My ancestress, Mary Magdeline Egan, and her family moved to Eau Claire, Wisconsin from Ohio which was the first place the Egan family settled upon their immigration from Ireland. They were certainly in Eau Claire, WI as early as 1868 when Catherine Egan is shown as a sponsor for the baptism at St. Patrick's Catholic church. The family was large and it is doubtful that I have included all of the children here. There is always the possibility that some of them stayed in Ohio, moved on or died. The name is spelled Egan, Eagan, and Eaghan. There are German Eggan/Eggens too.
John Egan was born in Ireland in 1810 and died in Eau Claire in 1871. The mother, Catherine (Kate) apparently died before they left or enroute or possibly during their stay in Ohio. Their children:
John Egan, a Civil War Vet m: Ella May Hotchkiss
James Egan, a Civil War Vet
Michael Egan, 1841-April, 1864, died as a result of disease contracted during his Civil War service - 16th Reg (says brother of Josephine Kelly Arnold.)
Mary Magdeline Egan b. 1848 approx. m: Calvin P. Harmison
Ellen Josephine Egan b. appx. 1858 m: Stephen A. Cuddy (possibly Cudahy) on June 22, 1880 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Eau Claire. (IGI shows 27 Jul 1880) She died February 18, 1938 at 80 years. She was confirmed in 1876. Stephen was the son of Martin and Mary Cuddy. He is listed in the 1880 census as being 27 years old and a R.R. Agent. His parents are listed as being born in MA while he is listed as being born in WI. He was living in the home of Uriah Stone.
Catherine Egan
Helena Egan? Possibly a wife of one of the Egan sons.
Margaret Florence Egan b: 1849 in Ireland, d: 1931. She m: John James Kelley (1847-1931), a Civil War veteran and prominent citizen of Eau Claire. Their marriage took place on August 15, 1871 at St. Patrick's. Margaret was confirmed on June 27, 1869. Their children:
Thomas Jacob Kelley b: May 24, 1871
John J. Kelley, Jr.
Bessie Kelley (may be the same person as Eva?)
Eva Elizabeth Kelley b: February 2, 1873, b: March 2, 1873, Sponsors: Hellena Egan and James Joyce.
Josephine Ann Kelley b: December 24, 1878, d: 1961. She was a milliner and owned her own store, never married.
Ruth Kelley
Sumner Kelley
Paul Kelley
The Kelley family has been very confusing as the records seem to contradict each other. It is possible that John Kelley took Margaret Egan as his second wife and that some of these children are from a previous marriage. For instance, on December 25, 1869 a Mary Catherine Kelley was born to John Kelley and Mary Sullivan. Margaret Ellen Kelley was born on May 26, 1876 to John Kelly and Harriet Dosao. There may have been another John Kelly in Eau Claire during the same time frame. The Kelleys are buried in the Catholic Cemetery in Eau Claire along with John Egan.
Notes: The Joyce name appears frequently in baptismal records for the Kelley family. In the Catholic Cemetery in Eau Claire, WI, I found a lot owned by John J. Kelley, Sr. who lived at 1215 Graham Avenue at the time. There are seven individuals buried there: Mary Kelley 1815-1903; John Egan 1810-1871; Michael Egan 1841-1864; Martin Kelley 1876-1878; Margaret F. Kelley 1849-1931; J.J. Kelley 1847-1931; and Josephine A. Kelley 1878-1961.
There is a Patrick Cuddy shown in the records having died on December 30, 1919 of Cancer. This man was born in Ireland and buried at St. Pat's cemetery. My guess is that this is Stephen's brother as he is listed as age 35 with Mary Cuddy age 67 born Ireland, Anna Cuddy age 27 born Ireland, and Katherine age 21 born Ireland in the 1880 Wisconsin Census in Eau Claire. A Martin E. Cuddy was married 8 Oct 1883 at St. Pat's in Eau Claire to Margaret Keating. Also, in the 1880 census there is a Patrick Cudahy Sr. and Jr. living in Milwaukee with their families.
There is a Mary Josephine Egan in the records at St. Patrick's in Eau Claire which shows that she died at 20 years on April 2, 1939 and was buried at St. Patrick's cemetery. She is too young to have been a sister to the above family though she may very well have been the daughter of one of the Egan sons.
Martin Kelley
My earliest Egan was James Egan
b. 1848 d. 1894 Married Catharine Ryan b. 1845 d. 1919. Their
daughter Alice Anna b.1887 d.1951 in Massillon, Stark Co., OH
was my ggrandmother. This is all the information I have. Please
keep an eye out for my James. thanks
Melissa C. Williams click here
I'm
trying to find out all I can about Egan/Eagans from Cork, but
only have a few small pieces of the picture so far. My GGgrandmother,
Nancy Egan, was a daughter of Timothy Egan and Judith Kirby, who
were married 10 May 1792 at Aghada Parish Church, Cork Co., Ireland.
They must have died before 1817, because that year Nancy was a
ward of her uncle Thomas Kirby. She fell in love with and married
a Scottish soldier (sailor?) that year, which so displeased her
Uncle that he refused to give her her dowry or any inheritance
from her parents. She went to Scotland to live with her husband,
Robert Wallace, where they had a large family, but lived in poverty,
and lost several of their children in their early childhood. When
her husband died just after their last child was born, Nancy tried
to make her way back to Ireland with her remaining five young
children, hoping her uncle would help them, but arriving in Cork
she found that his family was gone -- had died or moved away.
She had pneumonia by that time, and within a few days had died
and her little son Timothy also. They were buried at the Botanic
Gardens in Cork. The other children (including my great-grandfather
Thomas) were placed in an Irish orphanage and then later transferred
back to Scotland and apprenticed there. So the rest of the story
is about Thomas Wallace and his brother and sisters in Scotland,
then America. He came here about 1860, as you said your Egan ancestor
did, and settled in Utah.
So other than the names of Timothy Egan (born about 1767) and his wife and two daughters (my Nancy chr 15 Mar 1795 and her sister Mary chr 9 Mar 1793) I only know one other Egan in Cork: Timothy had a sister Frances Egan, born about 1772, who married Thomas Wall and had 10 chidren born between 1794 and 1817 at Ballytibbet, Aghada Parish, Cork Co., Ireland. But of course none of them would keep the Egan name.
So the only Egans I know are:
1. Thomas Egan, b. abt 1767, md. 1792, died (or possibly emigrated)
before 1817.
2. His daugters Nancy (or Ann) and Mary Egan.
3. His sister Frances Egan (md. Thomas Wall )
I would really appreciate anything you find that could add to the picture of Egans in Cork.
Sharon Click here
Some of my Egan family did migrate to America.
Bridget Egan b 1911 Doeraile Co.Cork d 1987 NY - married a George
Schweikart b 1914 d 1991. So far I have been told there were no
children in this marriage.
The second migrant is:
James Egan ( b.approx 1880 ) Doneraile. Co Cork whereabouts unknown.
I suspected that Bridget Egan may have come to America to live
with her uncle, James. If so that would place him in New york as
she arrived there and remained there till she died.
Both of my Egans are descendants of Benjamin Egan and Johanna
McCarthy who were married in Doneraile, Co.Cork November 1862.
Hope we may connect.
Liz Click here
St. Patrick's Church Cemetery, Eau Claire, WI:
Kelley, Mary 1815-1903
Egan, John 1810-1879 GAR
Egan, Michael 1841-1864
Kelley, Martin 1876-1878
Kelley, Margaret F. 1849-1931
Kelley, J.J. 1847-1931
Kelley, Josephine A. 1878-1961
Kelley, John J. 1871-1946
Kelley, Lt. John J. III USNR USS Ticondergoa 1/9/1911 - 1/21/1945
Kelley, Mae Bostwick 1875-1969
Kelly, Francis P. 1908 -
Kelly, Florence J. 1917-1991
