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Edward Elias Kenney 1840–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Oct 1840

Birth Location: Gaspereau, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 14 APR 1929

Death Location: Gaspereau, Kings Co., NS

Father: Jeremiah Kinnie

Mother: Miriam Benjamin

Spouse(s): Sarah Schofield, Alpharetta Ward

Children(s): Margaret Scholfield, Milford Kenney

The story of Edward Elias Kenney began in 1840 in Gaspereau, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Edward Elias Kenney married Alpharetta May Ward, Sarah Emily Schofield, and had children including Margaret Scholfield, Milford Allen Kenney. Edward Elias Kenney passed away in 1929 in Gaspereau, Kings Co., NS.

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Biography

  • The story of Edward Elias Kenney began in 1840 in Gaspereau, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • Edward Elias Kenney married Alpharetta May Ward, Sarah Emily Schofield, and had children including Margaret Scholfield, Milford Allen Kenney.
  • Edward Elias Kenney passed away in 1929 in Gaspereau, Kings Co., NS.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jeremiah Kinnie
1797–1876
Birth Location: Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
JK
Miriam Benjamin
1795–1884
Birth Location: Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
MB

Spouses(s)

Sarah Schofield
1840–1896
Birth Location: Black River, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
SS
Alpharetta Ward
1864–1960
Birth Location: North Alton, Kings Co. NS
AW

Children(s)

Margaret Scholfield
1877–1932
Birth Location: Canada English
MS
Milford Kenney
1903–1979
Birth Location: Kings County, NS Canada
MK

Edward Kenney's Ancestors

Self
Edward Kenney
1840–1929
Birth Place: Gaspereau, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Jeremiah Kinnie
1797–1876
Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Miriam Benjamin
1795–1884
Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
Jeremiah Kennie
1766–1831
Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Elizabeth (Marion) Benjamin
1768–
Horton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Stephen Benjamin
1757–1856
Preston City, New London, Connecticut, USA
Molly Pyke
1762–1820
Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Obed Benjamin
1729–1806
Mary Herd
1731–1786
Obed Benjamin
1729–1806
Mary Herd
1731–1786
David Pike
1726–1798
Abigail Hamlin
1730–1799
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Obediah Benjamin
1701–1746
Mary Yarrington
1701–1755
Thomas Hurd
1690–1751
Lydia Bumpus
1692–1750
Obediah Benjamin
1701–1746
Mary Yarrington
1701–1755
Thomas Hurd
1690–1751
Lydia Bumpus
1692–1750
James Pike
1682–1762
Rebekah Woodruff
1692–1757
Hon. Hamlin
1709–1791
Mary Christophers
1714–1736

Edward Kenney's Descendants

1.
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Edward (Elias) Kenney (12 Oct 1840–14 APR 1929) m. Sarah (Emily) Schofield (31 DEC 1840–2 JAN 1896) m. Alpharetta ("May") Ward (16 NOV 1864–28 JUL 1960)
  1. 1. Margaret Scholfield 1877–1932 m. Spurgeon (Joseph) Banks 1880–1957
    1. 1. Archie (Edward) Banks 1912–2004 m. Ethel (Myrtie) Elson 1912–2001
    2. 2. Percy (Ingles) Banks 1909–1991 m. Margaret (Kathleen) McGovern 1915–1989
    3. 3. Quentin (Howard) Banks 1917–2008 m. Ruth (A) Haskell 1917–
  2. 2. Milford (Allen) Kenney 1903–1979 m. Mary (M) McDonald 1905–1995
    1. 1. Doris (Shirley) Kenney 1931–1993 m. James (Thomas) Kearney 1924–1997

Edward Kenney's Timeline

2 Records

1840
12 Oct 1840
Birth of Edward Elias Kenney in Gaspereau, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Gaspereau, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada
1929
14 APR 1929
Age 89
Death of Edward Elias Kenney in Gaspereau, Kings Co., NS
Gaspereau, Kings Co., NS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1840
    Event Place: Gaspereau, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 APR 1929
    Event Place: Gaspereau, Kings Co., NS
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