MacKenna(McKenna) and Monaghan, Duleek

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Hello, thanks for the reply and the leads. Some more information on the person I posted on, Nicholas MacKenna (McKenna)

- DOB probably 30 March 1871

- date of baptism 2 Aprl 1871

- Roman Catholic

- church/parish unknown

- parents Joseph MacKenna, Anne Monaghan; may have had a number of other siblings, but we think we know of a Peter (or possibly Petrus; not Peadar)

- date of emigration to US: abt 1882

- subsequently married Anna F. Cahill, probably in NYC, abt 1896

- date of death, in NYC, 30 July 1932