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Melvin Preston Jenkins 1887–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Nov 1887

Birth Location: Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 19 Dec 1986

Death Location: Essex, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Harold Jenkins

Mother: Esther Burnham

Spouse(s): Lillian ❌

Children(s): Edward ✔️, Mellicent Drake

The story of Melvin Preston Jenkins began in 1887 in Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. Melvin Preston Jenkins married Lillian Fraser, and had children including Edward Fraser Jenkins, Mellicent Drake. Melvin Preston Jenkins passed away in 1986 in Essex, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Melvin Preston Jenkins began in 1887 in Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Melvin Preston Jenkins married Lillian Fraser, and had children including Edward Fraser Jenkins, Mellicent Drake.
  • Melvin Preston Jenkins passed away in 1986 in Essex, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Melvin Jenkins's Ancestors

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Melvin Jenkins
1887–1986
Birth Place: Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Harold Jenkins
1853–1933
Essex, Essex, MA, USA
Esther Burnham
1855–1950
Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Franklin Burnham
1834–1891
Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth (Jane) Hobbs
1833–1892
Prince Edward Island, Canada
Great-Grandparents
James Hobbs
1805–1875
Ellen Wilcox
1806–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Martin Hopps
1776–1813
Letitia ♦
1784–

Melvin Jenkins's Descendants

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Melvin (Preston) Jenkins (2 Nov 1887–19 Dec 1986) m. Lillian (Fraser) ❌ (1889–1967)
  1. 1. Edward (Fraser Jenkins) ✔️ 1914–2013 m. Doris (H) Hough 1915–2002
    1. 1. Robert (Edward Jenkins) ✔️ 1935–2020
  2. 2. Mellicent Drake 1924–2014

Melvin Jenkins's Timeline

2 Records

1887
2 Nov 1887
Birth of Melvin Preston Jenkins in Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1986
19 Dec 1986
Age 99
Death of Melvin Preston Jenkins in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Nov 1887
    Event Place: Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1986
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Essex, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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