Joseph Jenckes Sr. (baptized August 26, 1599 – March 16, 1683), also spelled Jencks and Jenks, was a bladesmith, blacksmith, mechanic, and inventor who was instrumental in establishing the Saugus Iron Works in Massachusetts Bay Colony where he was granted the first machine patent in North America.
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26 August 1599
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Died |
16 March 1683 (aged 83) Lynn, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Zodiac | Virgo |
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