Family of Martin Fenton "Finn" Whalen and Helen Mary Kenney

Families

Married Husband Martin Fenton “Finn” Whalen ( b. January 1, 1890 d. November 14, 1973 )
Married Wife Helen Mary Kenney ( b. 1893 d. 1988 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage June 30, 1924 Lockport, Niagara County, New York, United States   1a 2a
Event Note

New York, County Marriages, 1908-1935
license: June 27, 1924, Lockport
married June 30 1924, Lockport, NY
Martin F Whalen, 34, postman, of 200 Jackson St, Lockport, born in Lockport
parents: Joseph Whalen, born in Canada and Catharine Delaney, born in USA

Helen M Kenney, 30, teacher, of 258 Niagara St, Lockport, born in Lockport
parents: John F Kelly and Mary E Bracken, both born in USA

married by Leo G Link, priest, of 76 Church St., Lockport
Witnesses: Linus McDonough and Edith W McDonough
first marriage for both

[Note: they were married in St Patrick's Church, Lockport. source: bio of Fenton and Helen in St Patrick's Cemetery -A Glimpse into its history and the people buried there. see sources]
[Note: Helen's father's name was John Kenney, not Kelly]

 

 

  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Joseph Andrew Whalenabout January 19272015

Source References

  1. New York County Marriages
      • Page: Whalen-Kenney, Niagara Co, June 30, 1924
      • Citation:

        "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ9F-1P1 : 18 March 2019), Martin F Whalen, 30 Jun 1924, Niagara, New York, United States; citing ref. ID , county clerk offices from various counties, New York; FHL microfilm 897,563.

  2. Shelly Richards: St Patrick's Cemetery-A Glimpse into its history and the people buried there
      • Page: page 152-154
      • Citation:

        pages 152 to 154 of this book are about Fenton and Helen Mary (Kenney) Whalen. They were written by one of their granddaughters.