JOSEPH EDWARD (JOE) KEDDY (JOSEPH WILLIAM4 KEDY, MATTHIAS (MATHEW)3, JOHN WILLIAM2, ALEXANDER1) was born December 16, 1868 in Martin's River, Nova Scotia (Source: "KEDDY","Joseph Edward","B","1868-12-16","Joseph W & Sophia E",,"1869-02-14",,"MBA"1901 Census - Oakland), and died Abt. 1954 in Waterville, N.S. - abt 86 years of age.. He married (1) EDWINA EVA MATILDA MEISNER November 22, 1890 in Blandford Anglican Church, N.S., daughter of JACOB MEISNER and LUCY ZINCK. He married (2) NORA AMELIA REEVES (Source: Bryan Keddy <bryanfkeddy@ns.sympatico.ca>) January 06, 1900, daughter of JOHN REEVES and ELIZABETH KEDY.Notes for JOSEPH EDWARD (JOE) KEDDY:
1891 Census, Martin's River - Joseph E. Keddy 22, Fisher, Edvedoria 20, Ervin 3 mo.1901 Census, Oakland shows: - Joseph E. Kedey (b: Dec. 16, 1868 - carpenter) (Note: Yearly Earnings - $150.) Nora (b: Aug. 14, 1878 - wife), Howard (b: Jan. 1, 1901- son).
Joseph Edward and Nora Reeves lived in Martin's River, N.S. on a 25 acre farm.
Joseph was a carpenter and as shown in Willa Keyser's Book (pg. WS44) - "In 1908, a new two room school was built at South Gold River, now Western Shore. The builder was Joseph Keddy of Martin's River." (Photo of School on pg. WS45).Note: Excerpts from a postcard that my father, Frank Keddy sent to my mother - "Dad is not doing to good, but gets up sometimes for a short time. May is looking after him, he's just like a baby, so she has her hands full. Tell Bryan I will be home soon, so tell him to be a good boy! "
OBIT - Halifax Herald - September 27, 1955
Berwick - Joseph Edward Keddy, Waterville, formerly of Martin's River, died at Western Kings Memorial Hospital, Berwick, Tuesday morning following several weeks illness. Born at Martin's River 86 years ago, he was a son of Joseph & Sophia Keddy. He attended school in Martin's River and worked in that community until 10 years ago, when he moved to Waterville. He was a member of the Church of England, Martin's River. Left to mourn his passing are four sons; Frank Keddy, Toronto; Emmett Keddy, Forties, Lunenburg County; Roy and Howard Keddy, both of Liverpool; four daughters, Winnie (Mrs. Burton Longley), Halifax; Eva (Mrs. Jack Feader), Chester; Blanche (Mrs. Osborne Gates), Blandford, Ada (Mrs. Walter Eisner), Waterville. The remains which are resting at H.C. Lindsay's Funeral Home, Kentville, will be taken to Martin's River Anglican Church for funeral services on Friday afternnon at 3:00 conducted by Rev. A. Sheppard with interment in family lot, Martin's River.Both Joe and Nora are buried in Martin's River Cemetery. The inscription on the concrete headstone which his son Roy made - reads " KEDDY - I THANK GOD FOR LOVING CARE AND TO REMEMBER OUR DEAR LOVED ONES WHO ARE RESTING HERE - JOSEPH & WIFE NORA." - also Marshall's name faintly appears at the base....
Rose Faeder told me that right after Joe died, the housekeeper (May Dynkins) went to the bank and withdrew all of Joe's savings, leaving the children to come up with the money to bury him, but they couldn't afford the headstone so Roy made one out of concrete.
Note from "The Keddy History" by Vernon Keddy - 2000
Joe worked for many years as a carpenter and spent a lot of time in New Ross where he constructed many of the large barns in the area.Children of JOSEPH KEDDY and EDWINA MEISNER are:
i. ERVIN6 KEDDY, b. 1891, Martin's River, N.S.; d. (probably died young ?).
ii. HATTIE MAY KEDDY (Source: Betty Kay - RR#4 New Ross B0J 2M0), b. October 09, 1893, Martin's River, N.S. (Source: 1901 Census - Oakland); d. May 10, 1977, Waterville, N.S. - 84 years of age. (Source: Halifax Herald CD); m. WILLIAM WALTER EISNOR.
iii. BLANCHE EDNA KEDDY, b. March 01, 1895, Martin's River, N.S.; d. February 18, 1981, Blandford, N.S. - 85 years of age.; m. (1) RICHARD SCHNARE, Abt. 1913; m. (2) HENRY OSBORNE GATES, Abt. 1930.
Children of JOSEPH KEDDY and NORA REEVES are:
iv. HOWARD AUSTIN6 KEDDY, b. January 01, 1901, Martin's River, Nova Scotia (Source: 1901 census - Oakland); d. July 05, 1972, Liverpool, Nova Scotia - 71 years of age.; m. EMMA MCFARLEN WEARE, September 27, 1919, Martin's River, N.S..
v. EVA ETTA BELLE KEDDY, b. October 26, 1902, Martin's River, Nova Scotia; d. March 07, 1980, Chester, N.S. - 77 years of age.; m. JOHN BERNARD (JACK) FEADER, Abt. 1922, Chester Basin, N.S..
vi. ROY WILLOUGHBY KEDDY, b. April 06, 1904, Martin's River, Nova Scotia; d. October 14, 1987, Greenfield, N.S. - 83 years of age.; m. (1) MILDRED ?; m. (2) PHYLISS VIOLA (WOLFE) DAGLEY, August 30, 1963, St. Mathew's Church, Halifax, N.S..
vii. WINNIFRED EVELINE KEDDY, b. July 20, 1905, Martin's River, Nova Scotia; d. September 08, 1984, Halifax, Nova Scotia - 77 years of age.; m. BORDEN HAVERSTOCK TINGLEY, September 24, 1923.
viii. MARSHALL HENRY KEDDY, b. October 11, 1908, Martin's River, N.S.; d. September 23, 1912, Martin's River, N.S. - 4 years old..
ix. FRANK EDWARD KEDDY, b. January 11, 1911, Martin's River, Nova Scotia; d. February 27, 1999, Halifax, Nova Scotia - 88 years of age.; m. (1) VIDA MAY ARMSTRONG, Abt. 1935; m. (2) MARY ELLEN MACLEAN, June 03, 1942, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
x. EMMETT ROBERT KEDDY, b. April 11, 1913, Martin's River, Nova Scotia; d. November 07, 1994, New Ross, Lunenburg Co., N.S. - 81 years of age.; m. ELLEN ELIZABETH ADAMS, November 17, 1944, New Ross, N.S..
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