Rosanna Kennedy1

#7941, (March 1855 - )
Relationship2nd cousin 1 time removed of Anna Margaret Donovan
Father*John Thomas Kennedy1 (c 1828 - b 1882)
Mother*Deborah Lynch1 (1828 - 1901)
Prob. same as Annie (1102); no Annie in 1861 census.2 
Birth*March 1855She was born in March 1855 at New BrunswickG.1,3 
Baptism17 June 1855She was baptized on 17 June 1855 at St-Thomas Church, Memramcook, Dorchester Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.4 
1861She appeared on the census of 1861 in the household of John Thomas Kennedy and Deborah Lynch at Moncton, Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG, age 6; (neis. Susan Hannigan (58); James and Ellen Walsh; Patrick and Jane Hennessey.)3 
1871She appeared on the census of 1871 in the household of John Thomas Kennedy and Deborah Lynch at Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG, age 15, b. NB.5 
Marriage10 January 1883She witnessed the marriage of John T Dowd and Rosanna Alexander on 10 January 1883 at St. Bernard Church, Moncton, Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.6 
Marriage17 February 1892She witnessed the marriage of Thomas Coffey and Catherine Kennedy on 17 February 1892 at Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.7,8,9 
Baptism4 April 1892She sponsored the baptism of Sarah Ellen Kennedy on 4 April 1892 at Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.10 

Citations

  1. [S101] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: St-Thomas, Memramcook, Cte Westmorland, 1845-1899 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), 1855, pp. 87-88, img 95-96, bapt. of Rosanna Kennedy, q.v.
  2. [S520] VWH.
  3. [S80] 1861 New Brunswick Province Census. John Thomas (33), b. NB, farmer prop.; Deborah (33), b. NB; Andrew Downey (60), step father, b. Ireland; Rozanna (60), mother, b. Ireland.
  4. [S101] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: St-Thomas, Memramcook, 1845-1899, 1855, pp. 87-88, img 95-96, (handwritten). Rosanna Kennedy, age 3 mo., dau of John Kennedy and Debora Leitch [sic]; bapt. 17 Jun 1855 by F X Lafrance, sponsors James O'Neil and Helen Laracy. Same day as Thomas McDonald, John Corbert, Florence Donovan, Catherine Kennedy and Ann Delahunt.
  5. [S84] 1871 Canada Census. John Canada (43), farmer; Deborah (43); both b. NB, Irish, R.C.
  6. [S109] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: St-Bernard Parish, Cte Westmorland, Moncton, 1873 to 1899 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), Year 1883, p. 1, M-2, img. 113/300. John T Dowd and Rosanna Alexander, both of Moncton Parish, marr. 10 Jan 1883 by H A Meahan; witn. Andrew Alexander and Rosanna Kennedy.
  7. [S133] Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Registration Division, Marriages (Sch. B.), Return of Clergyman: [stamped] 001343; Thomas Coffey [no age], res. Moncton, b. Shediac, bachelor, I.C.R. conductor, RC, parents John Coffey and Jane Hamilton; Catherine Kennedy [no age], res. Moncton, b. Irishtown, spinster, RC, parents John T. Kennedy and Debra Lynch; marr. 17 Feb 1892 by banns.
  8. [S109] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: St-Bernard Moncton 1873-1899, p. 166, img. 204/300. Thomas Coffey and Catherine Kennedy, both of Moncton, marr. 17 Feb 1892, by Meehan; witn. John Hamiltonn and Rosanna Kennedy.
  9. [S608] Daniel F Johnson's New Brunswick Newspaper Vital Statistics [database], online archives.gnb.ca/Search/NewspaperVitalStats, Daniel F. Johnson : Volume 83 Number 1293; citing The Moncton Times, 17 Feb 1892: "An interesting event took place this morn. at 8 o'clock in St. Bernard's church, Miss Catherine Kennedy, Moncton and Conductor Coffey, I.C.R. being united in marriage by Rev. Father Meahan. John Hamilton supported the groom, Miss Rosanna Kennedy, sister of the bride, attending the latter."
  10. [S109] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: St-Bernard Moncton 1873-1899, p. 169, img. 205/300, bapt. 34. Sarah Ellen Kennedy, dau. of John Kennedy and Julia Anne Donovan, age about two years, bapt. 4 Apr 1892, by Meehan; sponsor Rosanna Kennedy.