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LOS ANGELES – OCT 12: Dalton arrives at the “Falcon Crest: A Look Back” Event at Paley Center for Media on October 12, 2010 in Los Angeles, CA, kathclick/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Gladys Marlene Wasden
Date of Birth: August 15, 1932
Place of Birth: Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Date of Death: November 23, 2020
Place of Death: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Ethnicity: English, along with Swedish (37.5%), more distant Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, and Swiss-German
Abby Dalton was an American actress. She was known for her roles on the series Hennesey , The Joey Bishop Show , and Falcon Crest , and in the films The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent , Cole Younger, Gunfighter ; Girls on the Loose , Stakeout on Dope Street , The Plainsman , and A Whale of a Tale .
She was the daughter of Gladys Elizabeth and Raymond Fredrick Wasden. She was married to Jack Smith, until her death. The couple had three children, including actress Kathleen Kilmont (born Kathleen Kinmont Smith).
Abby’s paternal grandfather was Harmon Edward Wasden (the son of Frederick Wasden and Anna Maria Kristina/Christina Esklund). Harmon was born in Scipio, Utah. Frederick was an English emigrant, from Aston, South Yorkshire, the son of Thomas Wasden and Mary Coucom. Anna was a Swedish emigrant, from Vamlingbo, Gotland, the daughter of Lars Petter Hansson Esklund and Brita Cajsa Båtelsdotter.
Abby’s paternal grandmother was Flossie Ann Quarnberg (the daughter of Peter Jacob Quarnberg and Christina Marie/Maria Caroline/Carolina Hansén/Hanseen). Flossie was born in Scipio, Utah, the daughter of Swedish parents, from Vamlingbo, Gotland. Peter was the son of Johan Johansson Quarnberg and Catharina Cecilia Olofsdotter Dotkopf. Christina was the daughter of Peter John Hanseen and Christina Elizabeth Neilson.
Abby’s maternal grandfather was William French Gaines (the son of William Thomas Gaines and Lucy Bell Blakey). Abby’s grandfather William was born in Warren, Kentucky, and had deep roots in the U.S. Abby’s great-grandfather William was born in Kentucky, the son of Thomas B. Gaines and Mary Ann Corbin. Lucy was born in Barren, Kentucky, the daughter of Benjamin Franklin Blakey and Amanda Malvina Gaines.
Abby’s maternal grandmother was Pearlie Alma Bell (the daughter of John Edward Bell and Leesola Howard Bostick). Pearlie was born in Tennessee, and had deep American roots. John was born in Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, the son of Dr. John Jay Bell and Sarah Elizabeth McBroom. Leesola was born in Yazoo, Mississippi, the daughter of Don Ferdinand Bostick and Emily Catherine Denson.
Source: Genealogy of Abby Dalton – https://www.familysearch.org