Timothy Kennedy

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Name:Timothy Kennedy
Spouse's Name:Sarah Pitt
Event Date:1839
Event Place:St.Chad, Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Father's Name:Simeon Kennedy
Spouse's Father's Name:Francis Pitt
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M13532-6 , System Origin: England-VR , GS Film number: 1484381 , Reference ID: 2:3J2HZ0G

1860 Jericho, VT
Timothy Kenady40
James Kenady12
Sarah Kenady8

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Timothy Kennedy of Jericho, VT was naturalized 3 Sep 1860; born 1821 Dublin, Ireland; Vol 2 pg53 Burlington, VT; witnesses Orley Thompson and James Morse of Jericho, VT

The Soldiers Record of Jericho, VT
Timothy Kennedy, age 40, enlisted March 13th, 1862, in Co. K. Fifth Regiment, and was killed in action June 29th, 1862. His wife receives a pension from Government

www.fold3.com - widow's pension; married March 1861 in Jericho, VT..age 41 born Ireland; tailor; s/o Simon Kennedy
Private; K Company in 5th regiment of VT Vols; missing in action [first thought discharged] and then determined to have died in action during battle. His captain wrote a statement saying Kennedy was in his company and that the killed men in the Battle of Savage's Station near Richmond VA were taken by the enemy and he could not say how Kennedy died.[states he "no doubts he died of wounds."]

Historic Marker on site:
On 25 June 1862 began the Seven Days Battles as Gen Robert E. Lee engaged Gen George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac prompting McClellan to withdraw to the James River. Just north of here on 29 June, Brig General John B. Magruder's division attacked Brig General Edwin V. Sumner's corps which formed the Union rear guard near Savage's Station on the Richmond and York River RR. Sumner gained the safety of the depot and held his ground until the fighting ended in a draw about 9 pm. the Federals retreated south to Malvern Hill in the night abandoning some 2500 wounded at the depot.
ALSO
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Savage's_Station:
The final actions of the evening were by the Vermont Brigade, commanded by Colonel William T. H. Brooks, of Brig. Gen. William F. "Baldy" Smith's division. Attempting to hold the flank south of the Williamsburg Road, the Vermonters charged into the woods and were met with murderous fire, suffering more casualties of any brigade on the field that day. The brigade as a whole took 439 casualties; the 5th Vermont regiment, commanded by Lt. Col. Lewis A. Grant, lost nearly half of its men, 209 of 428.

Timothy married Sarah Pitt, daughter of Francis Pitt and Unknown, on 9 Jun 1839 in St.Chad, Rochdale, Lancashire, England. (Sarah Pitt was born circa 1821 in England and died on 19 Dec 1859 in Jericho, Chittenden County, Vermont.)

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Timothy next married Harriet Sophia Abbott, daughter of Timothy Abbott and Joanna Fay, on 3 Mar 1861 in Jericho, Chittenden County, Vermont. (Harriet Sophia Abbott was born on 2 Apr 1829 in Vermont, died on 4 Oct 1918 in West Bolton, Chittenden County, Vermont and was buried in West Bolton Cemetery in Chitenden County, Vermont.). The cause of her death was bronchitis; endocarditis.

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