John Fenn (1776 - 1857)

Born 6 Jan 1776 in Billington, Bedfordshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Martha (Wells) Fenn — married 9 Jul 1801 in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England

Husband of Ann (Cherry) Fenn — married 13 Oct 1829 in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England

Descendants

Died 17 Dec 1857 at age 81 in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

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Biography

John Fenn was born in 1776 in Billington, Bedfordshire, England, the son of William Fenn and Mary Grover Fenn. He married Martha Wells on 9 Jul 1801 in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England. Martha passed away in September of 1826 and he married Ann Cherry in Oct 1829. Twelve children were born to John and Martha with two children by Ann Cherry.

Immigration

Sailed from Liverpool, England with wife Ann and children Eliza Ann and Amos Alexander on the ship "Ellen" with Captain A. Phillips, on Wednesday 8 January 1857. The ship docked at the Port of New Orleans, Louisiana on 15 March 1857

List of all Passengers taken on board the Brit Ship "Ellen", whereof Phillips is the Master, at the Port of Liverpool and bound for New Orleans, date not cited. Manifest reads: Jno Fenn, age 75, male, occupation illegible; Ann Fenn, age 60, servant; Elizabeth Fenn, age 19, servant; Amos Fenn, age 16, occupation (possible) mechanic.

There is a possible discrepancy in the date of immigration. Ancestry transcribed date as 1857 but document originals were undated. Daughter Elizabeth, also a passenger, has been shown to be married to a William Wilford Allen in 1852 in Utah. Ancestry Tree ds10sne1 cites her marriage to William as 12 Dec 1852, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah but unfortunately isn't sourced.

Sources

• "England, Bedfordshire Parish Registers, 1538-1983", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP3H-8GNS : 15 October 2019), John Fen and Martha Wells, 1801.

• The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New Orleans, Louisiana, 1820-1902; NAI Number: 2824927; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; Record Group Number: 85; Port of Arrival New Orleans with Port of Departure in Liverpool, England.

• British Mission Emigration Register, (Mormon Migration On-line, BYU Educational Library), Book #1043, pp. 97-113 (FHL #025,690)

• St. Louis Death Records, 1850-1908, (St. Louis Genealogical Society), Missouri Archive C10361, County Library RDSL 3, SLGS Roll 304, Vol F, Page 37

• Find A Grave: Memorial #43976746
• Bedfordshire England records
• *Christened 2 Jul 1776 @ Northchurch, Hertfordshire, England