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James Kent 1866–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1866

Birth Location: Newfoundland, Newfoundland, Canada

Death Date: 19 Jan 1939

Death Location: Spainard's, Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Father: George Kent

Mother: Mary Brown

Spouse(s): Margaret Peddle

Children(s): Ronald Kent, Mary Kent, John Kent, Rita Kent

The story of James Kent began in 1866 in Newfoundland, Newfoundland, Canada. James Kent married Margaret Peddle, and had children including John Michael Kent, Mark Kent, Mary Magdelene Kent, Rita Kent, Ronald Joseph Kent. James Kent passed away in 1939 in Spainard's, Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of James Kent began in 1866 in Newfoundland, Newfoundland, Canada.
  • James Kent married Margaret Peddle, and had children including John Michael Kent, Mark Kent, Mary Magdelene Kent, Rita Kent, Ronald Joseph Kent.
  • James Kent passed away in 1939 in Spainard's, Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Kent
1828–1871
Birth Location: –
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Mary Brown
1831–1908
Birth Location: Spaniards Bay, Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, Canada
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Peddle
1867–1961
Birth Location: Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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Children(s)

Ronald Kent
1899–1965
Birth Location: Spaniards Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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Mary Kent
1900–1991
Birth Location: Spaniard's Bay, Newfoundland
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John Kent
1905–1973
Birth Location: Spaniards Bay, Newfoundland, Newfoundland, Canada
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Rita Kent
1913–1987
Birth Location: Harbour Grace, Newfoundland
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James Kent's Ancestors

Self
James Kent
1866–1939
Birth Place: Newfoundland, Newfoundland, Canada
Parents
George Kent
1828–1871
Mary Brown
1831–1908
Spaniards Bay, Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, Canada
Grandparents
John Kent
1816–1872
Bell Island Centre, Harbour Main and Bell Island, Newfoundland, Canada
Catherine Kennedy
1817–1883
Abots Bromley, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Kent
1783–1830
Jane Hiscock
1784–1870
James Kennedy
1783–1843
Mary Roach
1789–1876
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James KENT
–1794
Ann Tompkinson
1738–1801

James Kent's Descendants

1.
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James Kent (1866–19 Jan 1939) m. Margaret Peddle (01 Oct 1867–20 Jan 1961)
  1. 1. Ronald (Joseph) Kent 1899–1965 m. Freda (A) Scott 1906–1991
    1. 1. Margaret (Alice) Kent 1930–2005 m. Edward (Martin) Flynn 1912–1983
    2. 2. Patricia (K) Kent 1945–1945
    3. 3. Bernard (George) Kent 1946–2019
    4. 4. Winnifred (Magdalen) Kent 1933–2022 m. Joseph (Saliba) Dominic 1912–1982
    5. 5. James (J) Kent 1931–2011
    6. 6. Ronald Kent 1936–2014 m. Elizabeth (charlotte) Rose 1943–2024
  2. 2. Mary (Magdelene) Kent 1900–1991 m. John (Reid) Adey 1904–1975
    1. 1. Rita (Christine) Adey 1935–2014 m. Edward (Allan) Anderson 1937–1998
    2. 2. Martin (Ronald) ADEY 1940–2008
    3. 3. Maureen (Patricia) Adey 1937–2009
    4. 4. Mary (Teresa) Adey 1943–1943
    5. 5. Margaret (L) Adey 1914–
  3. 3. John (Michael) Kent 1905–1973
  4. 4. Rita Kent 1913–1987

James Kent's Timeline

6 Records

1864
8 Nov 1864
Birth of James Kent in Bell Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Bell Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
1864
1 Nov 1864
James Kent was baptized in Newfoundland, Canada
Newfoundland, Canada
1866
1866
Birth of James Kent in Newfoundland, Newfoundland, Canada
Newfoundland, Newfoundland, Canada
1921
1921
Age 55
James Kent resided here in Spaniard's Bay, Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, Canada
Spaniard's Bay, Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, Canada
1935
1935
Age 69
James Kent resided here in Spaniards Bay, Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, Canada
Spaniards Bay, Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, Canada
1939
19 Jan 1939
Age 73
Death of James Kent in Spainard's, Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Spainard's, Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1864
    Event Place: Bell Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Newfoundland, Canada, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1850-1949, PROVINCIAL ARCHIVES (NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR); Newfoundland, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1866
    Event Place: Newfoundland, Newfoundland, Canada
    Record Source: Newfoundland, Canada, Census, Newfoundland, Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation; Newfoundland, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1864
    Event Place: Newfoundland, Canada
    Record Source: Newfoundland, Church Records, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St Johns; Newfoundland, Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1921
    Event Place: Spaniard's Bay, Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, Canada
    Record Source: Newfoundland, Canada, Census, 1921, Newfoundland, Department of Tourism, Culture, and Recreation; Newfoundland, Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Spaniards Bay, Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, Canada
    Record Source: Newfoundland, Canada, Census, Newfoundland, Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation; Newfoundland, Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1939
    Event Place: Spainard's, Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Newfoundland, Canada, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1850-1949, Provincial Archives; Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
    [3] Newfoundland, Canada, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1850-1949, PROVINCIAL ARCHIVES (NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR); Newfoundland, Canada
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