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Lt. Col. James Kent 1785–1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1785

Birth Location: Dublin Bay, on board ship Nova Scotia

Death Date: 25 Mar 1866

Death Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Alexander KENT

Mother: Hannah Swinbourne

Spouse(s): Christianna Guild

Children(s): Samuel Kent

In 1785, Lt. Col. James Kent entered the world in Dublin Bay, on board ship Nova Scotia, born to Alexander Kent And Hannah Swinbourne. Lt. Col. James Kent married Christianna Guild, and had children including Samuel Wellington Kent. Lt. Col. James Kent passed away in 1866 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1785, Lt. Col. James Kent entered the world in Dublin Bay, on board ship Nova Scotia, born to Alexander Kent And Hannah Swinbourne.
  • Lt. Col. James Kent married Christianna Guild, and had children including Samuel Wellington Kent.
  • Lt. Col. James Kent passed away in 1866 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lt. Kent's Ancestors

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Lt. Kent
1785–1866
Birth Place: Dublin Bay, on board ship Nova Scotia
Parents
Alexander KENT
1767–1794
St. Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Hannah Swinbourne
1755–1831
Bickenhill, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Alexander Kennedy
1732–1786
Grange, Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland
Helen Pollock
1726–
St Cuthberts,Edinburgh,Midlothian,Scotland
John (Swinbourne) (English)
–1799
Bickenhill, Warwickshire, England
Mary SHEMMONS
1725–1764
Alrewas, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
James Kennedy
1687–1761
Elizabeth Doig
1692–
Magnus Pollock
1680–1756
Marion Raeburn
1688–
Richard (English)
1688–1766
Mary Smith
1688–
Henry (English)
–1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Kennedy
–1715
John Swinbourne
1666–1729
Anne Fisher
1667–1729

Lt. Kent's Descendants

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Lt. (Col. James) Kent (1785–25 Mar 1866) m. Christianna Guild (1787–07 Aug 1864)
  1. 1. Samuel (Wellington) Kent 1817–1901 m. Eliza (Ann) MacInnes 1816–1874
    1. 1. Samuel (Wellington) Kent 1861–1959 m. Gertrude Stevenson 1868–1938

Lt. Kent's Timeline

2 Records

1785
1785
Birth of Lt. Col. James Kent in Dublin Bay, on board ship Nova Scotia
Dublin Bay, on board ship Nova Scotia
1866
25 Mar 1866
Age 81
Death of Lt. Col. James Kent in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Dublin Bay, on board ship Nova Scotia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1866
    Event Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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