Moroney History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

In the 18th and 19th centuries, thousands of Irish families fled an Ireland that was forcibly held through by England through its imperialistic policies. A large portion of these families crossed the Atlantic to the shores of North America. The fate of these families depended on when they immigrated and the political allegiances they showed after they arrived. Settlers that arrived before the American War of Independence may have moved north to Canada at the war's conclusion as United Empire Loyalists. Such Loyalists were granted land along the St. Lawrence River and the Niagara Peninsula. Those that fought for the revolution occasionally gained the land that the fleeing Loyalist vacated. After this period, free land and an agrarian lifestyle were not so easy to come by in the East. So when seemingly innumerable Irish immigrants arrived during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s, free land for all was out of the question. These settlers were instead put to work building railroads, coal mines, bridges, and canals. Whenever they came, Irish settlers made an inestimable contribution to the building of the New World. Early North American immigration records have revealed a number of people bearing the Irish name Moroney or a variant listed above, including:

Moroney Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• Patrick Moroney, who arrived in New York in 1845 3
• John Moroney, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1857
• J M Moroney, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1872 3

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Moroney Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

• Bridget and Catherine, Michael, and Patrick Moroney, who all, who arrived in Canada in 1840
• Mr. Patrick Moroney, aged 60 who immigrated to Canada, arriving at the Grosse Isle Quarantine Station in Quebec aboard the ship "Hibernia" but died on Grosse Isle in June 1847 4
• Mr. Timothy Moroney, aged 35 who was emigrating through Grosse Isle Quarantine Station, Quebec aboard the ship "Avon" departing 19th May 1847 from Cork, Ireland; the ship arrived on 26th July 1847 but he died on board 5

Moroney Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

• Conner Moroney, aged 30, who arrived in South Australia in 1853 aboard the ship "Standard" 6
• Ellen Moroney, aged 34, a domestic servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1854 aboard the ship "Isle of Thanet" 7
• Ann Moroney, aged 23, a domestic servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "Grand Trianon"
• Catherine Moroney, aged 22, a servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "Constantine"
• Bridget Moroney, aged 18, a farm servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1858 aboard the ship "Utopia"
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Moroney Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

• James Moroney, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Gertrude" in 1868 8
• Michael Moroney, aged 21, a labourer, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Salisbury" in 1876
• John Moroney, aged 20, a farm labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Rakaia" in 1878
• James Moroney, aged 20, a farm labourer, who arrived in Hawkes Bay aboard the ship "Hudson" in 1879
• Miss Maria Moroney, (b. 1859), aged 24, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Westland" arriving in Wellington, New Zealand on 3rd October 1883 9

• James Francis "Jim" Moroney (1883-1929), American Major League Baseball pitcher
• Shane Moroney (b. 1989), American soccer player in the North American Soccer League
• Robert H. Moroney, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from Franklin County, 1932, 1934
• Robert Moroney, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1956
• James J. Moroney, American Democratic Party politician, Postmaster at Pleasantville, New York, 1947
• J. Francis Moroney, American politician, Delegate to New Jersey State Constitutional Convention from Warren County, 1947
• George B. Moroney, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Connecticut State House of Representatives from Canton, 1934
• Elizabeth J. Moroney, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1996
• Michael "Mick" Moroney (b. 1950), Irish retired hurler
• Thomas "Tommy" Moroney (1923-1981), former Irish soccer and rugby union player
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