When General James Kenan R.S. was born on 23 September 1740, in Duplin, North Carolina, United States, his father, Thomas Stephen Kenan, was 40 and his mother, Elizabeth Johnston, was 37. He married Sarah Love on 13 March 1770, in Duplin, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 7 daughters. He died on 23 May 1810, in his hometown, at the age of 69, and was buried in Kenansville, Duplin, North Carolina, United States.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
North Carolina is the 12th state.
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
Irish: variant of Keenan . This surname is rare in Britain.
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