Alexander Keddy1
M, #21779, b. 3 March 1843, d. 18 February 1933
| Father* | William Michael Kedy1 b. 15 Apr 1820, d. 18 May 1881 |
| Mother* | Elizabeth Legge1 b. 15 Aug 1819, d. 1910 |
Family | Mary Ann Hiltz b. 10 Oct 1848, d. 2 Dec 1912 |
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Alexander Keddy was born on 3 March 1843 at New Ross, Nova Scotia.1 He was baptized on 26 March 1843 at St. Stephen's Anglican Church, Chester, Nova Scotia.1 He married Mary Ann Hiltz on 22 September 1866. He was 23. She was 17.1 Alexander Keddy died on 18 February 1933 at Aylesford, Nova Scotia, at age 89.1
Obituary:
Obituary:
The death of Alexander Keddy, of New Ross, occurred at the home of his son, Robert at Aylesford, Wednesday evening, Feb. 8, at the age of ninety-one years. The deceased was a son of the late Michael Keddy, of New Ross, Alexander had lived in New Ross almost his entire lifetime and was greatly respected and beloved in that community. He had come to Aylesford to his sons home within the last year, and had been tenderly cared for there. He had been ill only two weeks, his death resulting from attack of the "flu". His wife, formerly Miss Mary Hiltz, predeceased him twenty years ago.
He is survived by two daughters and six sons; Mrs. Olivar Hiltz, Jesse, Nathan, Edward, and Robert of Aylesford; and Mrs. Hibbert Deal of Kentville. also by two sisters and two brothers; Mrs. Oscar Elliott of New Ross; Mrs. Ingersoll of Berwick, George of New Ross, and Nathan of Berwick. There are also forty-one grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. A short service was held at the home of his son, conducted by Ernest M. Caldwell, pastor of St. Mary's Parish, Auburn, following which, the remains were taken to New Ross for burial, where service was conducted by Rev. P.G. Corbin. The pallbearers were Charles Turner, Arthur Keddy, J. Edward Keddy and Austin Keddy. The interment was at the old Anglican Cemetery, New Ross.1
He is survived by two daughters and six sons; Mrs. Olivar Hiltz, Jesse, Nathan, Edward, and Robert of Aylesford; and Mrs. Hibbert Deal of Kentville. also by two sisters and two brothers; Mrs. Oscar Elliott of New Ross; Mrs. Ingersoll of Berwick, George of New Ross, and Nathan of Berwick. There are also forty-one grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. A short service was held at the home of his son, conducted by Ernest M. Caldwell, pastor of St. Mary's Parish, Auburn, following which, the remains were taken to New Ross for burial, where service was conducted by Rev. P.G. Corbin. The pallbearers were Charles Turner, Arthur Keddy, J. Edward Keddy and Austin Keddy. The interment was at the old Anglican Cemetery, New Ross.1
| Last Edited | 2 Sep 2001 |
Citations
- [S356] Bryan Keddy, "Keddy's of Nova Scotia."