2005 |