Strangely enough, Janet, my connection to the Meaghers is through my g-grandfather's daughter Margaret Fogarty, who married John, s/o thomas Meagher, who settled in Grey County, Ontario after first landing in Geneseo, N.Y. One of Margaret's older brothers, Andrew, had a daughter Theresa, who married Otto Irvin Lyons, who was born in Doaktown, New Brunswick, Canada. That family eventually moved to Edmonton, AB., Canada but only had two daughters, Teresa and Arline. What does the engraving over the border monument at Blaine, Washington read? "Children of a Common Mother." One family of my Meaghers who moved to Akron , Ohio changed their name to Maher because they did not want to be thought of as meager. Andy > 1. Thomas Meagher -- to Andy (Janet Lyons) > 2. KENNEDY (Jack & Gail) > Thanks, Andy. I don't think we have a link, but I'll keep your > information. > There is this: My great grandfather, Thomas MEAGHER/MAHER, signed his > first > naturalization papers in Scioto County, OH; and in his sister Bridget's > obit, it says 'they' came to Dunkirk, OH. I don't understand this; the