Daugherty History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

During the 19th century thousands of impoverished Irish families made the long journey to British North America and the United States. These people were leaving a land that had become beset with poverty, lack of opportunity, and hunger. In North America, they hoped to find land, work, and political and religious freedoms. Although the majority of the immigrants that survived the long sea passage did make these discoveries, it was not without much perseverance and hard work: by the mid-19th century land suitable for agriculture was short supply, especially in British North America, in the east; the work available was generally low paying and physically taxing construction or factory work; and the English stereotypes concerning the Irish, although less frequent and vehement, were, nevertheless, present in the land of freedom, liberty, and equality for all men. The largest influx of Irish settlers occurred with Great Potato Famine during the late 1840s. Research into passenger and immigration lists has brought forth evidence of the early members of the Daugherty family in North America:

Daugherty Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

• Edward Daugherty, who landed in America in 1795 4
• Neal Daugherty, who landed in America in 1795 4

Daugherty Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• George Daugherty, who arrived in Maryland in 1803 4
• Mathew Daugherty, who arrived in America in 1803 4
• Dennis Daugherty, aged 33, who arrived in Delaware in 1813 4
• Patrick Daugherty, who arrived in Texas in 1835 4
• William J. Daugherty, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1844 4
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Daugherty Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

• Anna Daugherty, aged 18, who settled in America from Donegal, in 1900
• Annie Daugherty, aged 9, who landed in America from Donegal, in 1905
• Charles Daugherty, aged 15, who immigrated to the United States from Donegal, in 1905
• Denis Daugherty, aged 23, who landed in America from Donegal, in 1905
• Edwin S. Daugherty, who immigrated to America, in 1905
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• Harold Ray "Doc" Daugherty (1927-2015), American Major League Baseball player and manager who played one game for the Detroit Tigers in 1951
• Richard Deo Daugherty (1922-2014), American archaeologist and professor, who led the excavation of the Ozette Indian Village Archeological Site in Washington state during the 1970s
• Brigadier-General Lester Amiel Daugherty (1891-1995), American Professor of Military Science & Tactics, University of Santa Clara, California (1949) 5
• Michael Daugherty (b. 1954), American composer
• James Henry Daugherty (1889-1974), American author and illustrator
• George Daugherty (b. 1955), American-born conductor and director
• Derri Daugherty (b. 1958), American record producer, songwriter, guitarist
• Christi Daugherty (b. 1964), American journalist and author
• Bradley Lee Daugherty (b. 1965), American former basketball player
• D. E. Daugherty, American politician, Delegate to Montana convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933 6
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