Oops Jess I made a mistake. At Tullyfern the Church is at Fannet. Sorry about that. Muriel ----- Original Message ----- From: "jess" <jjpp@shaw.ca> To: <DONEGALEIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 6:02 PM Subject: [DONEGALEIRE] COOK, ANDERSON, MCLAUGHLIN - Place names > I am searching for a placename that sounds like "Clegan" as recalled by my > grandfather, Samuel COOK. He was born around 1847. His father, Samuel COOK, > died the same year. His mother, Rebecca ANDERSON, possibly from the Isle of > Inch, remarried to a William MCLAUGHLIN, and they emmigrated to Canada > shortly afterward. In 1911 he wrote down what he had heard of his > background, and among other sketchy information, included his understanding > of his birthplace, as follows: > > "I was born at Clegan, about one and a half miles from the town of > Milford, which is some four miles from the town of Ramelton and that would > be, I think, some eight or ten miles from Londonderry, in county Donegal. > Was christened when six or eight months old by a Mr. White, Presbyterian > minister. That will be recorded at Milford church. As I was not expected > to live at the time they likely took me there to be christened. It may, > however, have been at Clegan." > > My search needs to start with a place sounding like Clegan, fitting the > above description, and I have not been able to find such a place on the > sites I've searched on the internet. I have also been unable to find a > Prebyterian church active in Milford, where I might search for a christening > record. > > I would be very grateful if anyone has any information that can shed some > light on this place, or any suggestion as to where I might look for his > birth records. > > Kindest regards, > Margaret in Canada > > > > ==== DONEGALEIRE Mailing List ==== > If you wish to subscribe or unsubscribe from the Donegaleire list send an email to DONEGALEIRE-L-request@rootsweb or DONEGALEIRE-D-request@rootsweb.com In the email put just the word unsubscribe. > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >