This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: cully194 Surnames: CORCORAN Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.may.general/912.1128.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Many Irish immigrated through Canada to the US because Canada was part of the British Commonwealth. They also tended to immigrate to areas where Irish were already established. The first of my extended Corcoran family to immigrate to Canada were three brothers who worked for the Hudson Bay Company beginning around 1817. They later brought over 6 other siblings who settled in Rawdon, Quebec (Canada East) and surrounding areas. Some migrated to Montreal. I have almost 100 Corcorans in my tree so far, and that comprises mostly just the first three generations. >From Quebec I have been able to trace my Corcoran migrations to Decatur (Alabama), Leadville/Canon City (Colorado), Madison Lake Village (Minnesota), Chicago (Illinois), Woonsocket (Rhode Island), Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), Phoenix (Arizona), Gloucester/Pittsfield (Massachusetts) and Buffalo (New York). I haven't been researching long enough to get details of where they entered the US. What I have found has been mostly through connecting with distant cousins in Canada and the US, census information and birth, marriage and death records. It is very easy to trace one's ancestors in Quebec because the Catholic priests kept excellent records. There are 7 Doughers on the 1852 automated Canada census (it is not complete yet). One of them was born in the US and some were born in Ontario (Canada West). Here is the link: http://automatedgenealogy.com/census52/View.jsp?id=7296&highlight=28&desc=1852 Census of Canada page containing Elizabeth Dougher There are 21 Doughers on the 1901 automated Canada census. Here is the link: http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/SurnameList.jsp?surname=DOUGHER &initial= &desc=Search all 1901 Census of Canada records for surname&Go=Go The name Dougher is possibly a short version of Dougherty - Irish names were often misspelled or changed due to the difference in language. I have also found that some Irish Catholics may have changed religions due to the fact that there was no Catholic church in their area. I hope this helps, Jamie, and thanks for giving me areas in which to search. My biggest problem is that my Corcorans immigrated to Canada before official records were kept in Ireland. I would be pleased to answer to the best of my ability any questions that you may have about researching in Canada. Nicole Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.