Ancestry of
Jennie Minerva Danforth

(1878–1965)

Sarah M. Hills

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• • Mother of Jennie Minerva Danforth — 2nd Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 3 
  • Father:
  • Henry Hills 
  • Mother:
  • Minerva -----   
  • Birth Date:
  • ABT 1847 
  • Birth Location:
  • Hartford, Washington, New York 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Christening Location:
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  • Death Date:
  • 04 or 05 JAN 1884 
  • Death Location:
  • Rupert, Bennington, Vermont 
  • Burial Date:
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  • Burial Location:
  • North Rupert Cemetery, North Rupert, Bennington, Vermont 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Oliver Harwood Danforth
  • Marriage Date:
  • 25 Dec 1873 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Rupert, Bennington, Vermont 
  • Child:

  Jennie Minerva Danforth (Ahnentafel No:1 )

  • Notes: 

  • Sarah died during childbirth.

    Sarah Hills is claimed by some to be the daughter of Henry and Ellis Elizabeth (Sheldon) Hills. However, her death record gives her mother's name as Minerva. Evidence is needed to support this claim.

• Sources for Sarah M. Hills

  • ¹ Burlington Daily News (Burlington, Vermont), 06 MAY 1935, p. 6, Wedding of daughter Jennie M Danforth on 06 MAY 1897.
  • ² Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 05/12/2024).
  • ³ Vermont, U.S., Death Records, 1909-2008, Death record for daughter Jennie Minerva Manley.
  • ⁴ Vermont, U.S., Vital Records, 1720-1908, Death record for Sarah M (Hill) Danforth.
  • ⁵ Vermont, U.S., Vital Records, 1720-1908, Marriage record for Oliver Danforth and Sarah Hill.
  • ⁶ Harwood, Fred. H., The Harwood Family in England and America, n. p.: typed manuscript (c1912), Images 175, 177 of 233.