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William Jonas Keen

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William Jonas Keen

Birth
Egg Harbor City, Atlantic County, New Jersey, USA
Death
4 Dec 1809 (aged 42)
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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William Jonas Keen was the son of William Keen (1739-1771) and Dorothy Galor (1742-1769); he was the husband of Sarah Somers (1772-1850). The couple had no issue.
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Married: April 26. 1797
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Married, at Egg Harbour, on Wednesday last, captain Jonas I. Keen, of this city, to Miss Sarah Somers, daughter of the late colonel Richard Somers, of New Jersey.[Source: Gazette of the United States, 3 May 1797, a Wednesday, so "Wednesday last" was April 26.]

1800 Census:
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Wm Jonas Keen: Philadelphia New Market Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Obit:
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DIED, on Monday the 4th instant, after a painful and lingering sickness, Capt William Jonas Keen, in the 42d year of his age. The members of "the captain society," and his friends, are invited to attend his funeral this afternoon at half past 2 o'clock, from the house of Captain Hayes, No 18, Pine Street. [Source: Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia), 5 Dec 1809]

Certificate for Interment, 5 Dec 1809
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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-Name: William J. Keen
-Sex: Male
-Age: forty one years
-Occupation: Master of a Vessel
-Country: United States
-Residence: Pine Street (Philadelphia, Penn)
-Disease: Dropsy
-Burial: 05 Dec 1809
-Cemetery: Swedes [Gloria Dei (Old Swedes) Church Burial Ground]

[Primary Source: The Descendants of Joran Kyn of New Sweden, by Gregory B. Keen, LL.D. Vice President of the Swedish Colonial Society. Published in Philadelphia by The Swedish Colonial Society in 1913. googlebooks.com, 348 page .pdf]
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William Jonas Keen was the son of William Keen (1739-1771) and Dorothy Galor (1742-1769); he was the husband of Sarah Somers (1772-1850). The couple had no issue.
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Married: April 26. 1797
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Married, at Egg Harbour, on Wednesday last, captain Jonas I. Keen, of this city, to Miss Sarah Somers, daughter of the late colonel Richard Somers, of New Jersey.[Source: Gazette of the United States, 3 May 1797, a Wednesday, so "Wednesday last" was April 26.]

1800 Census:
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Wm Jonas Keen: Philadelphia New Market Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Obit:
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DIED, on Monday the 4th instant, after a painful and lingering sickness, Capt William Jonas Keen, in the 42d year of his age. The members of "the captain society," and his friends, are invited to attend his funeral this afternoon at half past 2 o'clock, from the house of Captain Hayes, No 18, Pine Street. [Source: Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia), 5 Dec 1809]

Certificate for Interment, 5 Dec 1809
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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-Name: William J. Keen
-Sex: Male
-Age: forty one years
-Occupation: Master of a Vessel
-Country: United States
-Residence: Pine Street (Philadelphia, Penn)
-Disease: Dropsy
-Burial: 05 Dec 1809
-Cemetery: Swedes [Gloria Dei (Old Swedes) Church Burial Ground]

[Primary Source: The Descendants of Joran Kyn of New Sweden, by Gregory B. Keen, LL.D. Vice President of the Swedish Colonial Society. Published in Philadelphia by The Swedish Colonial Society in 1913. googlebooks.com, 348 page .pdf]
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  • Created by: ziaref
  • Added: Nov 12, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100612908/william_jonas-keen: accessed ), memorial page for William Jonas Keen (15 Jul 1767–4 Dec 1809), Find a Grave Memorial ID 100612908, citing Gloria Dei Episcopal Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by ziaref (contributor 47679000).