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Record #15081
Name :
: John Dennis KENNETT (1872 - 1954)


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Date of Birth
: 2 Sep 1872

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 27 Jun 1954
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Hampshire, Southampton
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialUnited States of America, Contra Costa, Pleasant Hill
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 21 Sep 1884
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Circassian

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Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Colonization Fund, London
NotesA birth registration was found for John Kennett: Date: Oct-Nov-Dec 1872; District: Southampton; County: Hampshire; Volume: 2c; Page: 9. Parents: George William Kennett and Catherine Hurley, married 1869 in Southampton, Hampshire, England.

In 1884, John Dennis Kennett, 11 (along with sister, Mary Kennett, 8; and brother G W Kennett, 13), arrived at Rimouski, Quebec, Canada, in a group of 9 children, accompanied by J. F. Boyd.

"Sixteenth Annual Report of the Local Government Board, 1886-87; Copy of Reports of Inspection of Children sent out to Canada, as of February 12, 1887.

Report of Mr. J. J. Daley, Government Immigration Agent at Montreal, P.Q.

John Dennis Kennett, aged 11, from Southampton Incorporation, placed with Camille Gratton, Ste. Therese, P.Q. A good boy, well liked by the family, by whom he is well cared for; his health is good."

John Dennis Kennett married Gerda Alfreda Johnson, born in Sweden and the daughter of John Emil Johnson and Alinda Sophia Paterson. The couple had at least 3 children: John Emil Kennett, born February 27, 1910, in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA; Mary G. Kennett, born about 1912 in California, USA; and William H. Kennett, born about 1915 in California, USA.

John Dennis Kennett, 66, was naturalized as a US citizen on June 5, 1939, at San Francisco, California, USA.

John Dennis Kennett died on June 27, 1954, in Pleasant Hill, Contra Costa, California, USA. Gerda Alfred Johnson Kennett died on December 11, 1961, in Alameda, California, USA. 
ContributorsCreated : 2011-07-26 20:46:02 / From original database

Last Updated : 2011-07-26 21:30:51 /

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