Brief Life History of Anderson
When Anderson Dennison was born on 2 January 1795, in Fauquier, Virginia, United States, his father, John Ross Dennison Sr, was 23 and his mother, Sarah or Sallie Norman, was 22. He married Eleanor Skinner on 12 March 1818, in Harrison, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Harrison, Virginia, United States for about 10 years and Ten Mile District, Harrison, West Virginia, United States in 1870. He died on 25 March 1875, in Bristol, Harrison, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Pleasant Grove Methodist Cemetery, Bristol, Harrison, Virginia, United States.
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- Anderson Dennison, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Anderson Dennison - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Anderson Dennison
- Andrew Denison, "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971"
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1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1812 · Monumental Church Built
The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name Denis (see Dennis ) + -son. Compare Tennyson .
English (of Norman origin): from Anglo-Norman French deinzein, a burgess who enjoyed the privileges of those living deinz la cité ‘within the city’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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