Born in Farebersviller, Dept Moselle, Lorraine, France
Ancestors 
Daughter of Jean Nimsgern
and Elizabeth (Schwartz) Nimsgern
Sister of
Catherine Nimsgern, Elizabeth Margreit (Nimsgern) Wuest, Anne Marie (Nimsgern) Stowers, Jean Nimsgern, Mary (Nimsgern) Kerndt, Suzanne Nimsgern and Anne Francoise (Nimsgern) Urmersbach
Wife of
John Augustus Kennedy
— married
16 Apr 1865 in Alamakee County, Iowa
Descendants 
Mother of
Elizabeth A (Kennedy) Flemming, Mary Ellen (Kennedy) McLaughlin, Henry Joseph Kennedy, Theresa (Kennedy) Dooley, Imelda Catherine (Kennedy) Dooley and Charles Kennedy
Died
at age 84
in Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Jun 2018
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Biography
Catherine (Nimsgern) Kennedy has French origins.
1880: Algona, Kossuth Co., Iowa; John A Kennedy Self 42 Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania; Catherine Kennedy Wife 34 Germany [France]; Elizabeth Kennedy Dau 12 Iowa; Mary Kennedy Dau 10 Iowa; Henry Kennedy Son 8 Iowa; Therresa Kennedy Dau 6 Iowa; Sylvester Kennedy Son 4 Iowa; Imelda Kennedy Dau 3 Iowa; Charles Kennedy Son 1 Iowa; (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD2R-PWP
1900: Burt Township, Kossuth Co., Iowa; John Kennedy Head of Household 62 Pennsylvania; Cathrine Kennedy Wife 54 France; Charles Kennedy Son 21 Iowa; Terra Kennedy Dau 27 Iowa; Emeldred C Kennedy Dau 23 Iowa; Anna G Kennedy Dau 19 Iowa; William A Kennedy Son 17 Iowa;(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M92F-KPS
Sources
Family records
Cercle Genealogique de Saint Avold Faulquemont; Les Descendants de Thomas Nimsgern et de NN by Yvette Martan http://www.geneastavold.fr/cg/
Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934; Name John Kennedy; Event Type Marriage; Event Date 16 April 1865; Event Place Lycurgus, Alamakee, Iowa; Spouse's Name Catherine Minsgum Or Minsgreen [Nimsgern]; (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJ6V-N5W
Find A Grave: Memorial #140554135 Catherine Kennedy
Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951; Name Catherine Kennedy; Event Date 29 January 1932; Event Place Algona, Kossuth, Iowa; Event Place Algona; Age 84; Birth Year (Estimated) 1848; Father's Name John Nunspgana [Nimsgern]; Birth Place of Father: France; Mother's Name Elizabeth Schwartz; Birth Place of Mother: Germany; Spouse's Name J A Kennedy; Certificate Number 558; (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q248-RHW3
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