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About Beryl Magdeline Finegan
Kamala Harris’s paternal grandmother was Beryl Finegan (the daughter of Patrick Alhanasous Finegan and Orah Iris Allen) through her son Donald Jasper Harris, PhD, with Oscar Joseph Brown Harris.
Beryl's father, Patrick Finegan, was born in Thatchfield, St Ann Parish, the son of Patrick Finegan/Fenegon, who may have been Irish; and of Mary Watson. Beryl's mother, 'Miss Iris', was the daughter of John Allen and Joanna Moses.
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- Birth record: (image attached); from < FamilySearch > Beril Magdeline, born 9th September 1917, daughter of Iris Finegan, formerly Allen, a seamstress. [Father left blank.]
- Marriage record: (document attached); from < FamilySearch > Beryl Finegan, daughter of Patrick Finegan, and Lawford Newland, son of Thomas Newland. Married 26 July 1944, Saint Ann, Jamaica.
- Death record?: (document attached) from < FamilySearch > discepancy: "in her 81st year" [which suggests a 1914 birth date].
- ”Reflections of a Jamaican Father” By Donald J. Harris“ < link > to The Diaspora KAMALA HARRIS’ JAMAICAN HERITAGE – UPDATED – 14.01. 2019
- Newspaper Archive 1 Nov 1963, Kingston Gleaner, Donald < FamilySearch >
- "10 Things to Know About the Town Kamala Harris’ Jamaican Ancestors are From." Staff Writer (2020) < Jamaicans.com > "Kamala Harris with her Jamaican grandmother Miss Chrishy in Browns Town Jamaica" [sic: with Beryl Harris in St. Ann's Parish] Photo Source: Kamala Harris < Facebook >
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/272680650/beryl_christie-harris "This death document is not for Kamala's grandmother but the birth document is. There are several Beril/Beryl women from Jamaica within a several year time-span. The woman that died in 1960 spent a significant portion of time in America, whereas Kamala Harris' grandmother did not. The 1960 woman never married. Kamala's grandmother married twice that I have found so far. The 1960 woman is pretty fair skinned as well, Kamala's Grandmother was pretty dark skinned. It is not 100% confirmed yet, but the Grandmother of Kamala appears to have died 3 Sep 1995, 6 days before her 78th birthday."
- "Running mates share a family name" (September 23, 2020) < IrishEcho.com > " ... McNiff believes that Patrick A. Finegan, who married Orah Allen, aka Miss Iris, in 1908, was the mixed-race son of a man called Patrick Finegan from Ireland. Miss Iris and Patrick A. Finegan, were the parents of Donald Harris’s mother Beryl."
- "Kamala Harris' family tree tells a tale of migration and education" (September 20, 2024) < Findmypast/blog > "Donald J. Harris' maternal grandmother was also a key part of his Jamaican upbringing. Donald's mother Beryl was born to Patrick A. Finegan and Orah Allen, known as 'Miss Iris' (1888-1981). As their marriage record reveals, the couple had married on 1 January 1908, when they were aged 25 and 19, respectively. Like Miss Chrishy, Iris was also a mother of eight. She was a devoted Christian and ran a cane farm in St. Ann, and Donald remembers her as a 'tough farming woman'."
- A competing view of Beryl's family is noted in this link: https://mileswmathis.com/kamala.pdf Beryl Harris was born a McKenzie. Minister of Religion, Ormande Harris, is recorded as the husband of Beryl Harris on her death registration. The date of death is recorded as September 16, 1995. So, who is Oscar? -- This claim is still being investigated for veracity.
- "Did Kamala Harris fake photo with her long-dead grandmother?!" Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong Date: September 27, 2024 < link > "Truth : Kamala Harris did not fake photo with her long-dead grandmother!"
- Snopes Fact Check: "Harris Didn't 'Lie' About Her Black Grandparents." Published Oct. 7, 2024 < link > Context: Harris' paternal grandmother died in 1995, when Harris was 31. An unrelated woman at the center of the claim died in 1960.
- http://ethnicelebs.com/kamala-harris
- https://gw.geneanet.org/tdowling?lang=en&n=finegan&oc=0&p=beryl+mag...
- https://famouskin.com/family-group.php?name=141514+kamala+harris&ah...
- Reference: FamilySearch ID:GW29-BDN - SmartCopy: Oct 17 2024, 23:28:05 UTC
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Beryl Magdeline Finegan's Timeline
| 1917 |
September 9, 1917
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Alexandria, St. Ann Parish, Jamaica
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| 1938 |
August 23, 1938
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Kingston, St. Andrew Parish, Jamaica
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| 1995 |
September 3, 1995
Age 77
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Inverness, St. Ann Parish, Jamaica
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