ToWhomItMayInterest: My G/uncles, John & Thomas Haggerty migrated from northern ME to the StillwaterMN/St JosephWI area during the 1870-80's never to be heard from again. Both prospered & had large family's according to the known records. Their heritage goes back to NB Canada & Co Donegal Ireland. Are any of their decendents in the area? If so please contact me. I have much Haggerty family data to share. Many thanks. Regards, ED COSTELLO, 1009 Blenheim Dr, Raleigh NC 27612 USA e-mail: < costello13@juno.com >, tel: 919-782-6058; --------Searching: COSTELLO (FAHEY), (JOYCE): Co Mayo>CT, MA, ME USA>USA; HAGGERTY (McGUIRE): Co Donegal>NB Canada>ME USA>USA; LAVERTY (BROWN), (KELLY): Co Armagh>NB Can>ME,CA>USA,Can. JOHN HAGGERTY: b: April,1842 Belfast Academy Grant (Ludlow ME) m: Margaret Grey, 1865, (b: January, 1844, Ireland) Sarah Ann m: ? Keating m: Arthur K Kilmer 1867-? ?? ?? Nancy 1870-1870 Charles m: ?? 1872-? Mary Ann m: Theodore Schilling 1874- 1951 1873-1943 John m: 1876-? James m: 1878-? (all named for John's Haggerty siblings) d: MN, probably interred along with Margaret in St Charles / St Michaels RCCem, Bayport MN; the family plot contains 6 graves; 3 are unrecorded (John, Margaret & Nancy are probably interred here) & the other 3 are recorded as occupied by: Theodore Schilling, 1873-1943; Mary-Ann Schilling, 1875-1951 & Martha Haggerty, 1870 (infant death). In the 1870 National Census for Stillwater Washington Co MN, it is noted that John Haggerty was age 28, "worked in logging", had $800 of personal property, b: Maine & a USA citizen; while Margaret <Grey> was age 24, "keeping house", b: Ireland & who's p: were foreign b:. They had 2 kids: Sarah, age 3, b: ME & Nancy, age 3 months, b: MN. In the 1900 census, John Haggerty was age 58, m: 35 years, b: ME, 1842, parents from Ireland, employed "exploring pinelands", could r/w/speak English, owned his mortgaged house. She, Margaret, b: June 1844 in Ireland, age 56, m: 35 years in 1900, had 7 kids of which 5 survived to 1900 (lost were probably Martha, 1870 & Nancy, 1870) , could r/w/speak English. Children: Sarah Anne, bap. 6 November 1867, St Marys RCCh, Houlton ME. Noted in the 1900 Stillwater MN census as Sarah Keating, then living with her parents, age 34, b: ME November 1865, m: 18 years, had 3 kids (names unknown). In the 1903 (27 June) River Falls WI vital m: records she is listed as Sadie (dim. of Sarah) Haggerty who was, then, m: to Arthur K Kilmer. Nancy, b: 20 February 1870, Stillwater MN; d: 25 July 1870, Stillwater MN; cause of d: unknown (??record conflict w/following ??, maybe the same person or dumb record; also in conflict w/Martha who is interred in St Charles/St Michaels RCCem in Bayport MN ) Ann, b: 1870, bap: 4 March 1870, St Michaels RCCh, Stillwater MN, w: Charles Haggerty (probably brother to John, Frank & Thomas) & Mary Mathews. Charles, b: 11 March 1872, bap: 16 June 1872 at St Michaels RCCh, Stillwater MN, w: Thomas Haggerty (probably brother to John, Frank & Charles) & Hannah Sutton Mary Ann , b: 15 February 1874, bap: 7 July 1874 at St Michaels RCCh Stillwater MN w: Charles Haggerty (probably brother to John, Frank & Thomas) & Margaret Mackey; m: Theodore Schilling, no known kids; d: 21 January 1951; both interred in St Charles/ St Michaels RCCem Bayport MN John , b: 27 July 1876, bap: 6 September 1876 at St Michaels RCCh Stillwater MN, w: Francis Haggerty (probably brother to John, Charles & Thomas) & Helen Walker. James, b: 1 October 1878, bap: 1 November 1878 at St Michaels RCCh Stillwater MN, w: James Mahoney & Catherine Mahoney. THOMAS HAGGERTY: b: 1846, Belfast Academy Grant (Ludlow ME); baptized 29 August 1846, St Mary's RCCh, Houlton ME , sp:Kyran Walsh & Bridget Gilaspey Thomas worked the farm at Ludlow ME, migrated, 1868, to Cambria Co PA, resided there for 4 years, then came to Stillwater MN, 1872. There he established the village of Houlton WI (after Houlton ME, now the villiage of St Joseph WI, just across the St Croix River from Stillwater MN) ) became a retail store, tavern & hotel keeper as well as property and lumber dealer, farmer and Houlton WI's post-master. From "Red" Haggerty (son of Edmond P Haggerty in the Peter Haggerty Jr line); "Uncle Tom Haggerty originated in Houlton Maine and about more or less emigrated to Wisconsin where he opened up a general merchandise store on the Wisconsin side of the St Croix River and christened the town, that grew up around his store, Houlton. I can still remember him, shorter than our dad and more heavy set, but the same type of mould. Besides the store he was the postmaster also. I do not remember when or how he died but do recall that he turned the store over to E. P. <as above Edmond P Haggerty> to manage and run it, while still alive. Dad did not do very well. He gave credit to anyone and everyone and finally closed up the business. Shortly after doing so, as I recall, the building burned down, completely." From Ms Jayne Finnergan Smith a long time resident of Houlton WI: " Our Ggp's Mary Jane Keays and Wm Keays were very good friends of both Tom Haggerty and "old" Ed Haggerty <Edmond P>. We grew up thinking that we (the Conway's, my grandparents), the Joyce's and Haggerty's were the only 3 Catholic families in Houlton <WI> and later in life we equated ourselves to Houlton <WI> what the Kennedy's were to Hyannisport. Yes, I was present in my best Sunday garb to many of your family. I remember Charles in his service uniform <from the Peter Haggerty Jr branch> coming to visit us during WWII. If you could call me , I have some entertaining stories about the 3 families. My number is: 651-439-5447". <July, 1999> m: Elizabeth Curtis, 28 June 1875 , at St Michael's RCCh, Stillwater MN; w: Jacob Hinchey & Mary J Curtis; o: M E Murphy. She, b: 1855 MN, d: 14 July 1914, age 59, interred w/Thomas & other family members, St Charles/St Michaels RCCem, Bayport MN. Elizabeth was the daughter of a prominent local farmer (b: Ireland), horse breeder, deputy sheriff, Stillwater police chief, town treasurer & school director. He d: suddenly at age 79 at his home at on Second St. Her mother was Bridget Fenton who had 13 kids. d: Houlton WI, heart failure, 9 June 1908, age 63, Interred St Charles/St Michaels RCCem, Bayport MN w/ Elizabeth & other family members . Kids: Anna Regina, b: 26 November 1876, bap: 3 December 1876, St Michaels RCCh, Stillwater MN, w: Daniel Curtis & Susan Keamer; m: Albert E Underwood, 15 August 1898, St Michaels RCCh, Stillwater MN, w: Jacob Tolen & Theresa M Doyle. Geneieve, b: 1879, St Croix WI, m: Bernard G Foran, 12 October 1898, St Michaels RCCh, Stillwater MN, w: John Fulten & Angeline Haggerty. Ann, 13 October 1880, m: George Bau, 4 May 1903, St Michaels RCCh, Stillwater MN , w: John Bau & Geneve Foran, d: 15 December 1908, age 28 , interred St Charles/ St Michaels RCCem, Bayport MN. Orie P ??, b: 1882, d: 13 October 1906, Interred St Charles/ St Michaels RCCem, Bayport MN w/ Elizabeth, Thomas & other family members. ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.