Cambria County PA Archives Obituaries.....Kean, James August 1859
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Democrat and sentinel: (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866: August 24, 1859
Mr. James Kean, died on last Friday, at the residence of Thomas Monahan, in
Summerhill township, in the one hundred and fifth year of his age. He was probably
the oldest man in the county. He was born in 1754 and was consequently 22 years of
age at the time of the Declaration of American Independence He was a native of
Ireland, but emigrated to this country shortly after the close of the Revolutionary
war. He was the father of Colonel John Kean, now of Kansas Territory, who
represented this County several times in the State Legislature. One who knew him
well informs us, that he was a good citizen and a kind neighbor. He never sought for
notoriety, but was content with "acting well his part" as an honest and unpretending
citizen. His intellect remained unclouded to the last, and he died cheered by the
hope of eternal happiness beyond the grave. May he rest in peace.

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