Alexander Kedie
Alexander Kedie (ca 1709 – 1784) was a carpenter and political figure in Nova Scotia. He was a member of the 1st General Assembly of Nova Scotia.
He was born in Charing Cross, London, England and came to Halifax with Edward Cornwallis in 1749. Kedie moved to Lunenburg and then Mahone Bay. In 1769, he married Ursula Tanner, his second wife. He owned a [[sawmill.
His great grandson John Kedy also served in the Nova Scotia assembly.
References
- A Directory of the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1958, Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1958)
You've got 2 Kedie's mixed! Alexander (Sr.) born in Scotland, a traveller/sailor, who learned to speak German. He married in London, England to an English nobleman's daughter who bore a child, in 1746, Alexander (Jr) in/near London (could be Charing Cross). They had a second son & they immigrated to Nova Scotia in 1748 along with the arrival of Cornwallis. A number of Germans, as a reward for military service to the British crown, were granted land in the area of what is now Lunenburg, N.S. Through Kedie's near noble connections he was granted land also in the Lunenburg area & was to ensure the German immigrants settled on the correct allocated plots. Due to his language skills he became the go between the German settlers & the British governor. He was a natural for representing the area in North America's 1st General Assembly in Halifax.
The son, Alexander (Jr.) is the spouse of Ursula Tanner, & they lived in Mahone Bay. One of the brothers lived on an island off the coast between Mahone Bay & Lunenburg. He, according to family stories, was a heavy drinker & hence did not prosper. No authorities for this info but was relayed from Keddy family members & folk history.