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Richard E. Jenness 1808–1874 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Oct 1808

Birth Location: Piermont, Grafton Co., NH

Death Date: 1874

Death Location: Dekalb Co., IL

Father: Richard Jenness

Mother: Hannah Emerson

Spouse(s): Sybil Buell

Children(s): DeWitt Jenness, Sarah Jenness, Horace Jenness, Richard Jenness, George Jenness, Lt Jenness

Richard E. Jenness was born in 1808 in Piermont, Grafton Co., NH, the child of Richard Jenness And Hannah Emerson. Richard E. Jenness married Sybil Buell, and had children including Dewitt Clinton Jenness, George Benning Jenness, Horace Wells Jenness, Lt Josiah Butler Jenness, Richard Emerson Jenness, Sarah Frances Jenness. Richard E. Jenness passed away in 1874 in Dekalb Co., IL.

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Biography

  • Richard E. Jenness was born in 1808 in Piermont, Grafton Co., NH, the child of Richard Jenness And Hannah Emerson.
  • Richard E. Jenness married Sybil Buell, and had children including Dewitt Clinton Jenness, George Benning Jenness, Horace Wells Jenness, Lt Josiah Butler Jenness, Richard Emerson Jenness, Sarah Frances Jenness.
  • Richard E. Jenness passed away in 1874 in Dekalb Co., IL.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Jenness
1775–1842
Birth Location: Deerfield, NH
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Hannah Emerson
1780–1836
Birth Location: Candia, NH
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Spouses(s)

Sybil Buell
1808–1901
Birth Location: poss Piermont NH
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Children(s)

DeWitt Jenness
1839–1869
Birth Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DJ
Sarah Jenness
1832–1890
Birth Location: –
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Horace Jenness
1841–1889
Birth Location: East Aylmer, Ontario, Canada
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Richard Jenness
1835–1904
Birth Location: East Aylmer, Ontario, Canada
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George Jenness
1846–1918
Birth Location: Charter Grove, DeKalb, IL
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Lt Jenness
1831–1850
Birth Location: NH
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Richard Jenness's Ancestors

Self
Richard Jenness
1808–1874
Birth Place: Piermont, Grafton Co., NH
Parents
Richard Jenness
1775–1842
Deerfield, NH
Hannah Emerson
1780–1836
Candia, NH
Grandparents
Judge (Richard) Jenness
1747–1819
Rye, NH
Hannah Seavey
1749–1828
Rye, NH
Col (Nathaniel) Emerson
Candia, NH
Sarah Tilton
Great-Grandparents
Richard Jenness
1718–1782
Anna Jenness
1726–1759
Amos Seavey
1718–1807
Mary Langdon
1725–1807
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Captain Jenness
1686–1769
Mary Dow
1686–1755
Thomas Jenness
1698–1731
Elizabeth Norton
1703–
3rd Seavey
Mary Hinks
–1744
Capt Langdon
1696–1767
Mary Banfield
–1753

Richard Jenness's Descendants

1.
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Richard (E.) Jenness (08 Oct 1808–1874) m. Sybil Buell (1808–1901)
  1. 1. DeWitt (Clinton) Jenness 1839–1869 m. Agnes (Harriet) ? 1841– m. Julia Seward
  2. 2. Sarah (Frances) Jenness 1832–1890
    1. 1. Mabel Carroll 1859–1877
    2. 2. Mary Carroll 1857–
  3. 3. Horace (Wells) Jenness 1841–1889 m. Ruth (Elinor) Gifford 1841–1889
    1. 1. Nellie Jenness 1868–1896
    2. 2. Frederick (H.) Jenness 1865–1931 m. Leafie
      1. 1. Orcut (Horace) Jenness 1890– m. Jennie Jones
        1. 1. Orcut (John) Jenness 1920–
        2. 2. Eloise Jenness 1922–
    3. 3. Esther Jenness 1875–1929
    4. 4. Walter (Averill) Jenness 1879–1931 m. Edna (Eyrle) Edmisson m. Mariah Olmsted 1890–
      1. 1. Frederick (Averill) Jenness 1912– m. Dorothy Wright
      2. 2. Anna (Eloise) Jenness 1904– m. Charles (Curtis) Leonard 1896–
        1. 1. Edna (Eloise) Leonard 1925–
    5. 5. William Jenness 1872–1937 m. Ella Ogan 1872–
      1. 1. Horace Jenness 1903–
  4. 4. Richard (Emerson) Jenness 1835–1904 m. Lavinia Furness 1838–
    1. 1. Charles Jenness 1866–1866
    2. 2. Charles Jenness 1868–1870
    3. 3. Paul Jenness 1874–
    4. 4. Sybil Jenness 1871–
    5. 5. Richard (Herman) Jenness 1857–1921 m. Clara (B) Bliss 1865–1939
      1. 1. ? Jenness 1884–1884
      2. 2. Richard Jenness 1886–1954
      3. 3. Thomas (Netherton) Jenness 1890–1954 m. Janet (E.) McCready 1890–
        1. 1. Thomas (Netherton Jenness) Jr 1913– m. Agnes Coffey
        2. 2. Richard (Jason) Jenness 1916–
        3. 3. Harry (Irons) Jenness 1918–
    6. 6. George (Benning) Jenness 1861–1944 m. Louisa Haden 1865–1930
      1. 1. Edith (A.) Jenness 1893–
        1. 1. Harriet (Lucille) Crosby 1919–
        2. 2. John (Ross) Crosby 1923–
        3. 3. Ralph (Marion) Crosby 1925–
        4. 4. Helen (Kathleen) Crosby 1917–
      2. 2. George (Benning Jenness) Jr. 1906– m. Erna Franke 1902–
      3. 3. Ella (Hope) Jenness 1892–
      4. 4. Helen (Alice) Jenness 1910–
    7. 7. Edith Jenness 1859–
      1. 1. Franquie Nicholls –1929
    8. 8. Franklin (Clinton) Jenness 1864–1938 m. Edith (Katherine) Scheltzer 1872–1959
      1. 1. Sybil (Ann) Jenness 1898–
      2. 2. Marjorie (Madelyn) Jenness 1913–
      3. 3. Robert (Lewis) Jenness 1912–1982 m. Emily Motyscka 1918–1988
  5. 5. George (Benning) Jenness 1846–1918 m. Theodora Robinson 1846– m. Ella Ward
    1. 1. Frances (Mavel) Jenness 1875–
    2. 2. Ward Jenness 1870–1870
    3. 3. Ella Jenness 1873–1924
  6. 6. Lt (Josiah Butler) Jenness 1831–1850 m. Mary Woolsey

Richard Jenness's Timeline

2 Records

1808
08 Oct 1808
Birth of Richard E. Jenness in Piermont, Grafton Co., NH
Piermont, Grafton Co., NH
1874
1874
Age 66
Death of Richard E. Jenness in Dekalb Co., IL
Dekalb Co., IL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Oct 1808
    Event Place: Piermont, Grafton Co., NH
    Record Source: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Footnote: KathyJones Apr il 1996 disk Footnote: FTW file , William D. Jenness Jan, 1997 Foot note: FTW file , William D. Jenness Jan, 1997 Footnote: FTW file , Wi lliam D. Jenness Jan, 199

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Buried in Ottawa, KS
    Record Source: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Footnote: KathyJones Apr il 1996 disk Footnote: FTW file , William D. Jenness Jan, 1997 Foot note: FTW file , William D. Jenness Jan, 1997 Footnote: FTW file , Wi lliam D. Jenness Jan, 199

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Middle name probably Emerson

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1874
    Event Place: Dekalb Co., IL
    Record Source: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Footnote: KathyJones Apr il 1996 disk Footnote: FTW file , William D. Jenness Jan, 1997 Foot note: FTW file , William D. Jenness Jan, 1997 Footnote: FTW file , Wi lliam D. Jenness Jan, 199
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