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Genetic Genealogy for the Heffernan Surname
Genetic Genealogy for the Heffernan Surname
Ancestral Lines
This page contains details on the various lineages represented in the Heffernan DNA Project and where the project members fit into those lineages. Each lineage begins with the patriarch as person number 1 in generation 1 followed by his descendants grouped by generation. For each person in the descendant listing, birth (b), death (d), and marriage (m) info. is given (if known). Also listed are the person's known children and their birth info. Female children are listed in a gray font to note that there is no Y-DNA passed down through that child. If a male child's descendants are continued in the listing, then the person number will be listed to the left of the name which can be found in the next generation group. If a person in the descendant listing has been Y-DNA tested in the Heffernan DNA Project, their Member ID will appear in parentheses after their name. To protect privacy for project members, some people who were born after 1900 will only be listed as "son of such-in-such", or "grandson of such-in-such", etc.
If you have any additional information or corrections on any of these lineages or other lineages, please contact me. And, if you are a Heffernan male, or know of one, who is connected to any of these or other Heffernan lineages and would like to participate in the Heffernan DNA Project and be tested, please visit the Join the Project page for details on joining the project.
Lineage I: Hugh Heffernan (1757 IRE – 1832 PA)
Generation 1
1.Hugh Heffernan (Hugh[1]1)
b.24 Dec 1757 in Co. Antrim, IRE – d.29 May 1832 in Crawford Co, PA
m.11 Apr 1781 in Philadelphia, PA to Catherine Singer
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John Heffernan - b.30 May 1784 in PA
Hugh H. Heffernan - b.ca 1789 in PA - d.12 Jun 1819
3.
George Washington Heffernan - b.ca 1791 in PA
Mary Ann Heffernan - b.13 May 1804 in Erie Co, PA - m.Gibbons
Generation 2
2.Son of Hugh Heffernan (Hugh[1]1, Son[2]2)
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4.
Hugh Heffernan - b.ca 1815 in Crawford Co, PA
notes:
It is uncertain who the father was of this Hugh Heffernan.
It could be John Heffernan or Hugh H. Heffernan who died in 1819, or it could possibly be George Washington Heffernan.
3.George Washington Heffernan (Hugh[1]1, George[3]2)
b.ca 1791 in PA – d.1850-1860
m.ca 1817 in Crawford Co, PA to Catherine Kean
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5.
Thomas Clinton Heffernan - b.8 May 1819 in Crawford Co, PA
Margaret Heffernan - b.ca 1822 in Crawford Co, PA - m.Reese
6.
Dennis Kean Heffernan - b.Aug 1824 in Crawford Co, PA
7.
John Heffernan - b.25 Nov 1836 in Crawford Co, PA
Generation 3
4.Hugh Heffernan (Hugh[1]1, Son[2]2, Hugh[4]3)
b.ca 1815 in Crawford Co, PA – d.aft 1870
m.ca 1837 in Crawford Co, PA to Eleanor
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Mary Anne Heffernan - b.Sep 1839 in Crawford Co, PA - m.Williams
Daniel Heffernan - b.ca 1842 in Crawford Co, PA
Catherine Heffernan - b.ca 1858 in Crawford Co, PA
Anna E. Heffernan - b.Dec 1859 in Crawford Co, PA - m.Byham
5.Thomas Clinton Heffernan (Hugh[1]1, George[3]2, Thomas[5]3)
b.8 May 1819 in Crawford Co, PA – d.10 Feb 1875 in Venango Co, PA
m.ca 1839 in Crawford Co, PA to Rebecca Jane Tingley
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George Heffernan - b.ca 1841 in Crawford/Venango Co, PA
John Henry Heffernan - b.12 Jun 1844 in Crawford/Venango Co, PA
Abigail Heffernan - b.Sept 1846 in Crawford/Venango Co, PA - m.Wygant
Sarah Ann Heffernan - b.8 Sep 1849 in Venango Co, PA - m.Wygant
Mary Adaline Heffernan - b.Feb 1852 in Venango Co, PA - m.Deeter
8.
Albert Erastus Heffernan - b.15 Sep 1855 in Venango Co, PA
Hugh Dempsey Heffernan - b.17 Jan 1859 in Venango Co, PA
Thomas Clinton Heffernan - b.21 Aug 1862 in Venango Co, PA
Martha Heffernan - b.ca 1865 in Venango Co, PA
6.Dennis Kean Heffernan (Hugh[1]1, George[3]2, Dennis[6]3)
b.Aug 1824 in Crawford Co, PA – d.20 Dec 1902 in Venango Co, PA
m.ca 1859 to Margaret
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Charles K. Heffernan - b.Nov 1860 in Venango Co, PA
Robert S. Heffernan - b.Jun 1862 in Venango Co, PA
Mary C. Heffernan - b.ca 1864 in Venango Co, PA
Sarah M. Heffernan - b.ca 1867 in Venango Co, PA
7.John Heffernan (Hugh[1]1, George[3]2, John[7]3)
b.25 Nov 1836 in Crawford Co, PA – d.29 Apr 1911 in Venango Co, PA
m.ca 1858 to Esther Clough
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Catherine E. Heffernan - b.ca Feb 1860 in Venango Co, PA
John W. Heffernan - b.Apr 1862 in Venango Co, PA
Mary A. Heffernan - b.ca 1865 in Venango Co, PA
Ida M. Heffernan - b.ca 1868 in Venango Co, PA
Mirlie W. Heffernan - b.ca 1871 in Venango Co, PA
Hamilton Lee Heffernan - b.26 Jul 1873 in Venango Co, PA
Generation 4
8.Albert Erastus Heffernan (Hugh[1]1, George[3]2, Thomas[5]3, Albert[8]4)
b.15 Sep 1855 in Venango Co, PA – d.16 Feb 1920 in Venango Co, PA
m.ca 1878 in Venango Co, PA to Sarah Etta Douglas
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Quinn Elmer Heffernan - b.14 Feb 1880 in Venango Co, PA
Cora Elmeda Heffernan - b.Apr 1882 in Venango Co, PA - m.Wheeling, Farren
Belle Heffernan - b.Jan 1884 in Venango Co, PA
9.
Emerson Lee Hefferman - b.17 Oct 1886 in Venango Co, PA
Floyd Burton Heffern - b.29 Feb 1888 in Venango Co, PA
Smith Emory Heffern - b.13 Apr 1890 in Venango Co, PA
Edith Heffernan - b.Nov 1892 in Venango Co, PA - m.Pressler
Ray Ellis Heffern - b.14 Dec 1898 in Venango Co, PA
Reed Heffernan - b.ca 1903 in Venango Co, PA
Generation 5
9.Emerson Lee Hefferman (Hugh[1]1, George[3]2, Thomas[5]3, Albert[8]4, Emerson[9]5)
b.17 Oct 1886 in Venango Co, PA – d.1920-1930
m.24 Mar 1903 in Venango Co, PA to Gertrude J. Dean
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Infant Girl Hefferman - b.16 Oct 1904 in Venango Co, PA - d.16 Oct 1904
Norman Hefferman - b.ca 1906 in Venango Co, PA
10.
Melvin Battles Hefferman - b.14 May 1907 in Venango Co, PA
Jesse Hefferman - b.ca 1911 in Venango Co, PA - d.aft 1920
Emma L. Hefferman - b.13 Jun 1913 in Venango Co, PA - d.13 Nov 1995 - m.Dubey
John R. Hefferman-McCormick - b.8 Mar 1915 in Venango Co, PA - d.16 Nov 1993
Mary Hazel Hefferman-McCormick - b.8 Mar 1915 in Venango Co, PA - d.6 Jan 2006 - m.Neumann
Generation 6
10.Melvin Battles Hefferman (Hugh[1]1, George[3]2, Thomas[5]3, Albert[8]4, Emerson[9]5, Melvin[10]6)
b.14 May 1907 in Venango Co, PA – d.18 Jun 1983 in Athens Co, OH
m.Reese
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Son (Heffern) of Melvin Battles Hefferman
Daughter (Heffern) of Melvin Battles Hefferman
m.McManigell
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11.
Son (Hebert) of Melvin Battles Hefferman (HEFF001)
m.Morrison
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Son (Steele) of Melvin Battles Hefferman
m.Roush
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Son (Steele) of Melvin Battles Hefferman
Daughter (Steele) of Melvin Battles Hefferman
Daughter (Steele) of Melvin Battles Hefferman
Son (Steele) of Melvin Battles Hefferman
notes:
After 1930, Melvin Battles Hefferman went by the name Robert Steele or Melvin Steele for the remainder of his life.
Generation 7
11.Son (Hebert) of Melvin Battles Hefferman (HEFF001) (Hugh[1]1, George[3]2, Thomas[5]3, Albert[8]4, Emerson[9]5, Melvin[10]6, Son[11]7)
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12.
Grandson (Hébert) of Melvin Battles Hefferman (HEFF002)
Grandson (Hebert) of Melvin Battles Hefferman
Grandson (Hebert) of Melvin Battles Hefferman
Generation 8
12.Grandson (Hébert) of Melvin Battles Hefferman (HEFF002) (Hugh[1]1, George[3]2, Thomas[5]3, Albert[8]4, Emerson[9]5, Melvin[10]6, Son[11]7, Grandson[12]8)
