Brief Life History of Enoch
When Enoch Kenyon was born on 23 February 1686, in Providence, Rhode Island, British Colonial America, his father, John Kenyon, was 30 and his mother, Mumford, was 27. He married Sarah Eldred in 1705, in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He registered for military service in 1749. He died in September 1781, in Charlestown, Kings, Rhode Island, British Colonial America, at the age of 95.
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Sources (11)
- IGNORE HIS PARENTAGE AND MARRIAGES***American Kenyons, history of Kenyons and English connections of American Kenyons..., by Howard N. Kenyon, (1935), pp. 53-54: John Kenyon [1] and family
- Enoch Kinyon, "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783"
- Enoch Kenyon, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1686–1781 Male
1687–1747 Female
Children (8)
1712–1775 Male
1714–1781 Female
1718–1793 Male
1721–1767 Female
1723– Female
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Parents and Siblings
1657–1732 Male
1660–1712 Female
Siblings (7)
1682–1744 Male
1684–1744 Male
1686–1781 Male
1688–1724 Male
1693–1772 Male
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World Events (3)
1723 · Pirates Hung in Newport
Age 37
1763 · First Synagogue in America
Age 77
1772 · The Gaspee Affair
Age 86
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire): habitational name from a place near Warrington, which is of uncertain etymology. There was formerly an ancient burial mound there and Ekwall has speculated that the name is a shortened form of a British name composed of the elements crūc ‘mound’ + a personal name cognate with Welsh Einion (see Eynon ).
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Coinín ‘son of Coinín’, a byname based on a diminutive of cano ‘wolf’, also Anglicized as Canning and Cunneen . The similarity to the borrowed word coinín ‘coney, rabbit’ has sometimes caused this name to be Anglicized as Rabbitt .
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Fhinghin, ‘son of Finghen’, a personal name meaning ‘fair-born’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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