Brief Life History of Richard
When Richard Kennedy was born in 1821, in Kentucky, United States, his father, Elias "Eli" Canada, was 24 and his mother, Elizabeth, was 18. He married Mina Burcham on 29 November 1848, in Pike, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Logan, Logan, Virginia, United States in 1850 and Magnolia, Morgan, West Virginia, United States for about 10 years. He died in 1870, in Logan, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 49.
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Sources (23)
- Richard Keneda, "United States Census, 1880"
- Richard Canada, "United States Census, 1870"
- R Kennada in entry for F M Kenneda and Lavisa Ferrell, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
Spouse and Children
1821–1870 Male
1826–1900 Female
Children (12)
1849–1909 Male
1852–1913 Male
1853–1935 Male
1856–1936 Male
1858– Male
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Parents and Siblings
1798–1875 Male
1803–1860 Female
Siblings (2)
1821–1870 Male
1825–1916 Male
World Events (7)
1824 · """Mary Randolph Publishes """"The Virginia Housewife"""""""
Age 3
1830 · Louisville and Portland Canal Opens
Age 9
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 15
Name Meaning
Irish and Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Ceannéidigh ‘descendant of Ceannéidigh’ (from ceann ‘head’ + éidigh ‘ugly’); or from the Scottish Gaelic Mac Cinnèidigh, consisting of mac ‘son’ with an equivalent name. Compare Canaday , Cannady , Cannedy , Kannady , and Kenedy .
History: Kennedy ancestral lands are found both in Ireland and in Scotland, where the family's medieval ancestral seat is sited on the Ayrshire coast, facing the Irish Sea. — The great-grandparents of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917–63) came to North America as immigrants from Ireland in the 1840s. His paternal great-grandparents were Patrick Kennedy (1823–58), born in Dunganstown, County Wexford, Ireland, and Bridget Murphy, who was born probably in Owenduff, County Wexford, Ireland c. 1827; they came to Boston, MA, in 1849. His maternal great-grandparents were Thomas Fitzgerald (1823–85), who was born in Bruff, County Limerick, Ireland, and Rose Anna Cox, who was born probably in Tomregan or Kinawley, County Cavan, Ireland, c. 1835; they came to Boston, MA, in 1857. — An early Scottish Kennedy forebear of a quite different family was British colonial official Archibald Kennedy (1685–1763), the son of Alexander Kennedy of Craigoch, who emigrated to NY c. 1710.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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