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Early Origins of the Jenne family

The surname Jenne was first found in Basel, where this distinguished family was anciently seated, and where Johannes Jennin became a knight in 1290.

Early History of the Jenne family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Jenne research. Another 53 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1565 and 1650 are included under the topic Early Jenne History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Jenne Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Jenman, Jenneman, Jennemann, Jennin, Jenin, Jenne, Jhenne, Jenni (Switzerland) and many more.

Early Notables of the Jenne family

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United States Jenne migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Jenne Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • John Jenne, who landed in America in 1620 1
Jenne Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Jacob Jenne, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1874 1
Jenne Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Carl Fred Jenne, who arrived in Alabama in 1913 1

Canada Jenne migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Jenne Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
  • Franklin Jenne, who landed in Canada in 1841

Contemporary Notables of the name Jenne (post 1700) +

  • James Nathaniel Jenne (b. 1859), American doctor and surgeon
  • Frank Jenne Cannon (1859-1933), Americanpolitician, U.S. Senator from Utah, 1896-99; Utah Democratic State Chair, 1902-04 2


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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