Phillip H. Kennett

Brief Life History of Phillip H.

When Phillip H. Kennett was born in 1857, in McDonough, Illinois, United States, his father, Charles C Kennett, was 41 and his mother, Susan Caroline Broady, was 39. He married Gouthilde Goeppinger on 24 December 1891, in Bushnell, McDonough, Illinois, United States. He lived in Illinois, United States in 1870 and Bushnell Township, McDonough, Illinois, United States in 1880. He died on 17 September 1909, at the age of 52, and was buried in Bushnell Township, McDonough, Illinois, United States.

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Phillip H. Kennett
1857–1909
Gouthilde Goeppinger
1864–1894
Marriage: 24 December 1891

Sources (3)

  • Philip Kinnett in household of Charles C Kinnett, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Philip H. Kinnett, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Philip Kinnet in household of Chas Kinnett, "United States Census, 1870"

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World Events (8)

1858 · A House Divided

Abraham Lincoln's goal was to be different than the previous Senators of Illinois and voice his opinion in how he saw the State and the United States start to drift apart in the different ideology on what was right and what was wrong. Even though it would become an unsuccessful campaign strategy to win the senate seat, to this day it is one of the most famous speeches of US politics.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1871

In 1871, a cow kicked over a lantern, causing a fire that burned down half of Chicago. Today this city is the third largest in the US.

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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