Brief Life History of Lucy
When Lucy Tenney was born on 24 November 1786, in Temple, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States, her father, Benjamin Tenney, was 44 and her mother, Susanna Jewett, was 27. She married Abel Prescott Wilkins on 11 May 1809, in Weston, Windsor, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Chardon, Geauga, Ohio, United States in 1850. She died on 19 January 1831, in Derby, Orleans, Vermont, United States, at the age of 44, and was buried in Chardon, Geauga, Ohio, United States.
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Sources (20)
- Lucy Wilkins in household of Abel P Wilkins, "United States Census, 1850"
- Lucy Tenney, "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900"
- Lucy Tenney Wilkins, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1776–1850 Male
1786–1831 Female
Children (8)
1810– Female
1811–1885 Male
1813–1874 Female
1815–1865 Male
1817–1892 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1742–1811 Male
1758–1831 Female
Siblings (7)
1783–1847 Female
1786–1831 Female
1788–1873 Male
1790–1867 Female
1792–1867 Male
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World Events (8)
1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.
Age 1
1788 · New Hampshire Helps Ratify the US Constitution
Age 2
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 14
Name Meaning
English (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire): from the Middle English personal name Tenny, of uncertain origin.
English: in southwestern England, occasionally a variant of Tinney .
History: This name was brought to America in 1638 by Thomas Tenney, a member of a party led by the Rev. Ezekiel Rogers from Rowley, east Yorkshire, England, to found Rowley, MA. Most (probably all) modern American families with this name are descended from him.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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