James Fenner, Governor

1771 - 1846  (75 years)

• Name	James Fenner
  Suffix	Governor
  Birth	22 Jan 1771	Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
  Gender	Male
  Death	17 Apr 1846	Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
  Burial	North Burial Ground, North Main Street, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
  Person ID	I28087	Whipple Descendants
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2010

  
  

  Father	Arthur Fenner, Jr., Governor,   b. 10 Dec 1745, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island d. 15 Oct 1805, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Amey Comstock,   b. Abt 1749   d. 5 Sep 1828, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island (Age ~ 79 years)
  Family ID	F3621	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah or Sally Jenckes,   b. 12 Jul 1773, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island d. 24 May 1844, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	Bef 17 Dec 1792	Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts
  Children	+ 1. Almira Theodosia Fenner,   b. Abt 1793, , , Rhode Island d. 10 Oct 1872, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island (Age ~ 79 years) + 2. Sarah Fenner,   b. Providence, Providence, Rhode Island + 3. Stephen Fenner,   b. Abt 1793, , , Rhode Island d. 29 Jan 1866, Johnston, Providence, Rhode Island (Age ~ 73 years)   4. Freelove Fenner,   b. Abt 1799, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island d. 2 Aug 1817, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island (Age ~ 18 years)   5. Arthur Fenner,   b. Abt 1810, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island d. 8 Mar 1832, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island (Age ~ 22 years)
  Family ID	F14355	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Jan 1771 - Providence, Providence, Rhode Island Marriage - Bef 17 Dec 1792 - Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Death - 17 Apr 1846 - Providence, Providence, Rhode Island Burial - - North Burial Ground, North Main Street, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  !SOURCE: John Osborne Austin, Ancestry of Thirty-Three Rhode Islanders (Born in the Eighteenth Century) (Albany, N.Y.: Joel Munsell's Sons, 1889), p. 23. !SOURCE: Abby Isabel Brown Bulkley, The Chad Browne Memorial, Consisting of Genealogical Memoirs of a Portion of the Descendants of Chad and Elizabeth Browne (Brooklyn, N.Y., 1888), p. 128. !OCCUPATION: "Governor, U.S. Senator, Chief Justice Supreme Court, R.I." --J.O. Austin !SOURCE: Email from N. Combs to the Whipple Website, 11 Sep 2001. Cites Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850. !SOURCE: "Descendants of Mary Olney," email from N. Combs to the Whipple Website, 22 Feb 2003. Cites Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850 (marriage); Rhode Island Cemeteries Database Index (death, burial). !BIOGRAPHY: Entry in The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans: vol. 4, submitted by N. Combs, 26 Jul 2004: FENNER, James, governor of Rhode Island, was born in Providence, R.I., Jan. 22, 1771; son of Gov. Arthur Fenner. He was graduated from Brown with the highest honors of his class in 1789 and for several years was a representative in the Rhode Island general assembly. He was elected to the U.S. senate in 1805 and held the seat during the two sessions of the 9th congress, 1805-07, when he resigned to accept the office of governor of Rhode Island, in which capacity he served, 1807-11, 1824-31 and 1843-45. He was presidential elector, 1821 and 1837; and president of the Rhode Island constitutional convention. 1842 !SOURCE: "Descendants of James Fenner," email from N. Combs to Weldon Whipple, 21 Dec 2010. Cites Vital Record of Rhode Island 1636-1850 (marriage); Rhode Island Cemeteries Database Index (death, burial).