Michael Harney & Catherine Grinham

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From the research of Linda Harney MacDonald

ROMCG1.IRE                                         CHART 1-A
County Roscommon, Ireland                                                                                         (brother)                 (brother)
Illinois, USA                                     Michael HARNEY  - Jobber - of Crannaghmore                      John                      Patrick HARNEY
Jan 1999                                          Catherine GRINHAM   m.16 Feb 1836, St. Peter's Drum parish      b.1809 Ire. d.1885 IL     see CHART 1-B
                                                       |  born Ireland  (also spelled GRINNAN/GRENAN/GOONAN)         John's dau a nun
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Thomas Michael      John             Daniel              Bridget d.1942    Michael       Patrick            Catherine             Marie HARNEY
chr.6 Dec 1836      chr Jul 1838     chr 26 Nov 1840     chr 22 Jan 1847   ch.Oct 1849   chr 17 Oct 1851    chr 24 Sept 1854      b.Ireland
d.3 Apr 1892        d.1925           m.Johanna           m. John HARNEY                                                           d.1939, Normal IL
m.1.Cath. MARTIN        |              FITZGERALD          | son of Michael Harney, the carpenter.  (See CHART ROHCL3.IRE)         m. Michael KILLIAN
m.2. 1875 IL        See CHART 2      See CHART 3           |                                                                               |
Bridget FLYNN                                             John B HARNEY, Superior General of Paulist Fathers                               |
  | dau of Bridget                                         b.25 April 1875, Brooklyn, NY.  d. 29 March 1957.                               |
  |                                                                                                                                        |
(1st)       (2d wife)                                                                                                                      |
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James M     Mary C.    William/Ray*    M. Camillus        Thomas Bernard       Joseph A      Ambrose 'Pat' HARNEY                  Edmund KILLIAN, a priest
b.Jun 1871  b.Jan1876  b.Aug 1877      b.10 Mar 1879      b.1880 IL            b.Feb 1883    b.Feb 1885 IL                         b.15 Jan 1883 Ire.
Illinois    Illinois   Illinois        d.8 Mar 1970       d.1928 MT            m.Adell       d.Jan 1952 Galena IL                  d.25 Nov 1966 USA
d.1924 IL   d.Jan 1895  d.Mar 1896     Sister Mary        m.1914, Geyer MT     BIRMINGHAM    m.Sarah ADAMS
single                                 Camillus Harney    Ellen Mary McDONALD  Moved to      Lived in Montana
                                       Dominican Order     | b.28 Jan 1892     Everett WA       | & Seattle WA
                                                           | d.Mar 1973 MT         |            | d.1931
                                                           |                       |            |
                                    -----------------------------------        no children   -------------------
                                    James Thomas          Robert A. HARNEY                   Francis C. HARNEY
                                    b.1916 d.1919         b.2 Jan 1920 MT                    b.30 Jan 1907 IL
                                                          d.May 1974 MT                      d.Sept 1964, Chicago IL
                                                          m.1941, Hobson, MT                 Lived in MT, WA and IL
                                                          Alice Marion TUBBS                 buried Galena, IL
                                                           |  b.5 Jun 1919  d.Jun 1972, MT
                                                           |
                                                 -------------------
                                                 4 children, living

* Census and death record show a son William, while one family shows a son Ray.


ROMCG1B.IRE                                            CHART 1-B     (continued from Chart 1-A)
(formrly ROPMM.IRE)
Oct 1999
                                                       Patrick HARNEY
                                                       b.ca. 1825, Crannaghmore, Co. Rosc.
                                                       d. before 1896
                                                       Margaret MARTIN/MAHAN
                                                         | b.ca.1834, Ireland
                                                         |
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     Mary Ann            Nellie                    Fannie I               Theresa_Catherine  Elizabeth HARNEY
     b.19 Jun 1864       b.ca.1865 IL              b.28 Feb 1867 IL       b.30 May 1869      b.1873, IL
     d.8 Oct 1933        m.John C LYNCH            d.c.1912 WA            Galena, IL         d.23 Nov 1900 MT
     m.1892              b.ca.1858 d.c.1912        m.1896                 d.7 Jun 1957       bur. Galena, IL
     John H.             Grocer, Everett WA        Frank J LYNCH          Became nun
     LEVINS/LEVERS           |                     son of Patrick         Sister M. Helena
                             |                        |
              --------------------------      ----------------------------
              (Infant)       (son) LYNCH      Edward H.      Margory LYNCH
              d.2 Jun 1903   d.22 May 1905    b.29 Apr 1901  b.ca.1903
              Washington     Washington       Montana        Montana
                                              m.unkn         d.before 1920

References:
1870 Census, Illinois, Jo Daviess Co. Galena p. 130, Thomas & Catherine Harney family.
1870 Census, Illinois, Jo Daviess Co., West Galena, p.343, Patrick Harney family.
1880 Census, Illinois, Jo Daviess Co., West Galena twp. ED68 1-10, Patrick & Margaret Harney family.
1910 Census, Washington, Snohomish Co., Everett, ED280 11-24, John C. Lynch family, 2527 Baker av.
                                       wife, Nellie (Harney) Lynch; s/l Fannie (Harney) Lynch, widow & cousin Joseph Harney, 25, b.IL. (Chart ROMCG.IRE)
1920 Census, Washington, Snohomish Co., Everett, ED150 1-36, Nellie H. Lynch, widow, 2527 Baker.
                                        with her is Edward H. Lynch, 21, (son of Fannie) & Joseph A. Harney.
Death records, Snohomish Co., WA: (Book 979.771 V23m)
Marriage notice of Fannie Harney, 1896, from news.
City directories, Everett, WA: 1905 thru 1918.
Correspondence with Daniel Meneguin, Madison, Wisconsin, Feb 1997
Correspondence with Thomas A. Harney, Bainbridge Island, Washington (1998).  Thomas Michael Harney immigrated circa 1854.

ROMCG2A.IRE                                         CHART 2-A    (continued from Chart 1)
St. Peters, Drum
County Roscommon, Ireland
Mar 2001                                          John HARNEY   (for siblings see Charts 1 & 3)
                                                  chr Jul 1838            Remained in Ireland
                                                  d.1925  m.1873
                                                  m. Mary McCORMACK
                                                     |
                                                     |
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Michael         Bridget         Thomas            Patrick             Catherine            Mary                 Margaret       John     Joseph    Daniel HARNEY
b.18 Jul 1873   b.20 Sep 1874   ch.15 Jan 1876    b.23 Mar 1877       b.11 Oct 1878        b. recorded          b.12 Feb 1883  b.6 Jun  b.c.1892  B.1889
chr.1 Aug       chr.7 Oct       (b.recorded       chr.29 Mar 1877     chr.17 Oct 1878      2 Aug 1880           m. James       1884     d.young
  |                              18 Mar)          m. Bridget HARNEY                        to USA               HIGGINS                 (after brother Patrick's
to USA                                            (Chart RODMM.IRE)                                             | from Maynooth                   marriage)
                                                  of Clonrullagh                                                | Co. Kildare
                                                    |                                                           |
                                                    |                                                           |                                     HIGGINS
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------         -----------------------------------------------------------------
Tom   Dan     John            Mary Ann         Michael         Patrick   Bridget HARNEY       Richard    Mary*         Camilla 'Ciss' John       James   Paddy
died young    b.unkn          b.unkn           b.unkn          single    b. unkn              b.1906     b.1907        b.c.1910       b.1912     b.1916  b.1920
              d.1989 Ire      m.Thomas HUGHES  m.Vera KEEGAN   Athlone   m.Martin SHINE       d.<1997    to NY & KS    m.J. NOLAN     d.26 Jun   d.<1997 d.<1997
              m.Mary HARDIMAN                    of Monksland                                 m.in Engl  m.Mr. R.          |          1997 Dublin   NZ   m.twice
               | of Drumlosh                    |                                             no child   ANDRSON           |          bur. Drum
               |                                |                                                                          |
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3 children, living                5 children, living                                                                      4 children, living
                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                  
                                                                                             

* Mary (Higgins) Anderson, went to USA to live with her great-aunt Bridget Harney, mother of John B. Harney of Paulist Fathers.
Note:  Information about living children deleted to protect their privacy.


ROMCG3.IRE                                        CHART 3      (continued from Chart 1)
Galena, Illinois
Oct 1999                                          Daniel HARNEY  (see Chart 1 for siblings)   Occ: Drayman (malt liquor)
                                                  ch.26 Nov 1840, Drum parish, Co. Roscommon, Ireland       Dray: a long, low cart for carrying heavy loads.
                                                  d.ca. 1933, at age 93         m.10 Feb 1870, IL
                                                  m.Johanna FITZGERALD  (1849-1880) died in childbirth
                                                   |    sister of Katherine & Mary
                                                   |                                6 children, 4 died in infancy
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Michael             John  Occ: Grocer     Mary         Thomas Michael HARNEY   Occ: Coal merchant     Daniel    Daniel          (dau)
ch.7 Mar 1870/71    ch.28 Apr 1872, IL    b.1873       b.11 Nov 1875, IL  d.1953 IL                   b.1878    b.14 Feb 1880   b.10 Dec 1880
d.22 Aug 1870/71    d.1937 IL             d.1874       m.Katherine M HUBACHER                         d.1878    d.young         d.10 Dec 1880
age 5 mos.          single                                | (1877-1971)
                                                          |                                                                            (all born Illinois)
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Bertram Thomas                  William Pat                 Mildred M              Edmund Daniel              Helen Delia              Thomas Wm HARNEY
b.9 Nov 1908 IL                 b.17 Mar 1910               b.6 Mar 1912           b.19 Sep 1913              b.17 May 1915            b.14 Sep 1919 IL
d.11 Feb 1995                   d.10 Jan 1977               m.Louis A              d.Jun 1981                 m.Thomas Edw             d.1 Nov 1993
m.Violet BODELL/RODELL          m.Delia WESTERMEIER         MATHEY                 Springfield, IL            MENEGUIN                 m.Eleanor Mae BROKER |
d.1982 IL                                                                          m.Mary F SITTER               | (1908-1955)              |
|                                                                                    d.1989                      |                          |
|                                                                                                                |                          |
6 children, living                                                                                            2 children, living        son, living 
                                                                                  

References: (CHART ROMCG.IRE)
Ireland:
Parish records, St. Peter's, Drum parish, County Roscommon, Ireland.  Marriage of Michael & baptisms of children. John Harney & children.
Ireland Civil Register.  Note:  The dates of birth recorded in the Civil Register differ from those given in the parish records.
Edward Egan, Drum, Athlone, letters dated 7 Oct 1988 and April 1990.
1901 Census, Household #11, Crannaghmore
Griffith's Valuation, Crannaghmore; and Moore parish, Ballinasloe.
Visit of Ciss (Higgins) Nolan to Edward Egan 1990, phone 1993.
News article about Eoin Harney, 14, in Westmeath Independent, 28 June 1996, and family connection from Edward Egan (see HU41 & 42).
Obituary of John Higgins, died 26 June 1997.

USA:
Records from St. Michael's church and cemetery, Galena, IL, provided by Thomas A. Harney, Bainbridge Island, WA (1998)
Obituary notice: Ellen (McDonald) Harney; Robert & A. Marion Harney, Great Falls, MT
Social Security Death Index: Edmund D. Harney, d.1981 IL; Francis Harney, d.1964.
Correspondence with Daniel Meneguin, Madison, Wisconsin (1997), and history written by his grandmother, Helen Delia (Harney) Megeguin.
Information on Rev. John B. Harney from the Paulist fathers, Church of the Good Shepherd, New York.
Records from Thomas A. Harney, Bainbridge Is. WA:  Obits: Thomas J. Harney; Thomas B. Harney, 1928; John Harney 1885; William 1896; Mary Harney 1895; Daniel
Harney 1934; Sarah (Adams) Harney 1931; Bridget (Flynn) Harney 1931.  Marriage of Helen Harney, 1936.

Federal Census Records:
1880 IL, Jo Daviss Co., Galena, ED54 2-43, Thomas & Bridget Harney family, M/L Bridget Flynn, & S/L Mary Flynn.
1900 IL, "    "     "     "     ED47 13-42, Bridget Harney family, her cousin Nellie Harney (b.May 1870) and 1 servant.
1900 IL, Jo Daviss Co., Galena, ED47 15-28, Daniel Harney, his son Thomas, and 2 of his wife's sisters, Katherine & Mary Fitzgerald.
1910 IL, "    "     "     "     ED38 #179, v.132, Thomas Harney family (son of Daniel)
1910 IL, "    "     "     "     ED38 #277, v.132, James Harney.
1910 IL, "    "     "     "     ED37 #40,  v.132, Bridget Harney [mn Flynn], dau Camillus and B/L John Heffernan.
1920 IL, "    "     "     "     ED44 12-61,v.155,  James M. Harney.
1920 IL, "    "     "     "     ED43 2-89, v.155, Bridget Harney [mn Flynn], living alone.
1920 IL, "    "     "     "     ED44, 5-53,v.155, Thomas M Harney family (son of Daniel)
1900 IL, McLean Co., Bloomington, ED90 5-92, Bridget Harney, living alone [mother of John B. Harney]
1910 IL, "           "            ED90 #59, v.155,  Bridget Harney, living alone "       "       "
1920 IL, "           "            ED93 11-17, v.182, Bridget A. Harney and her Grand-niece, Mary Higgins.
[1920 IL, McLean Co., Bloomington ED99 4-20, Elizabeth Harney (age 56, b.IL) with dau Katherine L. Killian & S/L George Killian - ?related to this family??]
Washington:
1920 WA, Snohomish Co., Everett, ED150 1-36, Joseph A. Harney, 36, single, b.IL, with cousin Nellie (Harney) Lynch family. 2527 Baker Ave.
1920 WA,   "       "    Everett, ED280 11-24 Joseph Harney, 25, single, b.IL, with cousins Nellie (Harney) Lynch & Fannie (Harney) Lynch. 2527 Baker av.
                                             Occ: salesman, Yours Truly Biscuit Company.  [See Chart ROPMM.IRE]

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