Hi Kathryn, My 3x Grt Grandparents are 1. Michael BRANIGAN (d.1860) sp: Marion (Mary) MCREA (m.1831;d.1860) they married at Coalisland, Tyrone, IRL. Known children born 1833; 1836; 1838; 1840. So plenty of room for Patrick born abt 1835 :o) My 2 Grt Grandfather Arthur was born 1833 at Clonoe, Tyrone, IRL. Food for thought. Cheers, Deidre Sterling :o) Northland, NZ [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathryn Gordon Hamby" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 11:10 PM Subject: [BRANNIGAN] Patrick BRANIGAN (BRENNAN) and Catherine Loughran (Laughran) > Hello! I am still trying to research my > gr,gr,grandparents. I have found out a little bit more. > > PATRICK BRANIGAN (BRENNAN in the US) born abt 1835 in County Tyrone and he > married > CATHERINE LAUGHRAN (LOUGHRAN) born April 1837 > they had the following children > > Sarah Branigan > Birth: 05 JUN 1875 , Tyrone, Ireland > > Parents: > Father: Patrick Branigan Family > Mother: Catherine Loughran > Source Information: > > Daniel Branigan > Male > Birth: 22 AUG 1877 Gortevale, , Tyrone, Ireland > > Parents: > Father: Patrick Branigan Family > Mother: Catherine Branigan Laughran > > Margaret Branigan > Female > > Event(s): > Birth: 07 NOV 1872 Pomeroy, Tyrone, Ireland > > Parents: > Father: Patrick Branigan Family > Mother: Catharine Loughran > > MARY BRANIGAN > Female > > Event(s): > Birth: 23 NOV 1866 0471, Pomeroy, Tyrone, Ireland > > Parents: > Father: PATRICK BRANIGAN > Mother: CATHERINE LOUGHRAN > > ELLEN BRANIGAN > Female > Event(s): > Birth: 26 FEB 1869 , Tyrone, Ireland > > Parents: > Father: PATRICK BRANIGAN > Mother: CATHERINE LOUGHRAN > > CATHARINE BRANIGAN > Female > Event(s): > Birth: 26 MAY 1864 0420, Pomeroy, Tyrone, Ireland > > Father: PATRICK BRANIGAN Family > Mother: CATHARINE LAUGHERAN > > of course the I can't find my gr,grandmother ANNA born 05 Jul 1868 in County > Tyrone. > and another son. > > I found them in the ships list landing in Phila PA in March 1881. > > ANNA married an ALLEN MCDONALD (born 1850 in Cananda) > they had 3 children. > > I found PATRICK in the 1890 Phila city directory listed as a Tailor > > in the 1900 Phila census it lists > > Brennan, Daniel, head, Aug 1877, 22, single IRE, IRE, IRE, 1882, 18 yrs. Al, > Car Conductor > Catherine, mother, April 1837, 63, Widow, 11 children, 7 living, IRE, IRE, > IRE, 1882, 18 years > McCourt, John, B in law, Jan 1872, 28, Widow, PA, IRE, IRE, Machinist > Reilley, Edw, nephew July 1893, 6, PA, PA, IRE at school > Cole, Margaret, sister, Aug 1873, 26, Widow, 1 child, 1 living,1882, > IRE,IRE, > IRE, 1882 18yrs, House work > Cole, James, nephew, Sept 1893, 6, PA, PA, IRE, at school > > . I then talked with a long lost cousin and she said that in the early > 1900's that CATHERINE and son DANIEL went back to Ireland and they stayed > over there. > > sorry so long i am hoping maybe to connect with someone researching the same > family. I know before you helped me to understand Gortacar. and I would love > to find out where Catherine is buried. > Thank you > Kathy