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James Kennedy 1749 – 1824 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Oct 1749

Birth Location: Ireland

Death Date: 26 Sep 1824

Death Location: Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Father: James Kennedy

Mother: Mary (Kennedy)

Spouse(s): Ann Chalmers

Children(s): Lionel Keneday

James Kennedy was born in 1749 in Ireland, the child of James Kennedy and Mary Gleeson (Kennedy). James Kennedy later married Ann Nancy Bensley Chalmers, and together they raised children including Lionel Henry Kennedy \ Keneday. In 1824, James Kennedy passed away in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States.

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Parents

James Kennedy
1720 – 1787
Birth Location: Ireland
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Mary (Kennedy)
1725 –
Birth Location: Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Ann Chalmers
1760 –
Birth Location: St Pauls Parish, Georgetown, South Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Lionel Keneday
1787 – 1841
Birth Location: Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 18 Oct 1749
    Event Place: Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 26 Sep 1824
    Event Place: Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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