1809 - 1886

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• Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	1809	Ballingarry, Limerick County, Ireland   [2]
  Gender	Male
  IMMIGRATION	1834	Troy, NY   [3]
  	Migrated from the city of Limerick, Ireland to Troy, NY.
  	Age: 25
  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
  Land	1875	Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY   [9]
  	Owner of large section of property.
  Census	19 Jun 1880	Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY   [10]
  	Age: 69
  Died	1886	Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY
  Person ID	I294	Default
  Last Modified	01 Jun 2009 14:11:13
  Father	Kenna
  Family ID	F141	Group Sheet
  Family	Honora L. Rorke, b. Abt 1820
  Children	1. Margaret Kenna, b. abt. 1838, New York ? > 2. James Kenna, Jr., b. 1840, New York > 3. William Kenna, b. Aug 1842, New York   4. John Kenna, b. Abt 1845, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY > 5. Honora Kenna, b. Abt 1847, New York   6. Michael Kenna, b. Abt 1849, New York   7. Thomas Kenna, b. Abt 1852, New York   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
  Last Modified	16 Aug 2005 00:00:00
  Family ID	F115	Group Sheet

• Event Map		Event Birth - 1809 - Ballingarry, Limerick County, Ireland IMMIGRATION - Migrated from the city of Limerick, Ireland to Troy, NY. - 1834 - Troy, NY Land - 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. - 12 Oct 1839 - Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY Land - First Grantee Deeds for James & William Kenna - 1840 - Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY Naturalization - Age: 31 - 7 Oct 1840 - Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY Census - Age: 34 - 26 Jul 1850 - Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY Census - Age: 50 - 12 Jul 1860 - Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY Census - Age: 60 - 7 Jun 1870 - Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY Land - Owner of large section of property. - 1875 - Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY Census - Age: 69 - 19 Jun 1880 - Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY Died - 1886 - Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Headstones		Burials at Old St. Mary's Cemetery Status: Located. 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 Status: Located. 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	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). [S92] 1875 Map of Little Falls NY, E.S. Cary and J.A. Allen. [S67] 1880 US Census - James and Honora Kenna, (www.ancestry.com).