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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / Re: Autosomal DNA for Treanor/Traynor/Trainor/Trenor descendants
« on: Saturday 19 November 22 14:31 GMT (UK)  »
Hello Leigh,
Thank you for keeping me in mind. I appreciate that.
I did the FTDNA test in June 2020. The result I received (Kit number M158071) on 3 October 2020 indicated I was a member of the Ui Máine Tréinfhir branch.
On 2 June 2022 I uploaded my raw autosomal DNA test results from FamilyTreeDNA to Gedmatch.com, (Kit number RH7536635).
To date nothing positive has emerged from either source indicating where my ancestors may have originally emanated from. There were no close matches either.
I have applied for an Ancestry DNA test kit in the hope it might bring a result.
I think I can trace my ancestors in Dromore, County Tyrone to around the Famine years.
Many thanks for all you are doing.
Kind regards
Michael (Traynor)
Dublin.

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Keenan, Bundoran, Co. Donegal and New York
« on: Saturday 24 September 22 23:50 BST (UK)  »
Thank you very much for that information about St Sebastians.
That's a shame such a lovely building was torn down, but like you suggest the records must be secure in a diocesan archive. So I have an email address so at least I will start with that. Yes, indeed some of the Keenan family members must have a funeral record there.

You have all been such a wonderful help.
Thank you all,
Michael.

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Keenan, Bundoran, Co. Donegal and New York
« on: Saturday 24 September 22 23:15 BST (UK)  »
My sincere apologies for the delay in replying to your last few updates. I had a visitor call here for the past couple of hours.
Thank you very much for the information about Nora, James & Catherine.
I have lots to digest with all the information you have sent me today.
It's almost overwhelming the information you were able to glean in one single day about my grandmother's brother, Tom Keenan. This time yesterday I knew so very little about him. I am very impressed with all that you found. Are you in the USA. ? I am in Dublin.
Over the coming days I will be making efforts to contact relatives that 24 hours ago I did not know they existed.
Without your assistance today I probably would not have known where to start looking for any descendants of Tom Keenan from Bundoran.
I hope others are appreciative of your efforts for without your knowledge I would not have made such progress.
Many thanks and kindest regards
Michael Traynor
Dublin.

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Keenan, Bundoran, Co. Donegal and New York
« on: Saturday 24 September 22 19:58 BST (UK)  »
I may have to wait until I make contact with a living relative to see if they know when Nora died.

Have you tried to see if there is a death notice for Nora's daughter Catherine that died 24 April 2003 and Nora's son James that unfortunately I don't have a date of death for. Sorry !

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Keenan, Bundoran, Co. Donegal and New York
« on: Saturday 24 September 22 18:37 BST (UK)  »
Thank you Sandra,
So we can narrow Nora's date of death between 1945 & 1950 ?

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Keenan, Bundoran, Co. Donegal and New York
« on: Saturday 24 September 22 18:22 BST (UK)  »
Thank you for the Certificate of Naturalization.

Tom's memorial card doesn't give any details about his death other than the undertaker, Martin S. Chalk, 57-04 Roosevelt Avenue, Woodside, N.Y.

From the fact Nora appears on the 1940 Census but not on the 1950 Census would indicate the possibility she died during that decade ? Or is that a wrong assumption to make ?
Michael.

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Keenan, Bundoran, Co. Donegal and New York
« on: Saturday 24 September 22 18:05 BST (UK)  »
I have Tom's memorial card that my late father had.

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Keenan, Bundoran, Co. Donegal and New York
« on: Saturday 24 September 22 17:58 BST (UK)  »
I haven't come across a listing of a son called Martin. He died in 1921 aged 14 years. Nora & Tom were married in 1912.

Is there a census for New York available after 1940 ?

Michael.

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Keenan, Bundoran, Co. Donegal and New York
« on: Saturday 24 September 22 17:39 BST (UK)  »
Thank you very much,
Yes that is definitely Nora in the 1901 Census for Co Roscommon. The townland agrees with what is on her State birth cert. Unfortunately I don't have a date of death for her. But it could well be what Oldohiohome has suggested. The dates vary a bit but sometimes they didn't know their real birth dates !!. Perhaps if a copy of her death cert could be found that might give more clarity ?

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JRQK-226

She was still alive for the NY census of 1940. As was her husband Tom who died on 18 October 1949.
Regards
Michael.

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