Finerty History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Finerty family

The surname Finerty was first found in Roscommon (Irish: Ros Comáin) located in central Ireland in the province of Connacht, where the chief was anciently seated as one of the twelve Lords of Cruaghan in that county. Irish history was greatly influenced by the Norman invasion of 1172, and thereafter, the surnames of Irish Gaelic clanns and septs and many of the Norman families became almost indistinguishable. This family name was found later in Clannconon.where Teige Oge was the last Lord of Clannconon and Charles O'Finnaghty, his son, was the first to assume the surname. The line was descended from Muredach Maollethan, King of Connacht.

Early History of the Finerty family

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Finerty Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Finaghty, Finnarty, Finnerty, O'Finnerty, O'Finnaghty, O'Finnarty, Finnerly, O'Finnerly and many more.

Early Notables of the Finerty family

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Finerty migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Finerty Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

John J. Finerty, who settled in New York in 1904

Finerty migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Finerty Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Donald Finerty, who settled in Quebec in 1847
Mr. Donald Finerty, aged 30 who immigrated to Canada, arriving at the Grosse Isle Quarantine Station in Quebec aboard the ship "Yorkshire Lass" departing from the port of Killala, Ireland but died on Grosse Isle in August 1847 1
Edward Finerty, who settled in Quebec in 1856

Contemporary Notables of the name Finerty (post 1700) +

Joseph E. Finerty, American politician, Democratic Mayor of Gary, Indiana from 1943 to 1948, the first Irish Catholic mayor
John Frederick Finerty (1846-1908), American politician, U.S. Representative from Illinois (1883-1885)
Joseph E. Finerty (b. 1905), American Democratic Party politician, Lake County Auditor, 1934-41; Mayor of Gary, Indiana, 1943-44; Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1944 2
John Frederick Finerty (1846-1908), American politician, Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1883-85 2

Sources +

Charbonneau, André, and Doris Drolet-Dubé. A Register of Deceased Persons at Sea and on Grosse Île in 1847. The Minister of Canadian Heritage, 1997. ISBN: 0-660-198/1-1997E (p. 28)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 20) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html