Dennis Jenkins (1742 - 1838)

Born 8 May 1742 in Kittery, York, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Maine)

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Died 5 Jan 1838 at age 95 in Monroe, Waldo, Maine, United States

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Biography

Sergeant Dennis Jenkins served with Col. Benedict Arnold's Regiment, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Dennis Jenkins was born in Kittery, York County, Maine, May 8, 1742, the son of Thomas Jenkins and Mary Hamilton Jenkins.^[1][2][3]

He was married - date and location unknown - to Anna (Unknown).^[4]

Dennis was a ships carpenter. He purchased 5 acres in Pittston, Kennebec County in August, 1768 for the expressed purpose of building ships there. These plans never materialized . and he sold the land in 1778 and moved on.^{[5] [6]}

He appears in various locations in Maine in the 1810, 1820 and 1830 Census reports. ^[7][8][9]

Dennis died in Monroe, Waldo County, Maine, January 5, 1838 ^[4]

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1. ↑ Birth: "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", citing Digital film/folder number: 007595724; FHL microfilm: 11322; Record number: 44; Packet letter: A, FamilySearch Record: FW1H-2BY (accessed 28 January 2024), Denis Jenkins born on 8 May 1742, son of Thomas, Jr. Jenkins & Mary, in Kittery, York, Maine, United States.
2. ↑ Kittery Family Records to 1892; Book 1, page 111
3. ↑ "Old Kittery and her Families" by Everett Stackpole, published 1903; page 551
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Death: "Maine, U.S., Death Records, 1761-1922", Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; Pre 1892 Delayed Returns; Roll Number: 57, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1962 #1033603 (accessed 28 January 2024), Dennis Jenkins death 5 Jan 1838 in Monroe, Waldo, Maine, USA.
5. ↑ "Land Titles in Old Pittston" by Henry Sewall Webster., published 1912.
6. ↑ "History of Gardner, Pittston and West Gardner 1602 to 1852" by W, Hanson 1852, page 84
7. ↑ 1810 Census: "1810 United States Federal Census", Year: 1810; Census Place: Wayne, Kennebec, Maine; Roll: 11; Page: 932; Image: Mem252_11-0901; FHL Roll: 0218682, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7613 #40118 (accessed 28 January 2024), Dennis Jenkins in Wayne, Kennebec, Maine, USA.
8. ↑ 1820 Census: "1820 United States Federal Census", Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Wayne, Kennebec, Maine; Page: 668; NARA Roll: M33_35; Image: 159, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7734 #785143 (accessed 28 January 2024), Dennis Jenkins in Wayne, Kennebec, Maine, USA.
9. ↑ 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census", Year: 1830; Census Place: Monroe, Waldo, Maine; Series: M19; Roll: 50; Page: 381; Family History Library Film: 0497946, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #1155617 (accessed 28 January 2024), Dennis Jenkins in Monroe, Waldo, Maine.

• Massachusetts. 1896-1908. Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War : A Compilation from the Archives. Boston: Wright and Potter Print. Co. State Printers Volume 8, Page 749.

• - Early Families of Standish Maine by Albert J Sear.