John
JENKS
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Born: abt. 1727 in Providence, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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John married Amey BALLOU abt. 1744 in Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Amey BALLOU was born 5 September 1727 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
John JENKS died 2 April 1810 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA.
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Amey BALLOUMarriage date: abt. 1744
Marriage place: , Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Children of John JENKS and Amey BALLOU
George JENKSDied: 25 May 1825, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA
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1757 Birth of ChildGeorge JENKS was born 26 November 1757, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 18102 April 1810
Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA
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Record added: 2/15/2022 12:30:14 PM
Last updated: 2/15/2022 12:31:06 PM
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The first mention of Rhode Island in writing ('isola di Rhode') was made by explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 (he refers to an island near the mouth of Narragansett Bay which he compares to the Island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean). Some attribute the name to Dutch explorer Adriaen Block ('Roode Eylandt'), again because its red clay is similar to the Greek island of Rhodes. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1633 - New England
1633 - 1662 - Providence Plantations
1663 - 1685 - Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1790 - Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
May 29, 1790 - Rhode Island becomes 13th U.S. state
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