Jerusha Daynes was born on 20 Jan 1740 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, daughter of James Dains (1716 - 1779) and Elizabeth (Rood) Daynes (1716 - ?).
Jerusha Deans was born to parents James DaynesElizabeth Rood on 20 January 1738/9. The Norwich record for her birth spells the surname "Deans"; for her siblings it was spelled "Deans" or "Deens."[1]
↑Norwich CT: Vital Records of Norwich, 1659-1848. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015.) Originally published as: Vital Records of Norwich, 1659-1848. Hartford, Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Connecticut, 1913. Volume: Norwich-V1, page 192. See record at subscription site.
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