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James Wright Jenkins 1780–1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 February 1780

Birth Location: Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 19 September 1866

Death Location: Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Southworth Jenkins

Mother: Huldah Jenkins

Spouse(s): Aura Rice

Children(s): Joseph Jenkins

In 1780, James Wright Jenkins entered the world in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America, born to Southworth Jenkins And Huldah Jenkins. James Wright Jenkins married Aura Rice, Betsy Whipple, and had children including Joseph Herschel Jenkins. James Wright Jenkins passed away in 1866 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1780, James Wright Jenkins entered the world in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America, born to Southworth Jenkins And Huldah Jenkins.
  • James Wright Jenkins married Aura Rice, Betsy Whipple, and had children including Joseph Herschel Jenkins.
  • James Wright Jenkins passed away in 1866 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Jenkins's Ancestors

Self
James Jenkins
1780–1866
Birth Place: Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Southworth Jenkins
1742–1820
Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Huldah Jenkins
–1810
Grandparents
Patience Martin*7
1715–1789
Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
James Wright*7
1703–1754
Massachusetts colony
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Martin
1686–1729
Mary Gove
1690–1775
James Wright
1677–1735
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johanna Ross
1662–1701
Thomas Martin
1660–1701
Mary Holmes
1670–1698
Nathaniel )
1661–1752
Dr Hassell
1643–1713
Joseph Wright
1641–1724

James Jenkins's Descendants

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James (Wright) Jenkins (2 February 1780–19 September 1866) m. Aura Rice (1800–)
  1. 1. Joseph (Herschel) Jenkins 1829–1874 m. Katharine (E.) Jenkins 1831–1903
    1. 1. James (Rockwood) Jenkins 1869–1963
    2. 2. Catherine (P) Jenkins 1858–1871
    3. 3. Frank (Wadsworth) Jenkins 1862–1944 m. Ruth (Dekoven) Prescott 1880–1953
    4. 4. Helen Jenkins 1864–1942 m. John (Wallace) Suter 1859–1942
      1. 1. Philip (Hales) Suter 1888–1945 m. Amy (Owen) Bradley 1893–1939 m. Amy (Owen) Bradley 1893–1939
        1. 1. Philip (Hales) Suter 1923–2003
        2. 2. Gertrude (Helen) LaPlante 1927–2006
        3. 3. Amy (S) Wilson 1921–2022
    5. 5. Joseph (Herschel) Jenkins 1867–1955 m. Jane (Schuyler) Jenkins 1872–1960
      1. 1. Caroline (Schuyler) Hamlen 1902–1990 m. Richard Hamlen 1904–
        1. 1. Richard Hamlen 1936–
      2. 2. Katharine (Rockwood) Jenkins 1906–1907
      3. 3. Rockwood Jenkins 1914–2011
      4. 4. Schuyler (Davis) Jenkins 1909–2000
    6. 6. Lucy (Howe) Jenkins 1874–

James Jenkins's Timeline

3 Records

1780
2 February 1780
Birth of James Wright Jenkins in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1804
1 Jan 1804
Age 24
James Wright Jenkins was married in Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1866
19 September 1866
Age 86
Death of James Wright Jenkins in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 February 1780
    Event Place: Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1804
    Event Place: Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 September 1866
    Event Place: Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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