Martha
BROWN
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Born: 2 May 1658 in Providence, Providence Plantations
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Martha married Joseph JENCKES March 1681 in Pawtucket, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph JENCKES was born abt. 1656 in Lynn, Massachusetts, USA. Joseph died 15 June 1740 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA. Joseph was the child of Joseph JENCKES and Hester BALLARD.
Martha BROWN died abt. 1723 in Pawtucket, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
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Joseph JENCKESMarriage date: March 1681
Marriage place: Pawtucket, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Joseph JENCKES was the child of Joseph JENCKES and Hester BALLARD
Children of Joseph JENCKES and Martha BROWN
Martha JENCKESDied: 16 December 1746, Scituate, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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Birth — 16582 May 1658
Providence, Providence Plantations
1681 Marriage / PartnerMartha BROWN and Joseph JENCKES March 1681, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA
She was 22 years old.
Record added: 3/17/2025 12:42:47 PM
Last updated: 3/17/2025 12:44:11 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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