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Britannia Wellington Kennon (Peter)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Georgetown, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Death: January 27, 1911 (95)
Georgetown, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Place of Burial: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Thomas Peter of Tudor Place and Martha Parke Peter
Wife of Cmdr. Beverley Kennon, (USN)
Mother of Martha Custis 'Markie' Peter
Sister of Martha Eliza Angela Peter; Columbia Washington Peter; John Parke Custis Peter; George Washington Parke Custis Peter; America Pinckney Peter and 2 others

Managed by: James A. Nagel
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About Britannia Wellington Kennon

BRITANNIA WELLINGTON KENNON

The Washington Post, Wednesday, February 1, 1911, Funeral of Mrs. Kennon, Services in Home Where She Was Born, Married and Died

Members of Old Maryland, Virginia and District Families Pay Respects to Descendant of Martha Washington
At the historic old mansion in which she was born, married and died at Thirty-first and Q Streets Northwest, funeral services for Mrs. Britannia Wellington Kennon, widow of Commandant Beverly Kennon of the Washington Navy Yard and great-granddaughter of Martha Washington were held yesterday morning at 11 o'clock. She died last Friday and would have celebrated her ninety-sixth birthday had she lived one day more.

Mrs. Kennon was for 25 years President of the Louise Home; was once President of the Aged Woman's Home, President of the Society of Colonial Dames of the District, honorary Vice President of the National Society of Colonial Dames of America, honorary President of the Alumnae of Georgetown Covenant and honorary President of the Needlework Guild.

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Britannia Wellington Kennon's Timeline

1815
January 28, 1815
Georgetown, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
1843
October 18, 1843
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States
1911
January 27, 1911
Age 95
Georgetown, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
January 1911
Age 95
Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, United States