flag male ancestor  John Alexander  KEDDY

  (b. 14 September 1770 Mahone Bay, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada   d. 5 February 1845 Northfield, Queens, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada )  

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John Alexander KEDDY was born 14 September 1770 in Mahone Bay, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

John Alexander KEDDY was the child of John William KEDDY   and   Maria Magdalena HALTER

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John Alexander  married  Mary Elizabeth LOHNES 20 February 1797 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Elizabeth LOHNES  was born abt. 1779 in Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.  Mary Elizabeth died 15 November 1856 in Nova Scotia, Canada.  Mary Elizabeth was the child of Johann Heinrich LOHNES and Anna Charlotta MOSSMAN.

John Alexander KEDDY died 5 February 1845 in Northfield, Queens, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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John Alexander KEDDY married flag female ancestor Mary Elizabeth LOHNES-- Date: 20 February 1797 Place: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Mary Elizabeth LOHNES was the child of Johann Heinrich LOHNES and Anna Charlotta MOSSMAN




Children of John Alexander KEDDY and Mary Elizabeth LOHNES:

flag female ancestor Mary Elizabeth KEDDY (b.19 September 1812, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada  d. 17 December 1877, Greenfield, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada)
m. Barnabas MILES 26 December 1833



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birth1770 Birth
14 September 1770
Mahone Bay, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
News1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1797 Marriage / Partner
John Alexander KEDDY and Mary Elizabeth LOHNES 20 February 1797, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

He was 26 years old.
1812 Birth of Child
Mary Elizabeth KEDDY was born 19 September 1812, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

John Alexander was 42 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
death1845 Death
5 February 1845
Northfield, Queens, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada

He died at the age of 74.
Added: 11/22/2025 12:16:33 PM - Updated: 12/12/2025 10:18:03 AM

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