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| Suffix |
Jr. |
| Nickname |
Jas |
| Birth |
1840 |
New York [3] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
26 Jul 1850 |
Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY [4] |
| Age: 9 |
| Census |
12 Jul 1860 |
Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY [5] |
| Age: 20 |
| Military Enlistment |
25 Dec 1861 |
Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY [6] |
| Age: 21 |
| Military Service |
18 Feb 1862 |
Boonville, NY [6, 7] |
| Company I, 97th Regiment of NY Volunteers - Corporal |
| Age: 22 |
| Military |
06 Nov 1863 |
Bristol Station, VA [6] |
| Injured from a strike to the head with a musket by a Henry A. Cramer from company 'D', 97th regiment after James Kenna reproved him for leaving his post. |
| Age: 23 |
| Military Discharge |
14 Sep 1864 |
Philadelphia, PA [6] |
| Civil War, Union; Disabled |
| Age: 24 |
| Census |
7 Jun 1870 |
Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY [8] |
| Age: 30 |
| Census |
4 Jun 1880 |
Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY [9] |
| Age: 40 |
| Employment |
Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY [10] |
| Caretaker for Catholic cemetery |
| Died |
11 Oct 1880 |
Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY [11, 12] |
| Person ID |
I48 |
Default |
| Last Modified |
15 Jul 2007 11:26:17 |
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| Father |
James Kenna, Sr., b. 1809, Ballingarry, Limerick County, Ireland |
| Mother |
Honora L. Rorke, b. Abt 1820 |
| Family ID |
F115 |
Group Sheet |
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| Family |
Anna C. Fralick, b. 1846, New York |
| Married |
30 Aug 1866 |
Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY [13] |
- The person signing the marriage certificate (S. B. Gregory) signed it the day after they were married. Does this mean they were married in a church or by a paster on 30 AUG 1866 (Thursday) and the certificate was completed with the local authorities the next day (Friday)?
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| Children |
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| Last Modified |
11 Oct 2006 00:00:00 |
| Family ID |
F12 |
Group Sheet |
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| Event Map |
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Event
 | Census - Age: 9 - 26 Jul 1850 - Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY |
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 | Census - Age: 20 - 12 Jul 1860 - Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY |
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 | Military Enlistment - Age: 21 - 25 Dec 1861 - Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY |
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 | Military Service - Company I, 97th Regiment of NY Volunteers - Corporal - 18 Feb 1862 - Boonville, NY |
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 | Military - Injured from a strike to the head with a musket by a Henry A. Cramer from company 'D', 97th regiment after James Kenna reproved him for leaving his post. - 06 Nov 1863 - Bristol Station, VA |
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 | Military Discharge - Civil War, Union; Disabled - 14 Sep 1864 - Philadelphia, PA |
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 | Married - 30 Aug 1866 - Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY |
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 | Census - Age: 30 - 7 Jun 1870 - Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY |
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 | Census - Age: 40 - 4 Jun 1880 - Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY |
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 | Employment - Caretaker for Catholic cemetery - - Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY |
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 | Died - 11 Oct 1880 - Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY |
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| Pin Legend |
= Address
= Location
= City/Town
= County/Shire
= State/Province
= Country
= Not Set |
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| Headstones |
 | James Kenna, Jr. Status: Located. Photo and the notes on it from Winifred Kenna, Grand Daughter of James Kenna. Unknown date for the photo. Inscription appears to read: "SERG. CO. I 97 REG. N.Y. V" |
 | James Kenna, Jr. Status: Located. Inscription says: James Kenna Jr., SERG CO. I, 97th REG, N.Y. V., 1840 - 1880.
Located at latitude N43°02.751', longitude W74°52.003'. The grave is located next to a fence and large tree along the Church St. side of the cemetery. Click here for the google map location. |
 | Kenna Plot - Cemetery Map Status: Located. This is a shot of a map of the Little Falls Church St. cemetery as used by the caretaker. The red box indicates the location for the "Kenna Plot", which was owned by Anna C. (Fralick) Kenna. |
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| Sources |
- [S8] 1880 US Census - James and Anna Kenna (Reliability: 4).
- [S88] Civil War Pension File - Mary Kenna, (NARA).
Witness to the names and ages of the children of Mary and William Kenna Sr.; Also states he is a cousin to them.
- [S42] 1880 US Census - Little Falls NY (James & Anna Kenna), (www.ancestry.com), 1 (Reliability: 4), 4 JUN 1880.
- [S75] 1850 US Census - Little Falls NY (James Kenna).
- [S69] 1860 US Census - Little Falls NY (James and Hannah Kanoy).
- [S68] Civil War Pension File - James & Anna Kenna, (NARA).
- [S4] Roll of the NY 97th Vol. Inf., George A. Hardin and Frank H. Willard, (D. Mason and Co., 1893).
- [S60] 1870 US Census - Little Falls NY (James and Ann Kanna), (www.ancestry.com) (Reliability: 1).
- [S42] 1880 US Census - Little Falls NY (James & Anna Kenna), (www.ancestry.com).
- [S88] Civil War Pension File - Mary Kenna, (NARA).
- [S26] Obituary for James Kenna Jr., (Herkimer Daily - 20 Oct 1880), 1 (Reliability: 2), 20 OCT 1880.
- [S68] Civil War Pension File - James & Anna Kenna, (NARA).
Widow's pension application form
- [S65] Marriage License - James Kenna and Anna Fralick (Reliability: 1).
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