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John KENNAN

John KENNAN

Male 1745 - 1778  (32 years)

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  • Name John KENNAN 
    Birth 7 Apr 1745  Rutland, Worcester, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Land 29 Mar 1781  [1] 
    • Received a deed from his brother John of a piece of land.
    Military Note 21 Apr 1775  Charlemont, Franklin, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    • McKennan, John, Charlemont. Private, Capt. Sylvanus Rice's co. of militia, which marched April 22, 1775, in response to the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 6 days; reported enlisted into the army April 27, 1775.
      Served as a private in the Revolutionary War, in Lieut. Joseph Warren's company, which marched from Charlemont on April 21, 1775.
    Military Note 10 May 1777  Hampshire Co., MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Served as a private in the Revolutionary War, in Lieut. Joseph Warren's company, which marched from Charlemont on April 21, 1775. He enlisted again on May 10, 1777, in Capt. Lawrence Kemp's company. The company was detached from Hampshire County militia for service under Col. David Wells in the Northern Department.
    Death 27 Jan 1778 
    • John is said to have died in the war.
    Person ID I5454  MM
    Last Modified 8 Oct 2022 

    Father James MCKENNAN,   b. Between 1715 and 1720, Londonderry, Ulster, IRELAND Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1785, Charlemont, Franklin, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Margaret SMITH,   b. Abt 1717, SCOTLAND Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1802  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Patience GOSS,   b. Abt 1754 
    Marriage 25 Apr 1773  Worthington, Hampshire, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Family ID F1803  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Jul 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 7 Apr 1745 - Rutland, Worcester, MA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 25 Apr 1773 - Worthington, Hampshire, MA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary Note - 21 Apr 1775 - Charlemont, Franklin, MA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary Note - 10 May 1777 - Hampshire Co., MA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S776] Thomas Lathrop Kennon, Kennan Family, (Canon Printing Company, Milwauee, Wisc., 1907), 776.

    2. [S777] Vital Records of Rutland, (Franklin P. Rice, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1905), 777.

    3. [S817] Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors, (Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, Mass., 1899), 817.

    4. [S927] Holbrook, Jay and Delene, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts, Provo, UT), 927.