Thomas Mortimer Kenna

1840 - 1919  (79 years)

• Name	Thomas Mortimer Kenna
  Birth	28 Aug 1840	St. Johnsonville, Montgomery Co., NY   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850  [2]
  Military	28 Jul 1862	Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY   [1, 3]
  	Civil War Service MUSTER-IN ROLL of CaptainJohn Ramsey's Company (H), in the 121st Regiment of New York State Volunteers, commanded by Colonel B. Franchot, called into service of the United States by Proclamation of the President, from the twenty-third day of August 1862 (date of muster), for the term of three years, unless sooner discharged. Kenna, Thos M - Sergeant http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyotsego/coh121.htm
  	Age: 21
  Military Discharge	10 May 1865	Philadelphia, PA   [3]
  Military Discharge	17 May 1865	Philadelphia, PA   [3]
  	Age: 24
  Census	1910  [4]
  Death	03 Oct 1919	New Haven, Connecticut   [3]
  Burial	West Haven, Connecticut
  	Find a Grave page: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=128605170
  Notes	According to testimony in his mother's civil war pension file for his brother William, Thomas had some bad debt and was accused of forgery. He was forced to leave the county and state around 1870 or 1865. His business partner was Thomas West. [1] Lived in Norfolk, VA 1868 to 1869 [3] Lived in New York, NY 1869 to 1870 [3] Moved to New Haven, Conn 1870 [3] Civil War pension file describes him as 5' 4", light complexion, blue eyes and brown hair. He was said to be born at East Creek, NY [3]
  Person ID	I211	Default
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2014

  
  

  Father	William Kenna, Sr.,   b. abt. 1815, County Cook, Ireland d. 2 Feb 1881, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Mary Fox,   b. 1818, Limerick, Ireland d. 11 Mar 1899, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	1837 or earlier	Ireland
  	They were married when they immigrated on the Ship Troy
  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.
  Family ID	F83	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ellen A. Leahy,   b. Sep 1844, North Branford, New Haven, Connecticut d. 6 Feb 1911, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	22 Aug 1867	Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY   [3, 5]
  	Married by Rev. Father Francis at St. Mary's Church
  Children	1. William Matthew Kenna,   b. 01 Nov 1868, New Haven, Connecticut d. 01 Jul 1935, Washington, DC (Age 66 years)   2. Frank Kenna, Sr.,   b. 22 Jun 1874, New Haven, Connecticut d. 26 Dec 1947, New Haven, Connecticut (Age 73 years)   3. Thomas Francis Kenna,   b. 22 Jun 1874   d. 1947 (Age 72 years)   4. Margaret Augusta Kenna,   b. Sep 1875   d. 27 Feb 1879 (Age 3 years)   5. Catharine Elizabeth Kenna,   b. 02 Nov 1880   6. Daniel H Kenna,   b. May 1882   d. 6 Aug 1882 (Age 0 years)   7. Ellen May Kenna,   b. 16 Aug 1884   d. 31 Aug 1884 (Age 0 years)   8. Eussie Kenna   9. Edward Kenna   10. Helen Kenna
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2014
  Family ID	F239	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Burial Book for St. Mary's Old Cemetery A page from the book that lists Kenna's and O'Rourke's
  		1900 US Census New Haven CT - Thomas M. Kenna Family
  		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.
  		1910 US Census New Haven CT - Thomas M Kenna

  
  

  Histories

  Mary Kenna (b. 1818) Obit - Journal and Courier, May 14, 1899

  
  

• Sources

  [S88] Civil War Pension File - Mary Kenna, (NARA). [S43] 1850 US Census - Little Falls NY (William Kenna), (www.ancestry.com). [S99] Civil War Records - Thomas M. Kenna, (www.ancestry.com). [S144] 1910 US Census. [S91] Baptisms and Marriages 1852-1908 St. Mary's Church Little Falls NY.