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Hannah Jenness (Foss)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Rye Beach, Old Norfolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Death: November 25, 1718 (40-41)
Rye, Province of New Hampshire
Immediate Family:

Daughter of John Foss, of Rye and Mary Foss
Wife of John Jenness
Mother of John Jenness; Joshua Jenness; William Jenness; Job Jenness; Mark Jenness and 1 other
Sister of John Foss, Jr.; Elizabeth Batchelder; Samuel D. Foss, Sr.; Martha Goss; Thomas Foss and 3 others

Occupation: Housewife
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About Hannah Jenness

Hannah Foss

  • Born 1677 in Rye Beach, Rockingham, New Hampshire
  • Daughter of John Foss and Mary Berry
  • Wife of John Jenness — married June 25, 1702 in Rye, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States.
  • Mother of Francis Jenness, John Jenness, Joshua Jenness, Joshua Jenness, William Jenness, William Jenness, Mark Jenness, Mark Jenness, Hannah Jenness, Hannah Jenness, Richard Jenness, Richard Jenness, Francis Jenness, Thomas Jenness and Capt Nathaniel Jenness Died November 25, 1718 in Rye, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States.

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These are the only proven children of John Foss:

  1. John, b. ab. 1660.
  2. Elizabeth, b. 1666, m. Nathl. Batchelder (4).
  3. Samuel.
  4. Martha, m. by Dec. 1693 Richard Goss.
  5. Thomas.
  6. William.
  7. Joshua.
  8. Zachariah.
  9. Hannah, mar. in June 1702 John Jenness.

Source: Noyes, Sybil; Charles Thornton Libby; and Walter Goodwin Davis. Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire. (Portland, Maine: Southworth Press, 1928-1939).

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Hannah Jenness's Timeline

1677
1677
Rye Beach, Old Norfolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1703
March 16, 1703
Rochester, Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States
1705
May 14, 1705
Hampton, Province of New Hampshire
1706
March 22, 1706
Rye, Province of New Hampshire
1708
October 15, 1708
Rye, Province of New Hampshire
1710
October 12, 1710
Rye, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
1712
November 1, 1712
Rye, Province of New Hampshire
1718
November 25, 1718
Age 41
Rye, Province of New Hampshire
1924
November 18, 1924
Age 41