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Aug 16, 2017 •
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George was a miller in Donnybrook Dublin but came to financial grief. Most of family had emigrated to Australia c. 1840
Only source for information is a note on the back of an old photograph, never ...
Nov 14, 2016 •
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Emigrated to US 1851
Nov 28, 2014 •
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John Henry McCan with his wife Catherine travelled to Australia some time about 1840. With him came his son Joseph and daughters, Mary Anne, Catherine Anastasia, Teresa. John died Jan. 1854 in Reilly...
Oct 28, 2014 •
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Born 1837 in Ennisnag, Co. Kilkenny, came to U.S. as a boy with his father 1851, enlisted 1856 and posted to artillery. Colourful career till his retirement in 1901. Died 1918 in Atlanta.
He had ma...
Oct 28, 2014 •
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Born 1837 in Ennisnag, Co. Kilkenny, came to U.S. as a boy with his father 1851, enlisted 1856 and posted to artillery. Colourful career till his retirement in 1901. Died 1918 in Atlanta.
He had ma...
Oct 25, 2014 •
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John Henry McCan was born in 1778 in Irishtown, city of Limerick, son of Peter McCan and Ellen Kennedy. Of his education I know nothing but his handwriting, grammar etc. is excellent. Family story is...