Researching John Kenney
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1649 people with the Kenney surname? In that year Kenney was ranked number 2064 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Kenney on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Kenney and the Kenney Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 1688 people with the Kenney surname in the UK? Kenney is now ranked number 2552 for popularity in the UK. |
Kenney Family Tree Databases
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Kenney Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 27344 people with the Kenney surname in the USA? Kenney is ranked number 148 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Kenney Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on John Kenney. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called John Kenney
John Kenney (baseball)
John J. Kenney (1844 – August 7, 1893) was an American professional baseball player. He played outfield and second base for the Brooklyn Atlantics in, when that club belatedly joined the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players in its second season.
Kenney played five games during May of that season; in 19 at bats he did not get a base hit but is credited with one run batted in.
Previously he had been a regular outfielder for the Atlantics in 1867 and a substitute infielder during the next two seasons. In the first professional season, 1869, he played primarily third base in nine of 58 team games on record. Next season he was a regular outfielder and infielder for Union of Morrisania (now in the Bronx), a lesser one of fifteen professional teams in 1870.
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