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Oliver Burr Jennings 1825–1893 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 JUN 1825

Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT

Death Date: 12 FEB 1893

Death Location: New York, New York, NY

Father: Abraham Jennings

Mother: Anna Burr

Spouse(s): Esther Goodsell

Children(s): Oliver Jennings, Annie Jennings, Walter Jennings, Emma Jennings, Goodsell Jennings, Helen Jennings

Oliver Burr Jennings was born in 1825 in Fairfield, Fairfield, CT, the child of Abraham Gould Capt Jennings And Anna Burr. Oliver Burr Jennings married Esther Judson Goodsell, and had children including Annie Burr Jennings, Emma Brewster Jennings, Goodsell Jennings, Helen Goodsell Jennings, Oliver Gould Jennings, Walter Jennings. Oliver Burr Jennings passed away in 1893 in New York, New York, NY.

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Biography

  • Oliver Burr Jennings was born in 1825 in Fairfield, Fairfield, CT, the child of Abraham Gould Capt Jennings And Anna Burr.
  • Oliver Burr Jennings married Esther Judson Goodsell, and had children including Annie Burr Jennings, Emma Brewster Jennings, Goodsell Jennings, Helen Goodsell Jennings, Oliver Gould Jennings, Walter Jennings.
  • Oliver Burr Jennings passed away in 1893 in New York, New York, NY.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abraham Jennings
1781–
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
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Anna Burr
1784–
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
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Spouses(s)

Esther Goodsell
1828–
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
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Children(s)

Oliver Jennings
1865–1936
Birth Location: –
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Annie Jennings
1855–1939
Birth Location: –
AJ
Walter Jennings
1858–1933
Birth Location: Brooklyn, King's, NY
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Emma Jennings
1861–1942
Birth Location: –
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Goodsell Jennings
Birth Location: –
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Helen Jennings
1860–
Birth Location: –
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Oliver Jennings's Ancestors

Self
Oliver Jennings
1825–1893
Birth Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
Parents
Abraham Gould (Capt.) Jennings
1781–
Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
Anna Burr
1784–
Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
Grandparents
Isaac ((Ens.)) Jennings
1743–1819
Fairfield, CT
Abigail Gold
1754–1795
Fairfield, CT
Peter Burr
1745–
Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
Esther Jennings
1755–1837
Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Jennings
1702–1760
Phebe Staples
1705–1768
Abraham Gold
1732–1777
Elizabeth Burr
1732–1815
Ephraim Burr
1700–
Abigail Burr
1702–
Seth Jennings
1731–1757
Mary Hull
1736–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Jennings
1673–1746
Mary Nears
John Staples
Samuel Gold
1692–1769
Esther Bradley
1695–1776
John Burr
1698–1752
Catherine Wakeman
1700–1753
Nathaniel Burr
1664–1700
Susannah Lockwood
1670–
Peter Burr
1667–
Abigail Unknown
–1735
Isaac Jennings
1702–1760
Phebe Staples
1705–1768
Eliphalet Hull
1700–
Sarah Barlow
1703–1767

Oliver Jennings's Descendants

1.
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Oliver (Burr) Jennings (3 JUN 1825–12 FEB 1893) m. Esther (Judson) Goodsell (1 APR 1828–UNKNOWN)
  1. 1. Oliver (Gould) Jennings 1865–1936 m. Mary (Dows) Brewster
    1. 1. Benjamin (Brewster) Jennings 1898–
    2. 2. Laurence (Kirtland) Jennings
  2. 2. Annie (Burr) Jennings 1855–1939
  3. 3. Walter Jennings 1858–1933 m. Jean (Pollock) Brown
    1. 1. Oliver (Burr) Jennings 1895–
    2. 2. Jeanette Jennings 1898– m. Henry (C.) Taylor
    3. 3. Constance Jennings 1900– m. Albert (H.) Ely
  4. 4. Emma (Brewster) Jennings 1861–1942 m. Hugh (Dudley) Auchincloss
    1. 1. Hugh (Dudley) Auchincloss 1897–
    2. 2. Esther (Jennings) Auchincloss 1895– m. Norman (H.) Blitz
    3. 3. Annie (Burr) Auchincloss 1902– m. Wilmarth (S.) Lewis
  5. 5. Goodsell Jennings
  6. 6. Helen (Goodsell) Jennings 1860– m. Walter (Belknap (Dr.)) James
    1. 1. Walter (Belknap) James 1895–1897
    2. 2. Oliver (Burr) James 1896–
    3. 3. Helen James 1898–
    4. 4. Eunice James 1900–

Oliver Jennings's Timeline

2 Records

1825
3 JUN 1825
Birth of Oliver Burr Jennings in Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
1893
12 FEB 1893
Age 68
Death of Oliver Burr Jennings in New York, New York, NY
New York, New York, NY

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 JUN 1825
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 FEB 1893
    Event Place: New York, New York, NY
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