James Kennedy (abt. 1834 - 1870)

Born about 1834 in Ireland

Husband of Christiana (Hobson) Kennedy — married 3 Mar 1864 in Allegheny City, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Descendants

Died 26 Sep 1870 at about age 36 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

James J Kennedy was born in 1834/35, in Ireland, to William Kennedy and Elizabeth Kearney. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

On 22 June 1846, William and Elizabeth left Liverpool, on the packet ship Patrick Henry, with their children James, Robert, John, Ann and Thomas. They arrived in New York City, New York, on 31 July 1846. ^{[2] [4]}

In 1850, they were living in ward 6, Kensington, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. ^[1]

On 3 March 1864, he married Christianna Hobson, at the Sandusky Street Baptist Church, Allegheny City, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. ^[5] They apparently had these children:

Mary Kennedy (ca 1865-1901)

Annie Kennedy (ca 1867-1943)

Katie Kennedy (ca 1868-1959)

He served as a second class fireman on the USS Great Western during the US Civil War. He enlisted on 30 August 1864, at Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and was discharged on 13 June 1865. ^{[6] [5]}

In 1870, they were living in ward 16, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a shoemaker. The 1870 census does not report him as a citizen able to vote. ^[7]

When he died, he was a fireman. ^[3]

On 14 September 1870, he was admitted to Episcopal Hospital, with 'scalds received on board the steamboat Jefferson, of the Clyde line, plying the route between this port and Delaware City'. ^[8]

He died on 26 September 1870, at 1306 Adrian Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The cause of death was scalds, which he received on the steamboat Jefferson, of the Clyde line. He was initially interred in the Hanover Street Vault, on 29 September 1870. He was later buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery, section Q, lot 102, with Elizabeth Kennedy and others. The undertaker was James R Irons. ^{[3] [9] [10] [11] [8]}

His body was reinterred at Mount Peace Cemetery on 22 December 1884, when his mother-in-law's brother John Hobson was buried there. ^{[10] [12]}

Research Notes

The 1870 census, second enumeration, skips from 1304 to 1310 Adrian Street, FamilySearch.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 1850 U.S. census, ward 6, Kensington, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, p. 438 recto stamped = 877 penned, family 599; image copy, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4C8-KJY : accessed 17 August 2019); citing National Archives, microfilm publication M432, roll 807.

   William Kennedy, 36, male, no occupation, born Ireland

   Elizabeth Kennedy, 36, female, born Ireland

   James Kennedy, 16, male, born Ireland

   Robert Kennedy, 13, male, born Ireland

   John Kennedy, 11, male, born Ireland

   Ann Kennedy, 8, female, born Ireland

   Thomas Kennedy, 6, male, born Ireland

   Margaret Kennedy, 2, female, born Pennsylvania

   [the first line on the next page is for family 600]

2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} 'New York, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1957', database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/nypl/ : accessed 17 August 2019); citing National Archives, microfilm publication M237, roll 63, list number 674; citing arrival 31 July 1846, on Patrick Henry, from Liverpool England, to New York New York.

   Wm Kennedy, 34, male, weaver, England, U States

   Elizabeth Kennedy, 34, female, weaver, England, U States

   James Kennedy, 11, male, England, U States

   Robert Kennedy, 9, male, England, U States

   John Kennedy, 7, male, England, U States

   Ann Kennedy, 5, female, England, U States

   Thomas Kennedy, 1, male, England, U States

3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Philadelphia Pennsylvania, death certificate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, unnumbered (26 September 1870), James Kennedy; image copy, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1320976 : accessed 15 August 2019); citing Philadelphia City Archives and Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

   James Kennedy, white, male, 35 years old, b. Ireland, married, occupation fireman, d. 26 Sep 1870 of scalds (Wm Taylor Coroner), at 1306 Adrain St., 17th ward, bur. 29 Sep 1870, Odd Fellows Cem., James R Irons undertaker (1504 N Front St)

4. ↑ 'Arrived', New York Tribune, Friday 31 July 1846, unnumbered page, col. 3; image copy, Newspapers (https://www.newspapers.com/image/79066076/ : accessed 17 August 2019); citing page 3.

   'ARRIVED.'

   'Packet ship Patrick Henry, Delano, fm Liverpool June 22d, mdse, to Grinnell, Minturn & Co. July 15th, lat 43 lon 46, exchanged signals with packet ship Independence, hence for Liverpool.'

5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents of Civil War and Later Navy Veterans (Navy Widows' Certificates), 1861-1910, National Archives, microfilm publication M1279; image copy, Fold3 (https://www.fold3.com/image/249/27747960 : accessed 19 August 2019); entry for Christiana Kennedy, widow of James Kennedy, certificate 6190.223

   Christiana died on 17 October 1924.

   The "drop notice" came from New Jersey. Perhaps she had moved? But I didn't see an entry for her in the NJ deaths index on Ancestry, either.

   They were married on 3 March 1864, in the Sandusky Street Baptist Church, in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania. She couldn't find a record of the marriage; the pension office eventually accepted evidence from people who knew them.

   He enlisted on 30 August 1864, at Pittsburgh, and was discharged on 13 June 1865. He served on the Great Western

6. ↑ General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, entry for James Kennedy, widow Christiana Kennedy; image copy, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/4654/32959_032922-03753/4925495 : accessed 19 August 2019); citing National Archives, microfilm series T288.

   James Kennedy

   widow Christiana Kennedy

   rank 2" Cl Fireman, Gt. Western

   widow's pension, 9 July 1890, application 7238, law J., certificate 6190, law J

7. ↑ 1870 U.S. census, district 50, ward 16, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, population schedule, 1st enumeration, p. 24 penned, family 186; image copy, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1438024 : accessed 19 August 2019); citing National Archives, microfilm series M593, roll 1401.

   James Kennedy, 34, male, white, shoe maker, born Ireland, (not listed as citizen who can vote)

   Christian [sic] Kennedy, 30, female, white, keeping house, born Connecticut

   E Mary Kennedy, 5, female, white, at school, born Pennsylvania

   Annie Kennedy, 3, female, white, born Pennsylvania

   Kate Kennedy, 1, female, white, born Pennsylvania, June

8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} 'Proved fatal', Evening Telegraph [Philadelphia Pennsylvania], Tuesday 27 September 1870, p. 8, col. 4; image copy, Newspapers (https://www.newspapers.com/image/85301051/ : accessed 10 Aug 17).

   'PROVED FATAL.—Joseph Kennedy, aged thirty-five years, residing at No.1306 Adrian street, died at the Episcopal Hospital last evening, from scalds received on board the steamboat Jefferson, of the Clyde line, plying the route between this port and Delaware City. Kennedy was admitted to the institution on the 14th of this month.'

9. ↑ Greenwood Cemetery Office (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) to Harry A Ide, 2007, providing transcribed list of burials in section N, sub-section 3, grave 90.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} Lawnview Cemetery Office (Rockledge, Pennsylvania) to Harry A Ide, 24 June 2008; providing lot card for Odd Fellows Cemetery, section Q, lot 102, Robert Courtney, and Lawnview records for section 27 grave #32.

    Hector Sloan, 70 years old, died of inflammation of lungs, buried 5 Feby 1860

    Elizabeth Sloan, 56 years old, died of inflammation of lungs, buried 10 April 1862

    Wm John Kennedy, 10 months old, died of hydrocephalus, buried 7 Aug 1863

    Margaret Kennedy, 8 months old, died of cholera infantum, buried 23 February 1870

    Elizabeth J Kennedy, 29 years old, died of heart disease, buried 2 April [?] 1870, children on top

    James J Kennedy, 35 years old, died of scalds, buried 29 Sept 1870, removed to Mt Peace 22 Dec 1884

    Mrs Kennedy's infant, stillborn, buried 25 Feby 1871

    Wm J Patterson, 1 years old, died of measles, buried 7 June 1875

11. ↑ James S Kennedy, death notice, Philadelphia Inquirer, Thursday 29 September 1870, p. 5, col. 2; image copy, GenealogyBank (https://www.genealogybank.com : accessed 10 Aug 17).

    'KENNEDY—On the 20th inst., JAMES S. KENNEDY, in the 35th year of his age.'

    'The relatives and friends of the family; also Montgomery Lodge, No. 16, A.P.A., and the Order in general, are respectfully invited to attend his funeral, this (Thursday) afternoon, at 3 o'clock, from the residence of his mother-in-law, No. 1305 Adrian street. To proceed to Hanover Street Vault.'

12. ↑ 'Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, entry for James Kennedy, 21 December 1881, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/pachurchtownrecords/ : accessed 19 August 2019); citing Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 'Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records', microfilm roll 200; citing Mount Peace Cemetery.

    James Kennedy, interred 21 Dec 1881 [sic], removed from O[dd] F[ellows] Cem[etery]

    John Hobson, 38 years old, died 19 Dec 1881, interred 21 Dec 1881, single, born Philadelphia, residence 1333 Savery St, of paralysis

    Mary Thornley, 69 years old, died 5 May 1884, interred 11 May 1884, married, born PA, residence 1333 Savery St, of pneumonia + Bright's Disease

    Isaac R Johnson ['Johnson' written above a crossed-out 'Thompson'], 46 years old, died 22 June 1895, interred 25 June 1895, born Phila, residence 207 E Thopson St, of phthisis pulm[onalis]

    Lida Flick, 39, died 16 Feb 1902, interred 19 Feb 1902, born Phila, resident 2542 E Norcross, of pericarditis

    Joseph W Johnson, 7 years old, died 15 April 1902, interred 18 April 1902, residence 4268 [??] [illegible], of enteritis