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John S (edgwick) Jenness 1811–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Oct 1811

Birth Location: Topsham, Orange, VT

Death Date: 22 Apr 1885

Death Location: Ypsilanti, MI

Father: Simon Jenness

Mother: Delia Sedgwick

Spouse(s): Lucy Moore, Emma Ellis

Children(s): Hattie Jenness, Anna Jenness, Flora Jenness, Emma Jenness

In 1811, John S (edgwick) Jenness entered the world in Topsham, Orange, VT, born to Simon Dow Jenness And Delia Sedgwick. John S (edgwick) Jenness married Emma A Ellis, Lucy J Moore, Martha Clark, and had children including Anna M Jenness, Emma S Jenness, Flora M Jenness, Hattie Jenness, Henry James Jenness, Jenness, John Jenness, Laura Jenness, Lucy Jenness. John S (edgwick) Jenness passed away in 1885 in Ypsilanti, MI.

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Biography

  • In 1811, John S (edgwick) Jenness entered the world in Topsham, Orange, VT, born to Simon Dow Jenness And Delia Sedgwick.
  • John S (edgwick) Jenness married Emma A Ellis, Lucy J Moore, Martha Clark, and had children including Anna M Jenness, Emma S Jenness, Flora M Jenness, Hattie Jenness, Henry James Jenness, Jenness, John Jenness, Laura Jenness, Lucy Jenness.
  • John S (edgwick) Jenness passed away in 1885 in Ypsilanti, MI.

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John Jenness's Ancestors

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John Jenness
1811–1885
Birth Place: Topsham, Orange, VT
Parents
Simon Dow Jenness
1770–1816
Topsham, VT
Delia Sedgwick
1772–1858
Hartford. CT
Grandparents
Col (Thomas) Jenness
1748–1826
Rye, Rockingham Co., NH
Sarah Yeaton
1750–1831
Deerfield, NH
Great-Grandparents
Richard Jenness
1718–1782
Anna Jenness
1726–1759
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Captain Jenness
1686–1769
Mary Dow
1686–1755
Thomas Jenness
1698–1731
Elizabeth Norton
1703–

John Jenness's Descendants

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John (S (edgwick)) Jenness (15 Oct 1811–22 Apr 1885) m. Lucy (J.) Moore (Unknown–21 Feb 1863) m. Emma (A.) Ellis (1838–)
  1. 1. Hattie Jenness –1895
  2. 2. Anna (M.) Jenness m. Casper (E.) Yost
  3. 3. Flora (M.) Jenness m. Don (A.) Matthews
  4. 4. Emma (S.) Jenness m. Smith Saunders

John Jenness's Timeline

2 Records

1811
15 Oct 1811
Birth of John S (edgwick) Jenness in Topsham, Orange, VT
Topsham, Orange, VT
1885
22 Apr 1885
Age 74
Death of John S (edgwick) Jenness in Ypsilanti, MI
Ypsilanti, MI

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1811
    Event Place: Topsham, Orange, VT
    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: John's sister Lucy married John Smith J.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: John's middle initial S= possibly Sedgwick

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1885
    Event Place: Ypsilanti, MI
    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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