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Kearney Family History
Kearney Genealogy & Family TreeKearney is an Irish name from County Meath, Ireland. It comes from the Gaelic cearnach which means "victorious." One of the earliest known ancestors--David Kearney--was recorded in 1603. The family motto is Sustine et abstine which means "Sustain and abstain."
Other spellings of the name include "Kerney," "O'Kearney," "Carney," and "O'Carney." Notable people with the surname include American Olympic athlete Hannah Kearney (skiing), Irish Olympic athlete Tom Kearney (fencing), and American football player Jim Kearney (Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs, New Orleans Saints). The first Kearney to come to America was James Kearney in Pennsylvania in 1746.
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Kearney Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- James Kearney -- --, 1849 January 8, 1915
- Charles Esmonde Kearney -- --, 1901 January 15, 1981 Missouri
- Charles Chace Kearney -- --, 1910 December 12, 1988 Nebraska
- Marie Sadie Kearney -- --, 1913 July 19, 1997
- J Albert Kearney -- --, 1870 December 0, 1956 Pennsylvania
Kearney Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- James Kearney -- --, 1665 December 0, 1711
- John Joseph Kearney -- --, 1859 December 0, 1942 New South Wales
- Charles Walter Kearney -- --, 1890 December 7, 1941 Minnesota
- John Henry Kearney -- --, 1835 March 14, 1904 New York
- Merimon David Kearney -- --, 1912 September 11, 1964 North Carolina
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