Since returning from Ireland, we discovered that Hugh's oldest daughter Ellen emigrated to the US in 1866 and lived in New Jersey. Rich and Wendy visited the New Jersey State Archives in Trenton to solidify the connection with our family. They then visited some sites in Newark where Ellen and her husband Joseph Glass lived and worked. Check out her story at
hughmckenna.org.
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| Rich and Wendy enjoying Central Park, across the river from Newark |
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| Marriage record from County Tyrone Ireland |
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| 1866 emigration record for Joseph, Ellen, Joseph, Letitia and George |
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| 1867 Death record for Letitia - she died of croup |
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| Marriage record for Elizabeth showing Ellen's maiden name is McKenna |
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| Death record for Joseph Glass showing his father is Andrew |
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Burnet Street School was built in 1869
Joseph Glass was the janitor here for over 30 years
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| Burnet Street School is currently used for Kindergarten thru 8th grade. |
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Salvio is a 7th grader at Burnet Street School
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Ellen died in 1921 at Overbrook, the Essex County Hospital for the Insane
which held over 3,000 patients. |
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| The hospital was shut down in 2007. It was reported that over 10,000 patients died here. |
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| Ellen would have faced difficult living conditions. |
