William Kenna, Sr.^[1]

1815 - 1881  (66 years)

• Name	William Kenna
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	abt. 1815	County Cook, Ireland   [2]
  Gender	Male
  IMMIGRATION	14 Jun 1837	New York, NY   [3, 4]
  	Ship Troy from Liverpool, England
  	Age: 23
  	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
  Land	12 Oct 1839	Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY   [5]
  	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   [6]
  	Age: 34
  Census	1855	Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY   [2]
  	NY State Census
  	Age: 38
  Military Enlistment	6 Jan 1864	Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY   [7, 8]
  	Co H, 16th Regiment, NY Heavy Artillery Volunteers
  Census	1865	Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY   [9]
  	Age: 50
  Military Discharge	Aug 1865  [7]
  Census	6 Jul 1870	Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY   [10, 11]
  	Age: 55
  Census	1875	Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY   [12]
  	Age: 60
  Census	1 Jun 1880	Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY   [1]
  	Age: 64
  Death	2 Feb 1881	Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY   [7, 13, 14, 15]
  Military Service	Jun 1890	Troy, NY   [16]
  	Supplement to the 1890 Census that documents his Civil War service and his widow Mary.
  Burial	Old St. Mary's Cemetery, Little Falls, NY
  	Find a grave page: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=49590666
  Notes	Worked as a grave digger at the Catholic church after the Civil War with his nephew (who had one arm). [7]
  Person ID	I210	Default
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2014

  
  

  Father	Kenna
  Mother	Unknown
  Family ID	F141	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Fox,   b. 1818, Limerick, Ireland d. 11 Mar 1899, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY (Age 81 years)  [1, 2, 9, 10, 17]
  Marriage	1837 or earlier	Ireland
  	They were married when they immigrated on the Ship Troy
  Children	+ 1. James W. Kenna,   b. 27 Jul 1838, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY d. Aft 1915 (Age 77 years) + 2. Thomas Mortimer Kenna,   b. 28 Aug 1840, St. Johnsonville, Montgomery Co., NY d. 03 Oct 1919, New Haven, Connecticut (Age 79 years)   3. William Kenna, Jr.,   b. 25 Sep 1842, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY d. 31 May 1864, Cold Harbor, VA (Age 21 years)   4. Catharine Kenna,   b. 26 Nov 1844, Herkimer Co., NY   5. Mary E. Kenna,   b. 25 Nov 1847, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY   6. Margaret Kenna,   b. 13 Aug 1852, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY   7. Ellen Kenna,   b. 16 Apr 1854, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY   8. Edward Kenna,   b. 03 Apr 1857, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY   9. Anna Kenna,   b. 13 Feb 1859
  Albums		Passenger Ship Troy 13 JUL 1839 (7) The "Troy" arrived at the port of New York July 13,1839 from Liverpool, England. This ship was built in 1834 in New York, the builder was "Brown & Bell", the owners were a family named "Macy". It was renamed "Aristides" when sold foreign prior to 1858. [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Brian - 18 October 1997] http://www.fortunecity.com/littleitaly/amalfi/13/shipt.htm Page 4 has information on William and Mary Kenna. The columns are: Name, Age (Years, Months), Sex, Occupation, Country From, Country to Inhabit William (Wm) Kenna is 23, a Farmer from Ireland, and his wife Mary is 23 too.
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2011
  Family ID	F83	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Extract from passenger list, the Ship Troy arriving in New York, NY from Liverpool, London on 14 Jun 1837.
  		1875 NY State Census - William Kenna (b. 1815)
  		1870 US Census Little Falls NY - William and Mary Kenna
  		1855 NY State Census - William Kenna (Kana) and Mary Fox Little Falls, Herkimer, NY. It shows that William and Mary have been living in Little Falls for 12 years and that William is a naturalized citizen. Mary's mother (Catherine, widowed) and sister (Margaret) are living with them and have been in Little Falls for 5 years.

  
  

  Headstones

  Burials at Old St. Mary's Cemetery This page is from the "Old Cemetery" for the Old St. Mary's cemetery of St. Mary's Church in Little Falls, NY. The book now belongs to the Holy Family Parish church in Little Falls.

  
  

  Histories » Slide Show		Kennas in the 1840 to 1880 Little Falls, NY Census
  		Intention for Citizenship - William Kenna
  		Immigration of William Kenna & Mary Fox
  		Mary Kenna (b. 1818) Obit - Journal and Courier, May 14, 1899

  
  

• Sources

  [S12] 1880 US Census - William Kenna. [S13] 1855 NY State Census - William and Mary Kenna Extract. [S23] Obituary for Mary Fox (Kenna), (Herkimer Daily - 15 Mar 1899), 15 Mar 1899, 1 (Reliability: 2). [S98] Passenger List - Ship Troy - Wm Kenna. [S117] Land Purchase James and William Kenna. [S43] 1850 US Census - Little Falls NY (William Kenna), (www.ancestry.com), 1 Aug 1850, 1 (Reliability: 2). [S88] Civil War Pension File - Mary Kenna, (NARA). [S100] Civil War Service Record - William Kenna Sr. [S15] 1865 NY State Census - Kenna. [S30] 1870 Census - Herkimer County, NY. [S89] 1870 US Census - William and Mary Kenna. [S14] 1875 NY State Census - Kenna. [S16] Kenna Surname - Little Falls Cemeteries. [S29] Obituary for William Kenna, (Herkimer Daily - 9 Feb 1881), 9 Feb 1881 (Reliability: 2). The dates and place of this obituary would connect it to this individual. Based on the age in the obit the year of birth is either 1812 or 1813. [S23] Obituary for Mary Fox (Kenna), (Herkimer Daily - 15 Mar 1899), 15 Mar 1899, 1 (Reliability: 2). His wife's obit validates death date [S57] 1890 Veterans Schedule - William Kenna, (www.ancestry.com). [S43] 1850 US Census - Little Falls NY (William Kenna), (www.ancestry.com).