Anna Woolston Jenks (1843 - 1915)

Born 22 Nov 1843 in Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Died 25 Apr 1915 at age 71 in Philadelphia, PA

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Anna was a Friend (Quaker)

Biography

Anna W. Jenks b. 22 Nov 1843 was the daughter of Thomas Jenks and Elizabeth Canby ^[1] She was received into membership by the Makefield Monthly Meeting in 1844. Other records gives the Meeting House as Newtown Preparative Meeting.^[2] At some point, probably after the death of her mother in 1900, she joined the Green Street Monthly Meeting in Philadelphia. She never married and died in 1915.^[3] She is buried in the Newtown Friends Cemetery along with her mother.

Sources

1. ↑ Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Births 1793-1926 Deaths, 1802-1928; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR Ph:437; Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
2. ↑ Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1817-1845; Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: RG2/PH/N47 2.1; Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
3. ↑ Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Deaths Not Ascertained; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: RG2/Ph/G7 3.4; Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935