- Name: Peter Kinney
- Birth: Abt 1787 in: Pennsylvania, USA
- Death: 03-OCT-1854 in: Canton, Stark County, Ohio, USA
- Father: Peter Kinney
- Mother: Mary Straubhaar
Notes: From the files of Susan McMahan:
Canton, Ohio, 27 June 1884.
"The first reunion of the descendents of the Peter Kinney family was held on the
old farm on Sunday the 22nd. Peter Kinney and his estimable wife, Elizabeth May
Kinney settled in the southeast corner of Canton township about the year 1812.
They passed by the fertile plains where Canton now stands and took up their abode
among the hills and woods in the southern part of the township. They found nothing
but the heavy forest and their accustomed inhabitants, bears, wolves, deer, etc.,
to keep them company. They built their cabin and commenced life. Not only did
they labor during the day but often at night they were compelled to keep vigilant
watch of the wild animals to protect themselves and property from being destroyed.
They applied themselves diligently to clearing the land, and the time came for them
to sow and reap abundant harvests. These people were noted for their generosity
and hospitality, and were known far and near by all the inhabitants of this new
country. To this pair were born eleven children, nine of whom grew to man and
womanhood, and at the present time we can locate the descendents of this pair in
eight States, one west of the Rockies as far as the "Golden Gate." One whom we had
all given up as having paid the debt of Nature, suddenly made his appearance among
us.
- Married: 15-NOV-1814 in: Columbiana County, Ohio, USA
- Name: Elizabeth May
- Birth: 28-MAR-1795 in: Washington, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
- Death: Bef 12-SEP-1837 in: Stark County, Ohio, USA
- Father: Jacob May
- Mother: Sophie Rummel
Notes: Some sources say she was born in York, now Adams County, PA.
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