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Rachel Jennings 1802 – 1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 April 1802

Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 4 December 1878

Death Location: Darke County, Ohio, USA

Father: James Jennings

Mother: Margaret Devine

Spouse(s): Richard Strait

Children(s): Sarah Strait, Mahala Strait, Elizabeth Strait, Joel Strait, James Strait, Melissa Strait, Rhoda Strait, Louvina Strait, Elias Strait, Isaac Strait

Rachel Jennings was born in 1802 in Bedford, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of James L. Jennings and Margaret Sarah Devine. Rachel Jennings married Richard Fletcher Strait, and had children including Sarah Strait, Mahala Strait, Elizabeth Strait, Joel Strait, James S. Strait, Melissa Ann Strait, Rhoda Strait, Louvina A. Strait, Elias Riley Strait, Isaac Strait. Rachel Jennings passed away in 1878 in Darke County, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • Rachel Jennings was born in 1802 in Bedford, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of James L. Jennings and Margaret Sarah Devine.
  • Rachel Jennings married Richard Fletcher Strait, and had children including Sarah Strait, Mahala Strait, Elizabeth Strait, Joel Strait, James S. Strait, Melissa Ann Strait, Rhoda Strait, Louvina A. Strait, Elias Riley Strait, Isaac Strait.
  • Rachel Jennings passed away in 1878 in Darke County, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Jennings
1781 – 1856
Birth Location: Turkeyfoot, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
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Margaret Devine
1782 – 1864
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

Richard Strait
1796 – 1878
Birth Location: Belfast, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
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Children(s)

Sarah Strait
1819 – 1886
Birth Location: Perry County, Ohio, USA
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Mahala Strait
1821 – 1902
Birth Location: Perry County, Ohio, USA
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Elizabeth Strait
1823 – 1918
Birth Location: Perry County, Ohio, USA
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Joel Strait
1823 – 1899
Birth Location: Perry County, Ohio, United States of America
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James Strait
1828 – 1902
Birth Location: Darke County, Ohio, USA
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Melissa Strait
1832 – 1833
Birth Location: Darke County, Ohio, USA
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Rhoda Strait
1834 – 1873
Birth Location: Darke County, Ohio, USA
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Louvina Strait
1837 – 1905
Birth Location: –
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Elias Strait
1839 – 1901
Birth Location: Darke County, Ohio, USA
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Isaac Strait
1842 – 1863
Birth Location: Darke County, Ohio, USA
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Rachel Jennings's Ancestors

Self
Rachel Jennings
1802 – 1878
Birth Place: Bedford, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
James L. Jennings
1781 – 1856
Turkeyfoot, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Margaret (Sarah) Devine
1782 – 1864
Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rachel Jennings's Descendants

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Rachel Jennings (14 April 1802 – 4 December 1878) m. Richard (Fletcher) Strait (3 Sep 1796 – 15 Oct 1878)
  1. 1. Sarah Strait (14 Dec 1819 – 25 Jul 1886)
  2. 2. Mahala Strait (14 Jun 1821 – 29 Nov 1902) m. Andrew (C) Shannon (Abt 1817 – )
    1. 1. Mahala (A) Shannon (6 Apr 1862 – 18 Feb 1944) m. Henry (Franklin) Rufenbarger (9 Mar 1860 – 1942)
      1. 1. Harry (W.) Rufenbarger (22 Feb 1903 – 13 Jan 1968)
  3. 3. Elizabeth Strait (9 Apr 1823 – 20 Mar 1918) m. Absalom Peters (6 Nov 1814 – 23 Jan 1872)
    1. 1. Elmer (Gashem Josephus) Peters (4 May 1867 – 13 Mar 1944) m. Josephine (Emeliniah) Burns (23 Sep 1869 – 13 Apr 1944)
    2. 2. Infant (son) Peters
    3. 3. Richard (Henry) Peters
  4. 4. Joel Strait (6 October 1823 – 25 April 1899) m. Hannah Teeter (21 January 1824 – 14 January 1892)
    1. 1. Francis (Marion) Strait (25 Nov 1846 – 28 May 1895)
    2. 2. Eli (M.) Streight (1849 – 18 April 1849)
    3. 3. David (C.) Streight (30 September 1849 – 1 May 1853)
    4. 4. Martha Streight (1 Aug 1854 – 23 Nov 1855)
    5. 5. Alfred (F) Strait (1865 – 6 February 1897)
  5. 5. James (S.) Strait (2 May 1828 – 12 June 1902)
  6. 6. Melissa (Ann) Strait (13 October 1832 – 29 June 1833)
  7. 7. Rhoda Strait (21 May 1834 – 4 Jan 1873)
  8. 8. Louvina (A.) Strait (15 Jun 1837 – 13 Feb 1905)
  9. 9. Elias (Riley) Strait (1 August 1839 – 16 April 1901)
  10. 10. Isaac Strait (18 May 1842 – 15 January 1863)

Rachel Jennings's Timeline

2 Records

1802
14 April 1802
Birth of Rachel Jennings in Bedford, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
Bedford, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
1878
4 December 1878
Age 76
Death of Rachel Jennings in Darke County, Ohio, USA
Darke County, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 April 1802
    Event Place: Bedford, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 December 1878
    Event Place: Darke County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ansonia, Darke County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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