Alexander Kedie was a carpenter and political figure in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

. He was a member of the 1st General Assembly of Nova Scotia

1st General Assembly of Nova Scotia

1st General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between October 2, 1758 and December 4, 1759, its membership being set in the 1758 Nova Scotia general election....

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He was born in Charing Cross

Charing Cross

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, London

London

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, England

England

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 and came to Halifax

City of Halifax

Halifax is a city in Canada, which was the capital of the province of Nova Scotia and shire town of Halifax County. It was the largest city in Atlantic Canada until it was amalgamated into Halifax Regional Municipality in 1996...

 with Edward Cornwallis

Edward Cornwallis

Lieutenant General Edward Cornwallis was a British military officer who founded Halifax, Nova Scotia with 2500 settlers and later served as the Governor of Gibraltar.-Early life:...

 in 1749. Kedie moved to Lunenburg

Lunenburg, Nova Scotia

Lunenburg , is a Canadian port town in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia.Situated on the province's South Shore, Lunenburg is located on a peninsula at the western side of Mahone Bay. The town is approximately 90 kilometres southwest of the county boundary with the Halifax Regional Municipality.The...

 and then Mahone Bay

Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia

Mahone Bay is a town located on the northwest shore of Mahone Bay along the South Shore of Nova Scotia in Lunenburg County.- History :...

. In 1769, he married Ursula Tanner, his second wife. He owned a sawmill

Sawmill

A sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into boards.-Sawmill process:A sawmill's basic operation is much like those of hundreds of years ago; a log enters on one end and dimensional lumber exits on the other end....

. Kedie died at the age of 72 and was buried on March 6, 1817.

His great grandson John Kedy

John Kedy

John William Kedy was a farmer, sawmill owner and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Lunenburg township in the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia from 1847 to 1851 as a Reformer....

also served in the Nova Scotia assembly.