Sunday, March 26, 2017

James Joseph Harney (1889-1942)

James Joseph Harney is my maternal Grandfather.
James Harney Birth Record

James Joseph Harney was born the 14th of April 1890 in Taghboy,  Roscommon,  Ireland  to Patrick Harney and Anne Hannon. He married Helen Dirrane on the 20th of June 1937 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.



James Harney's Petition for Naturalization



James arrived in Boston, Massachusetts on the 24th of July 1922 on the ocean liner RMS Laconia and petitioned to become a US citizen on the 12th of July 1927.



James and Helen had 2 children:

Anne Marie Harney (1938-living)
James Harney (1940-1940) - died at birth

James died in the year 1942 from complications due to colon cancer in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, USA and is buried at St. Joseph's Cemetery in West Roxbury, Massachusetts.

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