Simon, Hurd, Dolan, and Related Families
The Genealogy of the Following Families:
The Simon Family of Willebadessen, Germany, and its Descendants in America
The Barcant, Krogh, d'Abadie, and Related Families of Trinidad and Tobago
The Hurd and Clark Families of Kent County, Delaware and Caroline County, Maryland
The Dolan and Carr Families of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland; County Donegal, Ireland; and America
The McGillin Families of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Francis "Frank" McCanney | McKenna
1891 - 1918 (27 years)
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Name Francis McCanney | McKenna Nickname Frank Born 24 Jun 1891 Cooel, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom 
Gender Male Died 8 Dec 1918 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 
Siblings15 siblings Person ID I2037 Simon and Related Families | All Dolans from Seegronan Townland, Descendants of Mary Dolan McCanney (1858- ) Last Modified 24 Jun 2018
Father Francis Hughmore "Frank" McCanney, b. 1850, Cooel, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom , d. 10 Sep 1936, Dooish Townland, Drumquin, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (Age 86 years) Mother Mary Dolan, b. Abt 1858, Seegronan Townland, Killeter, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom , d. 27 Jan 1951, Dooish Townland, Drumquin, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (Age ~ 93 years) Married 6 Jun 1879 Aghyaran Townland, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Family ID F595 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Bridget Donnelly, b. Abt 1891, Rocktown Townland, Belleghy, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Married 14 Feb 1912 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Children 1. Mary (aka Minnie) McKenna, b. 25 Sep 1912, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 2. Francis McKenna, b. Abt 1914, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Documents 
McCanney, Francis | Donnelly, Bridget - Marriage Affidavit
1912 Marriage Affidavit for Frank McKenna and Bridget Donnelly, from the municipal records of the City of Philadelphia.
McCanney, Francis | Donnelly, Bridget - Marriage Return
1912 Marriage Return for Frank McKenna and Bridget Donnelly, from the municipal records of the City of Philadelphia.Last Modified 24 Jun 2018 Family ID F2162 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map 
Born - 24 Jun 1891 - Cooel, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom 
Died - 8 Dec 1918 - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada = Link to Google Earth
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Photos 
McCanney | McKenna, Francis | Donnelly, Bridget | McKenna, Minnie | McKenna, Francis
Frank McCanney|McKenna and his family, circa 1917. Date estimated knowing his date of death and comparing the apparent age of his children with a 1919-1920 picture taken in Ireland. Original photo on possession of Rita McDonagh (nee McElholm), his niece, who provided the identification. Some flaws in photo fixed in Adobe Photoshop.
Dolan, Mary | McCanney, Frank | McCanney, (Susan) Teresa
Mary McCanney (nee Dolan), center, with her children Frank McCanney and (Susan) Teresa McCanney. Original photograph in the possession of Rita McDonagh (nee McElholm), who provided the identifications.
Documents 
Dolan, William (1890-1925) | McCanney, Francis - 1911 Census of Ireland Record
1911 Census of Ireland record for William Dolan, living with his aunt, Ellen Haughey, and his cousin Frank McCanney.
McCanney | McKenna, Francis - 1911 Immigration Record - Page 1
September 1911 passenger list for the S. S. Columbia showing Francis McKenna (nee McCanney) on line 21. Note listing of his father as living in Cooel, Drumquin, Ireland.
McCanney | McKenna, Francis - 1911 Immigration Record - Page 2
September 1911 passenger list for the S. S. Columbia showing Francis McKenna (nee McCanney) on line 21. Note listing of his destination as his sister, Mary Delaney, in Philadelphia.
McCanney | McKenna, Francis - 1918 Probate Affidavit
1918 affidavit filed with the Surrogate Court of the Central Judicial District, Province of Manitoba, Canada, in connection with the probate of the estate of Frank McKenna (born Francis McCanney). The document states his address, occupation, date and location of death, and names his widow (Bridget) as well as mentioning his two "infant children." Image from familysearch.org, Manitoba Probate Records, 1871-1930.
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Notes - BIRTH:
Identified as the son of Frank Hughmore McKenna and Mary Dolan in family history compiled by Patrick Teague and shared as an informal communication to Robert Simon on 29 September 2011.
Full date of 24 June 1891 given in the birth record for Francis McCanney in the parish birth register for St. Patrick RC Church in Drumquin, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, abstracted in a personal communication to Robert M. Simon from Fr. Kevin Mullan of the parish on 15 March 2012. Parents named as Francis McCanney and Mary Dolan.
Full date given as 29 June 1891 in Irish Civil Registration birth record for Francis McCanney on www.rootsireland.ie. Place of birth given as Coolavannagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Parents named as Francis McCanney and Mary Dolan.
Consistent with age (9 years) in 1901 Census of Ireland, County Tyrone, Clunahill District Electoral Division, Drumquin Subdistrict, Coolavannagh Townland. Place of birth given as County Tyrone. Enumerated as Francis McCanney, with parents Francis and Mary McCanney and siblings.
Consistent with age (20 years) in 1911 Census of Ireland, Clunahill District Electoral Division, Carrick Townland. Place of birth given as County Tyrone. Enumerated as Francis McCanney, in the household of his cousin, Ellen Haughey, along with William Dolan (another cousin of his).
Roughly consistent with age (22 years) in 1911 passenger list for the S.S. Columbia, traveling from Londonderry to New York. Like his other siblings who emigrated from Ireland, he changed his surname from McCanney to McKenna upon leaving Ireland.
Date of birth given as 22 June 1889 in Marriage Affidavit in Philadelphia Orphan's Court, available in "Affidavit of applicant for marriage license (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania), 1885-1915," available on familysearch.org at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6W9K-D3?i=1462&cc=2466357&cat=217392. Place of birth given as Ireland. Named as Frank McKenna in this record. Not clear why this birth date is different from the date in other records.
Consistent with age (25 years) in 1916 Census of Canada for Manitoba, District 10 (Selkirk), E.D. 16, page 3, line 28. Abstracted on familysearch.org. Enumerated as Frank McKenna with wife Bessie and children Mary and Frank.
IMMIGRATION:
Immigrated to the United States aboard the S.S. Columbia, sailing from Londonderry on 2 September 1911 and arriving in New York on 10 September 1911. Record gives his place of birth as Drumquin; names his father as Francis McKenna of Cooel, Drumquin, and states that he was headed to his sister, Mary Delaney, in Philadelphia. Original record on the Ellis Island Foundation website.
Immigrated to Canada in 1912, according to entry in 1916 Census of Canada. Consistent with family history compiled by Patrick Teague and shared as an informal communication to Robert Simon on 29 September 2011, that Frank McKenna eventually settled in Canada and had two children there.
MARRIAGE:
Wife identified as Bridget Donnelly from County Derry, according to family history shared in 2016 by Rita McDonagh (nee McElholm), a niece.
Year of marriage would be 1912, according to index entry in Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Marriage Index, 1885-1951. Marriage license no. 276530 (1912) for Francis McKenna and Bridget Donnelly.
Full date of 14 February 1912 given in Marriage Return in Philadelphia Orphan's Court, available in "Affidavit of applicant for marriage license (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania), 1885-1915," available on familysearch.org at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6W9B-FL?i=1463&cc=2466357&cat=217392.
OCCUPATION:
Carpenter's Helper (1912 Marriage Affidavit)
Farmer (1918 probate record, see below under death information)
ADDRESSES:
Carrick Townland, County Tyrone (1911 Census of Ireland)
3341 Mutter Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1912 Marriage Affidavit)
Village of Holland, Manitoba (1918 probate record, see below under death information). Holland is a rural town about 85 miles west of Winnepeg.
DEATH:
Full date of death given as 8 December 1918 in Manitoba Probate Records, 1871-1930 on familysearch.org. File number 3186. Affadavit contained in this file (6th image in the online file) states that Frank McKenna, farmer of the village of Holland, Manitoba, died in the City of Winnepeg on this date, leaving his widow Bridget and "two infant children 4 and 6 years old."
Full date of death also given in death indexes online with the Manitoba Vital Statistics Agency (vitalstats.gov.mb.ca) for Frank McKenna. The detailed view of his record (Registration number 1918-071106) gives the location of death as "St Bon," likely a reference to St. Boniface Hospital in Winnepeg, Manitoba.
According to oral family history shared by his niece, Rita McDonagh (nee McElholm), he died in the great influenza epidemic.
ADDITIONAL FAMILY ORAL HISTORY:
According to family history compiled by Patrick Teague and shared as an informal communication to Robert Simon on 29 September 2011, eventually settled in Canada and had two children there. One was named Mary and her married surname was Davis.
According to family history shared in 2016 by Rita McDonagh (nee McElholm), a niece, Frank McKenna went to Toronto, Canada from Philadelphia and had two children in Canada, known to Irish relatives as Minnie and Frankie. His wife was Bridget Donnelly from County Derry. His daughter Minnie married a man whose surname was Davis and they had 3 girls.
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