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Edward Kerr 1768–1839 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1768

Birth Location: Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: ABT 25 MAR 1839

Death Location: Kerr Cemetery, Elizabethtown-Kitley, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada

Father: George Kerr

Mother: Jane Carlisle

Spouse(s): Susannah Kidd

Children(s): Joseph Kerr, Eleanor Kerr, RIchard Kerr, Edward Kerr, Harriet Kerr, Margaret Kerr, Elizabeth Kerr, Susannah Kerr, John Kerr, Benjamin Kerr, Jane Kerr, George Kerr, Thomas Kerr

The story of Edward Kerr began in 1768 in Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom. Edward Kerr married Susannah Kidd, and had children including Benjamin Kerr, Edward Kerr, Eleanor Kerr, Elizabeth Kerr, George Kerr, Harriet Kerr, Jane Kerr, John Kerr, Joseph Kerr, Margaret Kerr, Richard Kerr, Susannah Kerr, Thomas George Kerr. Edward Kerr passed away in 1839 in Kerr Cemetery, Elizabethtown-Kitley, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Edward Kerr began in 1768 in Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Edward Kerr married Susannah Kidd, and had children including Benjamin Kerr, Edward Kerr, Eleanor Kerr, Elizabeth Kerr, George Kerr, Harriet Kerr, Jane Kerr, John Kerr, Joseph Kerr, Margaret Kerr, Richard Kerr, Susannah Kerr, Thomas George Kerr.
  • Edward Kerr passed away in 1839 in Kerr Cemetery, Elizabethtown-Kitley, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Kerr
1746–
Birth Location: Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Jane Carlisle
1748–1819
Birth Location: Bedrule, Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Susannah Kidd
1769–1854
Birth Location: Ireland
SK

Children(s)

Joseph Kerr
1801–1861
Birth Location: Ireland
JK
Eleanor Kerr
1806–1888
Birth Location: Ireland
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RIchard Kerr
1813–
Birth Location: Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Edward Kerr
1822–
Birth Location: Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Harriet Kerr
1807–1881
Birth Location: Ireland
HK
Margaret Kerr
1798–1888
Birth Location: Ireland
MK
Elizabeth Kerr
1805–1887
Birth Location: County Wicklow, Ireland
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Susannah Kerr
1809–1856
Birth Location: Ireland
SK
John Kerr
1817–1882
Birth Location: County Cork, Ireland
JK
Benjamin Kerr
1804–1894
Birth Location: Ireland
BK
Jane Kerr
1820–1892
Birth Location: Ireland
JK
George Kerr
1800–1881
Birth Location: County Wicklow, Ireland
GK
Thomas Kerr
1815–1904
Birth Location: County Wicklow, Ireland
TK

Edward Kerr's Ancestors

Self
Edward Kerr
1768–1839
Birth Place: Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
George Kerr
1746–
Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jane Carlisle
1748–1819
Bedrule, Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Kerr's Descendants

1.
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Edward Kerr (ABT 1768–ABT 25 MAR 1839) m. Susannah Kidd (1769–15 OCT 1854)
  1. 1. Joseph Kerr 1801–1861
  2. 2. Eleanor Kerr 1806–1888
  3. 3. RIchard Kerr 1813–
  4. 4. Edward Kerr 1822–
  5. 5. Harriet Kerr 1807–1881
  6. 6. Margaret Kerr 1798–1888 m. Charles (L.) Cavanaugh 1799–1851
  7. 7. Elizabeth Kerr 1805–1887 m. John (Sherlock) Sterne 1805–1893
  8. 8. Susannah Kerr 1809–1856 m. Michael Kerr 1811–
  9. 9. John Kerr 1817–1882 m. Matilda Stanton 1828–1880
  10. 10. Benjamin Kerr 1804–1894 m. Sarah Powell 1807–1895
  11. 11. Jane Kerr 1820–1892 m. John Young 1806–1890
  12. 12. George Kerr 1800–1881 m. Eleanor Johnston 1814–1890
  13. 13. Thomas (George) Kerr 1815–1904 m. Sarah Burnett 1827–1903
    1. 1. Mary (Ann) Kerr 1845–1912
    2. 2. Harriet (Jane) Kerr 1856–
    3. 3. Susanna (Sarah) Kerr 1848–1931 m. George Kerr 1846–1923
    4. 4. George Kerr 1851–1917 m. Margaret (Jane) Nelson 1858–1942
    5. 5. Sarah (Louise) Kerr 1858–1929 m. Willis (Jefferson) Derry 1856–1944
    6. 6. Rachel (Ann) Kerr 1860–1941 m. John (Connell) Young 1860–1921
    7. 7. Joseph Kerr 1863–1928 m. Phoebe (Ann) Derry 1863–1900
    8. 8. Ellen (Eleanor "Nellie") Kerr 1854–1932 m. Samuel ("Sam") Connell 1845–1931
    9. 9. Edward (B) Kerr 1850–1915 m. Martha (Ann) Gillon 1864–1942
      1. 1. Edward (John "Jack") Kerr 1894–1981 m. Julie (Marguerite) Jan 1905–1983
        1. 1. Edward (Henry) Kerr 1932–1988
        2. 2. Dawson (James) Kerr 1936–1998
        3. 3. Alice (Marguerite) Kerr 1931–1975
        4. 4. Joseph (Phillip) Kerr 1949–2013
        5. 5. George Kerr 1934–2023
        6. 6. Charles (Gordon) Kerr 1940–2021
      2. 2. Mary (Eleanor) Kerr 1888–1892
      3. 3. Richard (Burnett) Kerr 1891–1893
      4. 4. Minnie (M) Kerr 1905–
      5. 5. Thomas (George) Kerr 1884–1893
      6. 6. Sarah (Elizabeth) Kerr 1885–1917 m. Daniel (Richard) Bandy 1885–1948
      7. 7. Samuel (Harlan) Kerr 1896–1973 m. Beatrice (Isabella) Robbins 1904–1975 m. Marion (Christina) Sutherland 1896–1965

Edward Kerr's Timeline

2 Records

1768
ABT 1768
Birth of Edward Kerr in Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
1839
ABT 25 MAR 1839
Age 71
Death of Edward Kerr in Greenbush, Elizabethtown-Kitley, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada
Greenbush, Elizabethtown-Kitley, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1768
    Event Place: Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ABT 25 MAR 1839
    Event Place: Greenbush, Elizabethtown-Kitley, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kerr Cemetery, Elizabethtown-Kitley, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada
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