Patrick Haney

3 January 1823–13 November 1896 (Age 73)
Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States

The Life Summary of Patrick

When Patrick Haney was born on 3 January 1823, in Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Achor B Haney, was 35 and his mother, Margaret Boor, was 25. He married Rebecca J Brackney on 13 October 1844, in Clay City, Harrison Township, Clay, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Perry Township, Clay, Indiana, United States in 1860 and Illinois, United States in 1870. He registered for military service in 1847. He died on 13 November 1896, in Putnamville, Warren Township, Putnam, Indiana, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Riley, Riley Township, Vigo, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Patrick Haney
1823–1896
Rebecca J Brackney
1827–1898
Marriage: 13 October 1844
Aker Branson Haney
1845–1919
Barbara Elizabeth Haney
1846–1916
Joanah Julia Haney
1848–1938
Edward Haney
1849–
Solon Haney
1851–
Eveline Haney
1853–
Calvin Haney
1855–
Abbie L Haney
1858–1939
Ezra Oliver Haney
1861–1944
Viola Haney
1864–

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    13 October 1844Clay City, Harrison Township, Clay, Indiana, United States
    • Children

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    Siblings

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    World Events (8)

    1825 · The Crimes Act
    Age 2
    The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
    1825
    Age 2
    Historical Boundaries: 1825: Clay, Indiana, United States
    1846
    Age 23
    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    Name Meaning

    Scottish or Irish: perhaps a variant of Irish Heaney .Americanized form of Norwegian Hanøy, a habitational name from any of the four farmsteads so named, from Old Norse hathna ‘young nanny-goat’ or hani ‘cock’ (probably indicating a crag or mountain resembling a cock's comb in shape) + øy ‘island’.Americanized form of any of several like-sounding Jewish surnames.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Heaney

    Sources (12)

    • Patrick Haney, "United States Census, 1850"
    • Patrick Haney in entry for Akin B Haney and Margaret Jones, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
    • Patrick Haney, "United States Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914"

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