Last Update: September 13, 2001

Joseph Dix Dennis  b 6 March 1799 New Hampshire d 17 March 1878 Wayne Co. NY  married a woman named LOVE CARLL.  She was born 10 April 1799 in Vienna, Kennebec Co. Maine and died 3 May 1873 in Wayne County NY where she is buried with many of the Dennis family in Zurich Cemetery, Arcadia, Wayne Co. NY.  (a beautiful little cemetery; but hard to find)  Her parents were

Benjamin Carll and Molly (Mary) Field.

   

Joseph and Love had the following children:

 

1. Pheobe b 5 Oct/or Nov. 1819; d 15 April 1889 in Williamston MI, married

William Minnis in NY.

 

2.  Mary or Sarah b 2 Sept 1821; d 13 Sep 1824 Lyons NY (b. van Marter Cem.)

 

3.  Edith  b 13 June 1825; d 4 Mar 1899 Bath Clinton Co MI; m. Stephen Roby

25 Feb 1850

 

4.  Leonard b 7 May 1827 Arcadia NY, d 29 Oct 1887 Ingham Co. MI; married Clarissa Horton

 

5. Joseph b c1829 Arcadia; d 27 Dec 1880 Ingham Co. MI; married Emily Riggs

(Richardson) 1850

 

6.  James b 1835; m. Cyntha ???

 

7.  Augusta b 19 Jan 1835 NY; d 16 June 1881 MI; married Marenus Harrison 24 Jan 1856 Canton MI.

 

8. Martha b c1838; d ??? married ?Alfred Simons Ingham Co Mi 1870.

 

9. William b Nov 1839; d 19 June 1841 Arcadia

 

10. Benjamin, dates unknown, bur. van Marter Cem (by sister Sarah) "died 8

married " but death date unreadable "son of Joseph & Love"

  

 For source material on Love's parents: see town clerk of Vienna, Book 3

p5 "Cumberland Co. (Maine) Marriages 1786-1795 at Maine Historical Society

in Portland or Salt Lake City Mormon archives film #1553742

  

 

 Submitted to website by Denali Porter, Sept 2001. Email Denali Porter