Father of Elizabeth Jennings Anderson (Dorothy Boyd Courant 2001 + Seymour genealogy). Parents locked: John Joseph Jennings × Elizabeth Naomi Newell Jennings (CT Reports vol. 152).
Hon. Newell Jennings; Connecticut Supreme Court justice (1937–1953); nicknamed Iron Man / man at the iron bench. Do not confuse with his mother Elizabeth (Newell) Jennings.
Facts
- Name
- Newell Jennings
- Born
- 12 May 1883
- Birthplace
- Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut
- Died
- 17 February 1965
- Place of death
- Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut
- Generation
- 4
- Status
- confirmed
- Sex
- Male
Parents
Spouses
Children
Sources
- Corroboration (namesake): Dorothy Boyd Courant obituary — Rachel’s son Miles Peck Jennings / nephew Miles Peck Jennings Jr. — maternal grandfather Miles Peck.
She was born in Hartford on May 7, 1916 daughter of the late Newell and Rachel Jennings of Bristol. ... she and her sister Elizabeth would meet in the school garden to speak English. ... she leaves three nieces, Hilda Jennings of Princeton, NJ, Rachel Thompson of Hilton Head, SC ... two nephews, Sherwood Anderson of Burlington and Miles Peck Jennings, Jr. of Bristol ... She was predeceased by her sister Elizabeth Anderson Foster; and her brother Miles Peck Jennings.
- Gen-7 lead only (not locked): Seymour genealogy — Electa daughter of John Churchill × Laura Wells.
Rachel Kezia, b. 6 Jan. 1883; B.A. (Vassar, 1905); m. at Bristol, 28 June 1910, Newell Jennings ... Children: (1) Elizabeth Newell 11, b. in 1911; B.A. (Vassar, 1932); m. at Bristol, in 1932, Sherwood L Anderson, Jr., of Allentown, Pa. Children: A. Hilda Peck 12, b. 27 Mar. 1933. B. Sherwood L., b. 17 July 1934. C. Rachel Jennings, b. 20 Jan. 1936.
- Corroboration: same memorial states Newell practiced law with his uncle Roger S. Newell — maternal uncle (Roger Samuel Newell, brother of Elizabeth Naomi Newell per FAG family links / historicbuildingsct).
Judge Jennings was married on June 28, 1910, to Rachel K. Peck. On June 28, 1960, a host of friends gathered to celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary. Mrs. Jennings survives him along with two of their three children and seven grandchildren.
- Identity: CT Supreme Court justice Newell Jennings (1883–1965), son of John J. and Elizabeth (Newell) Jennings; Wikipedia + CT State Library judge biography.
Newell Jennings (May 12, 1883 – February 17, 1965) was a justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court from 1937 to 1953. Born in Bristol, Connecticut, to John J. and Elizabeth (Newell) Jennings...
- Corroboration: same memorial states Newell practiced law with his uncle Roger S. Newell — maternal uncle (Roger Samuel Newell, brother of Elizabeth Naomi Newell per FAG family links / historicbuildingsct).
Judge Jennings was born in Bristol on May 12, 1883, and lived there until his death on February 17, 1965. He was the son of John J. and Elizabeth Newell Jennings.