George Kennan (1795 - 1876)

Born 18 Oct 1795 in Waterbury, Washington, Vermont, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Tullar) Kennan — married 20 Feb 1817 in Bangor

Descendants

Died 25 Feb 1876 at age 80 in Portage, Columbia, Wisconsin, United States

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Biography

George Kennan son of Rev. Thomas and Sally (Lathrop) Kennan, was born at Waterbury, Vermont, October 18, 1795. He married Feb 20, 1817, Mary Tullar, eldest daughter of Captain Chester and Eudotia (Cooke) Tullar, at Bangor N.Y. The marriage ceremony was performed by his father, Rev. Thomas Kennan, who was at that time preaching in Bangor.

George Kennan remained in Bangor until about 1724 when he removed with his family, then consisting of his wife and four small children, to Morristown, St. Lawrence County, N. Y. He bought land and located in the wilderness about two miles from the St. Lawrence River. He built a house and barn and immediately commenced to clear up a farm and make a home for himself and family. He was blessed with unusual physical strength and endurance qualities which stood him in good stead in those pioneer days. He continued to live there until about 1836, when he moved to Pope's Mills in the Town of Macomb in the same County. There he operated a saw mill for a few years and then purchased a farm and engaged in farming.

In 1850 he sold out and moved to Wisconsin and located at Menasha. In 1866, his wife died and after remaining in Menasha a few years he came to Portage and lived with me. He died there after a short illness on the 25th day of February 1876. He was buried by the side of his wife in the cemetery at Neenah.

He was a member of the Baptist Church and a man of remarkable probity and uprightness of character. ^[1]

Family

• Melissa Victorine Kennan, born at Bangor, N. Y., Jan 4, 1818. Died at Green Bay, June 25, 1903.
• Albert Watts Kennan, born at Bangor, May 28, 1820. Died at Morristown, N. Y., Aug. 26, 1826.
• Charlotte Louisa Kennan, born at Bangor, N. Y., Sept. 18, 1821. Died at Antigo Wis., Dec. 8, 1896.
• Jane Angeline Kennan, born at Bangor, April 16, 1823, and died at the Town of Hutchins, Shawano County, Wis., May 20, 1895.
• Thomas Lathrop Kennan, born in Morristown, St Lawrence County, N. Y. Feb. 22, 1827.
• Eveline Kennan, born in Morristown, Jan 16, 1829.
• Sarah Eudotia Kennan, born at Morristown, Dec. 6, 1830. Died at Antigo, Jan 25. 1895.
• George Kennan, Jr., born at Morristown, N. Y. Nov. 3, 1832.
• Sidney Tullar Kennan, born at Macomb, Dec. 25, 1837.
• Benjamin Harrison Kennan, born at Macomb, N. Y., April 25, 1840. Died at Neenah, Wis., June 6, 1867.
• Helen Salina Burt Kennan, born at Macomb, Feb. 2, 1846.^[2]

Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Neenah, Winnebago County, Wisconsin.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Kennan, T. L. (1907). Genealogy of the Kennan Family. United States: Cannon Printing Company. Pg 36-38
2. ↑ Kennan, T. L. (1907). Genealogy of the Kennan Family. United States: Cannon Printing Company. Pg 38-39
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 14 June 2022), memorial page for George Kennan (18 Oct 1795–25 Feb 1876), Find A Grave: Memorial #50569107, citing Oak Hill Cemetery, Neenah, Winnebago County, Wisconsin, USA ; Maintained by cjc47 (contributor 46907726) .