John
JENNEY
Born
12 July 1773
,
Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died
2 March 1852
,
Greenwich, Ohio, USA
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Born: 12 July 1773 in Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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John married Catherine DAVIS 22 December 1793 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Catherine DAVIS was born 28 May 1773 in Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA (East Sandwich) (Forestdale). Catherine died 9 June 1853 in Greenwich, Ohio, USA.
John JENNEY died 2 March 1852 in Greenwich, Ohio, USA.
son of Benjamin Jenney and Barsheba Bassett
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John JENNEY married 
Catherine DAVIS
Marriage date: 22 December 1793
Marriage place: New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA
Catherine DAVISMarriage date: 22 December 1793
Marriage place: New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA
Children of John JENNEY and Catherine DAVIS
Mordecai Wetherell JENNEYMarried: Isabella Pauline SALISBURY 12 June 1817 Place: Scipio, New York, USA
Beersheba JENNEYMarried: Eleazar Lord SALISBURY 1818
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Birth — 177312 July 1773
Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Biography
John Jenney was a ship's carpenter when he was near the water and a building carpenter when he was not. The third of four children born to Benjamin Jenney, a whaling captain, and his second wife, Beersheba Bassett, John was just four years old when his mother died.
Not much is known about John's early childhood, except that his father remarried to Louisa Hathaway two years after Beersheba's death. Then two years later, Benjamin was lost at sea near Hispaniola. Though he may have grown up in the household of his stepmother, it is more likely that John was boarded out after his father's death to a Jenney relative and perhaps learned his trade there.
On 22 December 1793, John married at New Bedford, Catharine Davis, born 25 May 1773. Catharine was the daughter of Nicholas Davis and Sarah Williams, a family that was very active in the Society of Friends. During the first 20 years of their marriage, the Jenneys lived near Fairhaven, where John earned a living as a ship's carpenter. ...Read full story
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John Jenney was a ship's carpenter when he was near the water and a building carpenter when he was not. The third of four children born to Benjamin Jenney, a whaling captain, and his second wife, Beersheba Bassett, John was just four years old when his mother died.
Not much is known about John's early childhood, except that his father remarried to Louisa Hathaway two years after Beersheba's death. Then two years later, Benjamin was lost at sea near Hispaniola. Though he may have grown up in the household of his stepmother, it is more likely that John was boarded out after his father's death to a Jenney relative and perhaps learned his trade there.
On 22 December 1793, John married at New Bedford, Catharine Davis, born 25 May 1773. Catharine was the daughter of Nicholas Davis and Sarah Williams, a family that was very active in the Society of Friends. During the first 20 years of their marriage, the Jenneys lived near Fairhaven, where John earned a living as a ship's carpenter. ...Read full story
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1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1793 Marriage / PartnerJohn JENNEY and Catherine DAVIS 22 December 1793, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA
He was 20 years old.
1798 Birth of ChildMordecai Wetherell JENNEY was born 23 February 1798, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA
John was 24 years old.
1800 Birth of ChildBeersheba JENNEY was born 1 April 1800, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA
John was 26 years old.
The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.1817 Marriage of ChildMordecai Wetherell JENNEY married 12 June 1817, Scipio, New York, USA to Isabella Pauline SALISBURY
From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West. 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
Death — 18522 March 1852
Greenwich, Ohio, USA
He died at the age of 78.
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Jenney Farm Cemetery Huron County Ohio, USA
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Last updated: 8/11/2017 9:06:19 AM
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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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