Brief Life History of Gilbert
When Gilbert Dean was born on 27 April 1840, in Lancaster Township, Fairfield, Ohio, United States, his father, John Dean, was 27 and his mother, Rachael Hite, was 24. He married Ann Maria Edmundson on 8 November 1866, in Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Bates, Missouri, United States in 1900 and West Boone Township, Bates, Missouri, United States for about 10 years. In 1860, at the age of 20, his occupation is listed as farmer. He died on 1 January 1925, at the age of 84, and was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Coldwater Township, Cass, Missouri, United States.
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Sources (13)
- Gilbert Dean in household of John Dean, "United States Census, 1850"
- Gilbert Dean, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Gilbert Dean, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1840–1925 Male
1842–1913 Female
Children (7)
1867–1873 Male
1871–1871 Female
1874–1885 Female
1878–1957 Male
1881– Male
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Parents and Siblings
1813–1888 Male
1816–1873 Female
Siblings (6)
1836–1899 Male
1837–1911 Female
1840–1925 Male
1843–1934 Female
1846–1894 Male
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World Events (8)
1846
Age 6
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Age 20
1863
Age 23
Name Meaning
English: topographic name from Middle English dene ‘valley’ (Old English denu), or a habitational name from any of several places in various parts of England named Dean or Dene from this word.
English: nickname or occupational name for the servant of a dean or nickname for someone thought to resemble a dean. A dean was an ecclesiastical official, the head of a chapter of canons or a church official with jurisdiction over a sub-division of an archdeaconry. Though no doubt some deans had illegitimate children, they were officially celibate, and in the main the surname is probably a nickname in origin, similar to Bishop , Prior , Priest , and Monk . The Middle English word deen, dien, dein, is a borrowing of Old French d(e)ien, doien from Latin decanus (originally a leader of ten men, from decem ‘ten’), and thus is a cognate of Deacon .
English: from the Middle English personal name Deyne (or Dene) a rhyming pet form of Reynald (see Reginald ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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