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William "Billy" Henry "II" Keenan 1839–1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 October 1839

Birth Location: Te Awaiti, Arapaoa Island, New Zealand

Death Date: 3 December 1892

Death Location: Hitaua, Queen Charlotte Sounds, New Zealand

Father: William I

Mother: Hikimapu Takune

Spouse(s): Phoebe Love

Children(s): Nopera Keenan

In 1839, William "Billy" Henry "II" Keenan entered the world in Te Awaiti, Arapaoa Island, New Zealand, born to William Keenan I And Hikimapu Katarina Takune. William "Billy" Henry "II" Keenan married Phoebe Tanerau Love, and had children including Nopera Henare Noble Keenan. William "Billy" Henry "II" Keenan passed away in 1892 in Hitaua, Queen Charlotte Sounds, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1839, William "Billy" Henry "II" Keenan entered the world in Te Awaiti, Arapaoa Island, New Zealand, born to William Keenan I And Hikimapu Katarina Takune.
  • William "Billy" Henry "II" Keenan married Phoebe Tanerau Love, and had children including Nopera Henare Noble Keenan.
  • William "Billy" Henry "II" Keenan passed away in 1892 in Hitaua, Queen Charlotte Sounds, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

William I
1805–1880
Birth Location: Parramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Hikimapu Takune
1815–1894
Birth Location: Manukorihi, Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand
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Spouses(s)

Phoebe Love
1851–1892
Birth Location: Queen Charlotte Sounds, New Zealand
PL

Children(s)

Nopera Keenan
1881–1957
Birth Location: Te Awaiti, Arapaoa Island, New Zealand
NK

William Keenan's Ancestors

Self
William Keenan
1839–1892
Birth Place: Te Awaiti, Arapaoa Island, New Zealand
Parents
William Keenan I
1805–1880
Parramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Hikimapu (Katarina) Takune
1815–1894
Manukorihi, Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand
Grandparents
Te (Takune Taha) Haroaroro
1790–
Manukorihi, Taranaki, New Zealand
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Keenan's Descendants

1.
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William ("Billy" Henry "II") Keenan (27 October 1839–3 December 1892) m. Phoebe (Tanerau) Love (1851–4 April 1892)
  1. 1. Nopera (Henare "Noble") Keenan 1881–1957 m. Ani (Reta Kirikaihope) Watene 1892–1936
    1. 1. Hitaua ("Ivy") Keenan 1914–1970 m. Leonard (Richard Walden) *** 1904–1962

William Keenan's Timeline

2 Records

1839
27 October 1839
Birth of William "Billy" Henry "II" Keenan in Te Awaiti, Arapaoa Island, New Zealand
Te Awaiti, Arapaoa Island, New Zealand
1892
3 December 1892
Age 53
Death of William "Billy" Henry "II" Keenan in Hitaua, Queen Charlotte Sounds, New Zealand
Hitaua, Queen Charlotte Sounds, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 October 1839
    Event Place: Te Awaiti, Arapaoa Island, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 December 1892
    Event Place: Hitaua, Queen Charlotte Sounds, New Zealand
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