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KENNEDY, David Jr.
1829 - 1893 (64 years) 
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Name KENNEDY, David Suffix Jr. Birth 26 Aug 1829 Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland 
Christening 13 Sep 1829 Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland Gender Male _TAG Reviewed on FS Burial Oct 1893 Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, Canada Death 13 Oct 1893 Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, Canada Headstones 
Submit Headstone Photo Person ID I1775 Joseph Smith Sr and Lucy Mack Smith Last Modified 19 Aug 2021
Father KENNEDY, John Eddie Sr. , b. 1803, Brighton, Fife, Scotland Brighton, Fife, Scotlandd. 7 Jun 1884, Egremont, Gray, Ontario, Canada (Age 81 years) Mother BURNS, Jean , b. 28 Aug 1806, Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotlandd. 24 Aug 1887, Richmond, Macomb, Michigan, United States (Age 80 years) Marriage 15 Feb 1822 Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland Notes - ~SEALING_TO_SPOUSE: Also shown as SealSp 26 Apr 1962, SLAKE.
Family ID F13 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family CUMBERLAND, Eliza , b. 1 Sep 1834, Hamilton, Butler, Ohio, United States Hamilton, Butler, Ohio, United Statesd. 5 Aug 1890, Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, Canada (Age 55 years) Marriage 29 Dec 1853 Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, Canada Notes - ~SEALING_TO_SPOUSE: Also shown as SealSp 22 Jun 1991, TORON.
Children7 sons and 6 daughters Family ID F1071 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Jan 2022
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Top photo is where David Kennedy (son of John & Jean) and Eliza Kennedy~~lived with their kids~~Second is where Hugh Burns K & Jemimia Strome (son of David, my direct line)~~lived. This is only of the street the house has been demolished.~~
David J Kennedy 1853 sketch of Guelph dk death notice.jpg
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Notes - Scared To The / Memory Of / David Kennedy / Who Died ? October 13th 1893 / Age 64 Years / Watch Therefore, For Ye / Know Not What Hour Your Lord / Doth Come BAD ACCIDENT Mr. David Kennedy Killed by a Falling Wall There was a gloom cast over the city last evening and today on account of the untimely death of Mr. David Kennedy, builder and contractor, and one of the best known and highly respected residents of the city. Mr. Kennedy had the contract for the excavation and foundation of the new opera house, to be built on the corner of Upper Wyndham and Woolwich streets. He had about a dozen men employed and personally was overseeing the work. About half-past five o'clock yesterday afternoon, the men had finished the work of excavating on the northwesterly side, adjoining the old burying ground, and close to the old gable wall, which was at one time formed a portion of what was known as Mills & Melvin's foundry. Mr. Kennedy, after this portion of the work had been completed, with level and pick proceeded to take the level of the floor bed. While doing so some of the men shouted that the wall was giving way, his son Hugh shouting, "Run father, the wall is giving." Mr. Kennedy stood up and backed sideways, looking up at the wall, and started to run, but in doing so, his foot was caught in an obstruction and he fell on his left side. Before he could recover himself, the mass of masonry fell, and he was literally crushed into the ground, and buried, the only thing that could be seen of him being a portion of his coattail. When the alarm was given, he was about two feet from the side of the excavation, and when he fell, about 12 feet away. Had he not fallen, he would have escaped. The men who were working around, and who had run when the alarm was given, ere soon at work to rescue their employer, but the mass of stone was so great that it took their willing hands fully five minutes to clear the injured man. When the pile was removed, they had to use their hands to loosen the earth around him. Mr. Kennedy was lying on his face with the weight of the wall on his back, and two large stones on his head. There were two severe scalp wounds on the head, which were bound up by his son Hugh. The news of the accident spread like wildfire and in an incredibly short time there were hundreds on the scene. Mr. A. Mills and Mr. Wagner, of the American Hotel, telephoned for physicians. Dr. Cowan, who lives near by, was shortly in attendance. Drs. MacKinnon, Kennedy, and Howitt were also soon on hand. Mr. Kennedy, who was still breathing, was taken into a sitting room of the American Hotel, where physicians did all they could to restore animation, but without avail, and he died in about twenty-five minutes after the accident. The neck was broken and the spine injured. He was literally crushed to death under the mass of stones. The remains were taken home in the ambulance to his resident on Waterloo Avenue. Mr. Kennedy was very doubtful about the wall for some time back, and repeatedly gave instructions to his workmen to watch it, because the foundation was not good. Early this morning a space of the wall of the American hotel stable, about 30 feet wide and 16 feet high, fell, and more may yet fall. The foundation is only a few feet deep and built on sand. The deceased was a native of Falkirk, Sterlingshire, Scotland, and came out with Mr. Thos. Debbie and his brothers and sisters. They came west but Mr. Kennedy stayed in Sherbrooke for about a couple of years, when he came west. About 1853 he was employed at his trade as a mason on the construction the Great Western between Hamilton and Niagara. About that time he was married to Eliza Cumberland, of Bartonville, near Hamilton. In the spring of 1854, he moved to Guelph and worked for Rolland, a contractor on the G.T.R. Then he worked foe the late John Emalie, and after a time started out on his own account in company with Mr. Geo. Pike. After the dissolution of that partnership some quarter of a century ago, he went on his own account. He built several of the fine stores and residences in the city. He took a lively interest in municipal matters and represented the South Ward as a councilor in 1872, and off and on since then. Of late years he has not taken the same active interest in municipal matters, although he keenly watched the proceedings. He was a prominent Free Mason, and at one time occupied the chair. His skill at a curler, a game he greatly loved, is well known throughout this section of the country. In religion he was a Presbyterian, and a valued member of St. Andrew's Church, and one of her elders. In politics he was Reform to the backbone, and was always an enthusiastic worker in the cause. Mr. Kennedy's first wife died about three years ago. They had a family surviving of four sons and four daughters John, Robert and William in Guelph; Ed in Chicago; Mrs. Maddock, Toronto; and Beatrice, Lousia and Maud at home. About two years ago, he married his adopted daughter, Emily Kennedy. His brother, Mr. R. G. Kennedy, builder, Toronto, arrived in the city by the earliest train. Emmigrated to Canada in 1851
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