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Joseph Kennedy 1768 – 1825 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1768

Birth Location: New York, USA

Death Date: 22 Aug 1825

Death Location: Kentucky, USA

Father: THOMAS Kennedy

Mother: Dinah Piersol

Spouse(s): Mary Davis

Children(s): Thomas Kennedy, Alfred Kennedy, Davis Kennedy, Hannah Kennedy, Nancy Kennedy, Nancy Pace, Eliza Kennedy, Sally Kennedy

Joseph Kennedy was born in 1768 in New York, USA, the child of THOMAS Davis Kennedy and Dinah Davis Piersol. In 1812, Joseph Kennedy resided in Kentucky. Joseph Kennedy married Mary Davis, and had children including Thomas Davis Kennedy, Alfred H. Kennedy, Davis Kennedy, Hannah Kennedy, Nancy C Kennedy, Nancy Pace, Eliza Kennedy, Sally Kennedy. Joseph Kennedy passed away in 1825 in Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Kennedy was born in 1768 in New York, USA, the child of THOMAS Davis Kennedy and Dinah Davis Piersol.
  • In 1812, Joseph Kennedy resided in Kentucky.
  • Joseph Kennedy married Mary Davis, and had children including Thomas Davis Kennedy, Alfred H. Kennedy, Davis Kennedy, Hannah Kennedy, Nancy C Kennedy, Nancy Pace, Eliza Kennedy, Sally Kennedy.
  • Joseph Kennedy passed away in 1825 in Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Kennedy's Ancestors

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Joseph Kennedy
1768 – 1825
Birth Place: New York, USA
Parents
THOMAS Davis Kennedy
1741 – 1821
Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA
Dinah (Davis) Piersol
1735 – 1821
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Thomas Kennedy
1702 – 1789
Northern Ireland
Elizabeth Shipman
1715 – 1808
Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Zaccheus Davis
1710 – 1788
Radnor, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
Joanna (Smith) Edwards
1710 – 1768
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Kennedy
1673 – 1714
ANNA (MARSHELL)
1677 –
John Shipman
1687 – 1742
Elizabeth Kirtland
1688 – 1778
Thomas Edwards
1673 – 1764
Mary Britton
1678 – 1739
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Kennedy
1650 – 1730
Margaret Wilson
1650 – 1717
William Marshall
1650 –
John Kirtland
1659 – 1716
Lidia Kirkland
1659 – 1730
Alexander Edwards
1638 – 1712
WillIam Dudley
1660 – 1719
Mary Bawd
1663 – 1722

Joseph Kennedy's Descendants

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Joseph Kennedy (1768 – 22 Aug 1825) m. Mary Davis (1780 – 1 Feb 1855)
  1. 1. Thomas (Davis) Kennedy (6 August 1795 – 10 August 1869)
  2. 2. Alfred (H.) Kennedy (28 December 1810 – 03 Apr 1882)
  3. 3. Davis Kennedy (Abt. 1811 – 05 Nov 1889)
  4. 4. Hannah Kennedy (12 Feb 1812 – 16 Aug 1835)
  5. 5. Nancy (C) Kennedy (21 Jul 1816 – 19 Feb 1883) m. Robert (Hilton) Pace (March 1811 – 21 Jan 1861)
    1. 1. Rosalind Pace (6 Apr 1838 – 9 Jan 1910)
    2. 2. Mary ("Mollie") Pace (13 Jan 1840 – 18 Mar 1861)
    3. 3. Henry (H) Pace (15 Apr 1841 – 14 February 1861)
    4. 4. Mary Pace (Abt. 1843 – 3 Jul 1855)
    5. 5. Augustus (Conway) Pace (abt 1843 – 23 Dec 1915)
    6. 6. Louis (Liston) Pace (30 Nov 1846 – 26 Dec 1939)
    7. 7. George (S) Pace (14 August 1847 – 29 January 1918) m. Sarah (Ann "Sallie") Starkey (27 Jul 1846 – 03 Feb 1920) m. Eva (A Brady) Kyle (17 May 1871 – 13 October 1920)
      1. 1. Mollie Pace (1858 – 1901)
      2. 2. Mary (H. Pace) Porter (1870 – 1901)
      3. 3. Harry (W.) Pace (Apr 1872 – 19 Jul 1923)
      4. 4. August Pace (About 1876 – )
      5. 5. (Nannie)Nancy (Roberta) Pace (9 March 1882 – 2 Feb 1953) m. George (Franklin 'Frank') Mollenkopf (2 Jul 1874 – 18 Jul 1936) m. John (V) Matheny (20 Apr 1878 – 08 Jan 1960) m. Harrison (Harlan (harry)) Davis (10 July 1888 – 1959)
        1. 1. Infant Mollenkopf (12 Nov 1900 – 12 Nov 1900)
        2. 2. Nellie (May) Mollenkopf (18 December 1901 – 25 February 1965) m. Ralph (Allen) Burt (21 Oct 1899 – 07 July 1963)
        3. 3. Robert (Harrison) Davis (16 Feb 1920 – 31 Dec 1989)
      6. 6. Nancy (Roberta Pace Matheny) Davis (9 March 1882 – 2 Feb 1953)
      7. 7. Mollie Pace (Abt 1870 – )
    8. 8. Robert (Hilton) Pace (abt 1851 – )
    9. 9. Caroline ("Carrie") Pace (27 Jan 1853 – 4 Jan 1932)
    10. 10. James (Kennedy) Pace (3 Jul 1855 – 9 Jul 1917)
    11. 11. Kate ((Twin)) Pace (3 Jul 1855 – 4 Aug 1855)
  6. 6. Nancy Pace (21 July 1816 – 19 February 1883)
  7. 7. Eliza Kennedy
  8. 8. Sally Kennedy

Joseph Kennedy's Timeline

3 Records

1768
1768
Birth of Joseph Kennedy in New York, USA
New York, USA
1812
1812
Age 44
Joseph Kennedy resided here in Kentucky
Kentucky
1825
22 Aug 1825
Age 57
Death of Joseph Kennedy in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1768
    Event Place: New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1812
    Event Place: Kentucky
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Soldiers of the War of 1812

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1825
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA

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