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Mary (Kirkham) Jenner
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Vital Statistics |
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| Birth Date | Birthplace | Comments | |
| August 2, 1755 | Stevenstown, MA** | **some sources say Stevenstown, NY (probably the same) | |
| Date(s) of Marriage(s) | Spouse(s) | Place(s) of Marriage(s) | Comments |
| February 16, 1774 | Stephen Jenner | Stevenstown, MA | some sources say Woodbury, CT (unlikely) |
| Date of Death | Place of Death | Burial Site | Cause of Death/Comments |
| Father | Spouse(s) | Children | Birth Date |
| Elijah Kirkham | Stephen Jenner | Timothy Jenner | July 7, 1775 (or 7/17/1775) |
| Asa Jenner | December 17, 1777 | ||
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Mother |
Nathan Jenner | June 28, 1781 | |
| Mollie (Webster) Kirkham | Hannah V. Jenner | May 28, 1884 | |
| Stephen Jenner, Jr. | January 5, 1787 | ||
| Samuel Jenner | April 1, 1790 | ||
| Mary Jenner | August 10, 1792 | ||
| Abigail Jenner | February 11, 1796 | ||
| Prudence Jenner | November 16, 1798 | ||
| Amos Jenner | June 5, 1801 | ||
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Biographical Information |
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| Various genealogical sources give Mary Kirkham's
birthplace as either Stevenstown, NY or Stevenstown, MA. In fact,
the two are likely the same town! When the town was originally
founded, the area that is now the states of Vermont and New Hampshire
were under the control of the Massachusetts Bay Colony pursuant to a
1623 land grant to Capt. John Mason. In 1680, New Hampshire (which
then included all of present-day Vermont) was separated from
Massachusetts, but reunited in 1688. In 1691 it was again
separated as the Province of New Hampshire. The Province of New
York also claimed much of the New Hampshire territory, and in 1764 that
portion of the Province of New Hampshire that is now Vermont was awarded
to the Province of New York by royal decree. In 1777, the State of
Vermont declared itself an independent republic and functioned as a
sovereign nation until admitted to statehood in 1791. As a result,
the same town of Stevenstown could be variously described as Stevenstown,
MA or Stevenstown, NY. By the time the Province of New Hampshire
was established in 1764, the town had been renamed Salisbury. Mary's father, Elijah Kirkham, was a prominent figure in the early history of Massachusetts and New Hampshire. |
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