The descandants of Nicholas McKenna (originally MacKenna) of Far Rockaway, NY are searching for aany information on his antecedents. He died in 1932.
We believe he is the Nicholas MacKenna in a baptism record for Duleek given as follows:
father Joseph MacKenna
mother Anne Monaghan
witness Bartholomew Gargan
witness Mary Caffrey
date of baptism 2 April 1871
Thank you.
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Hello, thanks for the reply and the leads. Some more information on the person I posted on, Nicholas MacKenna (McKenna)
- DOB probably 30 March 1871
- date of baptism 2 Aprl 1871
- Roman Catholic
- church/parish unknown
- parents Joseph MacKenna, Anne Monaghan; may have had a number of other siblings, but we think we know of a Peter (or possibly Petrus; not Peadar)
- date of emigration to US: abt 1882
- subsequently married Anna F. Cahill, probably in NYC, abt 1896
- date of death, in NYC, 30 July 1932