When Samuel Dennis was born on 2 January 1790, in Washington, Maryland, United States, his father, William Dennis, was 20 and his mother, Jane Parrish, was 20. He married Elizabeth Monroe about 1812, in Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Jackson Township, Guernsey, Ohio, United States in 1830 and Licking Township, Jay, Indiana, United States in 1840. He registered for military service in 1864. He died on 25 July 1863, in Jefferson Township, Grant, Indiana, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Upland, Jefferson Township, Grant, Indiana, United States.
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English: from the Middle English (Old French) personal name Denis(e), Dinis(e), vernacular forms of Latin Dionysius, Greek Dionysios ‘(follower) of Dionysos’, an eastern god introduced to the classical pantheon at a relatively late date and bearing a name of probably Semitic origin. The name was borne by various early Christian saints, including Saint Denis, the martyred 3rd-century bishop of Paris who became the patron saint of France. From the 12th century onward, the popularity of the name in England (and of its cognates, mainly Denis , in the continental Europe) seems to have been largely due to French influence. The feminine form Dionysia (in vernacular English likewise Den(n)is) is also found, and some examples of the surname may originate from it.
English: from Middle English deneis, a variant of danais ‘Danish’, with the vowel influenced by Middle English denshe (Old English denisc). Compare Dence .
Irish (mainly Dublin and Cork): of the same origin as 1 and 2 above, sometimes an alternative form to Donohue but more often to McDonough , since the personal name Donnchadh was Anglicized as Donough or Denis.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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