Husband Rev. Robert Kennedy 1 2 3
Born: 4 Jul 1778 - Lancaster Co, PA 1 2 3
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Died: 31 Oct 1843 2 3 4
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Father: James Kennedy (1730-1799/1799) 1 5 6
Mother: Jane Maxwell (1742-1784) 1 6 7
Marriage: 5 Jun 1806 3 8
Other Spouse: Jane Herron (1777-1803) 2 3 9 - 17 Feb 1801 3 9
• Biographical Sketch: Alfred Nevin, D.D., LL.D., Men of Mark of the Cumberland Valley, Pa. 1776-1876 (Philadelphia, PA: Fulton Publishing Co., 1876).
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Wife Mary Davidson 2 3 8
Born: 16 Aug 1785 3
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Died: 14 Mar 1845 3
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Father: Elias Davidson (1736-1806) 8 10 11
Mother: Agnes McDowell (1740-1790) 10 11
Children
1 F Nancy Davidson Kennedy 3
Born: 13 Apr 1807 3
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Died: 16 Jul 1842 3
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Spouse: David Hunt ( - ) 3
Marr: 23 Apr 1824 3
2 M James Maxwell Kennedy 3
Born: 24 Feb 1809 3
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Died: 9 Mar 1848 3
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Spouse: Sabilla Stone Morris ( - ) 12
Marr: 23 Nov 1836 3
3 F Eliza J. Herron Kennedy 3
Born: 5 Feb 1811 3
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Died: 27 Mar 1816 3
Buried:
Spouse: Did Not Marry
4 F Mary Ann Kennedy 3
Born: 4 Feb 1813 3
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Died: 23 Jan 1863 3
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Spouse: Lewis Martin ( - ) 3
Marr: 5 Mar 1840 3
5 M Elias Davidson [1] Kennedy 13
Born: 30 May 1815 13
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Died: 20 Jun 1816 13
Buried:
Spouse: Did Not Marry
6 F Elizabeth Jane Kennedy 13
Born: 15 Jun 1817 13
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Died: 26 Sep 1851 13
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Spouse: Enoch Bowen ( - ) 13
Marr: 20 Jul 1847 13
7 M Elias Davidson [2] Kennedy 8 13 14
Born: 27 Dec 1819 13
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Died: Aft 1876
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Spouse: Agnes Shields Clarke ( - ) 13 14 15
Marr: 20 Apr 1854 13
8 M Robert Theophilus Kennedy 13
Born: 17 Jan 1822 13
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Died: 8 Aug 1822 13
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Spouse: Did Not Marry
9 M William Thomas Kennedy 13
Born: 18 Jun 1825 13
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Died: 8 Dec 1855 13
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10 M Henry Martyn Kennedy 13
Born: 5 Aug 1828 13
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Died: 26 Oct 1846 13
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General Notes: Husband - Rev. Robert Kennedy
He was educated under the Rev. Nathan Grier, of Brandywine Manor, and was graduated at Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in 1797. He was licensed to preach at Upper Octoraro, Aug. 20, 1799, and was ordained pastor of the Greencastle and Welsh Run Presbyterian churches, Aug. 13, 1803. In 1816, he removed to Cumberland, Maryland, but returned to Welsh Run in 1825, where he remained until his death. He was a man of vigorous intellect and a fine scholar, especially in the classics.
He had two sons with his first wife; with his second he had ten children, all of whom, but one son, were deceased before 1876.