Mary Kenney

Brief Life History of Mary

When Mary Kenney was born on 25 November 1839, in Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval, La Jacques-Cartier, Quebec, Canada, her father, William Kenney, was 33 and her mother, Margaret Kane, was 29. She married John James Keough on 5 September 1865, in Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval, La Jacques-Cartier, Quebec, Canada. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Campbell, Wilkin, Minnesota, United States for about 5 years. She died on 14 July 1920, in Headingley Rural Municipality, Manitoba, Canada, at the age of 80, and was buried in Calvary Cemetery, Foster, North Dakota, United States.

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Family Time Line

John James Keough
1837–1898
Mary Kenney
1839–1920
Marriage: 5 September 1865
Mary Margaret Mina Keough
1866–1936
Matthew William Keough
1868–1945
John James Keough
1871–1941
Michael Joseph Keough
1872–1938
Anne Keough
1875–1940
Thomas James Keough
1878–1906
Patrick H. Keough
1879–1958
Sarah Louise Keough
1881–1907

Sources (19)

  • Mary Keough in household of John Keough, "Minnesota State Census, 1895"
  • Mary Kenny, "Canada, Marriages, 1661-1949"
  • Mary Kenney Keough, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1860

Oldest grave seen in the Memorials list.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

Irish: variant of Kenny .

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

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