Tom Kenny
09/24/2012 – Tom Kenny – “Frankenweenie” Los Angeles Premiere – Arrivals – El Capitan Theatre – Hollywood, CA, USA – Photo Credit: Izumi Hasegawa / PR Photos
Birth Name: Thomas James Kenny
Place of Birth: Syracuse, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: July 13, 1962
Ethnicity:
*75% Irish
*12.5% Danish
*12.5% French-Canadian
Tom Kenny is an American actor, voice artist, and comedian. While having numerous voiceover credits, he is particularly known for voicing SpongeBob SquarePants across all media.
He is the son of Theresa and Paul Kenny. Tom is married to actress Jill Talley, with whom he has two children.
Tom’s paternal grandfather was Paul V. Kenny (the son of Frank E. Kenny and Mary Daugherty). Paul was born in Pennsylvania. Frank was the son of Irish parents. Mary was Irish.
Tom’s paternal grandmother was Catherine/Katherine B. Henderson (the daughter of George A. Henderson and Mary Bourdeau). Catherine was born in New York. George was the son of Danish parents, Henry Henderson and Catharine Smith. Mary was the daughter of Edward Bourdeau and Louise/Louisa Pecotte, and had French-Canadian ancestry.
Tom’s maternal grandparents were named Joseph Donigan and Frances McGary. Joseph and Frances were Irish.
Sources: Genealogy of Tom Kenny – https://www.geni.com
Tom’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Tom’s paternal grandparents, Paul V. Kenny and Catherine/Katherine B. Henderson – https://www.familysearch.org
Tom’s paternal grandfather, Paul V. Kenny, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Tom’s paternal grandmother, Catherine/Katherine B. Henderson, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Tom’s paternal great-grandparents, George A. Henderson and Mary Bourdeau – https://www.familysearch.org
Tom’s paternal great-grandmother, Mary Bourdeau, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Tom’s mother on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
On the topic of geni.com being wrong; I remember when submitting him that I didn’t find many of his ancestors on censuses. Here’s why.
Tom’s paternal grandfather was Paul V. Kenny (the son of Frank E. Kenny and Mary Daugherty). Frank was the son of Irish parents. Mary was Irish.
Tom’s paternal grandmother was Catherine B. Henderson (the daughter of George A. Henderson and Mary Bourdeau). George was the son of Danish parents, Henry Henderson and Catharine Smith. Mary was the daughter of Edward Bourdeau and Louise Pecotte, and had French-Canadian ancestry.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJM-7C7Y
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6TP-FYW
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJ2Q-KQ7
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FF55-HPJ
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS65-V4H
I think this might be his mother. It would mean that his maternal grandparents were Joseph Donigan and Frances McGary, both Irish.
Oh, forgot to paste the link. There should really be an edit button on here.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K79Y-1H1
Of course. That’s another Joseph John Boyce classic.
You can tell it’s dickless Joey because he always adds that someone’s ancestor was born in Berlin, Germany. Boyce doesn’t know that there weren’t a whole lot of people who were born in Berlin moving to the United States in, say, the 1800s. The move from Berlin to the U.S. really only started around the time they had an election and the wrong people won.