Ancestry of
Melvil Dewey

Inventor of the Dewey Decimal System

David Dewey

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• • Grandfather of Melvil Dewey — 3rd Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 4 
  • Father:
  • Eleazer Dewey 
  • Mother:
  • Freelove Bourn   
  • Birth Date:
  • 31 Dec 1786 
  • Birth Location:
  • Hartford, Washington, New York 
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  • Death Date:
  • 7 Feb 1827 
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  • Burial Location:
  • Adams State Road Cemetery, Honeyville, Jefferson, New York 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Polly Cole
  • Marriage Date:
  • 25 Feb 1808 
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  • Child:

  Joel Dewey (Ahnentafel No:2 )

• Sources for David Dewey

  • ¹ Daughters of the American Revolution Genealogical Research System, Ancestor #A024113.
  • ² Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 05/13/2023).
  • ³ Dewey, Adelbert M., et. al., Life of George Dewey, Rear Admiral, U.S.N., and Dewey Family History, Westfield, Massachusetts: Dewey Publishing Company (1898), 444, 516-517.