Mary Ann Nancy
DRYSDALE (DRESDELL)
Born
6 February 1805
,
Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died
10 February 1893
,
Inkerman, New Brunswick, Canada
Parents & Family of Mary Ann Nancy DRYSDALE (DRESDELL)
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Born: 6 February 1805 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Father:
William DRYSDALE (DRESDELL)
Mother:
Marguerite (Margaret) HIGGINSON
Paternal grandparents:
William DRYSDALE
, Mary CUMMINGS
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Mary Ann Nancy married John Patrick "Patsy" KENNY 26 August 1837 in Inkerman, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
John Patrick "Patsy" KENNY was born abt. 1791 in Ireland. John Patrick "Patsy" died 25 May 1866 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila).
Mary Ann Nancy DRYSDALE (DRESDELL) died 10 February 1893 in Inkerman, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Spouse & Children of Mary Ann Nancy DRYSDALE (DRESDELL)
Mary Ann Nancy DRYSDALE (DRESDELL) married 
John Patrick "Patsy" KENNY
Marriage date: 26 August 1837
Marriage place: Inkerman, New Brunswick, Canada
John Patrick "Patsy" KENNYMarriage date: 26 August 1837
Marriage place: Inkerman, New Brunswick, Canada
Children of John Patrick "Patsy" KENNY and Mary Ann Nancy DRYSDALE (DRESDELL)
Guillaume Patrice "Patrick William" KENNYBorn: 6 March 1830, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 10 January 1914, Pokemouche, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 10 January 1914, Pokemouche, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
John KENNYBorn: May 1836, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 19 December 1902, Inkerman, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 19 December 1902, Inkerman, New Brunswick, Canada
Michel KENNYBorn: 11 October 1839, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Anne KENNYBorn: 17 February 1842, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: ,
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Jacques KENNYBorn: 30 May 1844, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
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Birth — 18056 February 1805
Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
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Ancestry® Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1670-1946
Acadian Church Records 1679-1757
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 Birth of ChildGuillaume Patrice "Patrick William" KENNY was born 6 March 1830, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)
Mary Ann Nancy was 25 years old.
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1836 Birth of ChildJohn KENNY was born May 1836, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)
Mary Ann Nancy was 31 years old.
1837 Marriage / PartnerMary Ann Nancy DRYSDALE (DRESDELL) and John Patrick "Patsy" KENNY 26 August 1837, Inkerman, New Brunswick, Canada
She was 32 years old.
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1839 Birth of ChildMichel KENNY was born 11 October 1839, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)
Mary Ann Nancy was 34 years old.
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada1842 Birth of ChildAnne KENNY was born 17 February 1842, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)
Mary Ann Nancy was 37 years old.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1844 Birth of ChildJacques KENNY was born 30 May 1844, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)
Mary Ann Nancy was 39 years old.
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
1866 Death of Spouse/PartnerJohn Patrick "Patsy" KENNY died 25 May 1866, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)
1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park. 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada
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Death — 189310 February 1893
Inkerman, New Brunswick, Canada
She died at the age of 88.
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