Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Jemima Kennedy

Female 1878 - 1951  (72 years)


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  • Name Jemima Kennedy 
    Born 18 Oct 1878  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-261310 
    Died 28 Aug 1951  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I261310  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father William Kennedy,   b. Apr 1835, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Feb 1925, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 89 years) 
    Mother Catherine "Katie" Grosz,   b. 17 Jun 1841, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 May 1926, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 5 Nov 1861  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Family ID F10219  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Miss Jemima Kennedy, 73, formerly of Elmira, died suddenly Tuesday, August 28, at K-W Hospital. She was born at Lexington, Ont., a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Kennedy, and resided in Elmira until recently when she came to live with her sister, Mrs. William Schneider, and Mr. Schneider, 63 West Ave., Kitchener.

      Mrs. Schneider is the only survivor. Three brothers and four sister predeceased her.

      Miss Kennedy was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Elmira.

      The body was at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor, Elmira, where a funeral service was held in the chapel Thursday at 3 p.m. Rev. F. Malinsky of St. Paul's Lutheran Church officiated and interment was in Elmira Cemetery.

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      William Kennedy Born: Ontario Res: Waterloo Age: 24 Father: John Mother: Sarah Stevens Born: 1837 Spouse: Catherine Gross Age: 20 born: Germany Res: Waterloo Born: 1841 Father: Adam Mother: Cath Eberhart married 5 Nov 1861 county: Waterloo

    2. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.

    3. [S20] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Telegraph (title varies: Berlin Telegraph, Berlin Daily Telegraph) (1853-1922), 8 Nov 1861.
      By the Rev. Mr. Bindeman, at Berlin - Kennedy - Gross: Nov. 5: Mr. Wm. Kennedy, to Miss Catharine Gross, of Waterloo Township.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 18 Oct 1878 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Aug 1951 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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