Jabez Jennings (1748 - 1777)

Born 19 Jul 1748 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut

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Died Jan 1777 at age 28 in New York City, New York County, New York, United States

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Biography

Soldier Jabez Jennings served with Connecticut Militia during the American Revolution.

Jabez Jennings (1750-1779) served as a soldier for Connecticut. ^[1]

Baptized 31 Jul 1748 @ Fairfield, CT ^{[citation needed]}

Note: Entry not found as at January 2024 - Find a Grave listing states "Who was taken at Fort Washington and died at New York, Age 29" ^{[citation needed]}

According to Wikipedia The battle of Fort Washington (on Manhattan Island) took place on November 16, 1776. 2,837 Americans were taken prisoner. "Most of the prisoners were interred in British ships in New York harbor, where they were deliberately starved, or died of disease and cold in the bitter winter. At the exchange a year later, only 800 had survived."

Sources

1. ↑ SAR https://sarpatriots.sar.org/patriot/display/224577

• Jacobus, Donald Lines, compiled & edited (1930-2). History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield. For the Eunice Dennie Burr Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (Fairfield, Connecticut) Vol. 2, page 540
• Wakeman Genealogy book
• Wikipedia