Cmdr. Beverley Kennon, (USN)

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Cmdr. Beverley Kennon, (USN)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Mecklenburg County, Virginia, United States
Death: February 28, 1844 (50)
North Atlantic Ocean (Gun shell explosion aboard the USS Princeton)
Immediate Family:

Son of Richard Kennon and Elizabeth Beverley Kennon
Husband of Elizabeth Dandridge Kennon and Britannia Wellington Kennon
Father of William Dandridge Kennon; Col. Beverley Kennon and Martha Custis 'Markie' Peter
Brother of Sarah Skipwith Sinclair; Lieut. William Henry Kennon; Erasmus Kennon; Anne Beverley Kennon; Robert Kennon and 3 others

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About Cmdr. Beverley Kennon, (USN)

Chief of the Bureau of Construction, Equipment and Repairs, United States Navy

He died on the U.S.S. Princeton when a 12 inch shell gun exploed. His remains were first buried in the Congressional Cemetery and later removed to Oak Hill on April 18, 1874.

He was married first to Elizabeth D. Claiborne. After her death he married Britannia W. Peter. He was the son of Virginia Governor Richard Kennon and Elizabeth B. Mumford.

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Cmdr. Beverley Kennon, (USN)'s Timeline

1793
April 17, 1793
Mecklenburg County, Virginia, United States
1830
1830
1832
September 19, 1832
1843
October 18, 1843
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States
1844
February 28, 1844
Age 50
North Atlantic Ocean