Brief Life History of Anna
When Anna Harney was born in 1827, in Dublin, Ireland, her father, Patrick Harney, was 48 and her mother, Bridget Ferrall, was 28. She married Daniel Moore about 1847, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Lawrence, Mercer, New Jersey, United States in 1850. She died from 1893 to 1895, in Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Ann Duffey in household of Michael Duffey, "United States Census, 1850"
- Annie in entry for Thomas Moore and Regina A Baker, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
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World Events (8)
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1838
Historical Boundaries 1838: Mercer, New Jersey, United States
1845
The Irish Potato Famine. Many Irish emigrate to America. Irish population drops from 8 million to 6 million due to death from starvation or emigration.
Name Meaning
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAthairne ‘descendant of Athairne’, a personal name based on athair ‘father’, originally of three syllables and borne by a famous Old Irish satirist. The surname was sometimes also Anglicized as Hartney .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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