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Benjamin Franklin Kennedy 1847 – 1924 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Dec 1847

Birth Location: Harris, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 12 May 1924

Death Location: Eclectic, Elmore, Alabama

Father: William Canaday)

Mother: Nancy Foster

Spouse(s): Idona McInish

Children(s): Nancy Kennedy

It was in 1847 that Benjamin Franklin Kennedy was born in Harris, Georgia, United States, a child of William Edward Kennedy (Kanaday, Canaday) and Nancy Foster. Benjamin Franklin Kennedy went on to marry Idona Hazeltine "Hassie" McInish and had children such as Nancy Adline Canady Kennedy. Benjamin Franklin Kennedy was deceased by 1924 in Eclectic, Elmore, Alabama.

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Parents

William Canaday)
1797 – 1865
Birth Location: Putnam Co Georgia
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Nancy Foster
1804 – 1875
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Idona McInish
1855 – 1905
Birth Location: Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA
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Children(s)

Nancy Kennedy
1881 – 1958
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 18 Dec 1847
    Event Place: Harris, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 23 Dec 1875
    Event Place: Tallapoosa,Alabama

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 19 Jul 1924
    Event Place: Eclectic, Elmore, Alabama
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 12 May 1924
    Event Place: Eclectic, Elmore, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 12 May 1924
    Event Place: Eclectic, Elmore, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Red Hill, Elmore County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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