Kennedys And McMillans On 1802 Canadian Emigrant List

Archibald McMillan and family fonds : H-1099 (Image 44):

McMillan, Ewen - quarter (left off of above list)

William Kennedy Of Maryland And New Brunswick

 

Audit Office : AO 12. Claims, American Loyalists - Series I : C-12903:

Wm. Kennedy

Michigan Kennedys In New York Probate

New York Probate Records, 1629-1971  Livingston Decrees, Orders 1889-1922 vol 38-40:

Image 131

Kennedy And McMillan

Exemplifications, Upper Canada, Province of Canada and Canada, 1853-1951 : C-3907:

John Kennedy and Archibald McMillan

Image 38

George Book's Family In 1861 And 1871

Source

Census Year: 1861

Surname: Book

Given Name(s): George

Age: 37

Province: Canada West (Ontario)

District Name: Lincoln

Sub-District Name: Grimsby

[Wife, Ann J., age 28; Robert, 10; Georgiana, 7; Isabella, 5; John F., 1; Maryann Fraleigh, age 58

George Book's 1st wife, Ann Jane Fraleigh, died 30 December 1862; he then married Melissa Kennedy, my 2nd great grand aunt, on April 29, 1863.

1871 Canadian Census

Name Georgianna Book

Grimsby f, Lincoln 21, Ontario

George Book M 46 O

Melissa Book F 29 O

Georgianna Book F 17 O

John F Book M 11 O

William H Book M 7 O

Mary C Book F 6 O

Wm Clendenen M 65 O

Kennedy Will At The Archives Of Ontario

Ontario Probate Court Records - Surnames H to N 

David Kennedy, Will - Dec'd 3 Nov 1854 

Of Harwich Twp., Kent Co.   

MS 638, Reel 53

An excerpt of David Kennedy's will here (image above).

The will was given to me by another Kennedy descendant.

Canadian Ancestors In 1867

Per the Olive Tree Genealogy Blog, Patricia Greber, of My Genealogy Life, challenged Canadian genealogists to celebrate Canada's 150th birthday by listing all our ancestors that were living in Canada in 1867... .

I'm American, not Canadian, but I do have some qualifying ancestors (even though I'm disqualified!):

Mrs. Mary (LNU) Howard was born in Canada ca 1791 and lived in Grimsby

Ann (Howard) Kennedy, born ca 1809, Grimsby, Ontario
*Mary Agnes (Kennedy) Powers, born in 1834, Grimsby, Ontario

John Powers, born 1834, Grimsby, Ontario

William Powers, born 1859 in Grimsby, Ontario

Donald Cameron, born Cumberland Ontario, 1850

Richard P. Cameron, born 1819, Quebec

Bridget (Higgins) Cameron, Lambton County, Ontario, in 1867

On a "related" note, William McDougall, one of the Fathers of Confederation, was the father-in-law of Jane Howard. Jane was the first cousin of my 2nd great-grandmother, *Mary Agnes Kennedy.

Ann (Howard) Kennedy In 1861

Source: 1861 Census

Census Year: 1861

Item Number: 2865710

Province: Canada West (Ontario)

District Name: Lincoln

Sub-District Name: Grimsby

#9.    Ann Canada, b. U.C., 52, Widowed
#10.  Melissa Canada, b. U.C., 21, Single
#11.  Eliza Canada, b. U.C.,  18, Single
#12.  Edwin/Edward Canada, b. U.C., 11, Single
#13.  Howard Canada, b. U.C., 9, Single
#14.  Mary Howard, b. U.C., 66, Widowed

All of the Wesleyan Methodist Religion

All members of the Same Family

Frame House/One Story/Housing One Family

Kennedy Descendants Of New Jersey And Canada

My ancestor, David Kennedy, and his family also lived in Grimsby, and therefore names found in the Descendants of John Kennedy of Sussex County, New Jersey (and of Grimsby, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada) publication have also surfaced in my research.

So far, there has not been a connection made between the two Kennedy families.

No Obituary For Charles Howard

Source

A response from the San Francisco Public Library to my inquiry about a death notice for Charles James Howard who died 4 April 1934 produced negative results. According to the library staff, there was no obituary or death notice published for Charles Howard in either the San Francisco Chronicle or the San Francisco Examiner.

Charles was my 1st cousin 4x removed.  He was the son of Isaac Brock Howard and the grandson of William and Mary Howard.  Isaac was the brother of my 3rd great-grandmother, Ann (Howard) Kennedy.

Wilbur Fisk Kennedy Of Grimsby And Pelham

Wilbur was mentioned in My Kennedy Lineage:

David Kennedy, Yeoman, Will - Dec'd 3 Nov 1854 Of Harwich Twp...
Widow: Ann Kennedy
Eldest Son: Wilbur Kennedy

Source

1891 Census

Name: Wilver F Kennedy

Gender: Male

Age: 59

Birth Year (Estimated): 1832

Birthplace: Ontario

Marital Status: Married

Religion: Methodist

Province: Ontario

District: Monck

District Number: 94

Sub-District: Pelham

In 1901 Wilbur Kennedy was a widower and the head of the household for one domestic worker and two laborers. They were living in the Village of Fenwick and the sub-district of Pelham in the Lincoln and Niagara district.

Source

Name: Wilber Kennedy

Event Type: Census 1861

Grimsby, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada

Enumeration District: 04

Gender: Male

Age: 29

Marital Status: Married

Religion: W M

Birthplace: U C

Birth Year (Estimated): 1832

Sheet Number: 45

Affiliate Film Number: C-1048-1049

1911 was the last census that included Wilbur Kennedy.  He was a widower, living by himself in Pelham, Ontario, Canada.

My Kennedy Lineage

Me, daughter of

Richard N. Powers, son of

Ralph N. Powers, son of

William S. Powers, son of 

Mary Agnes Kennedy, daughter of

David Kennedy
the son of  ????

I was born and raised in Michigan, as was my father and grandfather.  William S. Powers was born 27 August 1859, in Grimsby, Ontario, Canada, to John and Mary Agnes (Kennedy) Powers.  Mary Agnes Kennedy was born December 1834 in Canada.  It is unknown when and where David Kennedy was born [I started looking for David's children's records (census, death records, etc.) for that information].

A Kennedy cousin sent a copy of David Kennedy's probate documents (from a previous blog post):

David Kennedy, Yeoman, Will - Dec'd 3 Nov 1854 Of Harwich Twp., Kent Co. [Ontario, Canada] Mentions:
David John Hughes of St. Thomas, Elgin Co., Canada
James Farley " "
Warren Clouse of Town of Niagara, Lincoln Co.
Widow: Ann Kennedy
Eldest Son: Wilbur Kennedy
Sureties: Asa Howard of St. Thomas, Elgin Co., & John Wells, of St. Thomas, Elgin Co.

A report of David Kennedy's fatal accident was reported in the Western Planet, Chatham, Canada West, Wed. Nov. 8, 1854.

During the storm which took place on the evening of the 31st, alt. Two men, one named William Early, the other David Kennedy, were killed instantly by the fall of a tree, about half way between Troy Mills and Blenheim Village.  Clarity forbids any remarks concerning Kennedy. 

What other relevant information could be found in various editions of this newspaper?


Where was the family in 1851 (in a missing Harwich Twp. census?)?  The 1851 census has a category for the enumerated person's birthplace (where was David born; Canada or Scotland or...?).

After David's death, his widow, Ann lived in Grimsby and was enumerated in the 1861, 1871 and 1881 censuses there.

Did David and/or Ann Kennedy own land in Grimsby, Harwich Twp., etc.?

Who were David Kennedy's parents?  There was a prominent Kennedy family in the Niagara area, but it is not known if there is a connection between David and those Kennedys.

Perhaps DNA will provide some answers.....

Michigan-Born Mother-In-Law

Myrtle Book, daughter of George E. Book and granddaughter of George and Melissa (Kennedy) Book*, married (as his 2nd wife) the son [William Merton Crittenden] of a Michigan woman, Mrs. Frank [Ida McCracken] Crittenden, of Kelso, Washington.

Source
From the Cass City Chronicle, 24 April 1936

United States Census, 1930

Longview, Cowlitz, Washington, United States

Household Gender Age Birthplace

Head Frank Crittenden M 50 South Dakota

Wife Ida Crittenden F 40 Michigan

Son Meiton Crittenden M 19 Oregon

Daughter-in-law Winnie Crittenden F 17 Montana

Son Eldon Crittenden M 15 Oregon

Obituary of Ida Crittenden's mother, Frances (Burgess) McCracken, can be seen here in the Cass City Chronicle (23 April 1937).

*Melissa (Kennedy) Book and my 2nd great-grandmother, Mary Agnes (Kennedy) Powers. were sisters.  They were originally from Grimsby, Ontario, Canada.

Reverend Howard

The Faded Genes blog featured Reverend Isaac B. Howard [with a photograph!!!!] here.

Isaac B. Howard was the son of William and Mary Howard and the brother of my [Clara] Ann (Howard) Kennedy.  He was also Mary Agnes (Kennedy) Powers' uncle.

Kennedys (And Others) In Newspaper Index

 In 2000 I commissioned a search of Paul Hutchinson's newspaper database* for the surname Kennedy in the Niagara, Canada, area.  The results are below:

Paper Date P. Col. Item
ca 1834 04 03 duncan kennedy, contractor for queenston monument
con 1851 09 24 3 3 married [robert struthers, s.c., to sarah murray kennedy]
con 1861 03 21 3 2-6 schedule of convictions [wm. mulderrick, james brennan,
thos. courtenay, james parks, james kennedy]
con 1861 06 27 1 3-7 schedule of convictions [erastus cresswell, joseph
o'brien, anthony sweeny, g. brooheaw, w. kennedy]
con 1865 05 04 3 1 lincoln assizes [john thurman, blacks; robert carew,
abraham bradley, james kennedy]
con 1866 09 13 2 5 mr. kennedy's concerts
con 1866 09 20 2 7 the concert [kennedy]
ds 1893 05 16 4 2 "mr. john kennedy, of brampton, arrived in merritton...;"
[takes over mansion house hotel]
ds 1893 05 22 4 3 nearly poisoned [kennedy, gadsby]
ds 1895 08 06 1 6 a brace of accidents [geo. caughell, calvin kennedy, smithville]
ds 1896 09 04 3 2 "the local amateur photographers..." [j.t. groves, h.g. kennedy]
ds 1897 08 30 3 3 "a splendid collection of photographs..." [by groves and
kennedy, of peter nath, port dalhousie]
ds 1897 09 10 2 1 mr. kennedy's explanation [letter, photography]
ds 1898 04 19 3 3 "a wave of sorrow will pass over the methodist church..."
[death of rev. james h. kennedy, s.c.]
ds 1898 11 19 5 3 "william kennedy, an old bachelor of south grimsby township...was found dead..."
ds 1901 08 26 4 6-7 new photographic studio [ad, kennedy & goodman]
ds 1901 10 29 2 6-7 saturday sitting [ad, kennedy & goodman, photographers]
ds 1902 04 16 2 1 a correction [letter, kennedy carbon studio, kennedy and goodman, photographers]
ds 1903 04 21 3 5 steele-kennedy nuptials [alice may steele, thomas kennedy]
ds 1903 07 29 3 3 poem: burley, taggart and the cigars [thorold, baseball,
howse, mccleary, grisdale, kennedy, walton]
ds 1903 12 08 2 2-4 s.c. calendar for 1904 [ad, mclaren, poole, goodman, swan, kennedy, photographers]
ds 1903 12 30 3 4 hockey match [brown, bradt, baker, kennedy]
ej 1863 11 21 2 1-3 perjury [case of john kennedy scully, newspaper man]
ej 1864 11 24 3 1 "two boys, named respectively michael cahill and michael kennedy..." 
[robbery at james barr's store]
ej 1865 06 20 3 2 police [tuffard, cahill, chippawa house, john kennedy]
ej 1865 07 01 3 1 not thieves [robinson and kennedy not horse thieves]
ej 1865 07 15 3 1 doings at police court [cahill; j. kennedy, the patch]
ej 1865 07 18 3 1 "in saturday's police report..." [john kennedy, mrs.
hassitt]
ej 1865 07 27 3 2 police court [kennedy, hassit]
ej 1866 02 02 2 3 mrs. ellen m. kennedy [ad, music teacher]
ej 1866 05 19 3 1 an unpleasant surprise [kippen and kennedy, cleaners of privies]
ej 1866 08 22 3 5 kennedy's medical discovery [ad, boyle]
ej 1866 09 14 2 2 songs of scotland [ad, concert, town hall, mr. kennedy]
ej 1866 09 21 3 1 the concert [review of kennedy, town hall]
ej 1868 10 06 2 1 excitement at niagara [richard hiscott, robert kennedy]
ej 1868 10 07 3 2 cleared [robert kennedy, richard hiscott]
ej 1868 10 14 4 1 how are you mr. kirby? [letter, wm. curtis, hiscott, kennedy]
ej 1868 10 16 3 2 police court [p.b. owens, mcpherson, john kennedy]
ej 1868 10 20 2 1-2 another libel suit [wm. kirby, kennedy, hiscott]
ej 1868 10 26 2 2 the niagara case [wm. kirby, william curtis, kennedy, hiscott]
ej 1868 10 28 3 1 coming back [hiscott, kennedy, kirby]
ej 1868 10 29 1 1 the niagara case [letter from william curtis, kirby, hiscott, kennedy]
ej 1868 11 02 2 1 the kennedy case [kirby, hiscott, curtis]
ej 1868 11 04 3 2 another one [kirby, kennedy, hiscott, curtis]
ej 1868 11 09 3 1 arrested [frederick long, hiscott, kennedy, curtis, kirby]
ej 1868 11 09 3 1 the kennedy case [kirby, curtis, hiscott]
ej 1868 12 09 3 1-2 county court and quarter sessions [david calvert, samuel
james, william curtis, robert kennedy, hiscott]
ej 1868 12 19 3 2 more trouble [kirby, kennedy, hiscott, curtis]
ej 1869 04 08 2 1-4 lincoln spring assizes [fred. long, robert kennedy, jas.
hiscott, wm. cumpson, hubert higman, goldsmith]
ej 1869 04 16 3 1 died [james kennedy, bertie]
ej 1871 06 16 2 2 welland general sessions [margaret oille, sanderson, james
kennedy, wesley buck]
ej 1871 10 30 3 2 police court [matthew allen, carlisle, dennis brennan, patch, daniel kennedy]
ej 1871 11 24 3 5 married [wm. mccordick, sarah e. howell, s.c.; john w.
kennedy, erie, pa., carlista vanwyck, chippawa]
ej 1872 01 31 3 2 died [william kennedy struthers s.c.; ernest williams
davies, birmingham, england; d.n.s]
ej 1872 04 17 4 1 smithville [letter from j.b., bruce kennedy, death of charles roszel, caistor]
ej 1872 12 12 3 1 orange [a. noble, thos. woods, d. kennedy, t. pocock]
ej 1873 07 04 3 1 st. mark's lodge [masons, j.j. mason, d. robinson, well
kennedy, r. garner, s. morse, james stiff]
ej 1873 08 22 3 1 horse thief [john brown, munro, s.c. kennedy, john smith]
ej 1873 12 22 3 2 examination of teachers [bertha osborn, anelia hare, mary
a.r. smith, armedia e. wilkins, amelia kennedy]
es 1901 08 26 4 2 hotelman injured [john kennedy, white elephant hotel] es 1902 07 19 1 john kennedy
fj 1826 02 01 3 5 list of letters...s.c. [caesar mcleod, wm. kennedy,
marshall lewis, daniel lowes, thos. irwine, jesse johnes]
fj 1826 04 05 2 4 welland canal [contractors, beach, hovey & ward; kennedy;
j. simpson; hall davis; bell, griffith, richardson]
fj 1826 11 29 3 4 married [napoleon bonaparte kennedy, mary gilmore, cadiz, ohio]
fj 1827 11 28 3 1 fatal combat [kennedy, ryan, irish labourers, death, welland canal, carroll]
fj 1828 10 15 3 1 from the niagara herald [assizes, david willson, james
kennedy, matilda mandigo, joseph smallwood]
g 1824 12 11 2 5 welland canal [john clark, simpson, kennedy, macnaughton, sires]
g 1825 11 26 3 4 "at a meeting of inhabitants of the town of niagara..."
[john kennedy, robert nelles, wm. crooks]
g 1827 12 03 3 1 fatal combat [kennedy, ryan, corroll, irish labourers,
welland canal, from farmers' journal]
nc 1843 11 10 1 2 notice [ad, t.c., queenston, richard kennedy, black horse
tavern, niagara, work on farm]
nc 1845 12 17 4 1 administrator's note [ad, estate of mary gardner, niagara,
admin. david smith, att. jacob kennedy, gainsboro]
nc 1848 02 04 2,3 5,1 "the municipal council of the district met..." [jacob
kennedy, jacob ker, rowley kilborne]
nc 1848 03 10 3 5 treasurer's office [ad, wild land assessment, kennedy of
smithville, kerr of smithville, pointer of stamford]
nc 1848 11 30 1 2-5 minutes of the niagara district municipal council [james
kennedy, bertie; wm. wintemute, humberstone]
nc 1849 09 20 1 4-5 minutes of the niagara district municipal council [jacob
kennedy, geo. secord, barnabas mccaffray]
nc 1851 12 04 4 1-4 schedule of convictions [edward dittrick, edward
belford, john kennedy, thos. clooney, edward stapleton]
nc 1853 01 28 3 3-4 officers--sup. common schools [j.j. colbrooke, j.e.
ryerson, m. hewston, j. cummings, j. tisdale, j. kennedy]
nc 1853 05 20 4 2-6 minutes of county council--may session [john frazer, wm.
hoover, jacob kennedy, wm. mcmicking]
nc 1853 05 27 4 4-5 of the municipal council... [s.s. hagar, rev. christie,
d. d'everardo, james tisdale, jacob kennedy, rev. dixon]
nc 1854 09 15 3 4 married [john welsh, grantham, ann kennedy, niagara, rev. mozart]
nm 1848 10 04 3 5 for sale [ad, r. kennedy, niagara, corner johnson street
and gate street, opposite mail newspaper office]
nm 1848 10 04 3 5 notice [ad, richard kennedy, niagara falls, wife ann has left]
nm 1848 11 08 2 4-5 district council [brock's monument, scholfield,
kilborne, kennedy, schooley, bridgman, graham, mcmicken]
nm 1851 01 15 3 1-2 elections [gainsborough, jacob kennedy, geo. secord,
daniel dils, swayze, j.l. becker]
nm 1851 09 24 3 4 married [robert struthers, s.c., sarah murray kennedy, hamilton]
nm 1851 11 19 2 4 list of premiums [capt. w. taylor, levi fulker, benj.
moot, philip book, john kennedy, wm. upper]
nm 1851 11 26 2 6 public meeting at smithville [martin lally, jacob kennedy,
jos. & jas. durkee]
nm 1853 04 13 2 8 lincoln agricultural society [a.c. hamilton, j.w.o. clark,
rowley kilborn, jonathan woolverton, jacob kennedy]
nm 1853 07 13 3 1-6 schedule of convictions [john cashen, john kennedy,
patrick maher, john sweeny, richard bradly, john grass]
nm 1853 11 30 3,4 4-8,1-5
schedule of convictions [john kennedy, lawrence kinney, peter phillips,
mary stancliff, wm. robinson]
nm 1854 07 12 3 3-7 schedule of convictions [james smith, thos. kennedy,
thomas harrington, geo. mesler, catharine smith]
nm 1854 07 12 3 3-7 schedule of convictions [michael brennan, john kennedy,
james mcmullen, john wilson, james stevenson]
nm 1854 11 29 3 1-5 schedule of convictions [joana law, henry craig, john
kennedy, mark kelly, john coleman, chas. shannon]
nm 1855 01 03 3 3 married [a.j. mcalpine, pelham twp., sophia kennedy,
gainsborough, rev. s. huntington]
nm 1855 01 10 2 6 temper




[*Note: Mr. Hutchinson's database was a query subject in the "Ask Olive Tree Genealogy A Question" blog in 2009]. 


I was looking for references to my ancestor, Mary Agnes (Kennedy) Powers, of Grimsby, Ontario, Canada, but there were none in the above newspaper index extracts.

Oh Canada - David Kennedy & Ann Howard

David & Ann (Howard ) Kennedy are my 3rd great-grandparents. David was possibly born in Scotland, ca 1808, and his parents are unknown to me. Ann, the daughter of William & Mary Howard, was born ca 1809 in Canada. Their daughter, Mary Agnes (Kennedy) Powers, was my ancestor.

An excerpt from the probate of David Kennedy's estate (he died intestate):


David Kennedy, Yeoman, Will - Dec'd 3 Nov 1854
Of Harwich Twp., Kent Co. [Ontario, Canada]
Mentions: David John Hughes of St. Thomas, Elgin Co., Canada
James Farley " "
Warren Clouse of Town of Niagara, Lincoln Co.
Widow: Ann Kennedy
Eldest Son: Wilbur Kennedy
Sureties: Asa Howard* of St. Thomas, Elgin Co., & John Wells, of St. Thomas, Elgin Co.
*Is Asa Howard related? It is not known at this time.

Leigh O., who posted this query in March of 2000, furnished me with both David Kennedy's will (a small portion excerpted above) and with the transcript of the accident in which David Kennedy was killed.

Surnames: KENNEDY, HOWARD
I am searching for information on David KENNEDY (b. abt. 1791,U.C.)who lived in Stanbridge in 1831. He was married to Ann HOWARD and some of their children were reported to have been born there.

From the Western Planet
Chatham, Canada West, Wed. Nov. 8, 1854

Melancholy Accident

During the storm which took place on the evening of the 31st, alt. Two men, one named William Early, the other David Kennedy, were killed instantly by the fall of a tree, about half way between Troy Mills and Blenheim Village. What is most remarkable is, that no other tree was within 15 or 20 (?) of the place. They were driving a span of horses attached to a double wagon. The body of the tree struck both of their heads laying open their skulls and (?) completely crushed the hind wheel of the wagon. Next day Dr. (Rolls?) held an inquest over the bodies, verdict of the jury in accordance with the above fact. Clarity forbids any remarks concerning Kennedy. Early has left a wife and large family and very many sympathizing friends.

Ann (Howard) Kennedy was found in the 1881 Canadian census (it is not known when she died) :

1881 Grimsby, Lincoln, Ontario
Ann KENEDY W 72 Ontario Weslyan Methodist
Howard KENEDY 28 Ontario Weslyan Methodist


Did David Kennedy permanently move to Harwich Township in Kent Co. or was he on extended business when he died? If he moved, did Ann and the children move with him, or did they stay in Grimsby?

Oh Canada -- Paying Homage To My Canadian Relatives (Part Three)

Mrs. Mary Howard, of German ethnicity*, was born in Ontario in 1791 and died 15 November 1885 in Grimsby, Ontario, Canada. Her husband, William Howard, born about 1776, was eulogized as follows:

"On the 23rd of January [1843], William Howard, of the township of Grimsby,in the 67th year of his age. He was brought from England to America at the time of the Revolution, by his father, who was a Surgeon in the Royal Navy and who was slain in the commencement of the war. His mother was afterwards married to a Lieutenant McDonald, with whom he removed to Upper Canada when but a boy. He leaves a widow and seven children."

[Notice dated 1st March 1843 - From "Death Notices of Ontario"]

*Even though my husband and grandkids have several German ancestors, Mary is the only German ancestor of mine that I've found

According to a researcher, information passed down through his family corroborated the information about William Howard's father being a British military doctor. There's Abraham Howard who matched this description, and it's possible that Abraham was William Howard's father.

Mary Howard was found in the 1851 Canadian census living with her daughter, Caroline (Howard) Godden, and Caroline's husband, Job Godden. Next door was Mary's daughter, Melissa (Howard) Terryberry and her husband, David.

1851 Census - Canada West (Ontario)
Lincoln County
District #22
Subdistrict: Grimsby / Subdistrict #207 / Page #91

From the Canadian Archives (online)

Mary and William Howard's (known) children:

Ann Howard, who was born about 1809 in Ontario, m. David Kennedy (my ancestors).

Caroline Howard m. Job Godden:

Maria Howard m. Hiram Holden

Isaac B. Howard, b. ca 1819, m. Mary Jane Beatty

Melissa Howard m. David Terryberry

Oh Canada -- Paying Homage To My Canadian Relatives (Part Two)

My great-great grandparents, John & Mary Agnes (Kennedy) Powers:


John was born in Canada on June 3, 1834, the son of Michael & Mary (McGovern) Powers (who were both born in Ireland) and died January 1, 1925, in Flint, Michigan.

Flint Journal
POWERS - John N. Powers, 90 years old, died yesterday at 1502 Fenton street, of the infirmities of age. He was born in Canada, June 3, 1934. He leaves four sons, James, Harry G. and William S. Powers of Flint; John Powers of Detroit, and one daughter, Mrs. Sincerbeaux of Flint.

Mary Agnes (Kennedy) Powers was born in December of 1834, the daughter of David & Ann (Howard) Kennedy. She died November 26, 1908, in Flint, Michigan.

Flint Journal
Mrs. John N. Powers Was Fatally Stricken With Heart Disease

Taken suddenly ill last Tuesday evening while in company with her son, James Powers, she was going from her home on Fenton street to the home of another son, John E. Powers, at 103 Wilson street, Mrs. Mary Agnes Powers, aged 74, remained in an unconscious condition until 2:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon, when she breathed her last. Heart failure is stated as the cause of death.

Mrs. Powers had been a resident of this city for the past twelve years, coming from Dryden, Lapeer county. Besides her husband, John N. Powers, and the sons above mentioned, she is survived by two other sons, William Powers, of Dryden, and Harry G. Powers, recently of New Mexico, now of this city, and a daughter, Mrs. Allen Sincerbeaux, of Flushing township.

After being stricken Mrs. Powers was taken to the home of her son, John E. Powers. This afternoon the body will be removed to her own home, at 300 Fenton street, where the funeral service will be held on Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, a pastor of the Church of God, Detroit, of which denomination the deceased was a member, officiating. Interment will be made in the family burying lot in the city cemetery.

The picture above is one of my most treasured items. It is a copy of the picture that was in the possession of my Dad's cousin, Marion George Allen (now deceased). When I first started researching (20 + years ago) I knew nothing about John & Mary Agnes. To not only discover their names, but to see their faces, was beyond exciting.