Stephen Williams Kenney

Stephen Williams Kenney
b: 13 NOV 1814
d: 22 SEP 1897

Biography

Stephen Williams Kenney was born November 13, 1814 in Gill, Mass. anddied September 22, 1901 at Horse Shoe Lake, Minnesota. He was buried onthe old Alexander farm on Horse Shoe Lake. Pollard - "Are We Related" -page 20
Morristown Twp. Courthouse records - A-188-22 state that he was born onNovember 13, 1814 in Barnstable, Mass. and died on September 22, 1897 inKenneyville, Rice County, Minnesota and was buried in the KenneyCemetery, Waterville Twp.
His obituary was printed in the Waterville Gazette on September 24,1897. He had been a resident of Kenneyville since 1856 and was one ofthe pioneers of this section and was well known. [see copy]
Cemetery information for Calvary [Fairbault] Wells Twp. shows StephenWilliam Kenney, 13/Nov/1812-B.; 22/Sep/1897 - D located Cemetery 180 WE 1- spouse Sophronia C. Alexander. Apparently his grave was moved fromKenneyville to this cemetery.
There is a Calvary cemetery in Waterville, MN.
"September 22, 1897 - Stephen W. Kenney M W Mass. 83-10-23 B. Mass -Cancer of stomach - farmer - Ruben Kenney - Sophronia [unk] Mass." Thisinformation from material printed at the Genealogy Center for Le SueurCounty located at Elysian, Minnesota.

Note: Stephen's birth is recorded as 13 November 1813 in the Kenneyfamily Bible that was mailed to me by Marie Kenney Steffen - Arline Kenney

Facts

13 NOV 1814 - Birth - ; Gill, Mass. - Barnstable, Mass.
22 SEP 1897 - Death - ; Horseshoe Lake, Minnesota [Kenneyville]

Ancestors

		Reuben Keeney I 1747 - 26 FEB 1797

	Reuben Keeney II 26 OCT 1772 - 22 DEC 1853

		Jemima Webster 16 FEB 1749/50 - 9 JUN 1829

Stephen Williams Kenney 13 NOV 1814 - 22 SEP 1897

		Daniel Nightingale -

	Mary [Polly] Nightingale 1779 - 19 DEC 1860

		Unknown -

Family Group Sheet - Child

PARENT (M) Reuben Keeney II
	Birth	26 OCT 1772	Glastonbury,Connecticut, Hartford County
	Death	22 DEC 1853	Greenfield, Massachusetts/Franklin County
	Marriage	11 MAR 1799	to Mary [Polly] Nightingale at Gill, Massachusetts/Franklin County
	Father	Reuben Keeney I
	Mother	Jemima Webster
PARENT (F) Mary [Polly] Nightingale
	Birth	1779	New Hampshire
	Death	19 DEC 1860	Greenfield, Massachusetts/Franklin County
	Marriage	11 MAR 1799	to Reuben Keeney II at Gill, Massachusetts/Franklin County
	Father	Daniel Nightingale
	Mother	Unknown
CHILDREN
M	Jabez Kenney
	Birth	13 JUL 1800	Bernardston, Mass./Franklin County
	Death	12 APR 1879	Denmark, Iowa
	Marriage	16 OCT 1823	to Emily Dickinson at Vernon, VT./Windham County
F	Eunice [Emma] Kenney
	Birth	22 AUG 1802
	Death		Hebron, NY.
	Marriage		to Wm. MC Coy
M	Loranson Kenney
	Birth	15 DEC 1804
	Death		Geneva, Ohio
	Marriage		to ?
F	Lurancy Kenney
	Birth	15 DEC 1804	Twin sister of Loranson
	Death		Greenfield, Massachusetts
	Marriage		to Chapin
F	Nancy Ann Kenney
	Birth	13 FEB 1807
	Death		Greenfield, Mass.
	Marriage		to Nobel Philips
M	Charles Kenney
	Birth	31 MAY 1809	Charles ran away and was never heard from again.
	Death	UNKNOWN
M	Stephen Williams Kenney
	Birth	13 NOV 1814	Gill, Mass. - Barnstable, Mass.
	Death	22 SEP 1897	Horseshoe Lake, Minnesota [Kenneyville]
	Marriage	1 MAR 1835	to Sophronia Cushman Alexander at Bernardston, Mass.
M	Martin R. Kenney
	Birth	27 MAR 1817	Gill, Mass.
	Death
	Marriage	UNKNOWN	to Miss Donaldston
M	Henry E. Kenney
	Birth	13 MAR 1822	Greenfield, Mass./Franklin County B-28-29
	Death	16 SEP 1884	Horse Shoe Lake, Minnesota [Kenneyville] A-80-27
	Marriage	19 JUL 1855	to Ermina Holden at Northfield, Mass./Franklin County
F	Mary Kenney
	Birth	15 DEC 1819	Massachusetts
	Death		Gill, Massachusetts
	Marriage		to Dorus Guellow

Family Group Sheet - Spouse

PARENT (M) Stephen Williams Kenney
	Birth	13 NOV 1814	Gill, Mass. - Barnstable, Mass.
	Death	22 SEP 1897	Horseshoe Lake, Minnesota [Kenneyville]
	Marriage	1 MAR 1835	to Sophronia Cushman Alexander at Bernardston, Mass.
	Father	Reuben Keeney II
	Mother	Mary [Polly] Nightingale
PARENT (F) Sophronia Cushman Alexander
	Birth	9 JAN 1816	Bernardston, Mass./Franklin County
	Death	6 JUN 1907	Horseshoe Lake, Minnesota [Kenneyville]
	Marriage	1 MAR 1835	to Stephen Williams Kenney at Bernardston, Mass.
	Father	?
	Mother	?
CHILDREN
M	Seth Harmon Kenney
	Birth	22 FEB 1836	Williamstown, Mass.
	Death	24 MAY 1917	Horse Shoe Lake, Minnesota [Kenneyville]
	Marriage	29 JUL 1859	to Olive Purrington at Richville, New York
M	George Alexander Kenney
	Birth	29 AUG 1838	Bernardston, Mass./Franklin County
	Death	2 JAN 1931	Salmon, Idaho
	Marriage	28 FEB 1865	to Loretta Olive Salisbury at Warsaw, Morristown Twp. Rice County, Minnesota Book 1865 Page 212
M	Charles Henry Kenney
	Birth	21 NOV 1840	Colerain,Massachusetts
	Death	18 JAN 1918	Minnesota
	Marriage	21 FEB 1865	to Euretta Jane Horton at Morristown, Minn.
M	Ralph Williams Kenney
	Birth	7 MAY 1843	Colerain,Massachusetts
	Death	28 SEP 1899	Salmon, Idaho
	Marriage	28 FEB 1865	to Emma Melissa Coates at Fairbault, Morristown, Rice County, Minnesota Bk 1865 page 213
M	Frank Eldridge Kenney
	Birth	7 MAR 1845	Colrain,Massachusetts
	Death	20 NOV 1915	Minneapolis, Minnesota
	Marriage		to Lois Purinton
M	John Armstrong Kenney
	Birth	25 JAN 1847	Colrain,Massachusetts
	Death	9 OCT 1882	Horse Shoe Lake, Minnesota [Kenneyville]
	Marriage	22 APR 1871	to Ida O. Fullerton at Rice County, Minnesota
M	Dwight Judson Kenney I
	Birth	25 JAN 1848	Colrain,Massachusetts
	Death	20 AUG 1849	Massachusetts
M	Dwight Judson Kenney II
	Birth	25 NOV 1850	Bernardston, Mass./Franklin County
	Death	12 APR 1944	Minneapolis, Minnesota
	Marriage	18 SEP 1872	to Josephine Elizabeth Haney at Minnesota
F	Mary Alexander Kenney
	Birth	4 AUG 1862	Horse Shoe Lake, Minnesota [Kenneyville]
	Death	3 JUN 1946	Faribault, Minnesota
	Marriage	16 SEP 1878	to Frank N. Horton at Horse Shoe Lake, Minnesota