From Janice and John Sargent:
"Last year, we happened across your web site and were terrifically pleased to learn details about our mutual pioneer ancestors, William and Rebecca Jones. We have done quite a lot of research on John's branch of the family, and can provide some details regarding John's great-grandparents, Andrew and Elizabeth Jane (Jones) Kennedy and their offspring. John is the eldest son of Mary Jean (Fisher) Sargent. Jean was the eldest daughter of Nina Katherine ("Kate") (Kennedy) Fisher, a daughter of Andrew and Elizabeth Jane (Jones) Kennedy.
Andrew Kennedy, born 1837 in Ireland according to 1901 census, immigrated to Canada from Ireland in 1851 or 1857 (handwritten record in 1901 census is hard to read). He married Elizabeth Jane Jones (b. 1842 - according to 1901 census, or 1841 according to tombstone and death certificate), daughter of William and Rebecca Jones. Andrew and Elizabeth Jane owned a farm almost next door to that of William and Rebecca. From Ontario Land Registry records at the Morrisburg courthouse, we know that Andrew bought the first portion of this property in 1869.
This photo from 2002 is of the Kennedy farm. It is located on Concession V Lot 23 (175 acres), and is currently owned by the Fawcett family. The original farm house still stands on the left as you look at the photo; the attached addition on the right, making the present-day house an “L” shape, is of somewhat later vintage.
The 1881 Census shows Andrew as head of household on this farm, Concession V, Lot 23 (175 acres), with wife Elizabeth and children as follows:
- Mary - 15 years old
- Jane - 13
- Rowat - 12
- Maud - 10
- Gordon - 9
- William - 8
- Andrew - 6
- Kate - 4
- Martha - infant (died in 1883).
In the 1901 Census, those still on the family farm were:
- Kennedy, Andrew, b. 1837 in Ireland, immigrated in 1851 (or 1857?) to Canada
- Kennedy, Elizabeth, b. 1842 in Ontario
- and their children:
- Rowat, age 32 "farmer's son"
- Gordon, age 29, "school teacher" (learned from Daun that she and her sister Lynn Kennedy are Gord's grandchildren)
- Donald, age 19, "farmer's son"
- Mary, age 35
- Kate (Nina Katherine), age 23, "school teacher"
- Andrew, age 26, "railway clerk"
From the 1901 Census, we can see that there were two one-room schools located near to the Kennedy farm. Each had one teacher, so we speculate that Gordon taught at one, while Kate was the teacher at the other.
There were two older sisters who did not appear in the 1901 census: Jane (“Jennie”), and Maud, both of whom had married and moved away by then. Jennie married John Kellock, a Presbyterian clergyman, on Jul 7, 1896, and Maud married William Hope of Toronto on May 20, 1896.
We know from a will made by Andrew Kennedy that his son Rowat inherited the farm, with the proviso that he provide for his mother there during her life. He sold the farm in *1919*. *He may have moved to Toronto at some point with his wife Jessie - Lynn may know more.* (Lynn has indicated there were no children).
Last summer, we found the graves of Andrew and Elizabeth Jane Kennedy at Brown's Cemetery just west of Winchester. Andrew died in 1916, and Elizabeth Jane in 1928.
While, to the best of our knowledge, three of the children of Andrew Kennedy and Elizabeth Jane Jones remained in Ontario (Mary, Maud, Rowat), five moved west, to Saskatchewan (Gordon, and William who subsequently moved to B.C.); Alberta (Donald); and British Columbia (Jennie, Kate). Andrew spent much of his career in Hull, Quebec, then moved to B.C. as well."
Jane (Jennie) Rebecca Kennedy
Jane (Jennie) Rebecca Kennedy
(c.1867 - June 22, 1954, San Diego)
Spouse: John McClymont Kellock
(1867- )
Parents: Elizabeth Jones and Andrew Kennedy
Children: Grace Jean (Seborg) (1899-1990)and Andrew Murray Kellock (1903-1985)
Grace Jean Kellock
Grace Jean Kellock
(1899-1990)
Spouse: Clarence Oliver Seborg
(1903- )
Parents: Jane Kennedy and Jphn McClymont Kellock
Nina Catherine (Kate) Kennedy
Nina Catherine (Kate) Kennedy
Spouse: Simeon Whidden Fisher
Married: 1906
Parents: Elizabeth Jones and Andrew Kennedy
Children: Mary Jean (Sargent) (1907 - ), Kathleen Provost (1908 - )
Kate married Simeon Whidden Fisher in 1906. Simeon Whidden's father, the Rev. Simeon Whidden Fisher (a Presbyterian minister who was then at Flamborough Presb. Church at Christie's Corners, near Hamilton, Ont.) married Simeon and Kate at the farmhouse where Kate grew up; now owned by the Fawcett family, and is still a (dairy) farm of 175 acres.
c. 1910 Simeon Whidden Fisher with Kate and their two daughters, Mary Jean and Kathleen ("Kay") Provost Fisher.
Simeon and Kate moved shortly after being married to Ladner, B.C., where Simon established a pharmacy, and where both worked for many years. Their two daughters, Mary Jean (b. 1907) and Kathleen Provost (b. 1908) grew up in Ladner. and attended U.B.C. and U. of Washington respectively, Jean graduating in honours math, and Kay in music. Jean went on to complete her M.A. and Ph.D. in math at U.B.C. and the University of Toronto. While at U of T she met Hartley Sargent, a mining engineer from Victoria, B.C. They married in 1937, and subsequently spent time in Boston (where Hartley completed his Ph.D. in Mining Engineering) and Vancouver before moving to Victoria, where he made his career in the provincial Dept of Mines.
c. 1915. Simeon Whidden and Kate Fisher with daughters Jean and Kay, and with Simeon's father and mother, the Rev. Simeon Whidden and Mary Ann (Ingram) Fisher, who moved to Vancouver following the Rev's retirement in 1914.
John Hartley Sargent and Janice Eleanor Hickman
John Hartley Sargent
1943 - 2013Spouse: Janice Eleanor Hickman
c.1943 - 2006Parents: Mary Jean Fisher (Sargent)
SARGENT, John Hartley
Passed away peacefully on February 11, 2013, just days after his 70th birthday, at Victoria Hospice. Predeceased by his beloved wife, Janice (2006) and his dear friend, Miriam McLean (2013). ... A gifted scholar, John left Victoria in 1961 for Economics and Political Studies at McGill University, followed by graduate studies at MIT and Cambridge University. After teaching at Queen's University, John joined the Department of Finance in Ottawa in 1971, where he made his mark as a consummate professional and a thoughtful colleague over a productive and distinguished career spanning more than 30 years, including as a research director for two Royal Commissions. John made significant contributions to the development of Canadian fiscal policy, tax policy and climate change-related economic policy, recognized through a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, awarded by the Department of Finance in 2013. John gave his time generously to Kanata United Church, St. Aidan's Church (Victoria), the Alliance Française (Victoria) and other volunteer endeavours. Ever inquisitive and eager for engaging conversation, John actively participated in and enjoyed the community that welcomed him when he and Janice returned to Victoria in 2004. ...
Published by The Globe and Mail on Feb. 16, 2013.SARGENT, Janice Eleanor
On Tuesday, July 11, 2006 at Victoria Hospice at the age of 63 years. ,,, Pre-deceased by her parents Grace and Harry Hickman. Janice was born in Victoria, B.C. where she attended school and Victoria College (now UVic). She pursued studies in French language and literature at UBC and Harvard, and then taught French briefly at Queens University. She worked as a free-lance translator in Ottawa while raising her children, and subsequently as a policy and planning officer with the Ottawa-Carleton Board of Education. She was active as a volunteer at her children's school in Kanata, in figure skating, and in the Kanata United Church choir and other church activities. After retiring, she and John moved to Victoria in 2004 ...
Published in The Ottawa Citizen from July 14 to July 15, 2006