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John Dominic (JD) Kearns 1886–1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 AUG 1886

Birth Location: Ipswich, South Dakota, USA

Death Date: 3 DEC 1948

Death Location: Vancouver

Father: John Kearns

Mother: Attracta Brennan

Spouse(s): Edith King

Children(s): Victoire Kearns, Leona Kearns, John Kearns, Gerard Kearns, Mary Kearns, Isabel Kearns

John Dominic (JD) Kearns was born in 1886 in Ipswich, South Dakota, USA, the child of John Kearns And Attracta Mary Brennan. John Dominic (JD) Kearns married Edith Lillabridge King, and had children including Gerard Rusty Patrick Kearns, Isabel Madeleine Kearns, John Joe Joseph Kearns, Leona Catherine Kearns, Mary Louise Kearns, Victoire Vicky Edith Kearns. John Dominic (JD) Kearns passed away in 1948 in Vancouver.

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Biography

  • John Dominic (JD) Kearns was born in 1886 in Ipswich, South Dakota, USA, the child of John Kearns And Attracta Mary Brennan.
  • John Dominic (JD) Kearns married Edith Lillabridge King, and had children including Gerard Rusty Patrick Kearns, Isabel Madeleine Kearns, John Joe Joseph Kearns, Leona Catherine Kearns, Mary Louise Kearns, Victoire Vicky Edith Kearns.
  • John Dominic (JD) Kearns passed away in 1948 in Vancouver.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Kearns
1845–1919
Birth Location: Raheen, Solohead/Oola parish, Co Tipperary, Ireland
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Attracta Brennan
1867–1928
Birth Location: Drimina Townland, Kilmacteigue Parish, Sligo Co. Ireland
AB

Spouses(s)

Edith King
1886–1964
Birth Location: Chicago
EK

Children(s)

Victoire Kearns
1912–1993
Birth Location: Vancouver, B.C., Canada
VK
Leona Kearns
1924–1996
Birth Location: Vancouver, B.C., Canada
LK
John Kearns
1920–2005
Birth Location: Vancouver, B.C., Canada
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Gerard Kearns
1925–2006
Birth Location: Vancouver, B.C., Canada
GK
Mary Kearns
1914–1988
Birth Location: Vancouver, B.C., Canada
MK
Isabel Kearns
1927–2000
Birth Location: Vancouver, B.C., Canada
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John Kearns's Ancestors

Self
John Kearns
1886–1948
Birth Place: Ipswich, South Dakota, USA
Parents
John Kearns
1845–1919
Raheen, Solohead/Oola parish, Co Tipperary, Ireland
Attracta (Mary) Brennan
1867–1928
Drimina Townland, Kilmacteigue Parish, Sligo Co. Ireland
Grandparents
John Kearns
1810–
Ireland
Mary O'Dwyer
1816–1916
Cappawhite Parish, Co Tipperary, Ireland
Michael Brennan
1831–
Tubbercurry, Sligo, Ireland
Bridget Mulholland
1841–
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Kearns
1775–1851
John Dwyer
1795–1877
Margaret Hogan
1795–1832
Matthew Mulholland
1813–
Winifred Duffy
1810–1877
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Michael Kearns
–1806
Edmund Hogan
1771–1845
Bridget Roche
1775–

John Kearns's Descendants

1.
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John (Dominic (JD)) Kearns (4 AUG 1886–3 DEC 1948) m. Edith (Lillabridge) King (1886–1964)
  1. 1. Victoire ((Vicky) Edith) Kearns 1912–1993
  2. 2. Leona (Catherine) Kearns 1924–1996
  3. 3. John ((Joe) Joseph) Kearns 1920–2005
  4. 4. Gerard ((Rusty) Patrick) Kearns 1925–2006 m. Rose Lasanko 1927–2008
  5. 5. Mary (Louise) Kearns 1914–1988
  6. 6. Isabel (Madeleine) Kearns 1927–2000

John Kearns's Timeline

2 Records

1886
4 AUG 1886
Birth of John Dominic (JD) Kearns in Ipswich, South Dakota, USA
Ipswich, South Dakota, USA
1948
3 DEC 1948
Age 62
Death of John Dominic (JD) Kearns in Vancouver, BC, Canada
Vancouver, BC, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 AUG 1886
    Event Place: Ipswich, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source: Washington, Marriage Records, Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Marriage Records, 1854-2013; Reference Number: kingcoarchmr_23831

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 26 AUG 1886
    Event Place: baptized, Ipswich, South Dakota, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: 4th grade & self educated

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Place: Business man

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 DEC 1948
    Event Place: Vancouver, BC, Canada
    Record Source: L Welch diary

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Vancouver
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