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    James Frederick Dennis

    Birth: 12-11-1841

    Death: 3-17-1886

    Nickname: Fred Dennis

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Dennis, Anna Catherine | Marriage Date: 10-1-1863

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Fred's parents were Cyrus C. Dennis ( 1806 - May 31, 1866 ) and Eunice Wood ( d. May 21, 1861 ) of Auburn, New York. His siblings included Caroline E. Dennis ( d. December 28, 1898 ), Belshazzar Dennis and Roland R. Dennis. He married Anna (Annie) Catherine McKim on October 1, 1863. Fred ran the Auburn Morning News with his brother Roland from 1868-1871. During the Civil War, he served as an Adjudant with the 3rd New York Artillery. Dennis is mentioned in Fanny Seward's letter to her father William Henry Seward on December 6, 1863. He is also mentioned by Frederick William Seward to Frances Miller Seward in a letter from June 18, 1861, about visiting his "Auburn friends" at Camp Cayuga during the Civil War.

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Fred's parents were Cyrus C. Dennis ( 1806 - May 31, 1866 ) and Eunice Wood ( d. May 21, 1861 ) of Auburn, New York. His siblings included Caroline E. Dennis ( d. December 28, 1898 ), Belshazzar Dennis and Roland R. Dennis. He married Anna (Annie) Catherine McKim on October 1, 1863. Fred ran the Auburn Morning News with his brother Roland from 1868-1871. During the Civil War, he served as an Adjudant with the 3rd New York Artillery. Dennis is mentioned in Fanny Seward's letter to her father William Henry Seward on December 6, 1863. He is also mentioned by Frederick William Seward to Frances Miller Seward in a letter from June 18, 1861, about visiting his "Auburn friends" at Camp Cayuga during the Civil War.

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https://books.google.com/books?id=I8E_AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA23&lpg=PA23&dq=James+Frederick+Dennis+and+married+and+Auburn+and+Philadelphia&source=bl&ots=7n3RCKIBWW&sig=NlJJdquY5_5loV78PcZHByZqiPY&hl=en&sa=X&ei=8i20VPrRNJbasAT2zoGQCA&ved=0CB4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=James%20Frederick%20Dennis%20and%20married%20and%20Auburn%20and%20Philadelphia&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=I8E_AAAAYAAJ&pg=PT4&lpg=PT4&dq=%22james+frederick+dennis%22+auburn&source=bl&ots=7oaSLFMDSW&sig=ACfU3U24HttkK7Y72M4teZGcxyKYAgc_kA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiEhc3i85jqAhWhTN8KHex7AoQQ6AEwBHoECAcQAQ#v=onepage&q=%22james%20frederick%20dennis%22%20auburn&f=false
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Book or Book Chapter
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In Memoriam: Sarah A. McKim, 1813-1891
Publisher Location: 
New York
Publisher Name: 
De Vinne Press
Year: 
1891
Citation Notes: 
https://books.google.com/books?id=I8E_AAAAYAAJ&pg=PT4&lpg=PT4&dq=%22james+frederick+dennis%22+auburn&source=bl&ots=7oaSLFMDSW&sig=ACfU3U24HttkK7Y72M4teZGcxyKYAgc_kA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiEhc3i85jqAhWhTN8KHex7AoQQ6AEwBHoECAcQAQ#v=onepage&q=%22james%20frederick%20dennis%22%20auburn&f=false
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http://genforum.genealogy.com/seward/messages/1449.html