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Among the branches

Surnames that we are researching

~ Arnett ~Bush ~ Campbell ~

~ Clement ~ Dickerson ~ Hamm ~

~ Jennette ~ Gray ~ Morgan ~

~ Scarborough ~ Stowe ~ Swezey ~

~ Pollard ~ Throgmorton ~ Taylor ~

What's new for Fall !

Obituary ~ John A. Gillkin

Photographs ~ A Jennette family reunion

Lighthouse Digest Magazine

May, 2008

~Return to Cape Fear ~

Please follow the above link to read about

Lighthouse Keeper, Devaney F. Jennette

and his descendants who returned to the

island where he lived and died

as a lighthouse keeper.

For those who would like to submit documents, letters, photographs, stories, or any other item you think would aid in the study of our family's history, please drop me a line by using the email link below.

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~ The United States Life Saving Service ~

Isaac Littleton Jennette & Jabez Jennette

Rescue of nine crewmen from the barkentine Ephraim William

(Please note: Above link will be taking you to the U.S.C.G website)

March 1909 - Big Kinnakeet Life Saving Station - payroll

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The History of the United States Coast Guard goes back to the Revenue Cutter Service, which was founded on August 4, 1790 as part of the Department of the Treasury. The Revenue Cutter Service and the United States Life-Saving Service were merged to become the Coast Guard per 14 U.S.C. § 1 which states: "The Coast Guard as established January 28, 1915, shall be a military service and a branch of the armed forces of the United States at all times." In 1939, the United States Lighthouse Service was merged into the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard itself was moved to the Department of Transportation in 1967, and on February 25, 2003 it became part of the Department of Homeland Security. However, under 14 U.S.C. § 3 as amended by section 211 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006, upon the declaration of war and when Congress so directs in the declaration, or when the President directs, the Coast Guard operates as a service in the Department of the Navy.

The United States Life Saving Service

Please note : All photos and stories, unless otherwise noted, are sole property of their owners. They are not to be redistributed or copied in any form without prior written consent from them. Please feel free to contact me regarding any questions that you might have.

Dawn F. Taylor