New England Families

1855 census said she was born 1823
1860 census said she was born 1822
1865 census said she was born 1823
1880 census said she was born 1822
1900 census said she was born December 1821
1908 death record said she was born 1834

The Philpott Family Tree at ancestry.com says that Mary's brother Daniel was born in County Cork, Ireland. Link to tree:
http://person.ancestry.com/tree/17257517/person/484739315/facts

son James was born at 144 Purchase Street. The 1854 City Directory says that Purchase ran from Summer to Broad Streets [downtown Boston]

Massachusetts State Census, 1855
Suffolk, Boston, Ward 07, Dwelling 193, Family 1141
This was 144 Purchase based on information from the City Directory

The household listed before them was that of John and Catherine (Donovan) Winterflood, which also included Mary and Catherine Donovan's mother and some of her children.

Jenkins, Charles, 33, male, rigger, born in New Jersey
Jenkins, Mary, 32, female, born in Ireland
Donovan, Richard, 9, male, born in Massachusetts
Jenkins, James, 1, male, born in Massachusetts

"Massachusetts State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQWV-85D : accessed 8 February 2016), Charles Jenkins, Ward 07, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 953,959.

1860; Census Place: (East) Boston Ward 2, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll M653_520; Page: 515; Dwelling 395, Family 654
June 13, 1860
at 133 Everett Street, East Boston

Charles Jenkins, 36, born in Pennsylvania, laborer, personal estate: $30
Mary Jenkins, 38, born in Ireland, cannot read or write
James Jenkins, 5, born in Massachusetts, attended school
Richard Donovan, 13, born in Massachusetts, attended school

"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZC7-ZJ7 : accessed 8 February 2016), Charles Jenkins, 1860.

The other household in Dwelling 395 was that of John Hodges. his listing in the 1860 Boston City Directory is:
John R Hodges, caulker, house 133 Everett EB

Massachusetts State Census, 1865, Suffolk, Boston, Ward 02, Dwelling 2014, Family 3373
May 1, 1865

Charles Jenkins, 40, male, born in New Jersey, married, mariner, legal voter, in ratable polls
Mary Jenkins, 42, female, born in Ireland, married
James Jenkins,11, male, born in Massachusetts, single
Richard Donovan, 19, male, born in Massachusetts, single, no occupation listed

"Massachusetts State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQH7-YSD : accessed 8 February 2016), Chas Jenkins, Boston, Ward 02, Suffolk, Massachusetts; State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 954,374.

1880 Charles Jenkins laborer, house 1 Percival Place E.B. [this ran off of 106 Orleans]
Note: Charles' death record said he lived at 1 Erin Alley. The 1880 Directory was effective June or July 1, 1880. So this might be the residence of his widow Mary immediately after Charles died.
The copy of the directory at the Boston Athenaeum wouldn't search 1880 to see who else was at this address.

1880 Census 2nd Ward of Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, Series T9, Roll 552, Page 370
June 7, 1880
at 71 Porter Street, a three family home

Mary Jenkins, 58, widowed, keeping house, born in Ireland, parents also, cannot read or write
James Jenkins, 25, single, son, laborer, born in Massachusetts, parents in Ireland

"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHXF-F4P : accessed 7 February 2016), James Jenkins in household of Mary Jenkins, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district ED 593, sheet 370D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0552; FHL microfilm 1,254,552.

1900 Census 4th Ward, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, Series T623, Roll 677, Page 131, in Charlestown Alms House
June 1, 1900

Mary Jenkins, Dec 1821, 78, widowed, 4 children, 1 alive, born in Ireland, parents also, arrived 1830, cannot read or write

"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9YM-KQ1 : accessed 9 February 2016), Mary Jenkins in household of Sarah G Weeden, Precinct 5 (incl. Charleston Alms House) Boston city Ward 4, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing sheet 1B, family 3, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,677.

Return of a Death, city of Boston, #567

Mary Jenkins, age 74, died Dec 3, 1908, at Long Island Hospital, 85 Ferrin St., Boston.
She was 74 and the widow of Charles Jenkins. She was born in Ireland the daughter of James Donovan and Mary Sullivan, both born in Ireland. Cause of death was passive congestion of the lungs (two weeks), contributed to by arterio-sclerosis. She was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden, by E.E. Burns, undertaker, of Malden.

"Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWTL-FYX : accessed 8 February 2016), Mary Jenkins, 03 Dec 1908; citing Boston,,Massachusetts, 567, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,217,886.

Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden, plot records
April 19, 1870
owner: Samuel Crim, 88 Porter St, East Boston
1 Grave lot 38 feet, more or less, range No. 2, Path 15 north of Mon Ave, Grave 46 East Side
April 20, 1870, Richard Donovan, 23 years, grave 46
February 26?, 1881, Catherine Donovan, 25 years, grave 46
December 5, 1908, Mary Jenkins, 74 years, grave 46