John Whitcomb Kennan1,2 
M, #34, b. 12 August 1821, d. 26 December 1899
| Father* | Elijah Kennan2 b. 3 Oct 1796, d. 10 Apr 1827 |
| Mother* | Sally Whitcomb2 b. 21 Mar 1797 |
| Relationship | 3rd great-grandfather of Robert Michael Damon |
| Reference | DFT000-06 |
John Whitcomb Kennan was born on 12 August 1821 in West Boylston, Worcester County, Massachusetts
.3 He was the son of Elijah Kennan and Sally Whitcomb.2 John Whitcomb Kennan married Mary Keen, daughter of Deacon Samuel Keen and Margaret Orr Clift, on 11 April 1849.2 John Whitcomb Kennan died on 26 December 1899 in Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, at age 78.3
John Whitcomb's father Elijah Kennan died on 10 April 1827.2 John Whitcomb Kennan became the father of Josephine S. Kennan on 20 June 1850.2 John Whitcomb Kennan became the father of Annie Bates Kennan on 26 April 1856.2 John Whitcomb's daughter Annie Bates Kennan died on 6 September 1859.2 John Whitcomb Kennan became the father of Mary Whitcomb Kennan on 27 March 1861.1 John Whitcomb's daughter was married at wedding of Mary Whitcomb Kennan and Ralph Hagar Damon on 3 June 1884 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.1 John Whitcomb Kennan became a widower with the death of his wife, Mary Keen on 3 August 1891 at age 68.4,2
.3 He was the son of Elijah Kennan and Sally Whitcomb.2 John Whitcomb Kennan married Mary Keen, daughter of Deacon Samuel Keen and Margaret Orr Clift, on 11 April 1849.2 John Whitcomb Kennan died on 26 December 1899 in Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, at age 78.3John Whitcomb's father Elijah Kennan died on 10 April 1827.2 John Whitcomb Kennan became the father of Josephine S. Kennan on 20 June 1850.2 John Whitcomb Kennan became the father of Annie Bates Kennan on 26 April 1856.2 John Whitcomb's daughter Annie Bates Kennan died on 6 September 1859.2 John Whitcomb Kennan became the father of Mary Whitcomb Kennan on 27 March 1861.1 John Whitcomb's daughter was married at wedding of Mary Whitcomb Kennan and Ralph Hagar Damon on 3 June 1884 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
.1 John Whitcomb Kennan became a widower with the death of his wife, Mary Keen on 3 August 1891 at age 68.4,2Census
| Date | Place | |
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| 1880 | in East Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts | John W Kennan is head of household on the census of 1 June 1880 in East Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Enumerated with him were Mrs Mary (Keen) Kennan, Josephine S. Kennan and Mary W Kennan.5 |
3 Children of John Whitcomb Kennan and Mary Keen, daughter of Deacon Samuel Keen and Margaret Orr Clift, |
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| Last Edited | 23 Sep 2002 |
Citations
- [S36] Richard A. Jr Damon, The Damon Family of Reading, Massachussetts (Penobscot Press, October 1999). Repository: Richard Smith Damon Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in. Hereinafter cited as Damon Family of Reading, MA.
- [S55] Thomas Lathrop Kennan, Genealogy of the Kennan Family (Milwaukee: Cannon Printing Co., 1907). Repository: Richard Smith Damon Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in.
- [S51] Edward Kennan Damon, Winslow Johnson Damon Family Tree. A tree mostly built from previous works handed down in the family. Repository: Richard Smith Damon Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in.
- [S17] Margaret Orr Nutter Alexander, Margaret Orr Keen Family Tree Margaret Orr Keen Family Tree, 14 Dec 2000, (Repository: Richard Smith Damon), (Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in).
- [S65] United States Census, 1880, John Whitcomb Kennan, Massachusetts, Plymouth County, East Bridgewater, Page 34, Lines 1-4, T9-0549, Image 471B. (Ancestry, http://www.ancestry.com).