William
Bernard
Harney
Born in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Harney
and Margaret (Butler) Harney
Brother of
Thomas Joseph Harney, Margaret Frances Harney, John Harney, James V Harney, Edward C Harney, Francis Harney, Frederick Agustus Harney and Mary Louise Harney
Husband of
Lucy Francis (O'Brien) Harney
— married
16 Jun 1909 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 54
in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Jun 2020
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Biography
WILLIAM B HARNEY (1877-1932)
William Bernard Harney was the son of Thomas Harney and Margaret Butler. His obituary was published in the Boston Globe 6 Jan 1932, p.17. William B. Harney, supervising customs agent for the United States customs district comprising Massachusetts, Rhode Island and States northward, died at his home 400 Salem st, early this morning [5 Jan] after a long sickness. He was 57 years of age. Mr Harney, who was undoubtedly the best-known customs officer in New England, and in the words of Collector of the Port S.W. Lufkin, the “best he ever knew” had been in failing health since Thanksgiving time. He had not been at his office in the Boston Customhouse for a fortnight. Mr Harney was born and had passed most of his life in this city. In his younger days he served as an Alderman in the City Government, and from 1902 to 1906 was a member of the Salem City Republican Committee.
William married Lucy Frances O'Brien and they had one daughter:
- Lucy Harney (1915-2005)
Sources
- 1900 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc Record Collection 7602
- 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
- 1920 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 6061
- 1930 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc Record Collection 6224
- Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 2511
- U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc Record Collection 6482
- An article about him appears in the Boston Globe newspaper dated 6 Jan 1932, p.17.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or 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 William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or 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 William:
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~6.25%
Christine (Harney) Hedgcorth
:
23andMe
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~0.78%
Rory Butler :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member rjbbut
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