Irish-American Historical Miscellany: Relating Largely to New York City and Vicinity [a book online via Google] by John Daniel Crimmins "Curtin, Constants, a physician of Newark, N.J.; born in County Clare, Ireland, 1783. He came of an old Irish fmaily; became a surgeon and received a commission in the British navy. In 1807 he came to America. for two years he studied at the University of Pennsylvnia and received a medical degree there in 1809. He settled in Bellefonte, Pa., and practised his profession there for more than a third of a century. During the war of 1812 he was a regimental surgeon. He married Mary Anne Kinne, whose ancestors for six generations lived in Massachusetts and Connecticut.' He died in Bellefonte April 19m 1842." "Curtin, Andrew Greg, statesman; a native of Bellefonte, Pa.; born in 1917. From 1866 to 1858 he was secretary of state and superintendent of common schools. He was elected governor of Pennsylvania in 1860 and re-elected in 1863. Curtin was at one time president of the Hibernian Soceity of Philadelphia." p. 108 "An especially prominent Irish merchant in New York after the Revolution, was Michael Hogan. He was a native of the County Clare, Ireland, and was born in 1766. He became a sea captain, sailed to all quarters of the globe, and married an East India lady of great wealth. He came to New York in 1804, bringing his wife with him...He embarked in the dry goods trade at 225 Broadway, on the present site of the Astor House. He was later engaged in a general commission and shipping business. He became owner of the whole tract of land from 121st to 127th street, and west of Bloomingdale Road. The southern part of his property he styled 'Monte Alta,' and the northern protion 'Claremont,' the latter name being doubtless intended to commemorate his native county - Clare- in Ireland. Grant's mausoleum now stands on a portion of the property...He had one son and three daughters. The son became a member of Congress. Michael, the father, was appointed United States Consul to Valparaiso. He died at Washington, D.C., in 1833. A tablet to his memory may be seen in Grace church, Broadway, New York. A grand-daughter wedded Effingham N. Lawrence." posted by Sharon Carberry not researching these surnames