I am searching for information on Patrick Kenney. I believe that he was born around 1840 on the ship while his parents were coming from Ireland. When I was reading census information that was given by his children, each child gave a different answer regarding where their father was born. One says her father was born in Ireland, one says he was born "at sea" and the last one says her father was born in Louisiana. From this I assume that PATRICK KENNEY's mother was pregnant when they boarded the ship, and that she gave birth while they were at sea before they arrived at Louisiana. If this were the case where would I look for a birth certificate or any information regarding where the birth would be recorded. I cannot seem to locate them anywhere, but Patrick's children show on census reports as being born in Missouri. I do not know if they show up anywhere on Louisiana paperwork. I am stumped. :( I was hoping that maybe they show up in a census in Louisiana. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Sherry