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James J. Kennedy

James J. Kennedy

Male 1859 - 1925  (65 years)


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  • Name James J. Kennedy  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Birth Mar 1859  Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 18 Feb 1925  St. Marys Road, Hanover, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I76820  Stewartsny
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

    Father Hugh Kennedy,   b. 16 Oct 1831, Stair, AYR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1870 and 1879, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Bridget Cecelia McKeown,   b. 1 Oct 1835, Loughgilly, Armagh, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Mar 1909, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F26820  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Margaret Mary Foley,   b. Jun 1860, Michaelstone, Glamorgan, Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Aug 1903, Plymouth Luz, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years) 
    Marriage 1879  Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Anna Mae Kennedy,   b. Nov 1880, Plymouth, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Oct 1938, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Thomas J Kennedy,   b. 28 Jul 1882, Plymouth, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Sep 1940, Plymouth, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Mary Kennedy,   b. 25 Feb 1884, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jan 1908, Plymouth, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 23 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Eugene Aloysius Kennedy,   b. 23 Feb 1886, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Dec 1947, Kingston, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. William Timothy Kennedy,   b. 12 May 1890, Plymouth, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Feb 1971, Lee Park, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. Bridget Kennedy,   b. Aug 1892, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Dec 1906, Plymouth, Luzerne, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 14 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. John Joseph Kennedy,   b. 12 Oct 1894, Plymouth, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jun 1939, Plymouth, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     8. Margaret Kennedy,   b. Abt 1899, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jul 1902, Plymouth Luz, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 3 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     9. Elizabeth E Kennedy,   b. 3 Aug 1899, Larksville, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Aug 1980, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     10. Unknown Male Kennedy,   b. 30 Jul 1903   d. 1 Aug 1903 (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F25840  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

    Family 2 Mary A. Loftus,   b. Jul 1876, Tullanacur, Swinford, Cnty Mayo, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Aug 1944, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Marriage 19 Sep 1910  Kingston, Luzerne, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Family ID F25841  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

  • Notes 
    • James Death Certificate states his parents are James Kennedy/Bridget Oroarty but Dna is saying otherwise.

      Newspaper Obituary - Thursday, February 19, 1925 Wilkes-Barre Record - James J. Kennedy Dies - James J. Kennedy, a widely known resident of Larksville, died last evening at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Tobin of Hanover Township, of complications. Mr. Kennedy was a widely known business man of Larksville and Plymouth. The remains have been removed to his home 21 Franklin street, Larksville, from where the funeral will be held. Mr. Kennedy was a devout member of St. Ignatius Church, Kingston, and of Wilkes-Barre Lodge, Loyal Order of Moose. He is survived by his wife and the following children: Anna, of Philadelphia; Thomas of Plymouth; Eugene, of Larksville; William at home; John of Plymouth, and Mrs. John Tobin, of Hanover Township; also one stepson, John Scarf, of Larksville; two brothers, John and Edward, of Mahonoy City, and three sisters, Anna, Elizabeth, and Cecilia, of Philadelphia.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1309] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Banks, Carbon, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1320; Page: 20B; Family History Library Film: 552819.

    2. [S29] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Plymouth Ward 3, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1434; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0120; FHL microfilm: 1241434.

    3. [S227] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Plymouth Ward 3, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1369; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0104; FHL microfilm: 1375382.

    4. [S30] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Plymouth, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1151; Family History Film: 1255151; Page: 430D; Enumeration District: 148; Image: 0085.

    5. [S31] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Larksville Ward 7, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1594; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 116; Image: 181.

    6. [S147] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).

    7. [S227] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Lebanon Ward 1, Lebanon, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1362; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0147; FHL microfilm: 1375375.

    8. [S847] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 085001-088000.