Born in Utica,Oneida,New York.
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joshua Austin Spencer
and Clarissa (Phelps) Spencer
Sister of
J. Hamilton Spencer
Wife of
Duncan Kennedy
— married
about 1833 in Lenox,Madison,New York.
Mother of
Annie (Kennedy) Ludlam
Died
at about age 73
in Troy ,Renssalaer,New York.
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Feb 2018
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Biography
Clarissa was born in 1817. She was the daughter of Joshua Spencer and Clarissa Phelps.
Clarissa married Rev. Duncan Kennedy on 19 Decenber 1841, in New York City.[1]
In 1860, the family is living in Troy, Rensselaer, New York.[2]
| 1860 Household | Role | Sex | Age | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan Kennedy | Male | 50 | New York | |
| Clarisa Kennedy | Female | 40 | New York | |
| Wm S Kennedy | Male | 17 | New York | |
| Annie Kennedy | Female | 13 | New York | |
| Duncan Kennedy | Male | 10 | New York | |
| Edward B Kennedy | Male | 5 | New York | |
| Jane Brown | Female | 26 | Ireland | |
| Margaret Scanlan | Female | 33 | Ireland | |
| Margaret Morris | Female | 24 | New York |
In 1880, the family is in Bloomfield, Essex, New Jersey.[3]
| 1880 Household | Role | Sex | Age | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan Kennedy | Self | Male | 70 | New Jersey, United States |
| Clittig Kennedy | Wife | Female | 65 | New York, United States |
| Bertha Gottschalk | Other | Female | 21 | New Jersey, United States |
| Joseph A Davis | Other | Male | 66 | New Jersey, United States |
| Caroline D Davis | Other | Female | 60 | Maine, United States |
| Josephine D Davis | Other | Female | 30 | New Jersey, United States |
| Caroline Davis | Other | Female | 26 | New Jersey, United States |
| Amelia Deheniger | Other | Female | 34 | Germany |
She passed away 19 June 1890, and is buried in Perth Cemetery in Perth, Fulton County, New York. [4]
Sources
- ↑ Marriage: Ancestry.com. New York City, Compiled Marriage Index, 1600s-1800s Ancestry Record 7854 #367171 * Ancestry Sharing Link
- ↑ 1860 Census:"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC47-S9Z : 23 December 2020), Duncan Kennady, 1860.
- ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN83-SVD : 12 August 2017), Duncan Kennedy, Bloomfield, Essex, New Jersey, United States; citing enumeration district ED 93, sheet 389A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,780.
- ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 11 January 2021), memorial page for Clarissa Spencer Kennedy (1817–19 Jun 1890), Find A Grave: Memorial #49567103, citing Perth Cemetery, Perth, Fulton County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Barb Walker (contributor 47034601) .
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