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Merle Duane Kennedy 1941–2010 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 July 1941

Birth Location: Brinsmade, Benson, North Dakota, United States

Death Date: 18 August 2010

Death Location: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States

Father: Vernon Kennedy

Mother: Olga McCloud

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In 1941, Merle Duane Kennedy entered the world in Brinsmade, Benson, North Dakota, United States, born to Vernon Eugene Kennedy And Olga Johanna Mccloud. Merle Duane Kennedy passed away in 2010 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1941, Merle Duane Kennedy entered the world in Brinsmade, Benson, North Dakota, United States, born to Vernon Eugene Kennedy And Olga Johanna Mccloud.
  • Merle Duane Kennedy passed away in 2010 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States.

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Merle Kennedy's Ancestors

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Merle Kennedy
1941–2010
Birth Place: Brinsmade, Benson, North Dakota, United States
Parents
Vernon Eugene Kennedy
1913–1973
Minnewaukan, Benson, North Dakota, United States
Olga (Johanna) McCloud
1920–1981
Minnewaukan, Benson, North Dakota, United States
Grandparents
Elbert (Lee) McCloud
1882–1979
Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota, United States
Lena Olsen
1882–1980
Romsdalen, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Great-Grandparents
George McCloud
1855–1930
Clara Ellis
1860–1948
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonas McLoud
1821–1902
Mandana Foster
1813–1896

Merle Kennedy's Timeline

2 Records

1941
22 July 1941
Birth of Merle Duane Kennedy in Brinsmade, Benson, North Dakota, United States
Brinsmade, Benson, North Dakota, United States
2010
18 August 2010
Age 69
Death of Merle Duane Kennedy in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States
Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 July 1941
    Event Place: Brinsmade, Benson, North Dakota, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 August 2010
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States

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