Born in Prince Edward Island
Ancestors 
Daughter of Owen McKenna
and Ellen (McInnis) McKenna
Sister of
Peter McKenna, Michael Owen McKenna, Catherine (McKenna) Sullivan, Owen Joseph McKenna, Eugene McKenna, Susan (McKenna) McIver, Patrick McKenna and Ellen Josephine (McKenna) Rooney
Wife of
Michael Rooney
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Mary Ann (Rooney) McCabe, Ellen Rooney, Catherine Josephine Rooney, Michael Owen Rooney, Peter Joseph Rooney, James Dennis Rooney, Charles Hugh Rooney, Susan Teresa (Rooney) Mullin, Rose Veronica (Rooney) Dougherty, John Bernard Rooney, Agnes Gertrude (Rooney) Walsh and Francis Eugene Rooney
Died
at age 80
in Prince Edward Island, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Oct 2019
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Biography
Mary was born in 1844 in Prince Edward Island.
She passed away in 1925.
Census
- 1881 Canada Census: Name: Mary Rooney; Sex: Female; Age: 36; Event Place: Lot 57, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada; Sub-District: Lot 57; Sub-District Number: S; District Number: 2; Birth Date: 1845; Birthplace: Prince Edward Island; Marital Status: Married; Race: Irish; Nationality: Irish; Religion: Catholic
- Michael Rooney M 39 Ireland
- Mary Rooney F 36 Prince Edward Island
- A. Mary Rooney F 15 Prince Edward Island
- Ellen Rooney F 13 Prince Edward Island
- J. Catherine Rooney F 11 Prince Edward Island
- Michael Rooney M 9 Prince Edward Island
- Joseph Rooney M 7 Prince Edward Island
- Dennis Rooney M 5 Prince Edward Island
- Charles Rooney M 3 Prince Edward Island
- Susan Rooney F 5/12 Prince Edward Island[1]
- 1891 Canada Census: Name: Mary Rooney; Age: 46; Gender: Female; Age: 46; Relationship to Head of Household: Wife; Birth Year (Estimated): 1845; Birthplace: Prince Edward Island; Marital Status: Married; Religion: Roman Catholic; Province: Prince Edward Island; District: Queens; District Number: 135; Sub-District: Lot 57[2]
- Michael Rooney 48 Head
- Mary Rooney 46 Wife
- Michael Owen Rooney 19 Son
- Peter Joseph Rooney 17 Son
- James Dinis Rooney 15 Son
- hughy Charles Rooney 13 Son
- Susan Teresa Rooney 10 Sister
- Rose Veronica Rooney 8 Daughter
- John Bernard Rooney 6 Domestic
- Agnes Gertrude Rooney 3 Daughter
- Francis Eugene Rooney 2/12 Son[3]
- 1901 Canada Census:Name: Mary Rooney; Sex: Female; Age: 56; Event Place: Queen's (east/est), Prince Edward Island, Canada; Sub-District: J; Birth Year (Estimated): 1845; Birthplace: Pe; Marital Status: Married; Ethnicity: Irish; Nationality: Canadian; Religion: Roman Catholic; Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
- Michael Rooney Head M 58 Ireland
- Mary Rooney Wife F 56 Pe
- Michael C Rooney Son M 29 Pe
- Peter J Rooney Son M 27 Pe
- Hughie C Rooney Son M 23 Pe
- John B Rooney Son M 16 Pe
- Frances H Rooney Son M 10 Pe
- Susan L Rooney Daughter F 20 Pe
- Ross W Rooney Daughter F 17 Pe
- Agnes G Rooney Daughter F 13 Pe
- Mary E Rooney Grand G F 3 Pe
- Michael J Rooney Grandson M 2 Pe
- Susan Rooney Grand Dau F Pe"[4]
- 1911 Canada Census: Name: Mary Rooney; Sex: Female; Event Place: Queens Sub-Districts 1-47, Prince Edward Island, Canada; Sub-District Number: 1-47; Birth Date: Dec 1844; Birthplace: Prince Edward Island; Marital Status: Married; Religion: R Catholic; Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
- Michael Rooney Head M 69 Prince Edward Island
- Mary Rooney Wife F 67 Prince Edward Island
- Frank Rooney Son M 20 Prince Edward Island
- Mary Ellen Rooney Granddaughter F 14 Prince Edward Island
- Michael Rooney Grandson M 13 Prince Edward Island
- Susanne Rooney Granddaughter F 21 Prince Edward Island[5]
Mary died on 16 Nov. 1925. She was survived by her children (Michael, Joseph, Charles, John, Francis, Mrs. John J. Haggarty, and Mrs. Joseph Daugherty), and "almost seventy grandchildren and thirty great-grand children.". She was also survived by her siblings (Peter McKenna, Patrick McKenna, Mrs. Catherine Sullivan, and Mrs. Philip Rooney). [6]
Sources
- ↑ "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVNH-S9Q : 2 March 2021), Mary Rooney in household of Michael Rooney, Lot 57, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing Michael Rooney, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
- ↑ "Canada Census, 1891," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWP9-9R3 : 3 August 2016), Mary Rooney, Lot 57, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148186.
- ↑ Library and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1891. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2009. http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1891/Pages/about-census.aspx. Series RG31-C-1. Statistics Canada Fonds. Microfilm reels: T-6290 to T-6427. Year: 1891; Census Place: Lot 57, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada; Roll: T-6384; Family No: 154
- ↑ Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHP4-689 : 23 February 2021), Mary Rooney in household of Michael Rooney, Queen's (east/est), Prince Edward Island, Canada; citing p. 12, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
- ↑ "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9P-8FS9 : 16 March 2018), Mary Rooney in entry for Michael Rooney, 1911; citing Census, Queens Sub-Districts 1-47, Prince Edward Island, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,418,538.
- ↑ The Charlottetown Guardian, 27 Nov. 1925, p. 2. Accessed on www.islandnewspapers.ca, (https://islandnewspapers.ca/islandora/object/guardian%3A19251127-002)
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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~6.25%
Melanie (Doherty) McComb
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M557635 [compare]
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Catherine Greig :
23andMe, GEDmatch ME299025C1 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ME299025C1 [compare], Ancestry member cathy_greig
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch ME299025C1 [compare], FTDNA kit #540639
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch ME299025C1 [compare]
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Living DNA, Ancestry member cathy_greig, FTDNA kit #540639
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