Joseph Henry Dean

Brief Life History of Joseph Henry

When Joseph Henry Dean was born on 16 October 1855, in Taunton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, his father, Joseph Dean, was 24 and his mother, Catherine Knott, was 31. He married Sarah Allen Arnold on 11 October 1876, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Shelley, Bingham, Idaho, United States in 1940 and Shelley Election Precinct 1, Bingham, Idaho, United States in 1940. He died on 2 November 1947, in Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Henry Dean
1855–1947
Florence Ridges
1866–1942
Marriage: 11 June 1885
Mildred Agatha Dean
1886–1887
Jasper Henry Dean
1888–1965
Wilford Moroni Dean
1890–1961
Lawrence Joseph Dean
1892–1971
Charles Edwin Dean Sr.
1893–1986
Florence Stella Dean
1896–1977
Winifred Louise Dean
1898–1992
Stanley Ridges Dean
1901–1965
Leah Ridges Dean
1903–1993
Dorothy Ridges Dean
1907–1973
Donald Ridges Dean
1910–1960

Sources (138)

  • Joseph Henry Dean, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Joseph Henry Dean, "England and Wales, Birth Registration Index, 1837-1920"
  • Joseph Henry Dean, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1873 · Settlers arrived in Vernal

On Feb 14, 1873, Pardon Dodds, among others, came to the valley to raise livestock.

1880 · Uintah County was established

On Feb 8th, 1880, Uintah county is established. Although Vernal is one of the most important cities in the county, it does not incorporate until later.

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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