Dorcas Snow Jenks

Female 1835 - 1907  (72 years)


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  • Name Dorcas Snow Jenks 
    Born 20 Mar 1835  Camden, Knox County, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 15 Oct 1907  Pleasanton, Alameda County, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Aft 15 Oct 1907  Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Alameda County, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Obituary 19 Oct 1907  Oakland, Alameda County, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Oakland Tribune 
    • HALL - In Pleasanton, October 18 1907, Dorcas, wife of James R. Hall, mother of Charles H., St. Paul, Minn.; Ernest E., of Pleasanton; Fred J. of Oakland; George W., of Mansfield, Mass.; Mrs. Lena H. Evans, of Pleasanton; Mrs. Fred H. Fellows, of San Francisco, a native of Atkinson, ME., born March 20, 1835. Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend the funeral October 20th, at 2 p.m., from her late residence at Pleasanton, internment private, Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland.

      Thanks to the California Genealogical Society for locating her obituary.
    Person ID I7204  New England Hall Families Master Tree
    Last Modified 17 Oct 2017 

    Family James Robert "Jamie" Hall,   b. 26 Jul 1830, Athens, Somerset County, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Feb 1916, Petaluma, Sonoma County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married Bef 1858 
    Children 
     1. Charles Henry Hall,   b. 6 Sep 1858, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Sep 1919, Savage, Richland County, Montana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
     2. Ernest Edwin Hall,   b. 2 Jun 1860, Enfield, Penobscot County, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Sep 1929, Oakland, Alameda County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     3. Fred James Hall,   b. 2 Apr 1862, Enfield, Penobscot County, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jun 1940, La Mesa, San Diego County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     4. Lena May Hall,   b. 18 Feb 1866, Enfield, Penobscot County, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Oct 1943, Alameda County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     5. Clara Hall,   b. 11 Nov 1867, Atkinson, Piscataquis County, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Aug 1933, East Palo Alto, San Mateo County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     6. George Washington Hall,   b. 8 Oct 1869, Atkinson, Piscataquis County, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Feb 1940, Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     7. Edgar Hall,   b. 27 Jul 1873, Atkinson, Piscataquis County, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Oct 1873, Atkinson, Piscataquis County, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 17 Oct 2017 
    Family ID F1859  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 20 Mar 1835 - Camden, Knox County, Maine Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Oct 1907 - Pleasanton, Alameda County, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Aft 15 Oct 1907 - Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Alameda County, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsObituary - Oakland Tribune - 19 Oct 1907 - Oakland, Alameda County, California Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Daughter of Jacob K. Jenks and Annie Levensailor, both of Maine, Dorcas Jenks married James Robert Hall, son of Thomas F. Hall and Betsey Hall (probably a cousin).

      Dorcas had seven children, six of whom survived her, George Washington, Charles Henry, Ernest Edwin, Fred James, Lena May and Clara. A seventh son, Edgar, died in infancy and is buried with Grandparents Thomas F. Hall and Betsey Hall in Atkinson, Maine.