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Matthew Jennings 1731–1797 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1731

Birth Location: Fairfield, CT

Death Date: 27 MAY 1797

Death Location: Fairfield, CT

Father: Daniel Jennings

Mother: Hannah Hendrick

Spouse(s): Rebecca Morehouse

Children(s): Lois Jennings, Michael Jennings, Lois Jennings, Michael Jennings

Matthew Jennings was born in 1731 in Fairfield, CT, the child of Daniel Jennings And Hannah Hendrick. Matthew Jennings married Rebecca Morehouse, and had children including Lois Jennings, Michael Jennings. Matthew Jennings passed away in 1797 in Fairfield, CT.

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Biography

  • Matthew Jennings was born in 1731 in Fairfield, CT, the child of Daniel Jennings And Hannah Hendrick.
  • Matthew Jennings married Rebecca Morehouse, and had children including Lois Jennings, Michael Jennings.
  • Matthew Jennings passed away in 1797 in Fairfield, CT.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel Jennings
1700–1778
Birth Location: –
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Hannah Hendrick
Birth Location: –
HH

Spouses(s)

Rebecca Morehouse
1736–1816
Birth Location: –
RM

Children(s)

Lois Jennings
1776–1797
Birth Location: –
LJ
Michael Jennings
1757–1776
Birth Location: –
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Lois Jennings
1761–1775
Birth Location: –
LJ
Michael Jennings
1778–1811
Birth Location: –
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Matthew Jennings's Ancestors

Self
Matthew Jennings
1731–1797
Birth Place: Fairfield, CT
Parents
Daniel Jennings
1700–1778
Hannah Hendrick
Grandparents
Matthew Jennings
–1738
Mary Unknown
Henry Hendrick
Great-Grandparents
Joshua Jennings
1620–1675
Mary Williams
1630–1697
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Jennings
–1640
Rose Lisle

Matthew Jennings's Descendants

1.
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Matthew Jennings (ABT 1731–27 MAY 1797) m. Rebecca Morehouse (20 FEB 1736/37–17 JUL 1816)
  1. 1. Lois Jennings 1776–1797 m. Ozias Burr 1773–1845
    1. 1. Lois Burr m. Charles Sherwood
      1. 1. Mary Sherwood
      2. 2. Harriet Sherwood
      3. 3. Charles Sherwood
      4. 4. Samuel Sherwood
  2. 2. Michael Jennings 1757–1776
  3. 3. Lois Jennings 1761–1775
  4. 4. Michael Jennings 1778–1811

Matthew Jennings's Timeline

2 Records

1731
ABT 1731
Birth of Matthew Jennings in Fairfield, CT
Fairfield, CT
1797
27 MAY 1797
Age 66
Death of Matthew Jennings in Fairfield, CT
Fairfield, CT

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1731
    Event Place: Fairfield, CT

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 MAY 1797
    Event Place: Fairfield, CT
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