Mary was the daughter of Massachusetts natives Martha (Morse) Tucker, buried in this same plot, and Joseph Tucker, the maternal great-grandparents of Laura Ingalls Wilder. On Oct 3 1835 Mary was married to Nathaniel Jenkins, owner of this plot, in Boston by the Universalist minister Hosea Ballou.
In 1850 Mary was living in Roxbury with her husband, then working as a jeweller, their children George, Charles and Alfred, and her mother Martha Tucker, age "73" born in Massachusetts. The Jenkins family seems to have been relatively well-off since their household included a young Irish "domestic." By 1855 Mary's household had moved to Boston and it now included 4-year-old daughter Ella. However Mary's mother Martha Tucker was no longer living in her household. Like many urban residents in the 19th century, Mary died of "consumption" (TB). After her death, her husband went into valve manufacture patenting the "Jenkins Valve."
In addition to her husband and mother, a 2-year old girl, also named Mary, died Jan 30 1843, is buried in this plot, apparently the daughter of Mary and Nathaniel. Other children of Mary and Nathaniel buried in this plot are Ella (1851-1884) and George (1837-1902). Also buried in the plot is a Charles, recorded as dying 1859 but this is more likely a reburial date for a child who, like little Mary, died in January 1843. As already noted, the 1850 US Census reveals that the Jenkinses had a later son also named Charles born around 1844; he was a different son who survived into adulthood and died in 1918. He and another son, Alfred (1848-1916), continued their father's valve manufacture business after his death as the "Jenkins Brothers" Co.
NB: Although Melissa Wiley's fictional stories, such as "Little House in the Highlands," assume that Mary's mother was born in Scotland, several independent sources, including the 1850 US Census, indicate that she was actually born in MASSACHUSETTS. Also, the death records of Mary's siblings Thomas, Lydia and Lewis, indicate that their father's first name was Joseph, not Lewis, as Wiley's books assume. Perhaps his name was Joseph Lewis Tucker.
Sources:
Boston Death register 1859 p 19 line 834:
Mary W Jenkins age 45 y 9 m married female
1850 US Census Roxbury Norfolk Co
1855 MA state Census Boston Ward 5
Mt Hope Cemetery Records
Catalogue of Lot Owners: Mt Hope Cemetery and Evergreen Cemetery" (Boston Municipal Printing Office 1908) p 27
In 1850 Mary was living in Roxbury with her husband, then working as a jeweller, their children George, Charles and Alfred, and her mother Martha Tucker, age "73" born in Massachusetts. The Jenkins family seems to have been relatively well-off since their household included a young Irish "domestic." By 1855 Mary's household had moved to Boston and it now included 4-year-old daughter Ella. However Mary's mother Martha Tucker was no longer living in her household. Like many urban residents in the 19th century, Mary died of "consumption" (TB). After her death, her husband went into valve manufacture patenting the "Jenkins Valve."
In addition to her husband and mother, a 2-year old girl, also named Mary, died Jan 30 1843, is buried in this plot, apparently the daughter of Mary and Nathaniel. Other children of Mary and Nathaniel buried in this plot are Ella (1851-1884) and George (1837-1902). Also buried in the plot is a Charles, recorded as dying 1859 but this is more likely a reburial date for a child who, like little Mary, died in January 1843. As already noted, the 1850 US Census reveals that the Jenkinses had a later son also named Charles born around 1844; he was a different son who survived into adulthood and died in 1918. He and another son, Alfred (1848-1916), continued their father's valve manufacture business after his death as the "Jenkins Brothers" Co.
NB: Although Melissa Wiley's fictional stories, such as "Little House in the Highlands," assume that Mary's mother was born in Scotland, several independent sources, including the 1850 US Census, indicate that she was actually born in MASSACHUSETTS. Also, the death records of Mary's siblings Thomas, Lydia and Lewis, indicate that their father's first name was Joseph, not Lewis, as Wiley's books assume. Perhaps his name was Joseph Lewis Tucker.
Sources:
Boston Death register 1859 p 19 line 834:
Mary W Jenkins age 45 y 9 m married female
1850 US Census Roxbury Norfolk Co
1855 MA state Census Boston Ward 5
Mt Hope Cemetery Records
Catalogue of Lot Owners: Mt Hope Cemetery and Evergreen Cemetery" (Boston Municipal Printing Office 1908) p 27
Mary was the daughter of Massachusetts natives Martha (Morse) Tucker, buried in this same plot, and Joseph Tucker, the maternal great-grandparents of Laura Ingalls Wilder. On Oct 3 1835 Mary was married to Nathaniel Jenkins, owner of this plot, in Boston by the Universalist minister Hosea Ballou.
In 1850 Mary was living in Roxbury with her husband, then working as a jeweller, their children George, Charles and Alfred, and her mother Martha Tucker, age "73" born in Massachusetts. The Jenkins family seems to have been relatively well-off since their household included a young Irish "domestic." By 1855 Mary's household had moved to Boston and it now included 4-year-old daughter Ella. However Mary's mother Martha Tucker was no longer living in her household. Like many urban residents in the 19th century, Mary died of "consumption" (TB). After her death, her husband went into valve manufacture patenting the "Jenkins Valve."
In addition to her husband and mother, a 2-year old girl, also named Mary, died Jan 30 1843, is buried in this plot, apparently the daughter of Mary and Nathaniel. Other children of Mary and Nathaniel buried in this plot are Ella (1851-1884) and George (1837-1902). Also buried in the plot is a Charles, recorded as dying 1859 but this is more likely a reburial date for a child who, like little Mary, died in January 1843. As already noted, the 1850 US Census reveals that the Jenkinses had a later son also named Charles born around 1844; he was a different son who survived into adulthood and died in 1918. He and another son, Alfred (1848-1916), continued their father's valve manufacture business after his death as the "Jenkins Brothers" Co.
NB: Although Melissa Wiley's fictional stories, such as "Little House in the Highlands," assume that Mary's mother was born in Scotland, several independent sources, including the 1850 US Census, indicate that she was actually born in MASSACHUSETTS. Also, the death records of Mary's siblings Thomas, Lydia and Lewis, indicate that their father's first name was Joseph, not Lewis, as Wiley's books assume. Perhaps his name was Joseph Lewis Tucker.
Sources:
Boston Death register 1859 p 19 line 834:
Mary W Jenkins age 45 y 9 m married female
1850 US Census Roxbury Norfolk Co
1855 MA state Census Boston Ward 5
Mt Hope Cemetery Records
Catalogue of Lot Owners: Mt Hope Cemetery and Evergreen Cemetery" (Boston Municipal Printing Office 1908) p 27
In 1850 Mary was living in Roxbury with her husband, then working as a jeweller, their children George, Charles and Alfred, and her mother Martha Tucker, age "73" born in Massachusetts. The Jenkins family seems to have been relatively well-off since their household included a young Irish "domestic." By 1855 Mary's household had moved to Boston and it now included 4-year-old daughter Ella. However Mary's mother Martha Tucker was no longer living in her household. Like many urban residents in the 19th century, Mary died of "consumption" (TB). After her death, her husband went into valve manufacture patenting the "Jenkins Valve."
In addition to her husband and mother, a 2-year old girl, also named Mary, died Jan 30 1843, is buried in this plot, apparently the daughter of Mary and Nathaniel. Other children of Mary and Nathaniel buried in this plot are Ella (1851-1884) and George (1837-1902). Also buried in the plot is a Charles, recorded as dying 1859 but this is more likely a reburial date for a child who, like little Mary, died in January 1843. As already noted, the 1850 US Census reveals that the Jenkinses had a later son also named Charles born around 1844; he was a different son who survived into adulthood and died in 1918. He and another son, Alfred (1848-1916), continued their father's valve manufacture business after his death as the "Jenkins Brothers" Co.
NB: Although Melissa Wiley's fictional stories, such as "Little House in the Highlands," assume that Mary's mother was born in Scotland, several independent sources, including the 1850 US Census, indicate that she was actually born in MASSACHUSETTS. Also, the death records of Mary's siblings Thomas, Lydia and Lewis, indicate that their father's first name was Joseph, not Lewis, as Wiley's books assume. Perhaps his name was Joseph Lewis Tucker.
Sources:
Boston Death register 1859 p 19 line 834:
Mary W Jenkins age 45 y 9 m married female
1850 US Census Roxbury Norfolk Co
1855 MA state Census Boston Ward 5
Mt Hope Cemetery Records
Catalogue of Lot Owners: Mt Hope Cemetery and Evergreen Cemetery" (Boston Municipal Printing Office 1908) p 27
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