John
KINNEY
Born
abt. 1778
,
Oromocto, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada
Died
17 February 1856
,
Greenfield, Wicklow, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
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Born: abt. 1778 in Oromocto, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada
Father:
Israel KINNEY
Mother:
Susannah HOOD
Paternal grandparents:
Daniel KENNEY
, Elizabeth STOCKWELL
Maternal grandparents:
Nathaniel HOOD
, Abigail POTTER
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
John married Phoebe TOMPKINS 9 March 1806 in Woodstock, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Phoebe TOMPKINS was born abt. 1786 in Canterbury, York, New Brunswick, Canada. Phoebe died 19 April 1856 in Greenfield, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada. Phoebe was the child of Edmund TOMPKINS and Eunice BREWER.
John KINNEY died 17 February 1856 in Greenfield, Wicklow, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Spouse & Children of John KINNEY
John KINNEY married 
Phoebe TOMPKINS
Marriage date: 9 March 1806
Marriage place: Woodstock, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
Phoebe TOMPKINS was the child of Edmund TOMPKINS and Eunice BREWER
Phoebe TOMPKINSMarriage date: 9 March 1806
Marriage place: Woodstock, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
Phoebe TOMPKINS was the child of Edmund TOMPKINS and Eunice BREWER
Children of John KINNEY and Phoebe TOMPKINS
Sophronia Susannah KINNEYBorn: abt. 1806, Wicklow, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: abt. 1870, Caribou, Maine, USA
Died: abt. 1870, Caribou, Maine, USA
Married: Joseph GREEN 29 November 1823
Edward Edmund KINNEYBorn: abt. 1807, Oromocto, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 4 February 1885, Holmesville, Kent, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 4 February 1885, Holmesville, Kent, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
Married: Frances Bubar HOLMES 1837
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1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1806 Marriage / PartnerJohn KINNEY and Phoebe TOMPKINS 9 March 1806, Woodstock, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
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 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
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.
Death — 185617 February 1856
Greenfield, Wicklow, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
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