Born March 1858 in County Waterford, Ireland, the son of Patrick and Mary (Griffin) Harney. Young Patrick immigrated to the U.S. on board the "Necla" from Annestown, arriving on 14 February 1880.
He settled in Boston, and married shortly after his arrival (21 April 1880) in Cambridge, to Johanna Dunphy, daughter of Edmund and Julia Dunphy. Patrick and Johanna had the following children:
Peter F.(b.1881);
Mary Joseph (b.1882), married twice;
Julia Agnes (Mrs. Timothy) QUILL (b.1884);
Ellen (b. 22 Dec1890), Mrs. Henry T Noonan;
Patrick (c.1888-1960); and
Edward F. (also Edmund) Harney (1894-1970).
Patrick Harney died in Somerville, MA, 16 April 1934.
Sources
MA birth, marriage, and death records.
Passenger lists.
Correspondence with relations.
"Massachusetts, U.S., State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1798-1950," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 2361 #1117197 : accessed 15 February 2023), Name Patrick Harney [Pat Harney], Gender Male, Race Irish, Declaration Age 75, Birth Date abt 1857, Record Type Naturalization Declaration, Departure Place Queenstown Ireland, Arrival Place Boston, Massachusetts, Marriage Date Feb 1880, Marriage Place Cambridge, Massachusetts, Declaration Date 2 May 1932, Declaration Place Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Ship Hecia, Spouse Johanna, Child Peter Mary Julia Patrick Ellen Edward F; citing National Archives at Boston, Waltham, Massachusetts, ARC Title Petitions and Records of Naturalization , 8/1845 - 12/1911, NAI Number 3000057, Record Group Title Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009, Record Group Number RG 21, Declaration Number 240480, copy attached.
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index
U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 2469
1930 • Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1880 • Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1900 • Boston Ward 4, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1910 • Somerville Ward 1, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1920 • Somerville Ward 1, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 21 Apr 1880 • Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA to Johanna Dunphy
Massachusetts, Boston Archdiocese Roman Catholic Sacramental Records, 1789-1900 Marriage.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Patrick 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 Patrick: