Kenny, Fallon, and Killion families - Ardnaglug, Moore, Roscommon
Hello!
I would liketo learn more about my 3x great-grandfather Peter Kenny and his wife (name unknown).I have some indirect evidence that Peter may have been from the Moore parish.Peter was born about 1811.He and his son Patrick (born about 1848) emigrated to Boston when Patrick was about 3 years old.I have not found any information about Peters first wife/Patricks mother.I am guessing that she died before they emigrated.Patrick appears to be the only child from Peters first marriage.I am interested in finding out the name of Peters wife. I am also interested in finding out if my Kenny ancestors were from the Moore area.
Peter married his second wife, Catherine Norton, in October 1853 in Boston.Peter and Catherine had 5 children.Peter died in Boston in 1887.
After growing up in Boston, Peters son Patrick (b. 1848) lived in Rock Island, Illinois for most of his life.He died there in 1923.His obituary says that he was born in County Clare, but we have no other records that support this information.
I would love to learn the name of Peter Kennys wife (Patricks mother).She may have died in childbirth, or during the famine, or maybe from another cause.Two possible names that keep showing up in my research are Fallon and Killion.
Through DNA matches, I have found several connections back to the Fallon family of Ardnaglug.I have two DNA connections back to descendants of Thomas Fallon and Bridget McKeon and two of their children, Annie Fallon Downey and John Fallon.
I inherited some old postcards and letters from a great aunt Nellie Kenny (Peter Kenny and Catherine Nortons daughter).Among these letters is a list of people (family members, friends, and neighbors) and the dates that they died.The names on the list include several Killions, Cady, Roach/Roch, and Gaffey.On Ancestry, I have found one DNA match who is descended from a Killion, but he does not know the history of the Killions before they came to Boston.
Other information:
I know that our Kenny family is related to the Green family of Moore, Roscommon.Bridget Kenny (probably Peters sister) married John Green.John and Bridgets children included John Aloysius Green.
John Aloysius Green was born in Moore parish, Roscommon in 1844.He became the owner of a large stone quarry in Iowa and later became a state senator in Iowa.We have several old postcards, letters, and photographs that were sent back and forth to the Green family in Iowa to our Kenny family in Boston.In several biographies, John Greens grandparents are listed as Patrick Kenny and Margaret Fallon.Patrick Kennys parents are listed as Peter Kenny and Mary Canfield.The DNA matches that I have to the Fallon family from Ardnaglug may be from Margaret Fallon.But I share a large amount of DNA with the Fallon descendants, so I am wondering if maybe I have two connections to the Fallon family.Maybe the name of Peter Kennys wife/Patrick Kennys mother is Fallon?
Biographical information about John Aloysius Green:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Aloysius_Green
http://iowajones.org/bio/Green_John.htm
Thank you for reading this!Any information about the Kenny, Fallon, or Killion families in the Moore area would be greatly appreciated!
Eileen Shaughnessy Downey
Richmond, Virginia (via Boston)