James Kenna, Sr.^[1]

1809 - 1886  (77 years)

• Name	James Kenna
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	1809	Ballingarry, Limerick County, Ireland   [2]
  Christening	14 May 1810	St. Michael's, Limerick city; County of Limerick; Diocese of Limerick
  Gender	Male
  IMMIGRATION	1834	Troy, NY   [3]
  	Migrated from the city of Limerick, Ireland to Troy, NY.
  	Age: 25
  Naturalization	5 Nov 1836	Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY
  	Filing of intention for citizenship
  Land	12 Oct 1839	Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY   [4]
  	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.
  Land	1840	Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY
  	First Grantee Deeds for James & William Kenna
  Naturalization	7 Oct 1840	Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY   [5]
  	Age: 31
  Census	26 Jul 1850	Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY   [6]
  	Age: 34
  Census	12 Jul 1860	Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY   [7]
  	Age: 50
  Census	7 Jun 1870	Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY   [8]
  	Age: 60
  Census	1875	Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY   [9]
  	Age: 65
  Land	1875	Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY   [10]
  	Owner of large section of property.
  Census	19 Jun 1880	Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY   [11]
  	Age: 69
  Death	22 Mar 1886	Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY   [12]
  Person ID	I294	Default
  Last Modified	18 Jul 2018

  
  

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

  
  

  Family	Honora L. Rorke,   b. Abt 1820, Ireland d. 4 Nov 1881, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY (Age 61 years)
  Children	+ 1. Margaret Kenna,   b. abt. 1838, New York ? d. 1912 (Age 74 years) + 2. James Kenna, Jr.,   b. 1840, New York d. 11 Oct 1880, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY (Age 40 years) + 3. William Kenna,   b. Aug 1842, New York d. 1919 (Age 76 years)   4. John Kenna,   b. 6 May 1850, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY d. 24 Oct 1918, Somerville, MA (Age 68 years) + 5. Honora Kenna,   b. Abt 1847, New York   6. Michael Kenna,   b. Abt 1849, New York + 7. Thomas Kenna,   b. Abt 1852, New York d. 1917 (Age 65 years)   8. Ellen Kenna,   b. Abt 1853, New York   9. Catherine Kenna,   b. 29 Apr 1855, New York + 10. Edward Kenna,   b. 22 Mar 1857, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY d. 27 Aug 1907, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY (Age 50 years)
  Last Modified	16 Aug 2005
  Family ID	F115	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Death Certificate - John Kenna b. 6 May 1850 Died in a city home in Somerville, MA. His father is listed as James Kenna from Ireland, and his mother is Nora O'Rourke from Ireland.
  		1875 NY State Census Herkimer Little Falls Includes the families of James Kenna Sr (1809-1886) and James Kenna Jr (1840-1880) living next to each other. There are few names that could not be confirmed: Ida A Kenna (F, age 5). The family of John Cantlin seems to live next door and is from Ireland and the name shows up on other documents.
  		James Kenna Death Certificate Transcript Died 18 Mar 1886 in Little Falls, NY Mother and Father unknown Died of pneumonia
  		Baptismal Record - James Kenna, 1810 NOTE: I am note certain this record is for the person in my database - proceed with caution. St. Michael's, Limerick city; County of Limerick; Diocese of Limerick "James, Son of Michael Kenna & Catharine Collopy 14 May 1810 https://registers.nli.ie/pages/vtls000635022_026
  		Death Certificate James Kenna Sr
  		1865 NY State Census Little Falls NY

  
  

  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.
  		James Kenna (Sr.) and Patrick Murphy This tombstone looks new, and may have been placed here by family members if the old markers were lost. The location matches up with the church records. In the background is the O'Rourke monument and family members.

  
  

  Histories » Slide Show		Kennas in the 1840 to 1880 Little Falls, NY Census
  		Kenna Surname
  		Will for James Kenna
  		Intention for Citizenship - James Kenna
  		Petition for Naturalization - James Kenna
  		Limerick County Ireland Map

  
  

• Sources

  [S88] Civil War Pension File - Mary Kenna, (NARA). Witness to birth of William Kenna Jr. (his nephew) [S78] Intention for Citizenship - James Kenna. [S78] Intention for Citizenship - James Kenna, 5 Nov 1836. [S117] Land Purchase James and William Kenna. [S79] Petition for Naturalization - James Kenna, 7 Oct 1840. [S75] 1850 US Census - Little Falls NY (James Kenna). [S69] 1860 US Census - Little Falls NY (James and Hannah Kanoy). [S70] 1870 US Census - Little Falls NY (James/Hanora William/Lizzie Kanna). [S14] 1875 NY State Census - Kenna. [S92] E.S. Cary and J.A. Allen, 1875 Map of Little Falls NY. [S67] 1880 US Census - James and Honora Kenna, (www.ancestry.com). [S159] James Kenna Sr. Death Certificate.