Michael
Harney
Born about in Galbally, Limerick and Tipperary, Ireland
Ancestors 
Son of William Harney
and Catherine (Foley) Harney
Brother of
Daniel Harney, Ellen (Harney) Howell, Mary (Harney) Berry, Edmund Harney, John Harney, William B Harney, Anne (Harney) Condon and Thomas Harney
Husband of
Margaret (Marnane) Harney
— married
1852 in Illinois
Descendants 
Father of
Catherine Harney, Patrick Harney, Edmund P Harney, Michael Isaac Harney, John Harney and Frederick James Harney
Died
at about age 64
in Henry, Marshall, Illinois, USA
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Biography
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MICHAEL HARNEY (1830-1894)
Baptized 13 Oct 1830, Galbally, Tipperary and Limerick, Ireland, the son of William Harney and Catherine Foley, sponsor Edward Harney. Copy of baptism attached. This would suggest he was born 29 Sep 1830 (not 1826 as on his gravestone).
Michael and his brother Edmund/Edward were forerunners of the family immigrating to this country. They arrived in New Orleans 1 December 1849, and traveled by steamboat, reaching Henry, Illinois, on the 11th; a 10-day trip up the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers. Their father and mother William and Catherine) with the remainder of the family landed in America in 1851. Mr. Harney (William) died in St. Louis, Missouri, just two weeks after reaching this country, and Catherine brought the children to Henry, Illinois, where she lived with her sons. Michael Harney was married in 1851 to Margaret Marnane. She was born in Tipperary 1 April 1834, and immigrated to America with her family when she was 16 years old. Michael and Margaret had six children: Catherine; Patrick; Edward; Michael Isaac, known as Ike; John; and Frederick Harney. Michael Isaac "Ike" was an invalid whom his mother cared for until her death in March 1915. Michael Sr. died 22 December 1894, in Henry, IL.
Buried: St Patrick's Cemetery, Henry, Marshall County, Illinois, USA
Baptism: 13 Oct 1830. Galbally and Aherlow, Tipperary, near Limerick, Ireland.
Occupation: Grayman.
Sources
- Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, Baptism 13 Oct 1830, Limerick and Tipperary, copy attached.
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6887540/michael-harney . Findagrave and gravestone have birth as 1826 and is not accepting suggestions or corrections.
- 1860 • Henry, Marshall, Illinois, USA
- 1870 • Henry, Marshall, Illinois, USA
- 1880 • Henry, Marshall, Illinois, USA
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