Thomas Allen
JENCKES
(b.
2 November 1818
,
Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA
d.
4 November 1875
,
Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA
)
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Thomas Allen JENCKES was born 2 November 1818 in Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA
Thomas Allen JENCKES was the child of ? and ?Thomas Allen JENCKES died 4 November 1875 in Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA .
Father: Thomas Jenckes
Mother: Abigail Allen
m. Mary Jane Fuller
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1818 Birth 2 November 1818
Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA
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'US Congressman. Graduated from Brown University in 1838. Was admitted to the Rhode Island Bar in 1840. From 1840 to 1844 served as clerk for the Rhode Island State Legislature. Was Secretary to the 1842 State Constitutional Convention. Elected to the Rhode Island State Legislature and served from 1854 to 1857. Was also elected to US Congress, as a Republican, from the state of Rhode Island. Serving in the 38th thru the 41st Congresses. During his terms in Congress he served as the Chairman of the Judiciary and Patents Committees and helped draft and pass many laws making the patent process easier and cheaper. After failing to gain election to the 42nd Congress he returned to his law practice, concentrating on Patent Law. Served as a US government lawyer during the 1872-3 Credit Mobilier railroad scandal.'
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'US Congressman. Graduated from Brown University in 1838. Was admitted to the Rhode Island Bar in 1840. From 1840 to 1844 served as clerk for the Rhode Island State Legislature. Was Secretary to the 1842 State Constitutional Convention. Elected to the Rhode Island State Legislature and served from 1854 to 1857. Was also elected to US Congress, as a Republican, from the state of Rhode Island. Serving in the 38th thru the 41st Congresses. During his terms in Congress he served as the Chairman of the Judiciary and Patents Committees and helped draft and pass many laws making the patent process easier and cheaper. After failing to gain election to the 42nd Congress he returned to his law practice, concentrating on Patent Law. Served as a US government lawyer during the 1872-3 Credit Mobilier railroad scandal.'
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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)
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.Death
Name: Thomas Allen Jenckes
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 04 Nov 1875
Death Place: Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island
Age: 57
Birth Date: 1818
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Father's Name: Thomas Jenckes
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Mother's Name: Abigail Jenckes
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I09434-0
System Origin: Rhode Island-EASy
GS Film number: 955489
Reference ID: p 51
'Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F86B-X78 : 6 December 2014), Thomas Allen Jenckes, 04 Nov 1875; citing Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island, reference p 51; FHL microfilm 955,489.'
Name: Thomas Allen Jenckes
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 04 Nov 1875
Death Place: Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island
Age: 57
Birth Date: 1818
Birth Place:
Occupation:
Race:
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Thomas Jenckes
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Abigail Jenckes
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I09434-0
System Origin: Rhode Island-EASy
GS Film number: 955489
Reference ID: p 51
'Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F86B-X78 : 6 December 2014), Thomas Allen Jenckes, 04 Nov 1875; citing Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island, reference p 51; FHL microfilm 955,489.'
Grave
Swan Point Cemetery Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA PLOT Group 184, Location L, Lot 1A
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Thomas is buried at: Swan Point Cemetery Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA PLOT Group 184, Location L, Lot 1A
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