Brief Life History of John Freeman
When Rev John Freeman McKenne was born on 12 July 1819, in Port Medway, Nova Scotia, Canada, his father, John McKenna, was 29 and his mother, Elizabeth Barss Cahoon, was 25. He had at least 4 sons and 1 daughter with Sarah Ann Minard. He lived in Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1861 and Nova Scotia, Canada in 1871. He died on 9 October 1889, in Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the age of 70, and was buried in Rockland Cemetery, Rockland, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Sources (13)
- Legacy NFS Source: John Freeman McKenna - Government record: birth-name: John Freeman McKenna
- John F. McKenne, "Find A Grave Index"
- John in entry for Lawrence N. McKenne, "Canada, Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918"
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World Events (3)
1823
Oldest Grave Seen in Memorial List
1847
Oldest Grave seen in the Memorials List.
1871
British Columbia joins the confederation.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Kieran, Aidan, Caitlin, Eamon, Eamonn, Seamus, Siobhan, Aileen, Colum, Donal, John Patrick.
Irish and Scottish: variant of McKinney 1. McKenna (Gaelic Mac Cinaedha) was the surname of an Irish chieftain family in northwest Monaghan, barony of Trough.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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