Born in Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Jenckes
and Molly (Haskell) Jenckes
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Jonathan Onion
— married
21 Apr 1826 in Bellingham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Mother of
Laura (Onion) Brown
Died
at age 70
in Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Profile last modified
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Biography
JAMES ARNOLD JENKS was born July 31, 1763 and died Aug. 1, 1828.
He married MOLLY HASKELL Oct. 10, 1784, and they resided at Cumberland and Lime Rock, R. I .
Children:
i. Arnold W., b. June 14, 1785.
ii. Nancy, b. Oct. 10, 1786; d. July 3, 1787
iii. Sally, b. Apr. 4, 1788; m. Henry Ray.
iv. Hartford, b. Dec. 7, 1789.
v. James W., b. Dec. 20, 1791; d. June 5, 1822.
vi. Whipple, b. May 9, 1792; d. Jan. 1, 1816; m. Fannie Davis, July 1, 1815.
vii. Polly, b. May 2, 1794; d. Oct. 11, 1795.
viii. Benjamin S., b. Dec. 11, 1796; d. Apr. 28, 1819.
ix. Betsey, b. Dec. 13, 1803; d. Mar. 12, 1874; m. Jonathan Onion, (Int.) Apr. 21, 1826.
x. Stephen, b. Jan. 23, 1806; d. Oct. 27, 1815.
Elizabeth was the daughter of James & Molly (Haskell) Jenckes
She married Jonathan Onion, son of Elihu & Catherine (Fisher) Onion, on 21 Apr 1826 at Bellingham, Norfolk, MA - parents of Laura
- Fact: Residence (1803) Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
- Fact: Residence (1850) Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
- Fact: Residence (1855) Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
- Fact: Residence (1860) Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
- Fact: Residence (1870) Massachusetts, United States
- Fact: Residence (12 Mar 1874) Milford, MA
- Fact: Burial Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Sources
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 23 August 2019, 15:34), entry for Betsey Jenks(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LCZ3-P5K); contributed by various users.
P 82, 83 Genealogy of the Jencks Family of America, Compiled and published by WILLIAM B. BROWNE under the terms of the will of HARLAN W. JENKS, deceased. Printed by RUMFORD PRESS CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 1952
- MA Town & Vital Records
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