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Looking for The Thomas Garrigan/Mary Catherine Simon Garrigan family from New York. Thomas Garrigan born abt 1799 Ireland died bef 1870 Birdsall, Allegany, New York Mary Catherine Simon born abt 1816 Ireland Died bef 1849 New York Children: Ann, 1822-1896 Catherine 1830-? James 1839-1916, Thomas Jr 1841-1905 2nd Catherine Sullivan 1817-1890 Children: Michael 1850-1915, William 1851-?, Mary A 1855- bef 1930 Ann Married William Maine abt 1843 in New York, had son John Maine in 1844 Married Michael Melody bet 1846-1847 Brooklyn, Kings New York they moved to Wisconsin abt 1859 Children: Margaret, Michael, Walter, Mary, Joanna, Anna, Catherine, Thomas & John Maine/Melody Ann is my Great Grandmother, I would love to find out more about her marriage to William Maine And her parents Thomas/Mary Catherine. Any help would be greatly appreciated Marie

My grandfather was Joseph Garrigan, born in Pgh. in 1877, d. in NY 1953, married Annie Conley (Connelly) also from Pittsburgh. Joe's mother was Ellen Monaghan, Annie's was Sarah Lydon. Would love to meet descendants, compare notes.

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Hi Terri-- My Garrigan ancestors are from Pittsburgh, so I can share some info that might be helpful. No Peters, tho. >From the 1900 Census for Allegheny County: James Garrigan--b. 1840, immigrated from Ireland in 1857 Ellen--wife--b. 1849, immigrated in 1860 Children: Edward--1872 Mary--1874 Joseph (my grandfather)--1877 John--1879 Thomas F.--1884 Raymond--1887 I know that Edward and Mary ended up in Chicago at some point. Mary married Oliver Harber in Pittsburgh and had three daughters. Walda Cameron camfam@frontiernet.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <GARRIGAN-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: <GARRIGAN-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 10:01 AM Subject: GARRIGAN-D Digest V01 #5

I would be interested in knowing if this family originally lived in PA. I have a Peter Garagan born @1832 in my line. Terri Cort Adams <CAdams@RestorationHardware.com> wrote: Hello, I came across some records indicating a cemetery plot number for some Garrigan's I was researching at the New Cathedral Cemetery in Baltimore, MD. However, when I got there this weekend, I found a completely different set of Garrigan's were buried there! Well, I can't place them on my tree yet, so I thought I would share in case someone else was looking for them. Peter Garrigan d:Jan 6, 1892 (aged 61) Mary A. Garrigan d: Feb 3, 1924 (aged 82) There were three other stones on the plot, each noting that those buried there were the children of Peter and Mary Garrigan: Peter (aged 2 years - no date) Annie G. (aged 1 year, 6 months - no date) Bridgete (aged 6 weeks - no date) Lizzie C. d: May 18, 1891 (aged 20) Maggie R. b: Sept 2, 1866 d: Jun 12, 1891 (aged 24) Winnie A. d: Sept 25, 1895 (aged 17) Teresa M. d: Jan 25, 1897 (aged 27) Hope this is helpful to someone. ============================== Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate your heritage! http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog

Hi: Thank you for think of doing this. I am not sure if these are ours, as this has been the hardest branch to follow, I appreciate any and all information. Sincerely, Elizabeth Cort Adams wrote: > Hello, > I came across some records indicating a cemetery plot number for some > Garrigan's I was researching at the New Cathedral Cemetery in Baltimore, MD. > However, when I got there this weekend, I found a completely different set > of Garrigan's were buried there! Well, I can't place them on my tree yet, so > I thought I would share in case someone else was looking for them. > > Peter Garrigan d:Jan 6, 1892 (aged 61) > Mary A. Garrigan d: Feb 3, 1924 (aged 82) > > There were three other stones on the plot, each noting that those buried > there were the children of Peter and Mary Garrigan: > > Peter (aged 2 years - no date) > Annie G. (aged 1 year, 6 months - no date) > Bridgete (aged 6 weeks - no date) > Lizzie C. d: May 18, 1891 (aged 20) > Maggie R. b: Sept 2, 1866 d: Jun 12, 1891 (aged 24) > Winnie A. d: Sept 25, 1895 (aged 17) > Teresa M. d: Jan 25, 1897 (aged 27) > > Hope this is helpful to someone. > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog

Hello, I came across some records indicating a cemetery plot number for some Garrigan's I was researching at the New Cathedral Cemetery in Baltimore, MD. However, when I got there this weekend, I found a completely different set of Garrigan's were buried there! Well, I can't place them on my tree yet, so I thought I would share in case someone else was looking for them. Peter Garrigan d:Jan 6, 1892 (aged 61) Mary A. Garrigan d: Feb 3, 1924 (aged 82) There were three other stones on the plot, each noting that those buried there were the children of Peter and Mary Garrigan: Peter (aged 2 years - no date) Annie G. (aged 1 year, 6 months - no date) Bridgete (aged 6 weeks - no date) Lizzie C. d: May 18, 1891 (aged 20) Maggie R. b: Sept 2, 1866 d: Jun 12, 1891 (aged 24) Winnie A. d: Sept 25, 1895 (aged 17) Teresa M. d: Jan 25, 1897 (aged 27) Hope this is helpful to someone.

What a welcome! You Garrigans are a friendly lot--make me feel right at home. :) My response is a little delayed because I get the list in digest form. Here is a little more info that may help those of you kind enough to try to fit my Garrigans into your research....James Garrigan, my ggrandfather, allegedly arrived in this country around 1860 from Ireland with a price on his head. He was supposedly wanted by the Brits. No, I have not tried to locate him through the IRA (or whatever they were called back then), and I have not searched for ships. It occurs to me that, if this story has any truth, he would not have listed his birthplace as Ireland, but I don;t know. He did fight in the US Civil War, supposedly survived Andersonville Prison (tho I can't find him there). At any rate, I would accept as kin any James Garrigan who lived at the right time, married Helen (or Ellen) Monaghan and had three sons named Joseph (b. 1877), Raymond, and Frank. :) My mother's brother, Joseph Jr., settled in CA when he was 16 yrs. old in 1921. He had a large family, I believed, and built up a trucking business. (I believe one of his sons was named Frank, but I'm not sure--we never kept up with his family.) My mom's other brother was Robert Emmett. He died in 1970 without issue. Thanks again for the warm welcome...I shall certainly keep the list informed if I make any interesting discoveries. Walda

Hi Walda, I have done some research on the Garrigan's, also on the internet. We may have a connection. I have info on the 1850 NY federal census Allegany Co, Town of Birdsall. Father Thomas Garrigan, wife, Catherine, born Ireland, son James born Canada 1836, son Thomas, born 1841 in Pa, and Michael born in March 1850 in New York. So this may be the same family. They obviously moved around, I really do not have time right now, but will write in the near future, sometime this weekend. Good to hear from you. Linda Garrigan Hortonville, Wisconsin -----Original Message----- From: Walda Cameron [mailto:camfam@frontiernet.net] Sent: Friday, May 25, 2001 9:45 AM To: GARRIGAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [GARRIGAN] intro + Pittsburgh Garrigans Hi-- My name is Walda Cameron, my mother's name was Mary Mildred Dolores Garrigan. Her father was Joseph Garrigan, his father was James, who fought in the Civil War. James's wife was Ellen Monaghan. Jos., James, and Ellen are all buried in Clavary Cemetery in Allegheny Cty, PA. All these folks were living in Pittsburgh during the mid-1800s to the early 1900s. I have been researching this arm of my family via the Internet with little success. Any information anyone may have about these people or any guidance on where to search would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much. Walda camfam@frontiernet.net ============================== Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 Source for Family History Online. Go to: http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB

Hello, My name is Marilyn Jurrens from Yankton SD. My grandparents were Dave and Alvira Garrigan. Both are now dead but lived originally in Sioux City Iowa then Hartington NE. My family still consists of several Garrigan uncles and cousins and of course my mother was one and has the family bible with her that shows much of their history. If you would like to e-mail back and forth for more information I would be glad to find out more and get together with you. My mom's name was Mary Jean Garrigan. She had three brothers James, John and Dennis and one sister Marge. I had a great- uncle named Joe Garrigan. We should see if they are one and the same or somehow connected. This could be very interesting. I receive e-mail at home at mjurrens@msn.com. Write me sometime and let's talk about our possible family connection. Thank you. ----- Original Message ----- From: Walda Cameron <camfam@frontiernet.net> To: <GARRIGAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 25, 2001 9:44 AM Subject: [GARRIGAN] intro + Pittsburgh Garrigans > Hi-- > > My name is Walda Cameron, my mother's name was Mary Mildred Dolores > Garrigan. Her father was Joseph Garrigan, his father was James, who fought > in the Civil War. James's wife was Ellen Monaghan. Jos., James, and Ellen > are all buried in Clavary Cemetery in Allegheny Cty, PA. All these folks > were living in Pittsburgh during the mid-1800s to the early 1900s. I have > been researching this arm of my family via the Internet with little success. > Any information anyone may have about these people or any guidance on where > to search would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks so much. > Walda > camfam@frontiernet.net > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB >

Hi-- My name is Walda Cameron, my mother's name was Mary Mildred Dolores Garrigan. Her father was Joseph Garrigan, his father was James, who fought in the Civil War. James's wife was Ellen Monaghan. Jos., James, and Ellen are all buried in Clavary Cemetery in Allegheny Cty, PA. All these folks were living in Pittsburgh during the mid-1800s to the early 1900s. I have been researching this arm of my family via the Internet with little success. Any information anyone may have about these people or any guidance on where to search would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much. Walda camfam@frontiernet.net

WOW! Its just so unusual to see the surname Garrigan in print. I want to know more but have 3 boys coming to babysit and don't have the time right now Will write later Coleen Scott Walda Cameron wrote: > Hi-- > > My name is Walda Cameron, my mother's name was Mary Mildred Dolores > Garrigan. Her father was Joseph Garrigan, his father was James, who fought > in the Civil War. James's wife was Ellen Monaghan. Jos., James, and Ellen > are all buried in Clavary Cemetery in Allegheny Cty, PA. All these folks > were living in Pittsburgh during the mid-1800s to the early 1900s. I have > been researching this arm of my family via the Internet with little success. > Any information anyone may have about these people or any guidance on where > to search would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks so much. > Walda > camfam@frontiernet.net > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB

Elizabeth & Sharon, et al, In my researches, I have seen the name spelled Garagan, Garaghan, Gargan & Garragan, as well as Garrigan. In the past, spelling was not as standardized as it is today. Interestingly enough, my ancestor is Catherine Garrigan also! But, my Catherine came to the US by 1834. Her brother James was born in Canada in 1836. Don't forget that the Irish (esp. Catholics) often named all their girls Mary, then referred to them by their middle names. So, you may be looking for (officially) Mary Catherine Anne Garrigan/Gargon/Garaghan. Does your Catherine's marriage record give her parents names? Oftentimes it will, here in the States, tho it depends on the state. Or, if they were married in church, the church record may have additional information, including witnesses, who sometimes are relatives. And, I have found, in Catholic Church records, sometimes the parish where the person was born! Because the priest had to send back to that parish for sacramental records before performing the marriage. Hope this helps! Happy Hunting! Marsha Wilcox mwilcox@lnd.com Wilcox Web Design -- http://www.start.at/WilcoxWebDesign USGenWeb County Coordinator for: Lake Co., IL -- http://www.rootsweb.com/~illake/ (Temp CC) Iron Co., WI -- http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiiron/ My Genealogy Page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mawilcox/index.htm Prospect HS Class of 1970 Reunion: http://freepages.events.rootsweb.com/~phs70reunion/ Elizabeth Whittaker-Williams wrote: > > I will send the message on to my cousin, as she is the expert on the spelling. Thank you for writing. Write again, we are stuck on so many of our family, it is hard not to be sad about it. Elizabeth > > sharon smith wrote: > > > When I look up this name in the IGI, Garrigan's and Gargan's also come up, and so I assume they are variations. I have had no real luck searching for my great grandmom "Catherine Anne Gargon" . She was born November, c. 1866, in Ireland, or was of Irish decent. She lived in Liverpool and was married to William Edmund Waters. Both died in Liverpool (1935-1941?). They lived at 4 Whiteford Street, W. Derby at least in 1901 when my Nan, Elsie Waters (later married Reg Smith) was born. > > > > Have any of you come across this name in your searches? > > > > ============================== > > The RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > > Tens of millions of individuals... and counting. > > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi

I will send the message on to my cousin, as she is the expert on the spelling. Thank you for writing. Write again, we are stuck on so many of our family, it is hard not to be sad about it. Elizabeth sharon smith wrote: > When I look up this name in the IGI, Garrigan's and Gargan's also come up, and so I assume they are variations. I have had no real luck searching for my great grandmom "Catherine Anne Gargon" . She was born November, c. 1866, in Ireland, or was of Irish decent. She lived in Liverpool and was married to William Edmund Waters. Both died in Liverpool (1935-1941?). They lived at 4 Whiteford Street, W. Derby at least in 1901 when my Nan, Elsie Waters (later married Reg Smith) was born. > > Have any of you come across this name in your searches? > > ============================== > The RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Tens of millions of individuals... and counting. > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/

When I look up this name in the IGI, Garrigan's and Gargan's also come up, and so I assume they are variations. I have had no real luck searching for my great grandmom "Catherine Anne Gargon" . She was born November, c. 1866, in Ireland, or was of Irish decent. She lived in Liverpool and was married to William Edmund Waters. Both died in Liverpool (1935-1941?). They lived at 4 Whiteford Street, W. Derby at least in 1901 when my Nan, Elsie Waters (later married Reg Smith) was born. Have any of you come across this name in your searches?

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Hi Listers! Got this on another list I'm on. Thought it would help somebody. There are a bunch of Garrigans listed. Happy Hunting! Marsha Wilcox mwilcox@lnd.com Wilcox Web Design -- http://start.at/WilcoxWebDesign USGenWeb County Coordinator for: Lake Co., IL -- http://www.rootsweb.com/~illake/ Listowner for ILLAKE-L, tracing your roots in Lake Co., IL (Temp CC) Iron Co., WI -- http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiiron/ Home Page -- http://mall.lnd.com/wilcox/ My Genealogy Page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mawilcox/index.htm SpamHunt! -- http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/1616/ > >> GOOD NEWS FROM THE ARCHIVES: > >> > >> Although this will remain "unofficial" for a short > >> time, the Statewide Marriage Index worked on for so > >> many years by the ISGS, State Archives, and Secretary > >> of State Information Systems Services Department is now > >> available on the Secretary of State web site. > >> > >> There is now a link to the marriage database on the > >> Archives' homepage which may be reached at the > >> following address: > >> http://www.sos.state.il.us/depts/archives/arc_home.html > >> Look under the "Search Our Online Databases." > >> > >> An official announcement concerning the database will > >> be pending until more formal arrangements can be made. > >> In the meantime, you are invited to give the database a > >> test run and report any problems you might experience. > >> > >> There are currently a little over one million records > >> in the online database. Plans are to update the > >> database every 6 months or so. Eighty-four counties are > >> represented in the online database. Data entry is > >> complete for 43 of those counties. Please check out the > >> supplemental information that is reached by links on > >> the introductory page and the search entry and search > >> results pages. > >> > >> We have tried to make it as clear as possible what > >> records are included in the database and how to obtain > >> copies of marriage records from IRAD or county clerks. > >> IRAD currently has marriage records from 61 of the 84 > >> counties represented in the database and we will soon > >> accession marriage records from several others. > >> > >> Karl Moore > >> Illinois State Archives > >> 217-785-1266 > >> kmoore@ccgate.sos.state.il.us

I am new to the list and am wondering if anyone has any information relating to my past relatives. Their names are Vincent Garrigan born on 10 Oct 1925 in Wappinger Falls, his father was Vincent James Garrigan and he was born 10 Oct 1887, he was married to Jessie Van Skoy, his father's name was Micheal Garrigan and he was married to Elizabeth something. Any information would be greatly appreiciated.