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Benjamin Jenkins 1765–1853 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Sep 1765

Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 11 Jan 1853

Death Location: Prompton, Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Edward Jenkins

Mother: Jerusha Neal

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Boyd

Children(s): Elizabeth Jenkins, Susan Jenkins, Benjamin Jenkins, Samuel Jenkins, Lionel Jenkins, Louisa Jenkins, Edward Jenkins, Maria Jenkins, John Jenkins, Henrietta Jenkins, Mariatta Jenkins, William Jenkins

Benjamin Jenkins was born in 1765 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Edward Jenkins And Jerusha Neal. Benjamin Jenkins married Elizabeth Boyd, and had children including Benjamin Jenkins, Edward Jenkins, Elizabeth Jenkins, Henrietta Jenkins, John Jenkins, Lionel Jenkins, Louisa Jenkins, Maria Jenkins, Mariatta Jenkins, Samuel Jenkins, Susan Jenkins, William Jenkins. Benjamin Jenkins passed away in 1853 in Prompton, Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Jenkins was born in 1765 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Edward Jenkins And Jerusha Neal.
  • Benjamin Jenkins married Elizabeth Boyd, and had children including Benjamin Jenkins, Edward Jenkins, Elizabeth Jenkins, Henrietta Jenkins, John Jenkins, Lionel Jenkins, Louisa Jenkins, Maria Jenkins, Mariatta Jenkins, Samuel Jenkins, Susan Jenkins, William Jenkins.
  • Benjamin Jenkins passed away in 1853 in Prompton, Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Jenkins
1741–1825
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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Jerusha Neal
1747–1846
Birth Location: Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Boyd
1769–1851
Birth Location: Little Britain, Orange, New York, United States
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Jenkins
1792–1820
Birth Location: –
EJ
Susan Jenkins
1794–1814
Birth Location: –
SJ
Benjamin Jenkins
1796–
Birth Location: Connecticut, United States
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Samuel Jenkins
1798–
Birth Location: Connecticut, United States
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Lionel Jenkins
1799–1807
Birth Location: –
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Louisa Jenkins
1803–1880
Birth Location: Connecticut, United States
LJ
Edward Jenkins
1804–1850
Birth Location: Connecticut, United States
EJ
Maria Jenkins
1806–1875
Birth Location: Winsted, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
MJ
John Jenkins
1808–
Birth Location: –
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Henrietta Jenkins
1810–1842
Birth Location: –
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Mariatta Jenkins
1812–1842
Birth Location: –
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William Jenkins
1813–
Birth Location: New York, United States
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Benjamin Jenkins's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Jenkins
1765–1853
Birth Place: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Edward Jenkins
1741–1825
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Jerusha Neal
1747–1846
Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Samuel Jenkins
1710–1805
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Rebecca White
1717–1802
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Jonathan Neale
1700–1770
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Abigail Pratt
1708–1796
Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Edward Jenkins
1683–1729
Martha Damon
1682–1727
Timothy White
1677–1756
Rebecca Simmons
1679–1760
Benjamin Neale
1668–1745
Lydia Paine
1670–1762
Aaron Pratt
1649–1735
Sarah Cummings
1669–1752
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Jenkins
1653–1739
Martha Ripley
1657–1721
Zachariah Damon
1654–1730
Martha Woodworth
1656–1721
Aaron Simmons
1650–1718
Mary Woodworth
1650–1718
Henry Neale
1617–1688
Hannah Pray
1634–1688
Stephen Paine
1626–1678
Hannah Bass
1632–1704
Phineas Pratt
1593–1680
Mary Priest
1613–1671

Benjamin Jenkins's Descendants

1.
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Benjamin Jenkins (15 Sep 1765–11 Jan 1853) m. Elizabeth Boyd (1769–25 Apr 1851)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Jenkins 1792–1820
  2. 2. Susan Jenkins 1794–1814
  3. 3. Benjamin Jenkins 1796–
  4. 4. Samuel Jenkins 1798–
  5. 5. Lionel Jenkins 1799–1807
  6. 6. Louisa Jenkins 1803–1880
  7. 7. Edward Jenkins 1804–1850
  8. 8. Maria Jenkins 1806–1875
  9. 9. John Jenkins 1808–
  10. 10. Henrietta Jenkins 1810–1842
  11. 11. Mariatta Jenkins 1812–1842
  12. 12. William Jenkins 1813–

Benjamin Jenkins's Timeline

2 Records

1765
15 Sep 1765
Birth of Benjamin Jenkins in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
1853
11 Jan 1853
Age 88
Death of Benjamin Jenkins in Prompton, Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States
Prompton, Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1765
    Event Place: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Deaths, 1852-1854

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1853
    Event Place: Prompton, Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Deaths, 1852-1854
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