Benjamin Keddy

Brief Life History of Benjamin

When Benjamin Keddy was born on 1 January 1807, in Clearland, Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, his father, George William Keddy, was 26 and his mother, Maria Elizabeth Zwicker, was 23. He married Sarah Ann Hiltz on 14 February 1832, in Mahone Bay, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1871. He died on 6 April 1887, in Gold River, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the age of 80, and was buried in Western Shore, Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Benjamin Keddy
1807–1887
Sarah Ann Hiltz
1808–1895
Marriage: 14 February 1832
Caroline Keddy
1828–1891
Arabella Lantz Keddy
1833–
Louisa Catherina Keddy
1833–1903
Mary Ann Keddy
1835–1925
Susan Sarah Keddy
1837–1912
Margaret Keddy
1841–1924
James Henry Keddy
1844–1887
Alexander Keddy
1847–1913
David Keddy
1851–
Matilda Maria Keddy
1854–1890

Sources (26)

  • Benj* Keddy, "Canada Census, 1871"
  • Benj. Keddy, "Canada, Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918"
  • Benjamin Keddy, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (3)

1823

Oldest Grave Seen in Memorial List

1869

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1871

British Columbia joins the confederation.

Name Meaning

Irish and Scottish (Lanarkshire): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Adaidh, a patronymic from a Gaelic form of the personal name Adam .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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