George Kennedy (1799-1870) was a Canadian businessman. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Georgetown, Ontario is named in his honour. Georgetown is a community in the town of Halton Hills, Ontario, Canada. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec
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Early life
Kennedy was born at Snyder's Mills (St. Ann). His father was John Kennedy (1761-1847) and his mother was Charity (nee Wurtz) (1761-1800). John was a teacher, a job he had trained for years before in Sussex, New Jersey. Sussex is a Borough in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. Charity ran the household.
His siblings include: John (1787-1874), Elizabeth (1788-1842), Ann (1790-1797), Charles (1792-1854), and Morris (1794-1870).
After the death of his mother (Charity), his father remarried, this time to Barbara (nee Slough) (1773-1849). Barbara and John had eight more children.
Marriage
George married Sarah Bedford (1798-1875) in 1821. They had nine children: Charity (c1822), Sarah (c1823), Harriet (1824) - the first child born in Georgetown, George Couse (1826), Emery (1827), Sarah Ann (c1828?), Louisa (1830), John Corban (1834), and Barbara Elizabeth (1836).
Family History -- arrival in Upper Canada
Kennedy's parents were supporters of the King during the American Revolutionary War. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" After its conclusion in 1783, life became unbearable for the Loyalists who settled in places like Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Quebec. Year 1783 ( MDCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or In general a loyalist is one who maintains loyalty to an established government political party or sovereign especially during war or revolutionary change Niagara District, Upper Canada was the place that John and Charity travelled to with their children. The Niagara District was a historic District in Upper Canada which existed until 1849 The Province of Upper Canada (French Province du Haut-Canada) was a British colony located in what is now the southern portion of the Province of Ontario Land was granted to John in Gainsborough Township, Niagara District in 1795.
References
Georgetown - Reflections of a Small Town, by John Mark Benbow Rowe, 2006, ISBN 0-921901-28-3
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| NAME | Kennedy, George |
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| DATE OF BIRTH | 1799 |
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| DATE OF DEATH | 1870 |
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