"Edwin Alford and his cousin Thomas Kennedy... started the firm of Kennedy & Alford at 505 Grand Street... Edwin Alford was the junior partner. His first cousin, Thomas Kennedy, had probably inherited the business from his father Thomas Kennedy Sr., brother of Lucy Fitch Kennedy [who married Consider Alford, parents of Edwin]... they painted the murals for the Crystal Palace in New York City..." {Eileen Alford, 'Ancestors and Descendants of Consider Alford'}
In the 1827 and 1829 directories, there are listings for "Kennedy & Alford, paint store, 505 Grand" and "Kennedy Thomas, paint st. 505 Grand, h. 165 Delancey". {Longworth's American Almanac, 1827, Library of America; and 1829, <googleBooks>}
"Kennedy & Alford. 505 Grand Street. for the best specimen of manuscript sign painting. Diploma." {New York Spectator, May 15, 1836?, Old Fulton NY Post Cards}
In the 1834 directory, there is a listing for 'Kennedy, Thomas, paintstore, 505 Grand, h. 161 Delaney'. There is also a Samuel L. Kennedy, 'planemaker', at 23 Catherine.
In the 1839 directory, there are listings for "Kennedy & Alford, paints 514 Grand" and "Kennedy Thomas, paints 514 h. 456 Grand". {Longworth's American Almanac, New-York register and city directory (Volume yr.1839), <http://www.ebooksread.com/>, 1 Aug 2009}
Fact: Residence (1860) 2nd Division 13th Ward New York City, New York, New York, United States
Fact: Burial (1871) Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
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"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCB8-SZT : accessed 8 June 2016), Thomas Kenedy, New York City, ward 13, New York, New York, United States; citing family 1071, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K67Z-647 : accessed 8 June 2016), Thomas Kennedy, E.D. 5, Ward 13, New York City, New York, New York, United States; count clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 1,018,659.
New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/2WLP-9QD : accessed 8 June 2016), Abraham W. Kennedy, 14 Mar 1893; citing Death, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,323,900.
Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QV2H-946T : accessed 8 June 2016), Thomas Kennedy, 1871; Burial, Brooklyn, Kings (Brooklyn), New York, United States of America, The Evergreens Cemetery; citing record ID 64185642, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. NOTE: Researcher is manager of this Find a Grave profile. Additional family information may be found at Thomas Kennedy's FAG profile.
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