Category Archives: Jenks

The rain finally stopped, so part 2 …

Posted on June 6, 2019 by Pat Shaul

Made it to Acacia Park Cemetery with all of the peonies from Grandmother Weaver’s plant that had bloomed — the rain had been constant and I was sure the blooms were going to be destroyed.   But, there were enough to … Continue reading →

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384 Years Ago in Charlestown, Massachusetts

Posted on May 26, 2019 by Pat Shaul

It was 384 years ago, 26 May 1635, in Charlestown, in the Colony of Massachusetts, that my nine times great grandparents, William Sprague and Millicent Eames were wed.   Both William and Millicent were born in England – William on 26 … Continue reading →

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Happy 123rd Birthday, Cousin Euphie!

Posted on May 21, 2019 by Pat Shaul

Euphie Gertrude Jenks was born on 21 May 1896 in Oakland County, Michigan, to Albert Arlington and Elizabeth Jane (Lizzie) Varnham Jenks.  She was the fifth in their family of seven children.  Cousin Euphie (I was always amused by her … Continue reading →

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Big Day for 8 Times Great Grandmother Anphillis Angell Smith!

Posted on May 9, 2019 by Pat Shaul

It was 9 May 1641 in Providence, Rhode Island, when Anphillis Angell was born to Thomas and Alice Ashton Angell.  Then, 22 years to the day later, in 1663. she married Edward Smith, the son of Christopher and Alice Smith.  … Continue reading →

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Happy 186th Birthday. Grandfather Lee!

Posted on March 13, 2019 by Pat Shaul

Charles Norton Lee, my great great grandfather, was born 13 March 1833 in Oakland County, Michigan to Horatio and Hannah Munn Lee.  On Christmas Day, 1855, he married Esther Jenks at her father’s home in Southfield, Oakland County, Michigan.  The … Continue reading →

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Grandpa Jenks

Posted on February 13, 2019 by Pat Shaul

  Today, well, 141 years ago today, my great great great grandfather, Morris Jenks passed away in the house he built in Southfield, Oakland Co, Michigan.  Morris was born on 7 October 1801 in Berkshire, New York to Laban and … Continue reading →

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Remembering Grandma Lee

Posted on February 10, 2019 by Pat Shaul

Grandma Lee died 10 February 1918, 101 years ago.  She was my grandfather’s grandmother [my great great grandmother] Three years before Michigan became a state – in 1832, to be exact, a baby girl was born on a farm on … Continue reading →

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Happy 247th Birthday, GGGG Grandmother Jenks!🎂🎈🎈🎈🎈

Posted on January 25, 2019 by Pat Shaul

On 25 January 1772, in Norton, Massachusetts, Prudence White was born to Nathaniel and Mehitable Morey White.   At the age of 21, Prudence married Laban Jenks on 22 September 1793, in Cheshire, Massachusetts.  Grandparents Jenks were the parents of 14 … Continue reading →

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Remembering 8 times great grandfather, Joseph Jenks, Jr.

Posted on January 4, 2019 by Pat Shaul

302 years ago, 4 January 1717, my 8 times great , Joseph Jenks, Jr. died in Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island.  He was English born in 1627 and joined his father, Joseph Jenks, Sr. (the inventor) in Saugus, Massachusetts, at … Continue reading →

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Happy 227th Anniversary, Grandfather and Grandmother Botsford!🥂

Posted on January 3, 2019 by Pat Shaul

It was 3 January 1792, in Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, that my 4 times great grandparents, Simeon Botsford and Esther Clark married.  Simeon was born 11 June 1763 in Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut, to John and Dorcas Warren Botsford.  … Continue reading →

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