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Portrait of Jenny Barker Cox
In loving memory

Jenny Barker Cox

September 16, 1925 – June 6, 1987
Lived 61 years
Life story

Jenny Barker Cox was born in Wayland Massachusetts on September 16th 1925 to Neal and Anna Milliken Cox. She had a sister Esther and a brother Neal.

She married Walter H. Cole who died on the USS Indianapolis when it was torpedoed by the Japanese.

She moved to Jamestown, Rhode Island and married David H. Vieira. They had five children. David Vieira Jr, Mark Vieira, Paul Vieira, Neal C. Vieira, and Lynn E Vieira. She also previously had Fred Cole.

A third marriage to Charles Foster also took place.

Jenny has 15 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren.

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The world Jenny knew

Family milestones in gold, history for context

1925
Born September 16
1929
Jenny was 4 when the stock market crashed on Black Tuesday
1939
Jenny was 14 when "The Wizard of Oz" opened in theaters
1942
Jenny was 17 when Bing Crosby recorded "White Christmas"
1958
Jenny was 33 when the Hula Hoop craze swept the country
1969
Jenny was 44 when "Sesame Street" debuted
1971
Jenny was 46 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1981
Jenny was 56 when MTV began broadcasting
1987
Passed away June 6, age 61
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