Stephen Jenks, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Stephen Jenks

American composer

Date of Birth: 17-Mar-1772

Date of Death: 03-Jun-1856

Profession: composer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Stephen Jenks (March 17, 1772 – June 3, 1856) was an American composer, teacher, and tunebook compiler.
He was born in Glocester, Rhode Island and raised in Ellington, Connecticut.
During his life he moved from town to town, living in Ridgefield and New Canaan, Connecticut, Pound Ridge, New York, and Providence, Rhode Island, finally settling in Thompson, Ohio in 1829.
Between 1799 and 1810 he authored and coauthored more than ten printed collections of sacred and secular music; after moving to Ohio, he became a farmer and a maker of percussion instruments.