Mathew
M
Harney
Born in Ballinasloe, Galway, Ireland
Ancestors 
Son of Michael Harney
and Ann (Graham) Harney
Brother of
Hubert J Harney, Annie Lynn (Harney) Cotter, John William Harney, Peter J. Harney, Thomas F. Harney, Patrick Joseph Harney, Martin B Harney and Michael Joseph Harney
Husband of
Catherine (Scanlan) Harney
— married
17 Jun 1875 in Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
Descendants 
Father of
Ellen Loretta Audrey (Harney) McManus and John Matthew Harney
Died
at age 38
in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Oct 2019
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Biography
Name: Matthew M Harney was baptized on 30 Jan 1847, Ballinasloe, Galway and Roscommon, Ireland. He emigrated to the U.S., arriving on 27 Apr 1866 in New York.
Occupation: Shoe Manufacturer. He married Catherine Scanlon, and their children include:
- Thomas F (1878-1878)
- Ellen
- John M
From his obituary: Matthew M Harney was the son of Michael Harney and Ann Graham. He was born in Ireland and came to this country in 1865, gaining employment in a Lynn shoe factory. He saved his money and went into business for himself, in which he was quite successful. He was a Democrat, and was past president of the Irish Benefit Association, a past president of the Lynn branch of the Land League, and in 1883 he was a delegate to the Land League convention at Philadelphia. Mathew M Harney died 24 Mar 1885 from “rheumatism around the heart”, leaving his wife, Catherine (Scanlon) Harney and two children.
Sources
- Massachusetts, State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1798-1950 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 2361
- U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project) Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 1629
- 1880 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc Record Collection 6742
- Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 2511
- Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 2101
- U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 60525
- Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 2495
- U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 2469
- U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 50015
- Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 61039
- The Boston Globe, Boston, Massachusetts · Tuesday, March 24, 1885, p.2.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mathew by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mathew:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mathew by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mathew:
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~12.50%
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