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John Kent 1816–1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1816

Birth Location: Bell Island Centre, Harbour Main and Bell Island, Newfoundland, Canada

Death Date: 1 September 1872

Death Location: St. John's, Avalon Peninsula Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Father: William Kent

Mother: Jane Hiscock

Spouse(s): Catherine Kennedy

Children(s): George Kent, James Kent, John Kent, William Kent

John Kent was born in 1816 in Bell Island Centre, Harbour Main and Bell Island, Newfoundland, Canada, the child of William K Kent And Jane Hiscock. John Kent married Catherine Kennedy, and had children including George Kent, James Kent, John Kent, Thomas Kent, William Kent. John Kent passed away in 1872 in St. John's, Avalon Peninsula Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

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Biography

  • John Kent was born in 1816 in Bell Island Centre, Harbour Main and Bell Island, Newfoundland, Canada, the child of William K Kent And Jane Hiscock.
  • John Kent married Catherine Kennedy, and had children including George Kent, James Kent, John Kent, Thomas Kent, William Kent.
  • John Kent passed away in 1872 in St. John's, Avalon Peninsula Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Kent's Ancestors

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John Kent
1816–1872
Birth Place: Bell Island Centre, Harbour Main and Bell Island, Newfoundland, Canada
Parents
William K. Kent
1783–1830
Brewood, Stafford, England
Jane Hiscock
1784–1870
Bell Island Center, Harbour Main and Bell Island, Newfoundland, Canada
Grandparents
James KENT
–1794
Ireland
Ann Tompkinson
1738–1801
Brewood, Staffordshire
Great-Grandparents
John Tomkinson
1714–1800
Sarah Mott
1706–1798
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Kent's Descendants

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John Kent (abt 1816–1 September 1872) m. Catherine Kennedy (abt 1817–3 Feb 1883)
  1. 1. George Kent 1828–1871 m. Mary Brown 1831–1908
    1. 1. James Kent 1866–1939 m. Margaret Peddle 1867–1961
      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
    2. 2. George Kent 1867–1941
    3. 3. Mary Kent 1857–1869
    4. 4. Johanna Kent 1855–
    5. 5. John Kent 1857–1941
    6. 6. Michael Kent 1860–1945
    7. 7. Margaret Kent 1862–
    8. 8. Catherine (Frances) Kent 1870–
  2. 2. James Kent 1823–
  3. 3. John Kent 1829–
  4. 4. William Kent 1831–1911 m. Ellen Grangel 1840–1896
    1. 1. Catherine ((Kitty) Mary) Kent 1877–1917
      1. 1. William (A) Flynn 1910–1997
    2. 2. Anastasia Kent 1867–1965
      1. 1. Ellen Kavanagh 1909–1984 m. Maurice Babcock 1904–1981
    3. 3. John (Joseph) Kent 1857–1937
      1. 1. William (Martin) Kent 1887–1965
        1. 1. Richard (John) Kent 1920–1989

John Kent's Timeline

4 Records

1805
1805
Birth of John Kent in Wexford, County Wexford, Ireland
Wexford, County Wexford, Ireland
1816
abt 1816
Birth of John Kent in Bell Island Centre, Harbour Main and Bell Island, Newfoundland, Canada
Bell Island Centre, Harbour Main and Bell Island, Newfoundland, Canada
1872
1 September 1872
Age 56
Death of John Kent in St. John's, Avalon Peninsula Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
St. John's, Avalon Peninsula Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
1873
24 Nov 1873
Age 57
John Kent - Probate in Principal Registry
Principal Registry

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1805
    Event Place: Wexford, County Wexford, Ireland
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1816
    Event Place: Bell Island Centre, Harbour Main and Bell Island, Newfoundland, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 September 1872
    Event Place: St. John's, Avalon Peninsula Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995
    [2] Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: St. John's, Avalon Peninsula Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1873
    Event Place: Principal Registry
    Record Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995

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