Helen Mary Kenney

Birth Name Helen Mary Kenney
Gender female
Age at Death 95 years

Narrative

New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, ancestry.com
Name: Helen K Walen
address: 228 Lock Street, Lockport, NY
US Citizen
Arrival Date: 28 Aug 1950
Birth Location: New York
Age: 57
Gender: Female
Port of Departure: Southampton, England
Left Southampton: 23 August 1950
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Queen Mary
Class: First
Returning Resident

Helen was travelling with Mary T. Burke, 44, single, of 233 Lock Street, Lockport. Mary was also a US Citizen.
On the UK Outward Passengers List, Mary and Helen were both listed as teachers. Their last address in the UK was "American Express, London."

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1893     1
Census (Wife) April 16, 1930 Lockport, Niagara County, New York, United States 228 Lock St 2a
Event Note

1930; Census Place: Lockport, Niagara, New York; Roll: 1617; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 10;
April 16, 1930
Owns the house worth $4000 at 228 Lock St. Owns a radio.

Fenton Whalen 40, married 1st at 34, born in NY, father in Canada, mother in NY, mail carrier, government, a veteran (World War)
Helen Whalen 36, married 1st at 30, born in NY, parents also,
Ellen Jane Whalen 4
John F Whalen 3
Joseph Whalen 2y 3m

all children born in NY

Death 1988     1
Census (Wife) April 6, 1940 Lockport, Niagara County, New York, United States 228 Lock St. 3a
Event Note

1940; Census Place: Lockport, Niagara, New York; Roll: T627_2695; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 32-15.
April 6, 1940
[ancestry.com indexed this as Fendon Waalen]

Owns the house worth $3300 at 228 Lock St.

Fenton Whalen 50, 1 year of high school, postman, post office. worked 40 hours the previous week. Worked 52 weeks in 1939 for total income of $2100.
Helen Whalen 46, 2 yrs of college,
Ellen Whalen 14, 1 year of high school,
John Whalen 13, 7 years schooling,
Joseph Whalen 12, 5 years schooling,
Mary Whalen 8, 3 years schooling,

Helen provided the information. All were living in the same house in 1935. All were born in New York.

Burial   St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Lockport, Niagara County, New York, United States   1

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father John Fremont Kenney
Mother Mary E Bracken
         Helen Mary Kenney 1893 1988

Families

Family of Martin Fenton “Finn” Whalen and Helen Mary Kenney
Married Husband Martin Fenton “Finn” Whalen ( b. January 1, 1890 d. November 14, 1973 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage June 30, 1924 Lockport, Niagara County, New York, United States   4a 5a
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. findagrave.com
  2. National Archives and Records Administration: 1930 United States Census
      • Page: Lockport NY, ED 10, sheet 14B, line 78, family 334
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X451-JWV : accessed 10 November 2020), Fenton Whalen, Lockport, Niagara, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 10, sheet 14B, line 78, family 334, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1617; FHL microfilm 2,341,351.

  3. 1940 United States Census
      • Page: Lockport NY, ED) 32-15, sheet 4A, line 7, family 86
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQY4-C2D : 29 May 2020), Fenton Whalen, Ward 1, Lockport, Lockport City, Niagara, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 32-15, sheet 4A, line 7, family 86, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2695.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.