23 results for: Denny, Louisa Boren
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Louisa, Madge, David, and Inez Denny, Seattle, circa 1858
David Thomas Denny (1832-1903) and Louisa Boren (1827-1916) were members of the Seattle pioneers known as the Denny Party, 24 white people who settled in Seattle in 1851. The two married in 1853 in city's first wedding of European American settlers, and had eight children together.In this image David and Louisa pose with their children, Emily Inez Denny (1854-1918), and…
ID Number:SHS154
Date:circa 1858
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Seattle Children's Home exterior, circa 1915
The Ladies' Relief Society, Seattle's oldest charity, was begun in April 1884 to aid orphaned children. With the donation of two lots from David Denny (1832-1903) and Louisa (Boren) Denny (1827-1916), the society opened their first location, a house at Fourth Avenue and Harrison Street. On April 13, 1905, the society opened a new, larger building on Queen Anne Hill…
ID Number:SHS3763
Date:Circa 1915
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Louisa Boren Denny, circa 1888
In 1852, twenty-two year old Louisa Boren arrived at Alki with the Denny Party of settlers. She became Seattle's first bride when she married David Denny in January 1853. The new Mrs. Denny was called the "Sweetbriar Bride" because of the sweetbriar seeds she had brought with her from Illinois. Later, she was active in the prohibition and woman suffrage…
ID Number:SHS10806
Date:Circa 1888