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Joshua W. Kennedy 1817–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1817

Birth Location: Georgia, United States

Death Date: 1865

Death Location: Shortly Civil War, Itawamba, Mississippi, United States

Father: Maxfield Kennedy

Mother: Sarah DeJarnette

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The story of Joshua W. Kennedy began in 1817 in Georgia, United States. Joshua W. Kennedy passed away in 1865 in Shortly Civil War, Itawamba, Mississippi, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Joshua W. Kennedy began in 1817 in Georgia, United States.
  • Joshua W. Kennedy passed away in 1865 in Shortly Civil War, Itawamba, Mississippi, United States.

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Joshua Kennedy's Ancestors

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Joshua Kennedy
1817–1865
Birth Place: Georgia, United States
Parents
Maxfield Kennedy
1784–1856
Camden Kershaw,South Carolina, USA
Sarah DeJarnette
1779–1854
Prince Edward County, Virginia
Grandparents
Joseph (Pulaski) Kennedy
1730–1796
Johnston, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Dick) Hinson
1730–1797
Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Kennedy
1690–1749
Mary Henderson
1690–1777
Nathan Dicks
1727–1765
Mary Ballinger
1729–1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Kennedy
1658–1698
Anna Crawford
1653–1693
John Henderson
1664–1737
Margaret Christie
1667–1959
Nathan Dicks
1690–1756
Deborah Clark
1690–1760
Henry Ballinger
1695–1774
Hannah Ballinger
1709–1760

Joshua Kennedy's Timeline

2 Records

1817
1817
Birth of Joshua W. Kennedy in Georgia, United States
Georgia, United States
1865
1865
Age 48
Death of Joshua W. Kennedy in Shortly Civil War, Itawamba, Mississippi, United States
Shortly Civil War, Itawamba, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1817
    Event Place: Georgia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: Shortly Civil War, Itawamba, Mississippi, United States

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