James, born in December 1836, was a farmer in Dereham Township, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada, near Ingersoll. He married Elizabeth Hogg in 1858 at the Baptist Church, West Oxford.[1] He and his second wife, Minnie Pearce, were the parents of famous evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson.[2][3][4]
Sources
↑ "Ontario, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2CB-3L72 : 16 March 2018), James Kennedy and Elizabeth Hogg, 26 May 1858; citing Oxford, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,030,062.
↑ "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9P-M9DL : 16 March 2018), James Kennedy, 1911; citing Census, Oxford South Sub-Districts 1-30, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,418,515.
↑ "Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FM7Y-BJB : 8 August 2017), James Kennedy in entry for Annie Elizabeth Kennedy, 09 Oct 1890; citing Birth, Dereham, Oxford, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,846,438.
↑ "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSZF-FTR : 11 March 2018), James Kennedy in entry for Robert James Semple and Annie E Kennedy, 12 Aug 1908; citing registration , Ingersoll, Oxford, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,871,868.
See also:
"Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4QG-QCS : 11 March 2018), James Kennedy, Dereham, South Oxford, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 17, line 17; Library and Archives Canada film number C-9910, Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 4,396,605.
"Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVDX-QF8 : 11 March 2018), James Kennedy, Dereham, Oxford South, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 7; Library and Archives Canada film number C-13266, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 1,375,902.
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