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William Kernan

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William Kernan

Birth
County Cavan, Ireland
Death
20 Mar 1870 (aged 90)
Utica, Oneida County, New York, USA
Burial
Utica, Oneida County, New York, USA GPS-Latitude: 43.0873537, Longitude: -75.2270861
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Son of John Kernan and Jane Brady

He married Roseanna Maria Stubbs on May 31, 1812 in Wayne, New York

Children:
• Margaret Mary Kernan, b. April 20, 1813
• Edward Kernan, b. April 05, 1818
• Jane Kernan, b. July 31, 1820
• Winifred Eliza Kernan, b. August 04, 1822
• Alice Kernan, b. November 14, 1824
• Rosanna Maria Kernan, b. August 04, 1827
• William Kernan, b. September 04, 1831
• Michael John Kernan, b. September 18, 1833
Francis P. Kernan, b. January 14, 1816, Wayne, New York, d. September 08, 1892, Utica, New York. U.S. Senator from New York serving from March 4, 1863 to March 3, 1865.

William was involved in the Rebellion of 1799 of the Irish against the English. This rebellion was protesting the relocation of Scots into Ireland by the British. Irish land was taken away and given to the incoming Scots. William and his family lost their property. With a warrant out for his arrest he fled Ireland to come the USA. William landed at Staten Island, New York after an 18 week sea voyage from Ireland. It was August 1800 and he was 21. He settled in wilderness land in West New York state.
Son of John Kernan and Jane Brady

He married Roseanna Maria Stubbs on May 31, 1812 in Wayne, New York

Children:
• Margaret Mary Kernan, b. April 20, 1813
• Edward Kernan, b. April 05, 1818
• Jane Kernan, b. July 31, 1820
• Winifred Eliza Kernan, b. August 04, 1822
• Alice Kernan, b. November 14, 1824
• Rosanna Maria Kernan, b. August 04, 1827
• William Kernan, b. September 04, 1831
• Michael John Kernan, b. September 18, 1833
Francis P. Kernan, b. January 14, 1816, Wayne, New York, d. September 08, 1892, Utica, New York. U.S. Senator from New York serving from March 4, 1863 to March 3, 1865.

William was involved in the Rebellion of 1799 of the Irish against the English. This rebellion was protesting the relocation of Scots into Ireland by the British. Irish land was taken away and given to the incoming Scots. William and his family lost their property. With a warrant out for his arrest he fled Ireland to come the USA. William landed at Staten Island, New York after an 18 week sea voyage from Ireland. It was August 1800 and he was 21. He settled in wilderness land in West New York state.

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William Kernan
Born in County Cavan Ireland 1780
Died in Utica N.Y. March 20, 1870



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