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Esther Jennings 1755–1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 MAR 1755

Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT

Death Date: 2 OCT 1837

Death Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT

Father: Seth Jennings

Mother: Mary Hull

Spouse(s): Peter Burr

Children(s): Sarah Burr, Eunice Burr, Esther Burr, Abigail Burr, Mary Burr, Ephraim Burr, Ebenezer Burr, Anna Burr, Thaddeus Burr

In 1755, Esther Jennings entered the world in Fairfield, Fairfield, CT, born to Seth Dr Jennings And Mary Hull. Esther Jennings married Peter Burr, and had children including Abigail Burr, Anna Burr, Ebenezer Burr, Ephraim Hull Burr, Esther Burr, Eunice Burr, Mary Burr, Sarah Burr, Thaddeus Burr. Esther Jennings passed away in 1837 in Fairfield, Fairfield, CT.

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Biography

  • In 1755, Esther Jennings entered the world in Fairfield, Fairfield, CT, born to Seth Dr Jennings And Mary Hull.
  • Esther Jennings married Peter Burr, and had children including Abigail Burr, Anna Burr, Ebenezer Burr, Ephraim Hull Burr, Esther Burr, Eunice Burr, Mary Burr, Sarah Burr, Thaddeus Burr.
  • Esther Jennings passed away in 1837 in Fairfield, Fairfield, CT.

Immediate Family

Parents

Seth Jennings
1731–1757
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
SJ
Mary Hull
1736–
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
MH

Spouses(s)

Peter Burr
1745–
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
PB

Children(s)

Sarah Burr
1779–1855
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
SB
Eunice Burr
1783–1866
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
EB
Esther Burr
1786–1855
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
EB
Abigail Burr
1789–1876
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
AB
Mary Burr
1791–1864
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
MB
Ephraim Burr
1794–1885
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
EB
Ebenezer Burr
1798–1873
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
EB
Anna Burr
1784–
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
AB
Thaddeus Burr
1777–1858
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
TB

Esther Jennings's Ancestors

Self
Esther Jennings
1755–1837
Birth Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
Parents
Seth (Dr.) Jennings
1731–1757
Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
Mary Hull
1736–
Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
Grandparents
Isaac Jennings
1702–1760
Phebe Staples
1705–1768
Eliphalet Hull
1700–
Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
Sarah Barlow
1703–1767
Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Jennings
1673–1746
Mary Nears
John Staples
Theophilus Hull
1654–1710
Mary Sanford
1670–1712
John Barlow
1668–1715
Ruth Sherwood
1666–1718
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joshua Jennings
1620–1675
Mary Williams
1630–1697
Joseph Nears
Cornelius Hull
1627–1695
Rebecca Jones
1633–1696
Ezekiel Sanford
1637–1683
Rebecca Wakelee
1644–1697
John Barlow
1645–1691
Abigail Lockwood
1647–1690
Thomas Sherwood
1624–1698
Anna Turney
1637–1673

Esther Jennings's Descendants

1.
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Esther Jennings (2 MAR 1755–2 OCT 1837) m. Peter Burr (13 SEP 1745–UNKNOWN)
  1. 1. Sarah Burr 1779–1855 m. Joseph Sturges 1777–1855
    1. 1. Peter (Burr) Sturges 1803–
    2. 2. Marietta Sturges 1804–
  2. 2. Eunice Burr 1783–1866 m. Seth Osborn 1779–1853
    1. 1. Sarah Osborn 1809–1875
    2. 2. Joseph Osborn 1805–1888 m. Ellen (G.) Unknown 1805–1892
    3. 3. Mary (Ann) Osborn 1820–1881
    4. 4. Burr Osborn 1811–1891
    5. 5. Seth (Jennings) Osborn 1816–1879
  3. 3. Esther Burr 1786–1855 m. William ((Deacon)) Morehouse 1784–1860
    1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Morehouse
    2. 2. William (Burr) Morehouse
    3. 3. Marietta Morehouse
    4. 4. Esther Morehouse
    5. 5. Stephen Morehouse
    6. 6. Elizabeth Morehouse
    7. 7. John ((Maj.)) Morehouse
    8. 8. Catherine Morehouse
  4. 4. Abigail Burr 1789–1876 m. Burr Lyon 1789–1867
    1. 1. Esther Lyon 1819–1904 m. Enoch (S. (Rev.)) Huntington 1804–1862
      1. 1. Eliza (M.) Huntington m. W. (H.) Burr
      2. 2. Andrew (Burr) Huntington 1857– m. Mary (Burr) Sherwood 1857–
        1. 1. Andrew (S.) Huntington 1891–
        2. 2. David (Hull) Huntington 1892–
      3. 3. Enoch (S.) Huntington 1862–1873
    2. 2. Eunice (S.) Lyon 1821–1889
    3. 3. Eleanor (Burr) Lyon 1822–1823
    4. 4. Morris (Wakeman) Lyon 1826–1906 m. Isabella (B.) Wildman
    5. 5. Eleanor (Burr) Lyon 1825–1899
    6. 6. Eliza (A.) Lyon 1828–1898
    7. 7. John (Hubbell) Lyon 1831–1832
    8. 8. Augustus (Jennings) Lyon 1833–1833
  5. 5. Mary Burr 1791–1864
  6. 6. Ephraim (Hull) Burr 1794–1885 m. Eunice Sherwood 1792–
    1. 1. Henry Burr 1826–1872 m. Mary (F.) Slabac
      1. 1. Henry (Slabac) Burr 1872– m. Alice (May) Schulte
        1. 1. Henry (S.) Burr 1899–
        2. 2. Howard (Bancroft) Burr 1900–
    2. 2. Frances Burr
  7. 7. Ebenezer Burr 1798–1873 m. Hannah (A.) Osborn 1803–
    1. 1. Cornelia Burr 1837– m. Andrew (Peck) Wakeman 1838–
      1. 1. Florence (C.) Wakeman
      2. 2. Jennie (L.) Wakeman 1862–1889 m. William (D.) Aiken
      3. 3. Samuel (Burr) Wakeman 1863– m. Margaret Kealie 1873– m. Margaret Kealy
      4. 4. Andrew (Smedley) Wakeman 1865–
      5. 5. Bacon ((Esq.)) Wakeman 1867– m. Helen (Whiting) Sturges 1869–
        1. 1. Mildred (Sturges) Wakeman 1898–
        2. 2. Joseph (Allen) Wakeman 1899–
      6. 6. Emma (Frances) Wakeman 1868–
      7. 7. Caroline (Thomson) Wakeman 1870–1884
      8. 8. Joseph (Howard) Wakeman 1875–
      9. 9. Elizabeth (Osborn) Wakeman 1876–1882
      10. 10. Florence (Cornelia) Wakeman 1878–
    2. 2. William Burr m. Catherine Sherwood –1900
      1. 1. Harriet (Elizabeth) Burr 1862– m. Edwin (Noyes) Sargent
        1. 1. Noyes (Burr) Sargent 1894–
        2. 2. William (Edward) Sargent
      2. 2. Annie (Sherwood) Burr 1861– m. George (W.) Cole
        1. 1. Amy (Burr) Cole 1885–
        2. 2. Clifford (Mallet) Cole 1888–
        3. 3. Mabelle (Sherwood) Cole 1890–
        4. 4. Cynthia (Sherman) Cole 1899–
      3. 3. Sarah (Bulkley) Burr 1864– m. Elmer (Ellsworth) Grumman
        1. 1. Helen (Elizabeth) Grumman 1885–
        2. 2. Samuel (Ellsworth) Grumman 1891–
        3. 3. Thomas (Waldo) Grumman 1893–
        4. 4. Lillian (Bartram) Grumman
      4. 4. William (Osborn) Burr 1866– m. Aretta (Burr) Sherwood
        1. 1. Catherine Burr 1896–
        2. 2. Aretta (Sherwood) Burr 1897–
        3. 3. E. (Roosevelt) Burr 1901–
      5. 5. Frederick (Allen) Burr 1868– m. Alice (Isabel) Bright 1873–
        1. 1. Frederick (Sherwood) Burr 1896–
        2. 2. William (Taylor) Burr 1898–
        3. 3. Theodore (Bentley) Burr 1899–
      6. 6. Kate (L.) Burr 1870–1872
      7. 7. Mary (T.) Burr 1873– m. William (Curtis) Hawley
      8. 8. Louisa (A.) Burr 1879–
    3. 3. David ((Capt.)) Burr –1865 m. Ellen Magdalen
      1. 1. James (B.) Burr 1859–
      2. 2. Josephine Burr
      3. 3. David Burr
    4. 4. Angeline Burr m. Samuel Morehouse
      1. 1. Mary (E.) Morehouse
      2. 2. Eliza (Burr) Morehouse
      3. 3. Samuel (C.) Morehouse
      4. 4. Anne (Osborn) Morehouse
    5. 5. Sarah (E.) Burr m. James Bulkeley 1828–
    6. 6. Eliza (Ann) Burr m. Benjamin (Sherwood) Bulkeley 1826–
    7. 7. Samuel Burr 1839–1857
    8. 8. Mary Burr 1841– m. John (H.) Jennings
    9. 9. Emma Burr
    10. 10. Julia Burr
  8. 8. Anna Burr 1784– m. Abraham (Gould (Capt.)) Jennings 1781–
    1. 1. Eliza (Gould) Jennings 1812–1839 m. John (S.) Pierson
      1. 1. Eliza (Gould) Pierson
      2. 2. John (Augustus) Pierson
      3. 3. Edward Pierson
      4. 4. Augustus (Riggs) Pierson
    2. 2. John (Gould) Jennings 1811–1890 m. Mary Wheeler –1864
      1. 1. Moses (H.) Jennings
      2. 2. Josiah Jennings –1871
      3. 3. John (Sandford) Jennings
      4. 4. David (Burr) Jennings
      5. 5. Peter Jennings –1841
      6. 6. Samuel (Wheeler) Jennings
      7. 7. Annie (Burr) Jennings m. George (B. (Col.)) Stone
        1. 1. Marea (Wheeler) Stone
        2. 2. Georgia Stone 1876–1876
        3. 3. Leona (Mabel Jennings) Stone
        4. 4. Louise (Gould) Stone
      8. 8. Abraham (Gould) Jennings 1846–1864
      9. 9. Isaac Jennings 1847–
    3. 3. Oliver (Burr) Jennings 1825–1893 m. Esther (Judson) Goodsell 1828–
      1. 1. Oliver (Gould) Jennings 1865–1936 m. Mary (Dows) Brewster
        1. 1. Benjamin (Brewster) Jennings 1898–
        2. 2. Laurence (Kirtland) Jennings
      2. 2. Annie (Burr) Jennings 1855–1939
      3. 3. Walter Jennings 1858–1933 m. Jean (Pollock) Brown
        1. 1. Oliver (Burr) Jennings 1895–
        2. 2. Jeanette Jennings 1898– m. Henry (C.) Taylor
        3. 3. Constance Jennings 1900– m. Albert (H.) Ely
      4. 4. Emma (Brewster) Jennings 1861–1942 m. Hugh (Dudley) Auchincloss
        1. 1. Hugh (Dudley) Auchincloss 1897–
        2. 2. Esther (Jennings) Auchincloss 1895– m. Norman (H.) Blitz
        3. 3. Annie (Burr) Auchincloss 1902– m. Wilmarth (S.) Lewis
      5. 5. Goodsell Jennings
      6. 6. Helen (Goodsell) Jennings 1860– m. Walter (Belknap (Dr.)) James
        1. 1. Walter (Belknap) James 1895–1897
        2. 2. Oliver (Burr) James 1896–
        3. 3. Helen James 1898–
        4. 4. Eunice James 1900–
    4. 4. Augustus Jennings 1814–1886 m. Sophronia Robinson 1818–
      1. 1. Augustus Jennings 1841–1866
      2. 2. Emily Jennings 1843– m. Nehemiah ((Dr.)) Perry
        1. 1. Lucile (Jennings) Perry m. William (McLean (Capt.)) Jackson
        2. 2. Grace (J.) Perry
      3. 3. Arthur (O.) Jennings 1847–
    5. 5. Mary (Ann) Jennings 1809–1852 m. William (Hanford) Burr 1808–1880
      1. 1. Mary (H.) Burr 1847–
      2. 2. Eliza Burr 1848–
      3. 3. William (Z.) Burr 1850–1852
      4. 4. William (H.) Burr 1854–
    6. 6. David (Burr) Jennings 1819–1839
    7. 7. Abraham (Gould) Jennings 1821– m. Cecilia (M.) Douglas 1832–1890
      1. 1. Louise (Corning) Jennings 1852–1883 m. Charles (L. (Prof.)) Silver –1882
        1. 1. Helen Silver 1876–
      2. 2. Warren (Pierson) Jennings 1853–1887
      3. 3. Douglass Jennings 1856–1864
      4. 4. Oliver (Taylor) Jennings 1858–1888
      5. 5. Cecilia (Douglass) Jennings 1860–
      6. 6. Marie (Wickham) Jennings 1866–
      7. 7. Albert (Gould) Jennings 1869– m. Susie (Beatrix) Crimmins
        1. 1. Albert (Gould) Jennings 1897–
    8. 8. Isaac Jennings 1823–1887 m. Mary (E.) Bulkeley 1832–1893
      1. 1. Mary (Eliza) Jennings 1859–1871
      2. 2. Charles (Bulkley) Jennings 1865–
    9. 9. Lewis (Burr) Jennings 1826–1853
  9. 9. Thaddeus Burr 1777–1858 m. Rhoda Meeker 1779–1834
    1. 1. Peter Burr 1801–1827
    2. 2. Lewis Burr 1806–1881 m. Eliza Olmstead 1807–1889
      1. 1. Woodruff (L.) Burr 1830–1904 m. Marietta Sturges 1839–1896
        1. 1. Sarah (Brewster) Burr 1861–1862
        2. 2. Franklin (Lewis) Burr 1865–1865
        3. 3. Bronson (Sturges) Burr 1867– m. Lucy Fisher
        4. 4. Marietta Burr 1869–1869
        5. 5. Eliza (Hull) Burr 1870–
        6. 6. Woodruff Burr 1871–1871
        7. 7. Alice (Virginia) Burr 1874– m. Walter (Henry) Mott
        8. 8. Eddie Burr 1877–1877
        9. 9. Lewis (Woodruff) Burr 1879–
      2. 2. Sarah (Brewster) Burr 1830– m. Unknown Brittin
      3. 3. Franklin (Edgar) Burr 1834–1869
      4. 4. Frances (Elizabeth) Burr 1834–1869 m. Eliphalet Walker
        1. 1. Lewis (E.) Walker 1861– m. Lillie Wakelee
        2. 2. Rebecca (E.) Walker 1862– m. John (W.) Brittin
        3. 3. Sarah (B.) Walker 1864– m. Frederick (W.) Brittin
        4. 4. Franklin (E.) Walker 1868–1877
      5. 5. Anna (J.) Burr 1837–1883
      6. 6. Mary (J.) Burr 1837–1891
      7. 7. Virginia (Eliza) Burr 1840–1843
      8. 8. Eliphalet (Walker) Burr
    3. 3. Mary (A.) Burr m. George Morehouse 1796–
      1. 1. Abigail Morehouse
      2. 2. Cornelia (W.) Morehouse
    4. 4. Albert Burr –1877 m. Sarah (Ann) Raymond 1819–1900
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Burr 1843–
      2. 2. Eunice (Dimon) Burr 1845– m. George (Botsford) Sherwood
        1. 1. Albert (Burr) Sherwood 1870– m. Anna (Marie) Murray 1870–
        2. 2. Fannie Sherwood
        3. 3. Annie Sherwood
        4. 4. Carrie Sherwood 1874–
        5. 5. Minnie Sherwood
        6. 6. Joseph Sherwood
        7. 7. Frank (Irving) Sherwood 1878–
        8. 8. Fred Sherwood
        9. 9. William Sherwood
        10. 10. Jennie Sherwood –1962 m. C.L. Lewis
        11. 11. Charles (B.) Sherwood 1887–
        12. 12. Bertha Sherwood m. William Gritman
        13. 13. George (Bartram) Sherwood –1939 m. Kathleen (Isabelle) Unknown
      3. 3. Peter Burr 1846–
      4. 4. Rhoda (Ann) Burr
      5. 5. Anna (Augusta) Burr 1849– m. Woosley (W.) French
        1. 1. Mary (E.) French
        2. 2. Janie French 1865– m. Howard (Lemuel) Wilson 1863–1904 m. Thomas (B.) Woodruff
      6. 6. Abigail (Sherwood) Burr 1852– m. Albert Pinkerman 1847–
      7. 7. Albert (Raymond) Burr 1855–

Esther Jennings's Timeline

2 Records

1755
2 MAR 1755
Birth of Esther Jennings in Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
1837
2 OCT 1837
Age 82
Death of Esther Jennings in Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
Fairfield, Fairfield, CT

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 MAR 1755
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 OCT 1837
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
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