William Daniel Jenkins

Brief Life History of William Daniel

When William Daniel Jenkins was born on 5 February 1767, in Long Green, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, his father, Michael Courtney Jenkins, was 30 and his mother, Charity Ann Wheeler, was 24. He married Ann Hillen on 19 April 1793, in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He died on 21 February 1843, in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in New Cathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Daniel Jenkins
1767–1843
Eleanor Wilcox
1780–1816
Marriage: 2 June 1801
Thomas Courtney Jenkins
1802–1882
William Jenkins
1812–1838
Eleanor Jenkins
1816–
Mark Wilcox Jenkins
1804–1871
Edward Courtney Jenkins
1806–
James Willcox Jenkins
1808–1887
Joseph Wilcox Jenkins
1814–1897

Sources (7)

  • William Jenkins, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"
  • William Jenkins, "Find A Grave Index"
  • William Jenkins in entry for Ellen Wilcox, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"

World Events (8)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

Maryland is the 7th state.

1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.

The Philadelphia Convention was intended to be the first meeting to establish the first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. From this Convention, the Constitution of the United States was made and then put into place making it one of the major events in all American History.

Name Meaning

English and Welsh: variant of Jenkin , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. Jenkins is one of the most common surnames in England, especially southwestern England, but is also especially associated with Wales.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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