Pioneer Families - JENNIE
Extracted From
Chapter XVII
Early history of the town of Hopkinton :
history of East Village (Nicholville) and vicinity,
diaries of Elisha Risdon and Artemas Kent,
soldiers of the Civil War,
genealogical record of sixty of the pioneer families

Carlton E. Sanford
Boston: Bartlett Press, 1903

[Transcribed by Dave Swerdfeger]




IN this chapter is given the genealogical records of many of the pioneers of the town, of all that I have been able to gather sufficient data and information to make a fairly full record. The preparation of these records has required much time, labor, correspondence, persistence and patience. Had I had in the beginning a full comprehension of the tedious labor required, I now feel sure I should not have undertaken it. That there are some errors in dates and possibly a few in names I am quite satisfied, since considerable of my information came from elderly people who wrote feebly and indistinctly. I think it will be readily understood, if the reader will bear in mind that it is in continuous order; that the first, second, third and fourth generations are each carried slightly to the right, and that each generation always has the same indentation.

EZEKIEL JENNIE b. April 29, 1780; d. May 26, 1870; m. Thankful Rasey, September 11, 1811; b. September 1, 1794; d. October 11, 1872. Came from Jay, Essex County, and settled a half mile south from Turnpike, where Asahel Jennie now resides, in June, 1830. Had ten children:
  • Aaron, b. October 1, 1812; d. November 7, 1845; single.
  • Philana, b. January 17, 1815; d. January 19, 1850, in Pierrepont, N.Y.; m. Alex. Bradley, October 9, 1834. Had four children:
    • Elisha, Orson, Aaron and Diena.
  • Abigail, b. December 21, 1817; d. December 2, 1898, in Chicago; m. Stephen Miller, January 30, 1838. Had nine children:
    • Philip, Harriet, Charles, Louisa, Anna, Evaline, Mary, Louandia and Betsey.
  • Lydia, b. March 29, 1820; d. October 10, 1878, in Michigan; m. Anson Rose, January 12, 1843. Had three children:
    • Louraney, Thankful and Jane.
  • Lecta, b. November 25, 1822; d. October 16,1875, in Hopkinton; m. Harry Smith, October 11, 1853. Had four children:
    • Benjamin, J
    • ane, Friend and Miranda.
  • Asahel, b. April 4, 1825; 1. Hopkinton; m. Priscilla Powers, March 11, 1847. He keeps the old home place. Had six children:
    • Orrilla T., b. December 20, 1848; m. Wilbur Smith, December 2, 1874. Had four children:
      • Etta L., b. December 26, 1875; m. John A. Corwin, January 21, 1899; 1. Hopkinton. Had one child:
        • Anice, b. October 14, 1901.
      • Nettie, b. January 9, 1877.
      • Henry, b. August 27, 1878; m. Maude Snell, January 8, 1902. Had one child:
        • Helen, b. September 30, 1902.
      • Riley, b. August 29, 1886.
    • George A., b. January 29, 1850; m. Ettie Fletcher, January 7, 1877. Had three children:
      • William, b. July 21, 1879; m. Grace Coon, September 18, 1901.
      • Asahel, b. December 1, 1883.
      • Edith, b. November 14, 1886.
    • Lucena H., b. June 14, 1853.
    • Varick E., b. November 21, 1856; d. August 24, 1880; m. Evaline Peck, September 19, 1878.
    • Alice A., b. November 14, 1860; d. January 30, 1881.
    • Adelbert A., b. January 16, 1867; m. Clara C. Rockwood, November 27, 1895; 1. Hopkinton. Had one child:
      • Lawrence E., b. May 20, 1897.
  • Joel, b. September 3, 1827; d. a babe.
  • Lucina, b. June 22, 1828; d. March 25, 1842.
  • Safrona, b. May 1, 1829; d. February 25, 1845.
  • Jackson, b. June 2, 1832; d. December 22, 1861, on his way home from war; m. Rachel Vanorman, September 1856. Had two children:
    • Herbert and Elmer.

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