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Stephen Jenner |
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Vital Statistics |
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| Birth Date | Birthplace | Comments | |
| March 14, 1749 | Woodbury, CT | His baptism is recorded as 3/24/1749 and often misstated as his birth date | |
| Date(s) of Marriage(s) | Spouse(s) | Place(s) of Marriage(s) | Comments |
| February 16, 1774 | Mary (Kirkham) Jenner | Stevenstown, MA | some sources say Woodbury, CT |
| Date of Death | Place of Death | Burial Site | Cause of Death/Comments |
| March 23, 1809 | Pittsford, VT | ||
| Father | Spouse(s) | Children | Birth Date |
| Samuel Jenner II | Mary (Kirkham) 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 | |
| Hannah (Parmelee) Jenner | Hannah V. Jenner | May 28, 1784 | |
| 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, 1800 | ||
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Biographical Information |
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| The Jenner Bible passed down to Vivian Grace (Jenner)
Pellman lists Timothy's date of birth as March 24, 1747, but most
genealogy resources show it as March 24, 1749. The most reliable
documents seem to be the church records from Woodbury, which list his
baptism on March 24, 1749, so his birth date would have been a
few days earlier. According to the History of the
Township of Pittsford, Vermont, he was born March 14, 1749. It
is not certain how long Stephen had been living in Stevenstown, MA
before he married Mary Kirkham.
Apparently he purchased land in Pittsford in 1772, prior to his marriage
and moving there. His deed of purchase was recorded on June 10,
1772 for £20 and the site includes most of what is
now Hitchcocksville, VT.
It is probable that he and Mary moved to Pittsford shortly
after their marriage in 1774. On July 7, 1777, British Gen. John Burgoyne's forces, after defeating the Americans at Fort Ticonderoga, attacked the nearby village of Hubbardton killing over 300 residents and forcing the rest to flee to Castleton and Pittsford. The following morning, expecting the British to visit a similar fate on Pittsford, Stephen Jenner, his pregnant wife Mary, and their infant son, Timothy, set out for Stevenstown. Mary and Timothy made the journey on horse-back; Stephen on foot. A year or two later, the Jenners returned to Pittsford. In March, 1780, Stephen was called into service in Col. Ebenezer Allen's Vermont Regiments, serving as a private in Capt. Benjamin Cooley's company. Apparently, this was not a lengthy service, as Nathan Jenner was born in June the following year. It is, however, clearly documented that Stephen Jenner fought for American independence and to create the first democratically governed republic of the modern era! Stephen Jenner joined the Baptist Church of Pittsford in August, 1785. He built a sawmill around 1800, the year his eldest son, Timothy, joined the church. |
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