Brief Life History of Kennon
When Kennon Whiting was born on 14 August 1796, in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States, his father, Thomas Beverley Whiting, was 33 and his mother, Elizabeth Carter Kennon, was 22. He married Ann Wythe Mallory on 23 November 1820, in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Elizabeth City, Virginia, United States in 1870 and Hampton, Elizabeth City, Virginia, United States in 1880. He died on 9 December 1886, in Hampton, Virginia, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Saint Johns Cemetery, Hampton, Virginia, United States.
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- Kennon Whiting in household of Unknown, "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 "
- Kennon Whiting, "Virginia, Slave Birth Index, 1853-1866"
- Kannon Whiting, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
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1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1812 · Monumental Church Built
The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.
1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Whiting (Old English Hwīting, a patronymic from the personal name Hwīta, from hwīt ‘white’ applied as a nickname).
History: Rev. Samuel Whiting arrived in Boston, MA, in May 1636, and made his home in Lynn, MA.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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