Robert Henry Kennedy (1787-1859)

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Identifier
NJS-PER-02358
Given Name
Robert Henry
Family Name
Kennedy
Birth Date
1787
Death Date
1859
Sex
Male
Occupation
Government
Landowning
Biographical Description
Robert H. Kennedy was an enslaver who lived in Greenwich, NJ. He inherited from his father, Robert Kennedy, two Black people and a large property in Greenwich. This property is now on the National Register of Historic Places, known as Kennedy House and Mill. He held public office locally in various positions and served in the state legislature.
Keywords
white person
enslaver
Places
Kennedy House and Mill, Greenwich
Greenwich (Warren County)
Enslaver of
Dave
Dave (b. 1806) {son of Dave and Dine}
Dine
Child of
Robert Kennedy (1734-1812)
Elizabeth Henry Kennedy
References

National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for Kennedy House and Mill, including a historical analysis of the property, filed in 1996. https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/96000552_text.
Record Contributor
Jesse Bayker
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