Francis Henry Jenney

1829 - 1893  (64 years)

• Name	Francis Henry Jenney
  Birth	16 Feb 1829	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Death	12 Dec 1893	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
  Person ID	I32294	Scudder
  Last Modified	30 Aug 2009

  
  

  Family	Martha Crocker Thacher,   b. 11 Sep 1836, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts d. 9 Jun 1883, Massachusetts (Age 46 years)
  Marriage	3 Jun 1858	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
  Children	1. Frank Jenney   2. Irene Thacher Jenney,   b. 9 Jun 1859, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts d. Aft 1930 (Age > 72 years)   3. George S. Jenney,   b. 1863, Massachusetts d. 1864, Massachusetts (Age 1 year)   4. William Thacher Jenney,   b. 15 Sep 1867, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts d. 8 Jan 1910, Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts (Age 42 years)
  Family ID	F11445	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Francis, with his brother, Bernard Jenney, began the Jenney Manufacturing Company. This firm initially manufactured burning fluids, before dealing exclusively in the production and distribution of petroleum products. Throughout the 20th century, the Jenney Oil Company, was the leading supplier of gasoline for automobiles.