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Jonathan Abbott Kenney (1812 - 1875)

Jonathan Abbott Kenney
Born in Salem, Massachusetts, USAmap
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Husband of — married 27 Apr 1845 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USAmap
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Died at age 62 in Salem, Massachusetts, USAmap
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Biography

2d Lt Jonathan Kenney served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: May 24, 1858
Mustered out: Oct 11, 1862
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Salem Cadets, Massachusetts Infantry

Jonathan Kenney was born November 5, 1812, at Salem, Massachusetts,[1] to Jonathan and Hannah (Chandler) Kenney. An alternate birthdate of November 25, 1807 is provided in this source, without attribution.[2]

Jonathan married first Eliza B. Smothers, August 2, 1835. He married second Mary E. Emerson of Providence, Rhode Island, May 12, 1845.[2]

Jonathan Kenney was a Second Lieutenant in the Civil War, serving in the Salem Cadets, Massachusetts Infantry. He enlisted May 24, 1858, and mustered out on 11 Oct 1862 at Fort Warren, Boston Harbor, MA.[3]

Jonathan was living in Salem, Massachusetts in 1870,[4] Jonathan Kenney died July 26, 1875, at Salem, Massachusetts at age 62.[5] In 1890, his widow, Mary E. was listed on the 1890 Veterans Schedules.[6]

Sources

  1. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850, (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). Reference Salem, Volume 1, page 485
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chandler, George The Chandler family : the descendants of William and Annis Chandler who settled in Roxbury, Mass., 1637, published 1883. Reference page 455
  3. ↑ U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, published 2009, Ancestry.com
  4. ↑ 1870 United States Federal Census, Salem Ward 5, Massachusetts.
  5. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910. (From original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004.) Reference Volume 274, page 276
  6. ↑ 1890 Veterans Schedules for Jonathan A Kenny Year: 1890; Census Place: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: 15; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 287, via Ancestry.com




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