James
Keenan
Born in Ardee, Co Louth
Son of Thomas Keenan
and Bridget (Moonan) Keenan
Brother of
Mary Keenan, Patrick Keenan, Thomas Keenan, Terence Keenan, Patrick Keenan and Bridget Keenan
Husband of
Jane (Murphy) Keenan
— married
12 Jun 1865 in St Catherine's Church, Dublin
Descendants 
Died
at about age 50
in Lambs Court, James' St, Dublin
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Jun 2016
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Biography
James Keenan was born in Ireland.
James was born in 1834 in Ardee, Co. Louth. He is the son of Thomas Keenan and Bridget Moonan. He was baptised on 18 Dec 1834 at Ardee, Co. Louth. [1]
He moved to Dublin and married Jane Murphy at St Catherine's church on 12th June 1865.[2] [3] They had four known children.
James' occupation at his marriage was a labourer.
James died on 28th March 1884 from bronchitis which he had suffered for several years.[4] He is listed as deceased in 1895 on the marriage record of his daughter Mary Jane.
Research Notes
There is probably not much more information that could be found about the life of James, unless employment records in Dublin could be sourced.
The burial location for James Keenan is unknown and could be researched.
Sources
- ↑ Church baptismal record - 18 Dec 1834, Ardee, Co. Louth on http://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0183
- ↑ Civil marriage record: https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/supp_marriages/8283678y.pdf
- ↑ Church marriage record: Marriage of JACOBUS KEENAN of 30 THOMAS and JANE MURPHY of 123 THOMAS ST on 12 June 1865 on www.irishgenealogy.ie
- ↑ Civil death record: https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1884/06337/4817451.pdf
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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