When William Jenks was born in September 1790, in New York, United States, his father, Obadiah Jenks, was 32 and his mother, Clarenda Waterous, was 27. He married Mary Pearson in April 1811, in Victor, Victor, Ontario, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Victor, Ontario, New York, United States in 1850. He died on 9 May 1860, in Victor, Victor, Ontario, New York, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Boughton Hill Cemetery, Victor, Ontario, New York, United States.
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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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