Brief Life History of Esther
When Esther Jenkins was born on 24 January 1794, in Newberry, South Carolina, United States, her father, Thomas Jenkins, was 31 and her mother, Maris Gaunt, was 40. She married Robert Evans on 2 July 1812, in Mill Creek MM, Miami, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 26 January 1835, in Miami, Ohio, United States, at the age of 41.
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- Esther Jenkins Evans, "Find A Grave Index"
- Esther in entry for Esther Coppock, "Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962"
- Find A Grave for Esther Jenkins Evans
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1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1803
Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
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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