Brief Life History of Henry Wiley
When Henry Wiley Kennett was born on 16 April 1862, in Jackson Township, Greene, Iowa, United States, his father, Valentine Kennett, was 25 and his mother, Matilda Gibson, was 23. He married Fanny White Blackburn on 22 September 1880, in Greene, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Bristol Township, Greene, Iowa, United States in 1910 and Jefferson, Greene, Iowa, United States for about 5 years. He died on 2 April 1949, in Scranton, Greene, Iowa, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Jefferson, Greene, Iowa, United States.
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- Henry Kenett in household of Valentine Kenett, "United States Census, 1880"
- Henry W. Kennett, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- Henry Willey Kennett, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1866
Historical Boundaries: 1866: Carroll, Iowa, United States
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
English (southeastern): habitational name from East and West Kennett (Wiltshire) or Kennet in Cambridgeshire. Both are named from the rivers on which they stand: the Kennet in Wiltshire and Kennett in Kent.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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