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Capt. Benjamin Franklin Jennings 1758–1845 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 September 1758

Birth Location: Turkeyfoot, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 12 May 1845

Death Location: Lower Turkeyfoot, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Benjamin Jenings

Mother: Abigail Shed

Spouse(s):

Children(s): David Jennings

Capt. Benjamin Franklin Jennings was born in 1758 in Turkeyfoot, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Benjamin Jenings And Abigail Shed. Capt. Benjamin Franklin Jennings had children including David Cannon Jennings. Capt. Benjamin Franklin Jennings passed away in 1845 in Lower Turkeyfoot, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • Capt. Benjamin Franklin Jennings was born in 1758 in Turkeyfoot, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Benjamin Jenings And Abigail Shed.
  • Capt. Benjamin Franklin Jennings had children including David Cannon Jennings.
  • Capt. Benjamin Franklin Jennings passed away in 1845 in Lower Turkeyfoot, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Children(s)

Capt. Jennings's Ancestors

Self
Capt. Jennings
1758–1845
Birth Place: Turkeyfoot, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Benjamin Jenings
1720–1800
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Abigail Shed
1728–1818
Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Isaac (John) Jennings
1677–1746
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Rose Goodspeed
1680–1721
Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt. Jennings's Descendants

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Capt. (Benjamin Franklin) Jennings (9 September 1758–12 May 1845)
  1. 1. David (Cannon) Jennings 1790–1872 m. Catherine REAM 1791–1886
    1. 1. Jonathan (Frederick) Jennings 1810–1897 m. Sarah (Ann) Brink 1819–1899
      1. 1. Henry (Hull) Jennings 1845–1926 m. Laura (Ann) Lundry 1847–1885
        1. 1. Grace (Emily Jennings Smothers) Bailey 1885–1950

Capt. Jennings's Timeline

5 Records

1758
9 September 1758
Birth of Capt. Benjamin Franklin Jennings in Turkeyfoot, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Turkeyfoot, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
1780
1780
Age 22
Capt. Benjamin Franklin Jennings was married in Turkeyfoot, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Turkeyfoot, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
1780
1 January 1780
Age 22
Capt. Benjamin Franklin Jennings was married in Turkeyfoot, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Turkeyfoot, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
1840
01 JUN 1840
Age 82
Capt. Benjamin Franklin Jennings was married in By David Jones the JP
By David Jones the JP
1845
12 May 1845
Age 87
Death of Capt. Benjamin Franklin Jennings in Lower Turkeyfoot, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Lower Turkeyfoot, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 September 1758
    Event Place: Turkeyfoot, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Turkeyfoot, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 January 1780
    Event Place: Turkeyfoot, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 01 JUN 1840
    Event Place: By David Jones the JP

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1845
    Event Place: Lower Turkeyfoot, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

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