Daniel Densley

Brief Life History of Daniel

When Daniel Densley was born on 29 July 1826, in Englishcombe, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, his father, George Densley, was 35 and his mother, Ann Tippany, was 42. He married Sarah Beech on 29 December 1851, in Rushall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Walsall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1871 and South Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 19 February 1910, in Bluffdale, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Herriman, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Daniel Densley
1826–1910
Sarah Beech
1833–1923
Marriage: 29 December 1851
Samuel Densley
1853–1894
Ann Densley
1854–1919
Daniel Densley
1857–1857
Daniel Densley Jr.
1858–1930
Sarah Densley
1860–1863
George Densley
1863–1863
Mary Densley
1864–1921
William John Densley
1866–1954
James Densley
1868–1880
Joseph Henry Densley
1870–1880
Aaron Densley
1873–1948
Moses Densley
1873–1952
Thomas Densley
1875–1880
Esther Densley
1878–1974

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  • Daniel Densley in household of George Densley, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Daniel Densly, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Daniel Densley, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 1851

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    World Events (8)

    1830

    Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

    1830 · The Second Great Awakening

    Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

    1848

    Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States* 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States *renamed Salt Lake in 1868

    Name Meaning

    English (Somerset and Gloucestershire): apparently a habitational name from one or more unidentified places in southwestern England.

    English: variant of Dinsley, a habitational name from Temple Densley in Hertfordshire.

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

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    Daniel Densley and Sarah Beach

    The first baptized member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in the direct Densley line was Daniel Densley Senior. Daniel was born in Englishcombe, Somerset,England. He was the eighth …

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