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Major Thomas Fenner 1652 – 1718 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 October 1652

Birth Location: Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA

Death Date: 27 February 1718

Death Location: Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA

Father: Captain Fenner

Mother: Mehitable Waterman

Spouse(s): Alice Ralph, Dinah Fenner

Children(s): William Fenner, Freelove Fenner, Thomas Fenner, Mehitable Fenner, Mary Fenner, Capt Fenner, Capt Fenner, Sarah Fenner, Hon. Fenner, Eleazar Fenner, John Fenner

In 1652, Major Thomas Fenner entered the world in Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA, born to Captain Arthur Fenner and Mehitable Waterman. Major Thomas Fenner married Alice Ralph, Dinah Borden Fenner, and had children including William Fenner, Freelove Fenner, Thomas Fenner, Mehitable Fenner, Mary Fenner, Capt Joseph Fenner, Capt Richard Fenner, Sarah Fenner, Hon. Arthur Fenner, Eleazar Fenner, John Fenner. Major Thomas Fenner passed away in 1718 in Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1652, Major Thomas Fenner entered the world in Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA, born to Captain Arthur Fenner and Mehitable Waterman.
  • Major Thomas Fenner married Alice Ralph, Dinah Borden Fenner, and had children including William Fenner, Freelove Fenner, Thomas Fenner, Mehitable Fenner, Mary Fenner, Capt Joseph Fenner, Capt Richard Fenner, Sarah Fenner, Hon. Arthur Fenner, Eleazar Fenner, John Fenner.
  • Major Thomas Fenner passed away in 1718 in Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Major Fenner's Ancestors

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Major Fenner
1652 – 1718
Birth Place: Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Parents
Captain Arthur Fenner
1619 – 1703
Surrey, England
Mehitable Waterman
1630 – 1683
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Richard Waterman
1606 – 1673
England
Bethiah Waterman
1594 – 1680
Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Major Fenner's Descendants

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Major (Thomas) Fenner (27 October 1652 – 27 February 1718) m. Alice Ralph (13 Jan 1657 – 1676) m. Dinah (Borden) Fenner (1 October 1665 – 18 December 1761)
  1. 1. William Fenner (11 March 1676 – 1676)
  2. 2. Freelove Fenner (1683 – December 1749)
  3. 3. Thomas Fenner (1684 – 1714)
  4. 4. Mehitable Fenner (1685 – 1743)
  5. 5. Mary Fenner (1692 – 7 January 1759)
  6. 6. Capt (Joseph) Fenner (1693 – 22 June 1779)
  7. 7. Capt (Richard) Fenner (1695 – 6 February 1773)
  8. 8. Sarah Fenner (1698 – 17 April 1736)
  9. 9. Hon. (Arthur) Fenner (17 October 1699 – 21 January 1788)
  10. 10. Eleazar Fenner (4 September 1702 – 31 July 1723)
  11. 11. John Fenner (16 September 1705 – 12 October 1725)

Major Fenner's Timeline

3 Records

1652
27 October 1652
Birth of Major Thomas Fenner in Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
1676
1676
Age 24
Major Thomas Fenner was married in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
1718
27 February 1718
Age 66
Death of Major Thomas Fenner in Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 October 1652
    Event Place: Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1676
    Event Place: Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 February 1718
    Event Place: Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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