Source: History of Allegany County and Its People published 1896
page 505
"Cyrus Jennings was born in 1813,in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, where lived his
father, Joseph, and his grandfather,Nathan Jennings. Joseph, one of three
children, married Mrs. Betsey (Round)Shaw. Children:David, Jonathan, Israel,
Cyrus. Joseph came to Allen in 1822.
Cyrus bought in 1834, the first of 50 of his 200 acres of land, paying $2.50 per
acre. He married in 1838, Polly A., daughter of Samuel Franklin.
Children:
Charles(married Mary Selover.Children: Belle, Lyman and Lydia, twins; Clark,
Mary E.,(married Henry Stilson. Children: Willie, Mary, Charles, Second Ansel
Holbrook, one child, Belle)
Henry , (married Huldah Stanton. Children: Fred, Charles, Eddie.)
Mr. Jennings wife died and his second marriage was in 1855, with Vienna,
daughter of Esau Whitney of Burns, whose father Ezra came to Burns from Bellows
Falls, Vermont in 1818, and had to go to Avon, Livingston County, to mill. They
have one child, Martha,(Mrs. Andrew Cochran. Mr. Jennings is a Republican in
politics, and is a member of the First Baptist church, Angelica."
Cyrus Jennings Obit found in Friday January 22, 1904 Andover News
page 1
"Allegany Pioneer Passes Away
Mr. Cyrus Jennings, aged 90 years died at his farm residence in Aristotle,
Monday morning at eight o'clock.
The funeral services were held from the house at one o'clock yesterday,
internment being in Angelica cemetery."
Monday January 18,1904 was the date of his death.
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Source: History of Allegany County and Its People published 1896
page 505
"Cyrus Jennings was born in 1813,in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, where lived his
father, Joseph, and his grandfather,Nathan Jennings. Joseph, one of three
children, married Mrs. Betsey (Round)Shaw. Children:David, Jonathan, Israel,
Cyrus. Joseph came to Allen in 1822.
Cyrus bought in 1834, the first of 50 of his 200 acres of land, paying $2.50 per
acre. He married in 1838, Polly A., daughter of Samuel Franklin.
Children:
Charles(married Mary Selover.Children: Belle, Lyman and Lydia, twins; Clark,
Mary E.,(married Henry Stilson. Children: Willie, Mary, Charles, Second Ansel
Holbrook, one child, Belle)
Henry , (married Huldah Stanton. Children: Fred, Charles, Eddie.)
Mr. Jennings wife died and his second marriage was in 1855, with Vienna,
daughter of Esau Whitney of Burns, whose father Ezra came to Burns from Bellows
Falls, Vermont in 1818, and had to go to Avon, Livingston County, to mill. They
have one child, Martha,(Mrs. Andrew Cochran. Mr. Jennings is a Republican in
politics, and is a member of the First Baptist church, Angelica."
Cyrus Jennings Obit found in Friday January 22, 1904 Andover News
page 1
"Allegany Pioneer Passes Away
Mr. Cyrus Jennings, aged 90 years died at his farm residence in Aristotle,
Monday morning at eight o'clock.
The funeral services were held from the house at one o'clock yesterday,
internment being in Angelica cemetery."
Monday January 18,1904 was the date of his death.
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