When Stephen Jenks Sr was born on 12 March 1759, in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, his father, Jesse Jencks, was 24 and his mother, Mary Rhoda Smith, was 21. He married Ann Sayles on 5 August 1781, in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 12 July 1848, in Scipio, Cayuga, New York, United States, at the age of 89.
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English (West Midlands): from the Middle English personal name Jenke (a shortening of the personal name Jenkin, Jankin; see Jenkin ), with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
History: Joseph Jenks (1602–83), the descendant of an old Welsh family, was born in England and traveled to Saugus, near Lynn, MA, in 1642 to assist in the development of America's first iron works. His son, Joseph Jenckes (sic), followed in 1650, founded Pawtucket, RI, and raised four sons who held places of respect and distinction in RI, including one who served as governor for five years.
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