William Kenney (1777 - 1835)

Born 20 Nov 1777 in Doctors Cove Barrington, Nova Scotia, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Kendrick) Kenney — married 7 Dec 1797 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia

Descendants

Died 9 Sep 1835 at age 57 in Doctors CoveBarrington, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Biography

William was born March 28, 1777, the son of Heman Kenney and Ruth Doane of Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia^{[1] [2]}

On December 7, 1797, he married Elizabeth Kendrick, daughter of Joseph and Hannah Kendrick of Barrington^{[1] [2]}, and their children included:

1. Prince William, born December 27, 1798, who died in 1803^[1]
2. Jedidah, born December 2, 1800, who married Samuel Kimball, Jr on March 30, 1826, son of Samuel Kimball and Mary Doane, who was lost at sea June 6, 1827^{[1] [2]}
3. Prince William, born in 1824, who died in 1825^[1]
4. Eliza, born July 14, 1806. who married Barzillai Hopkins on December 25, 1825^{[1] [2]}
5. Lavinia born December 16, 1808, who married Archelaus Crowell on May 15, 1828, and then married Joshua P. Trefry of Yarmouth on November 29, 1860^{[1] [2]}
6. Heman born September 14, 1811, who married Helena Kimball daughter of Samuel. Their children included Lavinia (who married James Cunningham); Albert (who married Eliza Kenney, daughter of Richard); Benjamin (who married Jane Nickerson); James A, (who married Anna Godfrey); Maria (who married Charles Edmund Ross); and William.^{[1] [2]}
7. Isaac, born May 9, 1814, who died May 20 1814^[1]
8. Matilda, born 1815, who died in 1822^[1]
9. William, born 1817, who died in 1818^[1]
10. Ruth, born November 18, 1819, who married William Kenney son of Heman Kenney of Argyle^{[1] [2]}

William Kenney died September 9, 1835^[1], no further information found^[3] William was drowned in the bay not far from where he lived at Doctors Cove (source Lost Mariners Of Shelburne County)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12} Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Genealogies : Transcribed from the Yarmouth Herald, by George S. Brown; prepared for publication by Martha & William Reamy, assisted by John McDonald Hilton ... et al.; published in Baltimore : Genealogical Pub. Co., c1993. ISBN: 0806313722; page 738, 740
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6} A history of Barrington township and vicinity, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, 1604-1870; with a biographical and genealogical appendix by Crowell, Edwin; Publication date 1973; Topics Nova Scotia -- History; Collection robarts; toronto; Digitizing sponsor MSN; Contributor Robarts - University of Toronto, see page 505 for William, son of Heman Kenney born 1777
3. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #113979305

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