Pvt.
Francis
N.
Jennings
aka Jenings
Born about in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
Son of William Jennings
and Matilda (Unknown) Jennings
Brother of
William Henry H. Jennings, Eliza Jennings, Martha Jennings, Edward T. Jennings, Calvin Jennings and Rufus Jennings
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 52
in Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 17 May 2018
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Biography
Francis was born about 1844 in Amherst, Massachusetts[1].
He was the son of Matilda and William Jennings.
Occupations
- Farmer
Residences
- 1863: Hadley, Massachusetts (military enlistment)
- 1850: Amherst, Massachusetts with his parents and siblings
Military Service
Private in Company H of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the first regiment in the United States to enlist men of color during that war. Enlisted on 23 November 1863 from Hadley, Massachusetts. He was 20 years old, married and working as a farmer when he enlisted. Mustered out 20 August 1865.
His brother William H. H. Jennings served in Company C.
Census Race
- 1850: Black
Death
He passed away in 1897 and is buried at Old Hadley Cemetery in Hadley, Massachusetts.
Projects
Sources
- ↑ Muster and Descriptive Roll (see Images)
- 1850 United States Federal Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_321; Page: 256A; Image: 35
- Emilio, Luis Fenollosa. History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1863-1865, Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Book Co., 1891 (1st ed.) and 1894 (2nd ed.)
- Find a Grave: Francis N. Jennings
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Categories: Massachusetts, Free People of Color | Massachusetts Farmers | 1850 US Census, Hampshire County, Massachusetts | Amherst, Massachusetts | Hadley, Massachusetts | 54th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry (Colored), United States Civil War | Grand Army of the Republic | Old Hadley Cemetery, Hadley, Massachusetts