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George Benning Jenness 1846–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 May 1846

Birth Location: Charter Grove, DeKalb, IL

Death Date: 1918

Death Location: Ottawa, KS

Father: Richard Jenness

Mother: Sybil Buell

Spouse(s): Theodora Robinson, Ella Ward

Children(s): Frances Jenness, Ward Jenness, Ella Jenness

George Benning Jenness was born in 1846 in Charter Grove, DeKalb, IL, the child of Richard E Jenness And Sybil Buell. George Benning Jenness married Ella Ward, Theodora Robinson, and had children including Ella Jenness, Frances Mavel Jenness, Ward Jenness. George Benning Jenness passed away in 1918 in Ottawa, KS.

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Biography

  • George Benning Jenness was born in 1846 in Charter Grove, DeKalb, IL, the child of Richard E Jenness And Sybil Buell.
  • George Benning Jenness married Ella Ward, Theodora Robinson, and had children including Ella Jenness, Frances Mavel Jenness, Ward Jenness.
  • George Benning Jenness passed away in 1918 in Ottawa, KS.

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George Jenness's Ancestors

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George Jenness
1846–1918
Birth Place: Charter Grove, DeKalb, IL
Parents
Richard E. Jenness
1808–1874
Piermont, Grafton Co., NH
Sybil Buell
1808–1901
poss Piermont NH
Grandparents
Richard Jenness
1775–1842
Deerfield, NH
Hannah Emerson
1780–1836
Candia, NH
Great-Grandparents
Judge Jenness
1747–1819
Hannah Seavey
1749–1828
Col Emerson
Sarah Tilton
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Jenness
1718–1782
Anna Jenness
1726–1759
Amos Seavey
1718–1807
Mary Langdon
1725–1807

George Jenness's Descendants

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George (Benning) Jenness (14 May 1846–1918) m. Theodora Robinson (22 Oct 1846–) m. Ella Ward (Unknown–Unknown)
  1. 1. Frances (Mavel) Jenness 1875–
  2. 2. Ward Jenness 1870–1870
  3. 3. Ella Jenness 1873–1924

George Jenness's Timeline

2 Records

1846
14 May 1846
Birth of George Benning Jenness in Charter Grove, DeKalb, IL
Charter Grove, DeKalb, IL
1918
1918
Age 72
Death of George Benning Jenness in Ottawa, KS
Ottawa, KS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 May 1846
    Event Place: Charter Grove, DeKalb, IL
    Record Source: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Footnote: KathyJones Apr il 1996 disk Footnote: FTW file , William D. Jenness Jan, 1997 Foot note: FTW file , William D. Jenness Jan, 1997 Footnote: FTW file , Wi lliam D. Jenness Jan, 199

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1918
    Event Place: Ottawa, KS

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