Brief Life History of John A.
John A. Haney was born about 1804, in Ireland. He had at least 6 sons and 4 daughters with Jane McCammett. He lived in Rooks Creek Township, Livingston, Illinois, United States in 1860. He died on 29 May 1870, in Pontiac, Livingston, Illinois, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Newport, Perry, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Sources (10)
- John Haney, "United States Census, 1860"
- John A Haney, "Find A Grave Index"
- Haney in entry for Agnes Mary Jarvis, "Minnesota, Death Records and Certificates, 1900-1955"
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1804
Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
1820
Historical Boundaries: 1820: Perry, Pennsylvania, United States
1825 · The Crimes Act
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.
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.
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