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John Reaney

John Reaney of La was born to John Reaney Sr and Catherine Reaney, and has a brother Andrew Reaney. He married Marie Angelique (Josselyn) Reaney, and they had children John B. Reaney, Francis A. Reaney, Peter Reaney, Mary Agnes (Reaney) Maxwell, and Expedite Reaney. He also married Georgiana (Meekins) Reaney, and they had children Sarah A. Reaney, John A. Reaney Jr., William Reaney, Joseph Reaney, Cecilia Reaney, Charles Reaney, Edmund A. Reaney, Georgiana Reaney, and Genevieve Reaney.

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John Reaney was a soldier in the United States Civil War.
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Ethnicity & Family History

Irish
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Naturalized US Citizen
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Catholic
Military Service

John Reaney fought in the Civil War for the Confederacy in the 8 Louisiana Infantry. He entered the war with the rank of Private, and left with the rank of Private. He was received a gunshot wound in the knee and was captured by Union forces at the First Battle of Winchester in 1862. He escaped, and walked back to New Orleans where he was subsequently discharged on account of his wounds. He then joined the Confederate forces in Mobile AL working on gunboats, developed swamp fever, and ran the blockade back into New Orleans for treatment. He escaped capture in New Orleans by sneaking onto a schooner bound for Mexico.
Professional Career

Clerk, Confederate Soldier, Coffee Polisher, Tax Assessor 15th Ward, Algiers, LA
Personal Life & Family

Company B, 8th Regiment, Louisiana Infantry. Later was a member of the Army of Northern Virginia Benevolent Society. He was also an active member of St. Mary's Parish in Algiers.
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Died April 1st to 3rd, 1921 in New Orleans, and was buried at Bartholomew Cemetery.

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David Maxwell

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10/23/2015

David Maxwell John A. Reaney, Company B, 8th Regiment, Louisiana Infantry, was my great grandfather. His first wife was Georgiana Meekins with whom he had at least nine children. His second wife, my great grandmother, was Marie Angelique (Angeline) Josselyn. They were married in 1893, and had five children that survived early childhood. One was my grandmother, Mary Agnes Reaney who married Robert A. Maxwell in New Orleans in 1917. If you are also a descendant of John Reaney from either the Meekins side or the Josselyn side, I would love to make contact and share as much information as possible. Please contact me initially via email at [contact link] Thank you! David S. Maxwell

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