Pierce Dorney (1864)

Born 16 Oct 1864 in Irishtown, Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland

Biography

Pierce was born on 16 October 1864 in the Irishtown section of Clonmel, County Tipperary. His parents are Pierce Dorney, a gas-fitter, and Johanna Murphy.

Pierce migrated to the United States on The Queen in 1875 with his mother and three brothers.^[1]

Pierce enlisted in the US Military on 19 December 1898 in the 9th infantry and was dishonourably discharged on 1 December 1900 at Pekin, China.^[2] He was part of the China Relief Expedition.

Sources

1. ↑ "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVPN-QGCK : 11 March 2018), Dorney, 1875; citing Immigration, New York City, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication M237 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 175,754.
2. ↑ "United States Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDR-HTV2 : 13 March 2018), Pierce J Dorney, 19 Dec 1898; citing p. 369, volume 094, New Haven, , Connecticut, United States, NARA microfilm publication M233 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 49; FHL microfilm 1,465,935.

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