John Shepard Kinney

He brought his wife down the river on a sled drawn by a newfoundland dog. He made great quantities of maple sugar

Married Northumberland Co., NB "...and after living there for a short period they removed to Greenfield, N. B. The pioneers of N. B. never lacked for romantic adventure. After the ice had formed solidly on the Saint John it is said that John Kinney brought his little bride of fifteen years down the river on a sled drawn by a large Newfoundland dog. At Greenfield he made his home along with his father Stephen and his uncles John and Andrew Kinney who occupied an important part of that thriving settlement. The rock maple trees grew plentifully on John S. Kinney's new farm. He was a tireless worker at anything he undertook to do and soon became famous for the great quantities of maple sugar he made. There were other Kinneys in the community named John and his friends soon found it easy to identify him as "Sugar John," a name that anybody might well be proud of." Bell, p. 13. Also called "Praying John."* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: May 12 2021, 22:33:27 UTC