Richard Kenney

Brief Life History of Richard

When Richard Kenney was born on 4 October 1753, in Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Daniel Kenney III, was 25 and his mother, Abigail Davis, was 27. He married Tryphena Smedley in 1790, in Williamstown, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters.

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Richard Kenney
1753–
Tryphena Smedley
1758–
Marriage: 1790
Tryfosa Kenney
1776–
Tryphena Kenney
1777–
Richard Kenney
1779–
Abiel Kenney
1782–
Zacheus Kenney
1790–
Naby Kenney
1796–
Tryphena Kenney
1798–

Sources (12)

  • Richard Kenney, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Richard Kenney, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
  • Massachusetts, Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850

World Events (8)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776 · The Declaration to the King

"""At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""

1786 · Shays' Rebellion

Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

Name Meaning

Irish: variant of Kenny .

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

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