Jenks, John, 1751-1817
Biographical notes:
Jenks was a wholesaler from Salem, Mass.
From the description of Journal : manuscript, 1784-1785 and 1913. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612795017
John Jenks was a merchant in Salem, Essex County, Ma. Born in Medford, Ma. on Dec. 6, 1751, he was the son of John and Rebecca Jenks. His father died when he was young, so Jenks was raised by Cotton Tufts, a merchant in Weymouth. He moved to Salem and joined his brother, Daniel, in the dry-goods business. Jenks and his family resided on Essex St., and he had a shop there. He was a major importer of goods from England. Jenks was active in Rev. Dr. Hopkins' Society and contributed to building the local meeting house; he was a freemason. Jenks married three times to Hannah Andrews, Martha Abbot, and Annis Pulling. He died at the age of 66 on Oct. 11, 1817.
From the description of Business and estate records, 1783-1817. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 122559306
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Subjects:
- Books
- Business travel
- Ceramics
- Cookware
- Cost and standard of living
- Dry-goods
- Furniture
- Glassware
- Hardware
- House furnishings
- Inventories of decedents' estates
- Kitchen utensils
- Shipment of goods
- Textile fabrics
Occupations:
- Merchants
Places:
- Massachusetts (as recorded)
- Massachusetts--Salem (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
- England (as recorded)
