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James A Kerr 1752 – 1825 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Apr 1752

Birth Location: Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 2 Jun 1825

Death Location: Harrison City, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: John Kerr

Mother: Martha Darby

Spouse(s): Agnes Carrick

Children(s): Jane Kerr

James A Kerr Sr was born in 1752 in Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of John Francis Kerr and Martha Darby. James A Kerr Sr married Agnes Nancy Carrick, and had children including Jane Kerr. James A Kerr Sr passed away in 1825 in Harrison City, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • James A Kerr Sr was born in 1752 in Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of John Francis Kerr and Martha Darby.
  • James A Kerr Sr married Agnes Nancy Carrick, and had children including Jane Kerr.
  • James A Kerr Sr passed away in 1825 in Harrison City, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States.

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James Kerr's Ancestors

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James Kerr
1752 – 1825
Birth Place: Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
John Francis Kerr
1715 – 1759
Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
Martha Darby
1711 – 1789
Boston, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Robert Darby
1679 – 1759
Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Martha Wormstall
1665 – 1723
Saco, York, Maine, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Kerr's Descendants

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James (A) Kerr (1 Apr 1752 – 2 Jun 1825) m. Agnes (Nancy) Carrick (1751 – 18 Jun 1836)
  1. 1. Jane Kerr (10 Jan 1787 – 07 May 1852) m. David Duff (04 Apr 1788 – 10 Jun 1865)
    1. 1. Agnes (Carrick) Duff (1829 – 1883) m. Pvt (Thomas Frame) Forsyth (21 June 1823 – 08 Sep 1903)
      1. 1. Martha Forsythe (10 Aug 1850 – 6 Aug 1922)
      2. 2. Jane Forsythe (24 October 1852 – 8 August 1927) m. Wm. Kennedy (1875 – Abt 1950) m. William Kennedy (22 April 1847 – 1 March 1895) m. William Kennedy (22 Apr 1847 – 01 Mar 1896)
        1. 1. Jennie (Stewart) Bell (31 Mar 1881 – )
        2. 2. Rollo (Claro) Kennedy (20 Mar 1889 – 26 November 1936) m. Ida (Mae) Anker (abt 1890 – 11 Feb 1965)
        3. 3. Sherman Duhamel
        4. 4. Emma (I.) Kennedy (abt 1870 – )
        5. 5. John (Clark) Kennedy (8 Aug 1873 – 1941) m. Mary Kennedy (abt 1878 – ) m. Maud (R) Kennedy (1875 – 30 Dec 1960)
        6. 6. Wm. (P.) Kennedy (21 Oct 1875 – Abt 1950) m. Jennie Wishart (Jun 1881 – 1960)
        7. 7. William (P.) Kennedy (25 October 1875 – 25 September 1950)
        8. 8. Jennie Bell (31 March 1881 – 20 June 1963)
        9. 9. Jennie (Stewart) Kennedy (31 March 1881 – 20 June 1963) m. George (W) Bell (abt 1880 – 29 December 1943)
        10. 10. Mary (E) Kenedy (Aug 1873 – 8 June 1964) m. Thomas (A) Berry (abt 1877 – 5 November 1952)
        11. 11. Jesse (Ray) Kennedy (18 Jul 1891 – ) m. Mabel (S) Kennedy (abt 1896 – )
      3. 3. John (D.) Forsythe (15 April 1855 – 27 December 1914) m. Alice Woodburn (2 February 1863 – 25 April 1941)
        1. 1. Elsie (B) Forsythe (Oct 1882 – )
        2. 2. Mary (F) Forsythe (Jan 1887 – )
        3. 3. Hazel (B.) Chadwell (Abt 1889 – Abt 1980)
        4. 4. Bessie (H) Forsythe (abt 1889 – )
        5. 5. John (W) Forsythe (Jan 1896 – )
        6. 6. John (R) Forsythe (abt 1903 – )
      4. 4. Josiphene Forsythe (abt 1864 – )
      5. 5. Isabel Forsythe (abt 1868 – )

James Kerr's Timeline

3 Records

1752
1 Apr 1752
Birth of James A Kerr Sr in Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
1777
1777
Age 25
James A Kerr Sr was married in Adams,,Pennsylvania,USA
Adams,,Pennsylvania,USA
1825
2 Jun 1825
Age 73
Death of James A Kerr Sr in Harrison City, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Harrison City, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1752
    Event Place: Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1777
    Event Place: Adams,,Pennsylvania,USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1825
    Event Place: Harrison City, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

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