Arthur Junious Dent

Brief Life History of Arthur Junious

When Arthur Junious Dent was born on 11 January 1909, in Lewiston, Cache, Utah, United States, his father, Arthur Joseph Dent, was 26 and his mother, Mary Bell Price, was 22. He married Esther Kristine Jessen on 10 June 1931, in Logan Utah Temple, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. He lived in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 19 July 1993, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Lewiston City Cemetery, Lewiston, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Arthur Junious Dent
1909–1993
Esther Kristine Jessen
1909–1991
Marriage: 10 June 1931
Kathleen Dent
1934–2016
Marveen Dent
1935–1935
Ann Dent
1935–2012
Marleen Dent
1947–2015

Sources (31)

  • Arthur J Dent, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Mr. Arthur Junious Dent, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • Arthur Junious Dent, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"

World Events (8)

1910 · The BSA is Made

Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.

1910 · The Denver and Rio Grande Western Depot

The Denver and Rio Grande Western Depot, the Rio Grande Depot, is a former train station on the western edge of downtown Salt Lake City. The depot was constructed by the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad to surpass the nearby Salt Lake City Union Pacific Depot and was the main jewel of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad. The depot included a barber shop, a telegraph office a gift shop, a restaurant, a men's smoking room and a women's lounge. The depot opened Salt Lake City to a new influx of immigrants, and was also a central point in shipping soldiers off to war in both World War I and World War II. The depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. After the State of Utah purchased the depot in 1977, the building was converted to house the Utah State Historical Society and its research center, the Utah Department of Heritage & Arts, as well as the Rio Gallery.

1931

The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.

Name Meaning

habitational name from Dent in Yorkshire, possibly from a British hill name cognate with Old Irish dinn, dind ‘hill’.

variant of Dunt, from Middle English dunt, dent ‘blow (of a weapon or implement); combat’ (Old English dynt).

English:

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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