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Henry Harrison “Harry” Barney

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Henry Harrison “Harry” Barney

Birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Death
13 Jul 1880 (aged 12)
Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
Burial
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 145/24397
Memorial ID
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Buried 15 March 1884.

Obituary printed in the Philadelphia Inquirer, dated 14 July 1880, p. 8, Titled:"The Seaside, A Young Bather Out of His Depth":

Bergen Point, NJ, July 13-
About eleven AM today Harry Barney, aged twelve, the son of Nathan Barney, of Bayonne city, in company with several other small boys from the Latourelle House, went bathing in the kills in front of that hotel. He ventured beyond the limit of safe bathing. Unable to swim back, and having no sufficiant assistance at hand, he was drowned. The body was found near the place where he sank. Efforts at resuscitation were made unavailingly.
Buried 15 March 1884.

Obituary printed in the Philadelphia Inquirer, dated 14 July 1880, p. 8, Titled:"The Seaside, A Young Bather Out of His Depth":

Bergen Point, NJ, July 13-
About eleven AM today Harry Barney, aged twelve, the son of Nathan Barney, of Bayonne city, in company with several other small boys from the Latourelle House, went bathing in the kills in front of that hotel. He ventured beyond the limit of safe bathing. Unable to swim back, and having no sufficiant assistance at hand, he was drowned. The body was found near the place where he sank. Efforts at resuscitation were made unavailingly.


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  • Maintained by: Joan wood
  • Originally Created by: TJ
  • Added: Jun 19, 2008
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27670568/henry_harrison-barney: accessed ), memorial page for Henry Harrison “Harry” Barney (15 Oct 1867–13 Jul 1880), Find a Grave Memorial ID 27670568, citing Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; Maintained by Joan wood (contributor 47289530).