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Sarah Jenkins (Gilbert)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Compton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Death: July 04, 1687 (62-63)
Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Place of Burial: Malden, Middlesex County, MA, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Thomas Gilbert, of Wethersfield and Elizabeth Gilbert
Wife of Joel Jenkins, of Braintree & Malden
Mother of Lydia Paul; Lemuel Jenkins, Sr.; Hannah Jenkins; Obadiah Jenkins; Sarah Merriam and 2 others
Sister of Jonathan Gilbert; Capt. John Gilbert; Thomas Gilbert, Jr.; Ezekiel Gilbert; Infant daughter Gilbert, died young and 2 others

Managed by: Gwyneth Potter McNeil
Last Updated:

About Sarah Jenkins

Sarah Gilbert b. Abt 1615, England, m. Aft Jul 14 1640, in Braintree, Norfolk Co., MA, Joel Jenkins, d. 1688, Malden, MA. Her bp. not found, living presumably in Malden, MA on Feb 06 1663/4 when she was named in the division of her father's estate. Her husband was a servant of her father who may have accompanied the Gilberts to New England. He died between Jul 04 and Nov 02 1668 the dates of execution and probate of his will.


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Sarah Gilbert about 1615–before July 1687 (Age {age})

When Sarah Gilbert was born about 1615, in England, her father, Thomas Gilbert, was 26 and her mother, Elizabeth Bennett, was 29. She married Joel Jenkins on 14 July 1640, in Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She died before July 1687, in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 72, and was buried in Bell Rock Cemetery, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

Spouse

Joel Jenkins
Male
1616–1688

Male

Sarah Gilbert
Female
1615–1687

Female
Marriage
14 July 1640
Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Children (8)

Lydia Jenkins
Female
1640–1702

Female

Theophilus Jenkins
Male
1642–1660

Male

Lemuel Jenkins Sr.
Male
1643–1713

Male

Hannah Jenkins
Female
1646–1716

Female

Ezekiel Jenkins
Male
1649–1705

Male

Obadiah Jenkins
Male
1650–1720

Male

Joel Jenkins
Male
1650–1705

Male

Sarah Jenkins
Female
1653–1710

Female

Parents

Thomas Gilbert
Male
1589–1659

Male

Elizabeth Bennett
Female
1586–1654

Female

Siblings (8)

Thomas Gilbert
Male
1611–1662

Male

Sarah Gilbert
Female
1615–1687

Female

Jonathan Gilbert
Male
1617–1682

Male

Corp. John Gilbert
Male
1620–1690

Male

Ezekiel Gilbert
Male
1621–1664

Male

Gilbert
Male
1624–1624

Male

Josiah Gilbert
Male
1625–1688

Male

Obadiah Gilbert Sr
Male
1629–1674

Male

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Sarah Jenkins's Timeline

1624
1624
Compton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
1640
October 13, 1640
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
1642
April 7, 1642
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
1644
1644
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
1649
September 16, 1649
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
1650
1650
Littleton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
1650
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts,
1653
November 15, 1653
Malden, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1687
July 4, 1687
Age 63
Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States