Josephine Dennee

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• Name	Josephine Dennee  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Born	1847 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Female
  Education	​ Ontario, Canada [3]
  Associate	William Howard Day, A. Leslie Marshall (nephew), Alexander Dennee Bibb (son), John Quincy Adams, Joseph Bustill, Jacob C. Compton, George H. Imes, James Auter, John W. Simpson, J.W. Grant, David Stevens, Joseph Thomas, and Anne E. Amos. [3]
  Residence	1850 North Ward, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [2]
  Residence	1860 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada [10, 11]
  Residence	1867 Jefferson, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA [4, 12]  –  Teacher at the Garnet School
  Residence	27 Sep 1867 Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA [4]  –  Teacher at Freedmen's Bureau School
  Residence	1870 Ward 8, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [8]  –  Residence Post Office: Harrisburg
  Residence	1880 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [13]
  Conference	25 May 1891 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [14]  –  AME Zion Church Conference Josephine Bibb, C.M. Robinson, Annie Amos
  Race	Colored
  Religious	Wesley Union A.M.E. Zion Church [3]
  Social Clubs	Miriam Household of Ruth No.1, Judith Household of Ruth, Woman’s Relief Corps Convention, A.M.E. Zion Sunday School Conference, Secretary of Pennsylvania Afro-American Convention. [3]
  Web Address	https://digitalharrisburg.com/commonwealth/100names/davidson/ [10]
  Name	Josephie Davidson [6]
  Name	Josephine Bibb [13]
  Name	Josephine Davidson [5, 7, 9]
  Name	Josephine Dennie [12]
  Name	Josephine Denny [8]
  Name	Mrs Josephie Davidson
  Name	Mrs Josephie Dennel
  Occupation	Dressmaker. Teacher. Elocutionist. [3]
  Residence	1936 25 North 6th, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [7]
  Buried	1936 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 6, 9, 10, 15, 16]
  	Lincoln Cemetery
  Died	31 Mar 1936 25 North 6th, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11]
  Notes	My Contribution: I was the oldest living member at Wesley Union A.M.E. Zion Church in the 1930s having been a member for 68 years. I was a prominent member of the Household of Ruth and made significant speaking contributions to Harrisburg’s cultural community. My Legacy: I was an exemplar of women’s activist work and a voice in the community, whether I was speaking at Wesley Union A.M.E. Zion Church or serving the Household of Ruth. Wesley Union A.M.E. Zion Church still exists today, thanks to my investments. About Me: “Don’t forget this evening to go to West Street A.M.E. Zion Church to hear the Sabbath school concert and to hear Madame Josephine Dennee-Bibb, one of the finest elocutionists of her race. If you hear her once you will want to hear her again. She can move you to tears or to laughter. In rendering the ‘Black Regiment’ she is truly eloquent and sublime and sways her audience at will.” - Carlisle Evening Herald, March 2, 1894. Full Name: Josephine L. Dennee Bibb Davidson Birth Date: 1849 Death Date: March 31, 1936 Place of Birth: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Sex: Female Race: “Mulatto” (Federal Censuses of 1880 and 1910), Black (Federal Census of 1920), and “Negro” (Federal Census of 1930) Places of Residence: Hamilton, Ontario (early childhood); Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (late 1800s/early 1900s); Harrisburg residences: 514 South Avenue (1880), 113 Cowden St. (1892, 1893), 503 Cowden St. (1910), 109 Anna Street (1916-1936). Connection to the Old Eighth Ward: I lived in the Eighth Ward, spoke in the Eighth Ward, and belonged to organizations in the Eighth Ward. Family Members: Father: Charles Dennee. Mother: Mary Dennee. Husband: M1: William H. Bibb (until 1894). Husband: M2: Jeremiah Davidson (1895-1936). Son: Alexander Dennee Bibb. Education: Educated in Ontario. Occupations: Dressmaker. Homemaker. Elocutionist. Church Membership: Wesley Union A.M.E. Zion Church Activism: Miriam Household of Ruth No.1, Judith Household of Ruth, Woman’s Relief Corps Convention, A.M.E. Zion Sunday School Conference, Secretary of Pennsylvania Afro-American Convention. Connections: William Howard Day, A. Leslie Marshall (nephew), Alexander Dennee Bibb (son), John Quincy Adams, Joseph Bustill, Jacob C. Compton, George H. Imes, James Auter, John W. Simpson, J.W. Grant, David Stevens, Joseph Thomas, and Anne E. Amos.
  Person ID	I1636 SOALsearch
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024

  
  
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  Father	Charles Dennee (Age < 57 years) b. 1811, North Carolina, USA d. Bef 1869, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (Age < 57 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary B. Cowan (Age 70 years) b. 27 Nov 1815, Marysville, Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States of America d. 8 Jan 1886, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F550 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	William H Bibb (Age 53 years) b. 1851, Kentucky, USA d. 22 Mar 1904, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 53 years)
  Married	​ Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [3]
  Divorced	1894
  Children	1. Alexander Dennee Bibb (Age 47 years) b. 12 Apr 1887, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 3 May 1934, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 47 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F552 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Jeremiah Davidson b. 1845
  Married	1895 [3, 10]
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F553 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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