Mordecai Wetherell JENNEY

(b. 23 February 1798 , New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA d. 10 November 1864 , Greenwich, Ohio, USA )

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Mordecai Wetherell JENNEY was born 23 February 1798 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Mordecai Wetherell JENNEY was the child of John JENNEY and Catherine DAVIS

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Mordecai Wetherell married Isabella Pauline SALISBURY 12 June 1817 in Scipio, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Isabella Pauline SALISBURY was born 2 October 1802 in Ledyard, New York, USA (Aurora). Isabella Pauline died 4 December 1891 in Greenwich, Ohio, USA. Isabella Pauline was the child of Benanuel S SALISBURY and Grace SPAULDING.

Mordecai Wetherell JENNEY died 10 November 1864 in Greenwich, Ohio, USA.
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Isabella Pauline SALISBURY-- Date: 12 June 1817 Place: Scipio, New York, USA
Isabella Pauline SALISBURY was the child of Benanuel S SALISBURY and Grace SPAULDING

Children of Mordecai Wetherell JENNEY and Isabella Pauline SALISBURY:

Catherine D JENNEY (b.19 January 1819, Scipio, New York, USA d. abt. 1865, Greenwich, Ohio, USA)

John JENNEY (b.3 January 1821, , Ohio, USA d. 21 February 1891, Greenwich, Ohio, USA)

Maria C JENNEY (b.19 November 1822, Greenwich, Ohio, USA d. , )

Elizabeth D JENNEY (b.7 April 1825, , Ohio, USA d. , )

Mordecai JENNEY (b.12 July 1827 , Greenwich, Ohio, USA d. , )

Almira JENNEY (b.2 October 1829 , Greenwich, Ohio, USA d. , )

Benjamin John JENNEY (b.21 November 1831 , Greenwich, Ohio, USA d. 3 May 1912, Oelwin, Iowa, USA)

Sylva JENNEY (b.21 December 1833 , Greenwich, Ohio, USA d. , )

Esther B JENNEY (b.3 May 1836 , Greenwich, Ohio, USA d. , )

Ann JENNEY (b.11 November 1838 , Greenwich, Ohio, USA d. , )

Truman Warren JENNEY (b.3 December 1842, Greenwich, Ohio, USA d. , )

Amy JENNEY (b.2 April 1844 , Greenwich, Ohio, USA d. 10 November 1844 , Greenwich, Ohio, USA)

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1798 Birth
23 February 1798
New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Marriage / Partner
Mordecai Wetherell JENNEY and Isabella Pauline SALISBURY 12 June 1817, Scipio, New York, USA

He was 19 years old.

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1819 Birth of Child
Catherine D JENNEY was born 19 January 1819, Scipio, New York, USA

Mordecai Wetherell was 20 years old.

1820 - Fitchville, Ohio
Name: Mordecai W Jenny
Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Fitchville, Huron, Ohio
Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 2
Free White Persons - Under 16: 2
Free White Persons - Over 25: 1
Total Free White Persons: 5
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 5
1820 U.S. Census
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1821 Birth of Child
John JENNEY was born 3 January 1821, , Ohio, USA

Mordecai Wetherell was 22 years old.

1822 Birth of Child
Maria C JENNEY was born 19 November 1822, Greenwich, Ohio, USA

Mordecai Wetherell was 24 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1825 Birth of Child
Elizabeth D JENNEY was born 7 April 1825, , Ohio, USA

Mordecai Wetherell was 27 years old.

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1827 Birth of Child
Mordecai JENNEY was born 12 July 1827 , Greenwich, Ohio, USA

Mordecai Wetherell was 29 years old.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1829 Birth of Child
Almira JENNEY was born 2 October 1829 , Greenwich, Ohio, USA

Mordecai Wetherell was 31 years old.

1830 - Greenwich, Ohio
Name: M W Jenny
Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Greenwich, Huron, Ohio
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 6
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 8
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 8
1830 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1831 Birth of Child
Benjamin John JENNEY was born 21 November 1831 , Greenwich, Ohio, USA

Mordecai Wetherell was 33 years old.

1833 Birth of Child
Sylva JENNEY was born 21 December 1833 , Greenwich, Ohio, USA

Mordecai Wetherell was 35 years old.

1836 Birth of Child
Esther B JENNEY was born 3 May 1836 , Greenwich, Ohio, USA

Mordecai Wetherell was 38 years old.

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1838 Birth of Child
Ann JENNEY was born 11 November 1838 , Greenwich, Ohio, USA

Mordecai Wetherell was 40 years old.

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1840 - Greenwich, Ohio
Name: M W Jenney
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Greenwich, Huron, Ohio
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 2
Free White Persons - Under 20: 10
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 3
Total Free White Persons: 13
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 13
1840 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1842 Birth of Child
Truman Warren JENNEY was born 3 December 1842, Greenwich, Ohio, USA

Mordecai Wetherell was 44 years old.

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1844 Birth of Child
Amy JENNEY was born 2 April 1844 , Greenwich, Ohio, USA

Mordecai Wetherell was 46 years old.

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Greenwich, Ohio
Name: Mordecai Jenney
Age: 52
Birth Year: abt 1798
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1850: Greenwich, Huron, Ohio, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 1238
Household Members:
Name Age
Mordecai Jenney 52
Isabella Jenney 47
Almira Jenney 20
Benj Jenney 18
Sylva Jenney 16
Hester Jenney 14
Ann Jenney 11
Truman Jenney 7

1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1860 - Greenwich, Ohio
Name: M W Jenny
Age: 62
Birth Year: abt 1798
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Home in 1860: Greenwich, Huron, Ohio
Post Office: Greenwich Station
Dwelling Number: 1156
Family Number: 1063
Occupation: Farmer
Real Estate Value: 4000
Personal Estate Value: 1000
Household Members:
Name Age
W W Jenny 62
Issabella Jenny 58
Ann Jenny 21
Freeman Jenny 19
Eliza Salsberry 34
1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

Grave

Edwards Grove Cemetery Greenwich, Huron County, Ohio, USA

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1864 Death
10 November 1864
Greenwich, Ohio, USA

He died at the age of 66.

Mordecai is buried at: Edwards Grove Cemetery Greenwich, Huron County, Ohio, USA

Added: 2/18/2016 8:04:57 AM - Updated: 11/7/2018 11:43:41 AM

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