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James Jenness 1768–1791 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1768

Birth Location: Hampton, Rockingham Co., NH

Death Date: Abt. 1791

Death Location: Rye, NH

Father: Captain Jenness

Mother: Hannah Dow

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In 1768, James Jenness entered the world in Hampton, Rockingham Co., NH, born to Captain Nathaniel Jenness And Hannah Dow. James Jenness passed away in 1791 in Rye, NH.

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Biography

  • In 1768, James Jenness entered the world in Hampton, Rockingham Co., NH, born to Captain Nathaniel Jenness And Hannah Dow.
  • James Jenness passed away in 1791 in Rye, NH.

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James Jenness's Ancestors

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James Jenness
1768–1791
Birth Place: Hampton, Rockingham Co., NH
Parents
Captain Nathaniel Jenness
1725–1812
Rye, NH
Hannah Dow
1726–1771
Hampton, NH, USA
Grandparents
John Jenness
1678–1740
Rye, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
Mary Mason
–1741
of Portsmouth, NH
Simon Dow
Mary Lancaster
Great-Grandparents
Francis Jennings
1634–1716
Swayne
1648–1700
John Mason
Elizabeth Ward
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Jenness
1605–1639
Elizabeth Basselle
1605–1657
William Swayne
1619–1657
Prudence Marston
1620–1672

James Jenness's Timeline

2 Records

1768
Abt. 1768
Birth of James Jenness in Hampton, Rockingham Co., NH
Hampton, Rockingham Co., NH
1791
Abt. 1791
Age 23
Death of James Jenness in Rye, NH
Rye, NH

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1768
    Event Place: Hampton, Rockingham Co., NH
    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: Custom Event
    Event Place: Drowned at age 24 about 1791
    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 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1791
    Event Place: Rye, NH
    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

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