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James Francis Tierney 1903–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Jan 1903

Birth Location: Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA

Death Date: 23 Sep 1978

Death Location: Carson City, Nevada, USA

Father: James Tierney

Mother: Catherine Boyle

Spouse(s): Catherine Porter

Children(s): Catherine Tierney, Theresa Tierney, Patrick Tierney, Michael Tierney, Thomas Tierney, James Tierney

James Francis Tierney was born in 1903 in Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA, the child of James Francis Tierney And Catherine Katie Eleanor Boyle. James Francis Tierney married Catherine Cecelia Porter, and had children including Catherine Eleanor Tierney, Genevieve Tierney, James F Tierney, Michael Tierney, Patrick Henry Tierney, Theresa Cecelia Tess Tierney, Thomas Tierney. James Francis Tierney passed away in 1978 in Carson City, Nevada, USA.

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Biography

  • James Francis Tierney was born in 1903 in Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA, the child of James Francis Tierney And Catherine Katie Eleanor Boyle.
  • James Francis Tierney married Catherine Cecelia Porter, and had children including Catherine Eleanor Tierney, Genevieve Tierney, James F Tierney, Michael Tierney, Patrick Henry Tierney, Theresa Cecelia Tess Tierney, Thomas Tierney.
  • James Francis Tierney passed away in 1978 in Carson City, Nevada, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Tierney
1874–1909
Birth Location: Ireland
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Catherine Boyle
1875–1942
Birth Location: High Bridge, Hunterdon, New Jersey
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Porter
1906–1985
Birth Location: Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, United States of America
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Children(s)

Catherine Tierney
1931–1997
Birth Location: Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA
CT
Theresa Tierney
1933–2015
Birth Location: New Jersey
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Patrick Tierney
1935–1980
Birth Location: Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA
PT
Michael Tierney
1947–1989
Birth Location: Paterson Pas, New Jersey
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Thomas Tierney
1927–2020
Birth Location: New Jersey, USA
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James Tierney
1929–2021
Birth Location: New Jersey, USA
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James Tierney's Ancestors

Self
James Tierney
1903–1978
Birth Place: Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA
Parents
James Francis Tierney
1874–1909
Ireland
Catherine ((Katie) Eleanor) Boyle
1875–1942
High Bridge, Hunterdon, New Jersey
Grandparents
Patrick (John) Boyle
1844–1911
Mountcharles, Donegal, Ireland
Catherine Smith
1851–1940
Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Tierney's Descendants

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James (Francis) Tierney (30 Jan 1903–23 Sep 1978) m. Catherine (Cecelia) Porter (10 February 1906–11 December 1985)
  1. 1. Catherine (Eleanor) Tierney 1931–1997 m. James (Boyd) Adams 1924–1996
  2. 2. Theresa (Cecelia "Tess") Tierney 1933–2015
  3. 3. Patrick (Henry) Tierney 1935–1980
  4. 4. Michael Tierney 1947–1989
  5. 5. Thomas Tierney 1927–2020
  6. 6. James (F.) Tierney 1929–2021

James Tierney's Timeline

2 Records

1903
30 Jan 1903
Birth of James Francis Tierney in Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA
Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA
1978
23 Sep 1978
Age 75
Death of James Francis Tierney in Carson City, Nevada, USA
Carson City, Nevada, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1903
    Event Place: Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1978
    Event Place: Carson City, Nevada, USA
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