Brief Life History of John
When John Jenkins was born in 1710, in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, his father, Robert Jenkins, was 24 and his mother, Margaret Morgan, was 23. He had at least 1 son.
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John Jenkins
1710–
John Jenkins Jr.
1748–
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1815
Age 105
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1823
Age 113
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
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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