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Keenan, Bundoran, Co. Donegal and New York
« on: Saturday 24 September 22 12:45 BST (UK) »
I am looking for relatives of Thomas Keenan born Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal in 1884. They moved to Bundoran and he emigrated to New York in 1907. Married Nora Dyer from Frenchpark, Co. Roscommon in 1912. They had 6 children. John born 1914, Catherine born 1916, Thomas born 1919, James born 1923, Joseph born 1926 and Frank born 1930. They lived at 64 West, 98th Street, New York. Thomas died 18 October 1949.

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Re: Keenan, Bundoran, Co. Donegal and New York
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 24 September 22 12:52 BST (UK) »


There is an ancestry tree, (if it isn't yours) have you viewed that ?

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Re: Keenan, Bundoran, Co. Donegal and New York
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 24 September 22 12:57 BST (UK) »
Daughter Catherine - U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 - Catherine Mary Keenan - Birth Date   20 Feb 1916 N Y City, New York - Death Date 24 Apr 2003
Father Thomas Keenan - Mother Nora Dyer.

Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2 Nov 1938, Wed    Page 13

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110106565/marriage-of-daniel-f-catherine/

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Re: Keenan, Bundoran, Co. Donegal and New York
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 24 September 22 12:58 BST (UK) »


Son Joseph - U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 - Joseph Patrick Keenan - Birth Date 12 Feb 1926    New York N Y, New York - Death Date 18 Sep 2003
Father Thomas Keenan Mother Nora Dyer

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Re: Keenan, Bundoran, Co. Donegal and New York
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 24 September 22 13:03 BST (UK) »


Obit for Joseph - gives you names to investigate.

Daily News New York, New York 20 Sep 2003, Sat    Page 16

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110102138/obituary-for-joseph-p-keenan/

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Re: Keenan, Bundoran, Co. Donegal and New York
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 24 September 22 13:22 BST (UK) »
Francis Keenan - Age 13
Birth Year: abt 1930 - Death Date 18 Jul 1943 Death Place Kings, New York
Certificate Number 15631

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WTR-1G5

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Re: Keenan, Bundoran, Co. Donegal and New York
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 24 September 22 13:26 BST (UK) »
Hello Sandra,
Many thanks for such a rapid reply. I very much appreciate that.
Both Catherine & Joseph are two of the family.
Thank you for the obituary and I'll follow up with the names in it & the undertaker may well have records of the family, though its nearly 20 years ago.
Would you have a link to the Ancestry location for that family tree you found please?
That's a really rapid response you gave me !!
Kind regards
Michael Traynor
Dublin.

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Re: Keenan, Bundoran, Co. Donegal and New York
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 24 September 22 13:32 BST (UK) »
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Re: Keenan, Bundoran, Co. Donegal and New York
« Reply #8 on: Saturday 24 September 22 13:35 BST (UK) »
In case you don't have it, Thomas & Nora(h)'s actual marriage certificate is here - https://a860-historicalvitalrecords.nyc.gov/view/8731121