Hi Renee -- I believe you would be best served by concentrating on obtaining family documents with (or without) the help of the historical society most familiar with the records of Canandaigua, Ontario, New York. Any document found regarding "your" family can potentially provide more clues. Perhaps an important clue might be found in the given name Jeremiah and the spelling of Catherine (as opposed to Katherine) for county of origin, and whether your FH lore has mention of Scotland, Ulster or a county in the other provinces of Ireland. Unfortunately, the surnames FLYNN and KENNEDY were found together in the same parishes in nearly every Irish county on the Primary Valuation (Griffith's) per www.ireland.com/ancestor/ search at that website. The FLYNN surname on the Primary Valuation (1848-64) was found in most counties but most often in Co. Cork with 472 households, followed by Co. Waterford with 391, Co. Leitrim with 259; Co. Roscommon with 226, Co. Kerry with 183; Co. Mayo with 171; Co. Galway with 156; Co. Tipperary with 146; Co. Limerick with 112; Co. Sligo with 111; Co. Offaly (King's Co.) with 91; Co. Meath with 85; and down from there. KENNEDY: Numerous: all areas. Ir. Ó Cinnéide (helmeted head). A leading sept of Dál gCais who settled in Tipperary. There were other families in Galway and Wicklow and a notable group in Galloway, Scotland, whence many of the Ulster Kennedys. US President Kennedy's ancestors were from Wexford but belonged to the Dál gCais Variations include McKENNEDY, with 7 PV households in Co. Cork; O'KENNEDY with one household each in Co. Limerick and Co. Tipperary. KENEDY with 2 in Co. Waterford and one each in Cos. Sligo and Belfast city. Other variations (not found on the PV) include KINNEDY and MacKENNEDY. For other variations and data (and to check my transcription here) please refer to the website mentioned above. Interestingly, the KENNEDY surname was found most often, BY FAR, in Co. Tipperary with 1112 households; followed by Co. Antrim with 258; Co. Kilkenny with 232; Co. Kerry with 229; Co. Limerick with 223; Co. Down with 211; Co. Donegal with 186; Co. Galway with 185; Co. Offaly (King's Co.) and Co. Derry each with 174; Co. Waterford with 162; Co. Clare with 122; Co. Laois (Queen's Co.) with 111; Co. Wexford with 101; Dublin city with 100; Co. Cork and Belfast city each with 98; Co. Mayo with 89; Co. Roscommon with 87; Co. Armagh with 72; down from there. Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: "Renee Harris" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 7:47 PM Subject: [IRELAND] Jeremiah FLYNN=Catherine KENNEDY ? > Would like to find the parents and birthplaces of the > following couple: > Jeremiah FLYNN, b. abt. 1823-Ireland & died bet. > 1860-1870 in Canandaigua, Ontario, New York. > Married Catherine KENNEDY about 1850. She was b. > abt. 1831-Ireland & died after 1880 in Canadaigua. > Children were born in Canandaigua, NY: > 1-John Flynn, b. abt. 1851; 2-William, abt. 1853; > 3-Catherine FLYNN, 1855-1926 who md. John HOLLARN; > 4-Jeremiah,b. 1857; 5-Thomas, b. 1859; > 6-Margaret,b.1861; 7-Michael, b. 1865; > 8-Patrick-b. 1866; 9-William, b. 1869. > Would appreciate any help or suggestions. Thanks, > Renee Harris