Notable Births & Deaths for Kennedyville ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Kennedyville. Please note that while we are collecting data on an ongoing basis, it's a big task and it's unlikely that our list will ever be more than a sample.

• Edwin Thomas Booth     (Actor)
  • He was born in Bel Air (MD) on November 13, 1833 (a Wednesday) and died in New York (NY) on June 7, 1893 (a Wednesday) at the age of 59. He is buried at Mt. Auburn Cemetery (Middlesex County, Massachusetts).
  • Bel Air is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest of Kennedyville.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Edwin Thomas Booth<1>
• John Wilkes Booth     (Presidental assassin, actor)
  • He was born in Bel Air (MD) on January 10, 1838 (a Wednesday) and died in Port Royal (VA) on April 26, 1865 (a Wednesday) at the age of 27. He is buried at Green Mount Cemetery (Baltimore City, Maryland).
  • Bel Air is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest of Kennedyville.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: John Wilkes Booth<1>
• Donald Byrd     (Musician)
  • Full name: Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd, II
  • He was born in Detroit (MI) on December 9, 1932 (a Friday) and died in Dover (DE) on February 4, 2013 (a Monday) at the age of 80. He is buried at White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery (Oakland County, Michigan).
  • Dover is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the east of Kennedyville.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Donald Byrd<1>
• Frank Lafferty 'Flip' Lafferty     (1876/09/15:1877/10/02)
  • He was born in Newark (DE) on May 4, 1854 (a Thursday) and died in Wilmington (DE) on February 8, 1910 (a Tueday) at the age of 55.
  • Newark is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast of Kennedyville.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Frank Lafferty 'Flip' Lafferty<1>
• Dr. Nancy Grace Roman     (Astronomer, 'Mother of Hubble')
  • She was born in Nashville (TN) on May 16, 1925 (a Saturday) and died in Germantown (MD) on December 25, 2018 (a Tueday) at the age of 93. We don't have any burial details.
  • Germantown is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the west of Kennedyville.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Dr. Nancy Grace Roman<1>

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The official website for Kent County: www.kentcounty.com/

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