John Nelson Kenney

Brief Life History of John Nelson

When John Nelson Kenney was born on 25 October 1830, in Ontario, Canada, his father, Joseph Kenney, was 38 and his mother, Mary Fish, was 31. He married Mary Griffin in 1853, in Smithville, Grimsby, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Bothwell, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada in 1881 and Calgary, Alberta, Canada in 1906.

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Family Time Line

John Nelson Kenney
1830–
Mary Griffin
1832–1880
Marriage: 1853
Emma Ann Kenney
1853–1918
Henry Proctor
1856–1943
Mary Jane Kenney
1858–1899
Clara Elizabeth Kenney
1863–
James Kenney
1868–
Charles Edward Kenney
1869–1937
William Woodworth Kenney
1871–1900

Sources (16)

  • John Nelson D...y, "Canada, Census, 1881"
  • John H Kenney, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
  • Legacy NFS Source: John Nelson Kenney - death:

World Events (6)

1867 · Ontario Founded

On July 1, 1867, the province of Ontario was founded. It is the second largest province in Canada. A third of the population of Canada live here. Before it was Ontario it was called Upper Canada and had a Governor.

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Name Meaning

Irish: variant of Kenny .

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

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