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James Kennedy 1720 – 1787 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1720

Birth Location: Whitestown, near Kill, Co Waterford, Ireland

Death Date: 02 MAY 1787

Death Location: Whitestown, near Kill, Co. Waterford

Father: Thomas Kennedy

Mother: Catherine Dillon

Spouse(s): Mary (Kennedy)

Children(s): "Captain" Kennedy

James Kennedy was born in 1720 in Whitestown, near Kill, Co Waterford, Ireland, the child of Thomas Kennedy and Catherine Dillon. James Kennedy later married Mary Gleeson (Kennedy), and together they raised children including "Captain" James Kennedy. In 1787, James Kennedy passed away in Whitestown, near Kill, Co. Waterford.

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Parents

Thomas Kennedy
1700 – 1771
Birth Location: Co Waterford, Ireland
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Catherine Dillon
1702 –
Birth Location: Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Mary (Kennedy)
1725 –
Birth Location: Ireland
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Children(s)

"Captain" Kennedy
1749 – 1824
Birth Location: Charleston, South Carolina
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: abt 1720
    Event Place: Whitestown, near Kill, Co Waterford, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 02 MAY 1787
    Event Place: Whitestown, near Kill, Co. Waterford
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