Bio: Denison, Uri T. (1828 – 1877)

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Surnames: Denison, Randall, Allen, Stephens, Playter, Burch, Brightman

----Source: History of Northern Wisconsin (Eau Claire County, Wis.) 1881, page 320

URI T. DENISON, deceased, Eau Claire, born in Brookfield, Madison Co., N. Y., Sept. 23, 1828. Moved from there to Eau Claire in 1857, and engaged in lumbering with his brother-in-law, Mr. Adin Randall, for a time. He then engaged in farming, which he followed some eighteen years, until his death, which took place in June, 1877. He was married in Brookfield, N. Y., Jan. 21, 1836, to Miss Mary Randall, by whom he had five children — Owen T., Selah (now Mrs. W. W. Allen), Luela (now Mrs. J. H. Stephens), Almira (married E. H. Playter, of Eau Claire, died January, 1880), and Elizabeth. Mrs. Denison is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elisha Randall, of Madison County, N. Y. They were married Oct. 3, 1813, at Brookfield. Had eleven children — Cynthia (now Mrs. Paul Burch), Mary (now Mrs. Denison), Elisha, Daniel B., Betsey (deceased, married Chas. Brightman), Joshua (died in infancy), John, Adin (deceased), Joshua, 2d, Jabez and Benjamin.