1. | William Kenna, Sr. was born in abt. 1815 in County Cook, Ireland (son of Kenna and Unknown); died on 2 Feb 1881 in Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY; was buried in Old St. Mary's Cemetery, Little Falls, NY. Other Events and Attributes:
- IMMIGRATION: 14 Jun 1837, New York, NY; Ship Troy from Liverpool, England; : 23
- Land: 12 Oct 1839, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY; James and William Kenna buy the north half of lot #4 on fourth street for $250 from Christian and Catherine Lhaus (?). The 1809 Beekman map is the reference.
- Naturalization: 11 Oct 1842, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY; Declaration of intention to become a citizen. He would need to wait three more years to complete the process and petition for naturalization.
- Census: 1 Aug 1850, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY; : 34
- Census: 1855, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY; NY State Census; : 38
- Military Enlistment: 6 Jan 1864, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY; Co H, 16th Regiment, NY Heavy Artillery Volunteers
- Census: 1865, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY; : 50
- Military Discharge: Aug 1865
- Census: 6 Jul 1870, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY; : 55
- Census: 1875, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY; : 60
- Census: 1 Jun 1880, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY; : 64
- Military Service: Jun 1890, Troy, NY; Supplement to the 1890 Census that documents his Civil War service and his widow Mary.
Notes:
Worked as a grave digger at the Catholic church after the Civil War with his nephew (who had one arm).
IMMIGRATION:
Immigration Record
Name: William Kenna
Arrival Date: Jun 14, 1837
Age: 23
Gender: M
Port of Arrival: New York
Port of Departure: Liverpool
Place of Origin: Ireland
Occupation: Farmer (may have been one in Ireland? Typo?)
Destination: United States of America
Ship: Ship Troy
Microfilm Serial Number: M237
Microfilm Roll Number: 34
Microfilm List #458, page 4
Buried:
Find a grave page: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=49590666
William married Mary Fox on 1837 or earlier in Ireland. Mary (daughter of William Fox and Catharine Gleason) was born in 1818 in Limerick, Ireland; died on 11 Mar 1899 in Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY; was buried in Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Notes:
Married:
They were married when they immigrated on the Ship Troy
Children:
- James W. Kenna was born on 27 Jul 1838 in Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY; died after 1915.
- Thomas Mortimer Kenna was born on 28 Aug 1840 in St. Johnsonville, Montgomery Co., NY; died on 03 Oct 1919 in New Haven, Connecticut; was buried in West Haven, Connecticut.
- William Kenna, Jr. was born on 25 Sep 1842 in Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY; died on 31 May 1864 in Cold Harbor, VA.
- Catharine Kenna was born on 26 Nov 1844 in Herkimer Co., NY.
- Mary E. Kenna was born on 25 Nov 1847 in Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY.
- Margaret Kenna was born on 13 Aug 1852 in Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY.
- Ellen Kenna was born on 16 Apr 1854 in Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY; was christened on 16 Apr 1854 in Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY.
- Edward Kenna was born on 03 Apr 1857 in Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY.
- Anna Kenna was born on 13 Feb 1859.
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