Lettia Wainwright^{[1, 2]}

1808 - 1905  (96 years)

• Name	Lettia Wainwright
  Birth	15 Nov 1808	Pennsylvania, USA   [3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Death	9 Jul 1905  [5]
  Burial	Saint Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery, Morgantown, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I4033	Tulpehocken Genealogy | Rigg, Dickinson, Finger
  Last Modified	29 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	Edwin Wainwright,   b. 1775
  Mother	Mary (Wainwright),   b. 1777
  Family ID	F3560	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Benjamin Morgan Jenkins,   b. 4 Sep 1777, Chichester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1842 (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	c 1826	Pennsylvania, USA
  Children	+ 1. Sarah Elizabeth Jenkins,   b. 10 Aug 1828, Pennsylvania, USA d. 19 Nov 1918, Caernarvon Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 90 years)   2. Mary Jenkins,   b. 1830, Pennsylvania, USA d. Bef 1905 (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F1103	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Mar 2024

  
  

  Family 2	David Finger,   b. 2 Sep 1778, Morgantown, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 9 Jun 1854, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	1842
  Children	1. John Finger   2. Elizabeth Finger + 3. Jane Finger,   b. 22 Nov 1815, Churchtown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 20 Jul 1882, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 66 years) + 4. Edwin Wainwright Finger,   b. 13 Jun 1844, Pennsylvania, USA d. 3 Jun 1933 (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F947	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2020

  
  

• Notes

  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70682593/lettia-finger In 1868 she applied for widow's benefits for spouse Benjamin Jenkins, w/ Capt. Badger,war of 1812 She died as one of the oldest women of Berks County, age 97. She first married Benjamin Jenkins of Philadelphia; they had children Sarah, widow of Joshua Kames of Philadelphia, and Miss Mary, deceased. In 1842 she married second to David Finger of Morgantown,he was the Justice of Peace. Children with David include Miss Elizabeth Finger, one of the best school teachers in this part of the state, who died in 1902; sons Edwin and John Finger in NYC. Her granddaughter, Mrs Sarah (Kames) Pennypacker's husband Henry is brother of Gov. Samuel Pennypacker. The deceased was a member of the Dunkard Church, Schwenksville. In her later years she attended St Thomas in Morgantown.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Website: Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree (Reliability: 0). http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=53028956&pid=4033 [S201] John L Hackman, Website: Hackman Web Site, https://www.myheritage.com/person-1000745_259837571_259837571/letitia-jenkins-born-wainwright (Reliability: 3). Added by confirming a Smart Match [S138] Ancestry.com, Website: Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.) (Reliability: 0). [S3] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 068501-071500 (Reliability: 0). [S64] Website: Find a Grave [text], https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70682593/lettia-finger.