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Flaherty Family History
Flaherty Genealogy & Family TreeFlaherty is an Irish name from Connemara, Ireland, where the family owned lands and were lords. It comes from the Gaelic O Flaithbheartaigh which means "bright ruler." The earliest known ancestor--Rory O'Flaherty--was recorded in 1700.
Other spellings of the name include "Faherty," "O'Flaherty," "Flaverty," and "Laverty." Notable people with the surname include American actor Daniel Flaherty (The Wolf of Wall Street, Ice Age: Continental Drift, Hope Springs), Canadian actor and writer Joe Flaherty (Happy Gilmore, Second City, Freaks and Geeks), and American baseball player Ryan Flaherty (Baltimore Orioles). The first Flaherty to come to America was James Flaherty in Virginia in 1651.
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Flaherty Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Francis Flaherty -- --, 1810 December 0, 1856 Kerry
- Lawrence Joseph Flaherty -- --, 1914 November 19, 1970 Kansas
- Hannah Flaherty -- --, 1860 December 1, 1949 Illinois
- Margaret Flaherty -- --, 1861 July 28, 1905
- John Flaherty -- --, 1868 December 0, 1926 Iowa
Flaherty Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Hannah Flaherty -- --, 1870 February 17, 1940 Rhode Island
- Mary Flaherty -- --, 1852 October 0, 1918
- Leo Flaherty -- --, 1911 March 1, 1974 Pennsylvania
- William Edward Flaherty -- --, 1889 April 15, 1949 New York
- Florence C Flaherty -- --, 1905 February 15, 1906 New York
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