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HELP! Grave has been located flag male ancestor  James J  MCKENNA

  (b. November 1875 Lewiston, Maine, USA   d. 4 May 1912 Lewiston, Maine, USA )  
Age: 34
Cause of Death: pulmonary TB

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James J MCKENNA was born November 1875 in Lewiston, Maine, USA. James J MCKENNA was the child of James J MCKENNA   and   Annie SKERRY

James J MCKENNA died 4 May 1912 in Lewiston, Maine, USA.

Occupation: carpenter



Never married


Details of the family tree of James appear below.
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  • 1875 Birth
    November 1875
    Lewiston, Maine, USA
  • 1880 - Lewiston, Maine
    name: James J. Mckenna Jr
    residence: Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine
    birthdate: 1876
    birthplace: Maine, United States
    relationship to head: Son
    spouse's name:
    spouse's birthplace:
    father's name: James J. Mckenna
    father's birthplace: Ireland
    mother's name: Anna Mckenna
    mother's birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
    race or color (expanded): White
    ethnicity (standardized): American
    gender: Male
    martial status: Single
    age (expanded): 4 years
    occupation: At School
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    1880 U.S. Census

  • Lewiston, Maine, USA
    Lewiston, Me. M.C.R.R. Station
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  • Lewiston, Maine, USA
    Lewiston, Me. Entrance Maine State Fair Grounds.
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  • Lewiston, Maine, USA
    City Building and De Witt House, Lewiston, Maine
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  • Lewiston, Maine, USA
    Tacoma Inn, near Lewiston, Me.
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  • Lewiston, Maine, USA
    Androscoggin Mill and Canal
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  • 1900 - Lewiston, Maine
    name: James J Mckenna
    titles & terms: Jr
    residence: Lewiston city, Androscoggin, Maine
    birth date: Nov 1875
    birthplace: Maine
    relationship to head of household: Son
    spouse:
    spouse's titles & terms:
    spouse's birthplace:
    father: James J Mckenna
    father's titles & terms:
    father's birthplace: Massachusetts
    mother: Annie Mckenna
    mother's titles & terms:
    mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
    race or color (expanded): White
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    1900 U.S. Census


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1875 Birth
November 1875
Lewiston, Maine, USA
1880 - Lewiston, Maine
name: James J. Mckenna Jr
residence: Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine
birthdate: 1876
birthplace: Maine, United States
relationship to head: Son
spouse's name:
spouse's birthplace:
father's name: James J. Mckenna
father's birthplace: Ireland
mother's name: Anna Mckenna
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Male
martial status: Single
age (expanded): 4 years
occupation: At School
nara film...Read MORE...


1880 U.S. Census

Lewiston, Maine, USA
Lewiston, Me. M.C.R.R. Station
Postcard

Lewiston, Maine, USA
Lewiston, Me. Entrance Maine State Fair Grounds.
Postcard
1900 - Lewiston, Maine
name: James J Mckenna
titles & terms: Jr
residence: Lewiston city, Androscoggin, Maine
birth date: Nov 1875
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Son
spouse:
spouse's titles & terms:
spouse's birthplace:
father: James J Mckenna
father's titles & terms:
father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother: Annie Mckenna
mother's titles & terms:
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name: James J...Read MORE...


1900 U.S. Census

Lewiston, Maine, USA
City Building and De Witt House, Lewiston, Maine
Postcard

Lewiston, Maine, USA
Tacoma Inn, near Lewiston, Me.
Postcard

Lewiston, Maine, USA
Androscoggin Mill and Canal
Postcard
1904
James McKenna, Jr., was bound over to the Supreme Court under $200 for larceny of goods amounting to $55 from his brother. The articles have been recovered from a pawn shop.
The Lewiston Daily Sun, July 28, 1904

James McKenna, Jr., indicted for larceny.
The Lewiston Daily Sun, September 26, 1904
1909 Intoxication Arrests
James J. McKenna, Jr. was sentenced to 60 days in jail for second offence while Jerimiah Collins, Edgar Phinney and Louis Roy were given the usual fine of $5 and costs for intoxication. James McLellan and Sumner Erskine were fined $5 and costs for the larceny of a roll of copper wire.

The Lewiston Daily Sun, Monday Morning, February 15, 1909

1909 - Prisoner Escaped.
During the breakfast hour at the Lewiston police station, Monday, J. J. McKenney, jr., told Officer Tuttle that he wanted to telephone friends to get him out. Mr. Tuttle, who is always obliging, took McKenna into the machine room.

But McKenna didn't stop to telephone. He made a dash thru the Park street door and was soon out of sight. Officer Tuttle started in pursuit. Deputy Marshal Pettengill came out of his office and sent two officers up Lisbon street to head McKenna off.

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Lewiston Evening Journal
Lewiston, Maine
June 4, 1909
1910
Indicted for larceny.

The Lewiston Daily Sun, January 21, 1910

Full Story
The Lewiston Daily Sun, January 29, 1910, Page 12

Sentenced to one year in jail.
The Lewiston Daily Sun, February 2, 1910
1912 Death
Name: James J McKenna
Gender: Male
Age: 34
Birth Date: abt 1878
Death Date: 4 May 1912
Death Place: Lewiston
Registration Place: Lewiston, Androscoggin
Father: James J
Mother: Anna

Ancestry.com. Maine, Death Records, 1617-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Original data: Maine Death Records, 1617-1922. Augusta, Maine: Maine State Archives.
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Lewiston Evening Journal, Lewiston, Maine, Saturday, May 4, 1912

James is buried at: Mount Hope Cemetery


Lewiston, Maine, USA


last residence 387 Main St., Lewiston - living with his parents

Section Bext, Lot not listed (possibly lot 13?)
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