Ananias Jenks (1786 - 1859)

Born 26 May 1786 in Rhode Island, United States [uncertain]

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Died 30 Jun 1859 at age 73 in Waterloo, Seneca, New York, United States

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Biography

Ananias was probably born in RI. His birth and death dates are on his tombstone. He married Lucy Webb (Life and Writings of Amelia Bloomer, D.C. Bloomer, 1895) in 1806 (Jenks Family in America). They had 6 children all born in Homer, Cortland, NY.

1, Adaline b. before 1805;

2, Elvira b. 30 May 1807;

3, Amanda b.

4, Amelia b. 27 May 1818;

5. Judson b. 1822

6, Augustus b. 1830

Ananias was a clothier by trade. In 1804 he was assigned two days to work on the highway in District 11 in Homer, Cortland Co., NY. In Homer he had a wool carding and cloth dressing mill. (History of Cortland County) He moved to Seneca Falls, Seneca County and had a mill there. He died in Waterloo, Seneca County, NY. ^[1]

• Fact: Residence (1810) Oneida, New York, United States
• Fact: Residence (1830) Fayette, Seneca, New York, United States
• Fact: Residence (1840) Seneca Falls, Seneca, New York, United States
• Fact: Residence (1850) Seneca Falls, Seneca, New York, United States
• Fact: Burial (1859) Waterloo, Seneca, New York, United States of America
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch Ananias was probably born in RI.

His birth and death dates are on his tombstone. There is a photograph of it on Ancestry.com. He married Lucy Webb (Life and Writings of Amelia Bloomer, D.C. Bloomer, 1895) in 1806 (Jenks Family in America). They had 6 children all born in Homer, Cortland, NY. 1, Adaline b. before 1805; 2, Elvira b. 30 May 1807; 3, Amanda b. 4, Amelia b. 27 May 1818; 5. Judson b. 1822 6, Augustus b. 1830

Ananias was a clothier by trade. In 1804 he was assigned two days to work on the highway in District 11 in Homer, Cortland Co., NY. In Homer he had a wool carding and cloth dressing mill. (History of Cortland County) He moved to Seneca Falls, Seneca County and had a mill there. He died in Waterloo, Seneca County, NY.

Family links: Parents: Anthony Jenks (1755 - 1837) Hannah Sutton Jenks (1751 - ____)

Spouse: Lucy Webb Jenks (1779 - 1863)*

Children: Augustus Jenks (____ - 1863)* Elvira Jenks Lowden (1807 - 1880)* Amelia Jenks Bloomer (1818 - 1894)*

Sibling: Nathan Jenks (1776 - 1853)* Ananias Jenks (1786 - 1859) From Find a Grave attached

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #178209322

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 22 May 2019, 22:33), entry for Ananias Jenks(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KHPP-4X8); contributed by various users.

• History of Cortland County : with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. Syracuse, N.Y.: D. Mason, 1885. Section: Chapter XIX. History of the town of Homer, page 212

• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLD-7XK : accessed 16 June 2021), Amonias Jenks, Homer, Cortland, New York, United States; citing p. 537, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 66; FHL microfilm 193,721.