Clarissa D Jenks (abt. 1806 - 1879)

Ancestors

Biography

Jenks Crest.

Clarissa's father. ICHABOD JENKS. was born at Pawtucket, R. I., Sept. 15, 1778, and died May 15, 1857. He married, at Coventry, R. I., Apr. 10, 1803, NANCY HANDY, born 1785 and died Nov. 22, 1858. They resided in North Providence and are interred in the Pawtucket Cemetery.

Children, born at Pawtucket, R. 1.:

i . Clarissa D, b. 1806; d. June 26, 1879; m. Edward B. Jenks, son of Levi (131).

ii. Slater, b. 1813; d. Mar. 1, 1887; served in 2d Regt. Conn. Art.

iii. Van Easton, b. Apr. 1819; d. Feb. 12, 1871; unm.

iv. Otis B,7 b. July 11, 1821.

v. Phenuel,7 b. 1826.

vi. Mary A., m. Nathaniel Dexter, s. of Nathaniel Dexter and Lucy, Aug. 1, 1852.

vii. Harriet, m. Ephraim Miller, s. of Ephraim and Sally Miller, Aug. 7, 1859.

viii. Almira, m. James Gage. OC1C/10

ix. Elizabeth, m. Robert Alexander, Jan. 25, 184A

Sources

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 14 May 2016, 00:49), entry for Clarissa D. Jenks(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KC7B-C85); contributed by various users.

• p113 and 115 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

• Stanley Wood, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Stanley and others.