Per 1900 census in Dunkirk, Chautauqua, NY Catherine Kenny Hartman claims she was b. Nov 1870 in IR, arrived in US age 3 (1873).
Her marriage 1888 at St Marys RCC church records her parents were Andrew Kenny and Ellen.
Catherine is the 1892 Dunkirk, NY State census, m. with children
1900 Dunkirk, NY Federal Census with her 4 living children and husband
Birth of my grandmother in the newspaper 1895, a party
Birth and death of 3 babies Church records, one buried at St Mary's Cemetery.
By 1905 she has disappeared and the 4 living children are in St Mary's Orphanage.
She is not buried at St Marys' Cemetery
With help of DNA I find her shared matches in Mayo Co.
Checking the Diocese Tuam, Parish Aghamore Baptisms 1864-1880 I believe I found her family but I don't see my Catherine.
My feeling is she came as a young child with a family friend or relative. My closest match to Catherine has the same mystery with his g grandmother. She ended up in Lancashire, EN in a poor house. I feel she is the sister of my Catherine. Margaret baptized April 1865 d/o Andrew Kenny and Ellen.
Really appreciate any insight. I now want to discover more of her birth as opposed to her disappearance that I spend so much time working on.
Mary Jane McAllister
mjdevault@gmail.com