FAMILY TREES

Captain Arthur Fenner (1619–1703)
English-American

Hans Rudolf Fenner (1629–)
Swiss-American

Richard Fenner (1720–1765)
Irish-American

Stephen Fenner (1722–1800)
German-American

George Fenner (1757–1827)

John Fenner (1800–)
Irish-American

John Fenner (1807–1891)
Irish-American

Henry Fenner (1816–)
English-American

John Fenner (1848–)
African-American

Other German-American Trees

Fenner Trees of Unknown Origin

ABOUT US

The history of the name Fenner is intertwined with the history of England. The earliest recorded evidence for the place-name appeared in the Domesday Book, a census of land owners ordered by William the Conqueror in 1086.

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NOTABLE PEOPLE

Arthur Fenner
First Fenner in America

Arthur Fenner
Governor of Rhode Island

James Fenner
Governor of Rhode Island

George Potter Fenner
Printing Press Entrepeneur

Thomas P. Fenner
First Music Director at Hampton U.

Carol Fenner
Children’s Author

Richard C. Fenner
Pilot, Lt. Cmdr. U.S. Navy

Byron Fenner
Pharmaceutical Chemist

Milton Marion Fenner
Surgeon, Soldier, Railroad Tycoon

Beatrice Fenner
Composer

George | Thomas | Edward
Sea Captains, British Navy

Horace Fenner
Baseball Player

Derrick Fenner
Football Player

HISTORIC PLACES

Town of Fenner 
Madison County, NY

Thomas Fenner House
Providence, RI

Fenner’s Wharf
Providence, RI

Fenner Canyon
Valyermo, CA

Fenner, California

Fenner Nature Center
Lansing, MI [external link]

RESEARCH

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