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About Col. Beverley Kennon
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From the November 24, 1890 Evening Star His wife was the daughter of Major Griswold. He was an officer in the United States Navy until the Civil War when he resigned to to join the Confederate forces. After the War he went to Egypt where in the military service of the khedive he became bey or Colonel and received several decorations for meritorious service. In Egypt he invented a counterpoiso battery. Congress recently made an appropriation for him to build a similar battery in New York.
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Col. Beverley Kennon's Timeline
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1830
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| 1890 |
November 23, 1890
Age 60
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Brooklyn, Queens, New York, United States
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November 1890
Age 60
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Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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