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INTRODUCTION 


FEW  YEARS  AGO  T  attended  a  "Home  Comfng"  in  the 
little  village  of  my  birth  and  early  childhood,  Somerset 
Center,  Michigan,  at  which  were  present  a  vast  number 
of  the  former  residents  of  the  town  and  vicinity,  many  of 
whom  are  more  or  less  prominent  in  the  various  endeav- 
ors of  life,  and  among  the  number  were  several  of  my  immediate 
relatives. 

Until  that  time,  my  interest  in  genealogy  matters  had  been  but 
slight,  but,  awakened  by  the  old  scenes  of  my  early  life,  and  inspired 
by  the  throng  of  old  friends  and  neighbors  who  were  that  day 
reunited,  and  realizing  that  we  all  hold  the  memory  of  our  ancestors 
in  deep  respect,  I  decided  to  acquiesce  in  the  request  of  the  McCourties 
there  present,  to  attempt  the  collection^nd  classification  of  such 
family  statistics  and  records  as  might  be  secured. 

This  decision  was  made  without  much  idea  of  what  the  work 
involved,  but,  once  begun,  it  resulted  in  the  sending  and  receiving 
of  many  hundreds  of  letters,  searching  the  records  of  many  counties 
in  several  of  the  different  states,  and  in  the  course  of  my  investiga- 
tions I  incidentally  traversed  a  great  portion  of  this  country  and 
personally  interviewed  members  of  the  family  in  various  sections 
of  America.  As  a  result  of  all  this,  it  was  my  pleasant  privilege, 
about  a  year  ago,  to  place  in  the  hands  of  each  living  member  of  the 
McCourtie  family  in  America,  a  copy  of  the  history  of  that  family, 
and  the  keen  interest  and  appreciation  with  which  the  same  was 
received  has  prompted  me  to  compile  and  publish  this  little  booklet 
covering  the  history  of  the  Cohan  family  in  America,  in  loving 
memory  of  my  mother. 

1  have  no  apologies  whatever  to  make  for  the  imperfections  that 
may  be  found  in  this  history.  While  the  failure  or  delay  in  securing 
desired  information  was,  at  times,  discouraging,  the  satisfaction  of 
having  finally  secured  even  so  much  is,  to  me,  gratifying.  1  pre- 
sume that  all  genealogists  have  found  it  impossible  to  get  replies 
from  any  considerable  number  of  those  addressed.  To  those,  how- 
ever, who  have  assisted  in  furnishing  such  records  as  they  could,  in 
many  cases  exercising  much  interest  and  energetic  research  in 
unearthing  valuable  data  which  has  been  of  great  assistance  in  un- 
ravelling the  tangled  clues  of  ancestry,  1  can  only  express  my  cordial 
thanks  and  assure  them  that  their  encouragement  and  their  desire 
to  see  the  history  in  print,  has  kept  my  courage  good  and  led  me 
to  persevere  to  the  end. 

In  assembling  this  data  I  have  made  many  pleasant  friends  and 
acquaintances,    have    met    with    uniform    courtesy    from    town    and 


county  clerks  and  state  officials  in  the  United  States  and  in  Ireland, 
during  a  recent  visit  for  the  purpose  of  this  research.  I  have  had 
many  amusing'  adventures,  and  have  experienced  more  of  the  genuine 
pleasure  and  beauty  of  life  through  this  work,  than  could  possibly 
have  been  my  privilege  otherwise. 

In  the  arrangement  of  this  work  I  have  endeavored  to  consider 
the  simplest  method  possible,  and  have  included  practically  all  data 
received  covering  the  entire  American  ancestry  period,  (57  years, 
from  the  date  of  the  emigration  to  America  of  William  Cohan,  the 
first,  to  and  including  the  year  1914.  This  period  includes  the  history 
of  113  members  of  the  Cohan  family,  82  of  whom  are  now  living, 
and  to  each  of  these  1  am  sending  gratis  a  copy  of  this  booklet. 
Additional  copies  may  be  had  upon  request. 

In  conclusion,  1  commend  this,  with  my  best  wishes,  to  the  Cohan 
family  in  America,  and  trust  that  in  the  future,  descendants  of  the 
family  may  seem  disposed  to  take  up  the  thread  here  left  off,  and 
perfect  and  continue  the  same  from  generation  to  generation. 


December  25,  1914. 


NOTE. 

(    )      Indicates  number  of  generation  and  position  in  same; 

*     Deceased; 

t     Relative  by  adoption. 


MOKELUMNE  HILL,  CALIFORNIA 

MARGARET  Cohan  ( 1 1-8 )  eighth  child  of  William  Cohan  and  Hon- 
orah  Burke  Cohan,  horn  Bandon,  Ireland,  Oct.  25.  1837,  emi- 
grated to  Canton,  Mass.,  1817  (See  1-1).  Married  at  Boston, 
Mass.,  hy  Rev.  Fr.  Fitzsimmons,  to  Dennis  Sullivan  oi'  Bos- 
ton, Mass.  In  the  early  fifties,  during  the  "gold  rush,"  she, 
with  her  husband,  sister  Mary  and  brother  Patrick,  emi- 
grated via  boat  and  Panama,  to  California;  her  husband 
starting  in  business  in  San  Francisco,  hut  later  removed  and 
engaged  in  mining  at  Mokelumne  Hill,  Cal.,  in  which  business 
he  continued  until  his  death,  .Jan.  11,  1880,  aged  61  years. 
He  is  buried  at  Mokelumne  Hill,  Cal.  Margaret  Cohan  Sulli- 
van still  resides  on  the  old  Sullivan  homestead  at  Mokelumne 
Hill.  She  is  the  only  surviving  member  of  the  Cohan  family 
which  emigrated  from  Ireland  to  America  in  1847.  Six  chil- 
dren, William  D.,  Daniel,  Thomas,  Mary,  Mark  and  Robert  E. 

*  William  D.  Sullivan   (111-31)  first  child  of  Margaret  Cohan  Sulli- 

van and  Dennis  Sullivan,  born  Mokelumne  Hill,  Cal.,  Jan.  25, 
1856.  In  1890,  while  engaged  in  mining,  he  met  with  an  acci- 
dent, dislocating  four  vertebrae,  from  which  he  suffered  until 
his  death,  sixteen  years  later,  March  3,  1907.  Unmarried. 
Is  buried  at  Mokelumne  Hill. 

*  Daniel    Sullivan     (111-32)     second    child    of    Margaret    Cohan 

Sullivan  and  Dennis  Sullivan,  born  Mokelumne  Hill,  Cal., 
Dec.  1,  1858.  Died,  unmarried,  of  typhoid  fever,  l^v.  12, 
1884.     Buried  at  Mokelumne  Hill. 

Thomas  Sullivan  (111-33)  third  child  of  Margaret  Cohan  Sulli- 
van and  Dennis  Sullivan,  horn  Mokelumne  Dill,  Cal.,  March 
3,  I860.  Is  unmarried;  engaged  in  mining;  resides  with 
mother  at  Mokelumne  Hill,  Cal. 

Mary  Sullivan  (111-34)  fourth  child  of  Margaret  Cohan  Sullivan 
and  Dennis  Sullivan,  born  Mokelumne  Dill,  Cal.,  Feb.  25, 
18(53.  Is  unmarried  and  resides  with  mother  at  Mokelumne 
Hill.  M 

Mark  C.  Sullivan  (IIL35)  fifth  child  of  Margaret  Cohafi  Sulli- 
van and  Dennis  Sullivan,  born  Mokelumne  Hill,  Cal.,  June  6, 
18G5.  Unmarried;  engaged  in  mining;  resides  with  mother 
at  Mokelumne  Hill. 

OAKLAND,  CALIFORNIA 

*  William  Coughlin   (IV-11)   first  child  of  Jeremiah  Coughlin,  Jr., 

and    Marv    Cilmore   Coughlin,   born    at   Oakland,    Cal.,    Sept. 
1879.     Died  August  20,  1880. 
Catherine  Coughlin    (IV-13)    third  child  of  Jeremiah  Coughlin, 
Jr.,  and  Mary  Cilmore  Coughlin,  born  Oakland,  Cal.,  July  16, 
1883. 

*  Winifred  Coughlin    (IV-11)    fourth  child  of  Jeremiah  Coughlin, 

Jr.,  and  Mary  Cilmore  Coughlin,  born  Oakland,  July  16, 
1883;  died  in  infancy. 

SAN  FRANCISCO,  CALIFORNIA 

Jeremiah  Coughlin,  Jr.,  (II 1-2 )  second  child  of  Jeremiah  Coughlin 
and  Catherine  Cohan  Coughlin,  born  at  Canton,  Mass.,  July 
11,  1853.  Removed  to  San  Francisco  on  July  10,  1876;  mar- 
ried to  Mary  Cilmore  at  Oakland,  Cal.,  1878.  Four  children, 
William,  Jeremiah  Allen,  Catherine  and  Winifred.  Again 
married,  by  Judge  Thos.  F.  Dunn  of  San  Francisco,  Nov.  10, 
1893,  to  Miss  Anna  King.  One  child,  Cathlean.  Jeremiah 
Coughlin  is  manager  of  the  Producers  Hay  Company,  and 
resided  at  504  28th  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


Jeremiah  Allen  Coughlin  (IV-12)  second  child  of  Jeremiah 
Coughlin,  Jr.,  and  Mary  Gilmore  Coughlin,  born  Oakland 
Cal.,  Feb;  21,  1881.  Married  in  L903  to  .Miss  Nora  Lloyd  at 
Berkeley,  Cal,  Resides  San  Francisco,  Cal.  Three  children, 
Lloyd,  Allen  and  Eliene  Catherine. 

Lloyd  Coughlin  (V-l)  first  child  of  Jeremiah  Allen  Coughlin  and 
Nora  Lloyd  Coughlin,  born  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  1903. 

Allen  Coughlin  (V-2)  second  child  of  Jeremiah  Allen  Coughlin 
and  Nora  Lloyd  Coughlin,  born  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  1905. 

Eliene  Catherine  Coughlin  (V-3)  third  child  of  Jeremiah  Allen 
Coughlin  and  Nora  Lloyd  Coughlin,  born  San  Francisco,  Cal., 
April  27,  11)08. 

Cathlean  Coughlin  (IV-15)  first  child  of  Jeremiah  Coughlin, 
Jr.,  and  Anna  King  Coughlin,  horn  San  Francisco. 

William  Cohan  (111-13)  fifth  child  of  Cornelius  Cohan  and  Ellen 
Healey  Cohan,  born  Canton,  Mass.,  April  4,  18G3.  At  ab<  ut 
20  years  of  age  emigrated  to  California,  where  he  married 
and  had  four  children.  Have  but  little  deiinite  information 
regarding  him,  but  it  is  reported  that  his  wife  and  children 
all  died  of  consumption.  After  the  death  of  his  patents,  he 
returned  to  Boston,  in  1911,  and  remained  there  about  two 
years,  whereupon  he  again  returned  to  California,  and  none 
of  the  relatives  appear  to  know  of  his  present  whereabouts. 

*  Partick  Cohan  (11-G)  sixth  child  of  William  Cohan  and  Honorah 
Burke  Cohan,  born  Bandon,  Ireland,  18:;:].  Emigrated  to 
Canton,  Mass.,  in  1847  (See  1-1).  In  the  early  fifties,  during 
the  "gold  rush,"  he,  together  with  his  two  sisters,  Mary  and 
Margaret,  emigrated  via  boat  and  Panama,  to  California.  He 
spent  some  time  at  the  gold  camp  of  Mokelumne  Hill,  Cal., 
was  married  at  San  Andreas,  Calaveras  County,  Cal.,  where 
he  was,  for  several  years,  Superintendent  of  the  County 
Infirmary,  and  later  he  returned  to  San  Francisco,  entered 
commercial  business  life,  became  a  prosperous^mercnant  and 
hotel  proprietor  on  Fourth  Street;  died  in  February,  1891, 
and  the  burial  services  at  Holy  Cross  Cemetery,  San  Matte 
County,  Cal.,  were  conducted  by  a  nephew,  Robert  E.  Sulli- 
van. The  widow  later  returned  to  Ireland.  Patrick  spelled 
his  name  "Cowhan."     No  children. 

Robert  Emmett  Sullivan  (III-3G)  sixth  child  of  Margaret  Cohan 
Sullivan  and  Dennis  Sullivan,  born  Dec.  25,  18(17.  In  early 
life  he  engaged  in  local  newspaper  work  at  Mokelumne  Dill; 
later  removed  to  Oakland  and  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  where  he 
continued  his  newspaper  professsion  and  is  at  present 
engaged  in  the  publishing  business  at  572  Gth  Ave.,  San 
Francisco.  He  is  also  President  of  the  Park-Richmond 
Improvement  Club  of  San  Francisco.  He  bears  the  distinc- 
tion of  having  first  introduced  the  Australian  ballot  system 
in  the  United  States  (1889).  Married  by  Rev.  Fr.  Wm.  P. 
Quill,  at  Oakland,  Cal.,  Feb.  21,  1892,  to  Miss  Margaret 
Tierney,  of  Oakland.     Two  children,  Anita  and  Mark. 

Anita  Sullivan  (IV-51)  first  child  of  Robert  E.  Sullivan  and 
Margaret  Tierney  Sullivan,  born  Oakland,  Cal.,  July  11, 
1893.  Educated  in  Oakland  and  San  Francisco,  and  is  a 
graduate  of  Lowell  High  School,  San  Francisco.  Is  a  statis- 
tician. 

Mark  Sullivan  (IV-55)  second  child  of  Robert  E.  Sullivan  and 
Margaret  Tierney  Sullivan,  born  Oakland,  Cal.,  Feb.  2,  189G. 
Educated  in  Oakland  and  San  Francisco  and  is  a  graduate 
of  Lowell  High  School,  San  Francisco.     Is  electrical  engineer. 


INDIANAPOLIS,  INDIANA 
ADA  WEST  McCOURTIB  (111-29)  seventh  child  of  Mary  Cohan 
McCourtie  and  Michael  Doty  McCourtie,  born  at  Somerset 
Center,  Michigan,  ,lune  8,  1870.  Taught  school  until  her  mar- 
riage to  Horace  Fowle,  of  Moscow,  Mich.,  Aug.  6,  1898.  Is  a 
widow,  her  husband  having  died  in  1907.  Resides  413  E. 
North  St.,  Indianapolis,  Ind. 

BANDON,  IRELAND 

*  William  Cohan  /   ,       (g      gt  Jo,        N       Brunswick.) 

*  IIonoraii  Burke  Cohan  \y     ' 

*  Joanna  Cohan   (II-l )  first  child  of  William  Cohan  and  Honorah 

Burke  Cohan,  born  at  Bandon,  Ireland.     Died  in  infancy. 

*  Timothy  Cohan  (II-2)  second  child  of  William  Cohan  and  Honorah 

Burke  Cohan,  born  at  Bandon,  Ireland.     Died  in  infancy. 
♦JOHN   Cohan    (II-9)    ninth    child   of    William    Cohan    and    Honorah 
Burke  Cohan,  born  at  Bandon,  Ireland.     Died  in  infancy. 

BOSTON,  MASSACHUSE'I  TS 

Mary  Cohan  (111-10)  second  child  of  Cornelius  Cohan  and  Ellen 
Healey  Cohan,  born  at  Foxboro,  Mass.,  in  1855;  married 
Maurice  Council,  a  letter  carrier,  of  Jamaica  Plains,  Boston, 
Mass.,  Oct.  1,  1885.  Resides  Hillside  Ave.,  Jamaica  Plains, 
Boston,  Mass.  Four  children.,  William,  Maurice,  Cornelius 
and  Mary. 

William  CONNELL  (1V-30)  first  child  of  Mary  Cohan  Council  and 
Maurice  Connell,  born  at  Canton,  Mass.,  Nov.  9,  1880.  Edu- 
cated in  Boston.  Letter  carrier.  Married  in  1001  to  Doro- 
thy Louise  Cunnilf  of  Jamaica  Plains,  Boston,  Mass.  Three 
children,  Dorothy  May,  Ruth  Esther  and  Catherine. 

Dorothy  May  CONNELL  (V-7)  first  child  of  William  Council  and 
Dorothy  Louise  Cunnilf  Connell,  born  at  Jamaica  Plains, 
Boston,  Mass.,  1908. 

Ruth  Esther  Connell  (V-8)  second  child  of  William  Connell  and 
Dorothy  Louise  Cunnilf  Connell,  born  at  Jamaica  Plains, 
Boston,  Mass.,  1910. 

Catherine   Connell    (V-9)    third   child   of   William   Connell   ;ini|^ 
Dorothy    Louise    Cunniff    Connell,   born    at    Jamaica    Plains, 
Boston,  Mass.,  1912. 

Maurice  Connell  (1V-31)  second  child  of  Mary  Cohan  Connell 
and  Maurice  Connell,  horn  Jamaica  Plains,  Boston,  Mass., 
Nov.  16,  1887.  Educated  in  Boston.  Salesman.  Unmarried; 
resides  with  mother,  Hillside  Ave.,  Jamaica  Plains,  Boston, 
Muss. 

Mary  Connell  (IV-33)  fourth  child  of  Mary  Cohan  Connell  and 
Maurice  Connell,  born  Jamaica  Plains,  Boston,  Mass.,  May 
16,  1893.  Educated  in  Boston.  Unmarried;  resides  with 
mother,  Hillside  Ave.,  Jamaica  Plains,  Boston,  Mass. 

CANTON,  MASSACHUSETTS 
♦Catherine  Cohan  (II-3)  third  child  of  William  Cohan  and  Hono- 
rah Burke  Cohan,  born  at  Bandon,  Ireland,  in  1828.  Emi- 
grated to  Canton,  Mass.,  in  IS  17  (See  1-1),  married  Jeremiah 
Coughlin  of  Macroom,  County  Cork,  Ireland,  at  Canton, 
Mass.,  Oct.  31,  1850;  died  of  pneumonia  Feb.  17,  1908,  at 
Canton,  Mass.,  aged  81)  wars.  Her  husband,  Jeremiah 
Coughlin,  died  at  Canton,  Mass.,  April  6,  1885,  aged  66  years. 
Eight  children.  Catherine,  Jeremiah,  Jr.,  Honorah,  Margaret, 
Joanna,   Mary,    William    and   Ellin. 

Catherine  Coughlin  (111-1)  first  child  of  Catherine  Cohan 
Coughlin  and  Jeremiah  Coughlin,  horn  at  Canton,  Mass., 
Oct,  30,  1851;  married  by  Rev.  Fr.  M.  F.  Delaney,  to  John 
Clinton,  of  Dedham,  Mass.,  at  Canton,  Jan.  27,  1880.     Resides 


Blue  Hill,  Canton,  Mass.  Ten  children,  Rebecca,  Catherine 
James  Lawrence,  Mary  Ellen,  Margaret,  Catherine,  Ellen 
May,  Edward  Francis,  .John  and  Gertrude 
Rebecca  Clinton  (IV-l)  first  child  of  Catherine  Coughlin  Clinton 
and  John  Clinton,  Loin  at  Canton,  Mass.,  Nov.  8,  1880.  Un- 
married; resides  Canton,  Mass 

*  Catherine  Clinton    (IV-2)    second  child  of  Catherine  Coughlin 

Clinton  and  John  Clinton,  born  at  Canton,  Mass     March   is 
18X2;   died   March  lit),   18S2;  buried  Canton,   Mass 
James  Lawrence  Clinton  (IV-3)  third  child  of  Catherine  Cough- 
lin   Clinton   and  John   Clinton,  born   at  Canton,   Mass.,   April 
1G,   1883.      Unmarried;   resides   Canton,   .Mass 

*  Mary  Ellen  Clinton   (1V-4)   fourth  child  of  Catherine  Coughlin 

Clinton  and  John  Clinton,  born  Canton,  Mass.,  July  20  1885- 
died  August  15,  1885;  buried  Canton,  Mass. 

Margaret  Clinton  (IV-5)  fifth  child  of  Catherine  Coughlin  Clin- 
ton and  John  Clinton,  born  Canton,  Mass.,  May  13  L887 
Unmarried;   resides  Canton,  Mass. 

Catherine  E.  Clinton  (IV-G)  sixth  child  of  Catherine  Coughlin 
Clinton  and  John  Clinton,  born  Canton,  Mass.,  March  20 
18S9.     Unmarried;    resides  Canton,   Mass 

Ellen  May  Clinton  (IV-7)  seventh  child  of  Catherine  Coughlin 
Clinton  and  J  (din  Clinton,  born  Canton,  Mass.,  May  5,  1890. 
Unmarried:  resides  Canton,  Mass. 

Edward  Francis  Clinton  (1V-8)  eighth  child  of  Catherine  Cough- 
lin Clinton  and  John  Clinton,  born  Canton,  Mass.,  Nov.  3, 
1801.      Unmarried;   resides  Canton,  Mass 

JOHN  Clinton  riV-9)  ninth  child  of  Catherine  Coughlin  Clinton 
and  John  Clinton,  born  Canton,  Mass.,  Dec.  14,  1894.  Unmar- 
ried;  resides  Canton,  Mass. 

Gertrude  Clinton  (IV-10)  tenth  child  of  Catherine  Coughlin  Clin- 
ton and  John  Clinton,  born  at  Canton,  Mass.,  Aug.  G,  189(5. 
Unmarried;   resides  Canton,  Mass. 

*  Francis    Galligan    (IV-25)    fourth    child   of    Margaret   Coughlin 

Galligan  and  Edward  If.  Galligan,  born  Canton,  Mass.,  Oct. 
25,  1891,  died  of  scarlet  fever,  April  2,  1892;  buried  Canton, 
Mass. 

*  Charles    Galligan     (IV-2G)     fifth    child    of    Margaret    Coughlin 

Galligan    and    Edward    H.     Galligan,     born     Canton,     Mass., 

March  3,  1893;  died  of  scarlet  fever,  May  14,  1893;   buried 

Canton,  Mass. 
Joanna  Coughlin  (1II-5)  fifth  child  of  Catherine  Cohan  Coughlin 

and  Jeremiah  Coughlin,  born  Canton,  Mass.,  March  28,  I860; 

married   by    Rev.    Fr.   J.    P.    Bodfish    at    Canton,    to    William 

Roach  of  Canton,  June  24,  1897.     Resides  Blue  Hill,  Canton, 

Mass.     One  child,  William,  Jr. 
Mary  Coughlin    (III-6)   sixth  child  of  Catherine  Cohan  Coughlin 

and  Jeremiah  Coughlin,  born  Canton,  Mass.,  April  27,  18G3; 

unmarried;  resides  417  Sherman  St.,  Canton,  Mass. 

*  William    Coughlin    (III-7)    seventh    child    of    Catherine    Cohan 

Coughlin  and  Jeremiah  Coughlin,  born  Canton,  Mass.,  April 
20,  1865;  died  of  erysipelas,  May  4,  18G5;  buried  Canton, 
Mass. 
Ellen  (Nellie)  Coughlin  (III-8)  eighth  child  of  Catherine  Cohan 
Coughlin  and  Jeremiah  Coughlin,  born  Canton,  Mass.,  July 
10,  1808;  unmarried;  resides  417  Sherman  St.,  Canton,  Mass. 
♦Cornelius  Cohan  (II-4)  fourth  child  of  William  Cohan  and  Hono- 
rah  Burke  Cohan,  born  Bandon,  Ireland,  1830;  emigrated  to 
Canton,  Mass.,  in  1847  (See  1-1);  married  at  Boston,  Mass., 
to  Miss  Ellen  Healey  of  Canton,  Mass.,  in  1852.  Resided  at 
various  times  at  Sharon  and  Canton,  Mass.,  Providence,  R.  I., 
San    Francisco,   Cal.,    and   died   of   heart  failure   at   Canton,' 


Mass.,  April,  1909,  aged  80  years.     His  wife,   Ellen   Healey 
Cohan,  died  at  Canton,  Nov.  22,  1911,  at  the  age  of  80  years. 
Eight  children,   Hannah,  Alary,  Catherine  Agnes,  Margaret, 
William,   Dennis,   Ellen  and  Ellen. 
*  Hannah  Cohan   (111-9)   first  child  of  Cornelius  Cohan  and  Ellen 
Healey  Cohan,  born  Sharon,  .Mass.,  April,  1853.     Married  at 
Canton,  Mass.,  Feb.  11,  1890,  to  Thomas  Curran,  of  Canton; 
died  of  pneumonia  at  Canton,   March   1,  1902.      Her  husband, 
Thomas  Curran,  died  at  Canton  of  pneumonia,  Dee.  23,  1902. 
Both  are  buried  at  Canton,  Mass.     No  children. 
Margaret  E.  Cohan   (111-12)  fourth  child  of  Cornelius  Cohan  and 
Ellen   Healey   Cohan,  born   at  Canton,   Mass.,   I860.      Married 
by  Rev.  Fr.  John   Flat  Icy,  Nov.  25,  1889,  at  Canton,  Mass.,  to 
James  F.  Carroll,  of  Canton.     Her  husband,  James  F.  Carroll, 
died  Nov.  8,  1908,  and  is  buried  at  Canton.     The  widow,  Mar- 
garet  E.   Cohan   Carroll,   resides   at   Canton.      Four   children, 
Ella  L.,  Frank  J.,  James  \V.,  and  Mary  A. 
Ella  L.  CARROLL  (IV-38)   first  child  of  Margaret  E.  Cohan  Carroll 
and  James   F.   Carroll,  born   at  Canton,  Mass.,   1892.      Edu- 
cated St.  John's  Parochial  and  Canton  High  School  and  Busi- 
ness College.     Is  a  stenographer;  unmarried. 
FRANK   J.    CARROLL    (IV-39)    second    child    of    Margaret   E.    Cohan 
Carroll  and  James   F.  Carroll,  born  at  Canton,   1898.     Edu- 
cated   St.   John's   Parochial    and    Maltby    Shorthand    Schools. 
Stenographer ;    unmarried. 
James  W.  CARROLL  (1V-10)   third  child  of  Margaret  E.  Cohan  Car- 
roll and  James  F.  Carroll,  born  at  Canton,  1899.     Student  St. 
John's  Parochial  School. 
Mary   A.    Carroll    (IV-41)    fourth    child    of    Margaret    E.    Cohan 
Carroll  and  James  F.  Carroll,  born  at  Canton,  1901.     Student 
St.  John's  Parochial  School. 
Dennis  Cohan   (111-14)   sixth  child  of  Cornelius  Cohan  and  Ellen 
Healey  Cohan,   born  Canton,  Mass.,  June  6,  1868.     Married 
by  Rev.  Fr.  J.  P.  Bodfish  at  Canton,  June  6,  1895,  to  Miss 
Mary   Dennison   of   Canton.      Resides    Canton,    Mass.      Store 
keeper.       Four    children,     Cornelius     Leo,    William     Francis, 
James  Harold  and  Joseph  Edward. 
Cornelius  Leo  Cohan    (IV-42)    first  child  of  Dennis  Cohan   and 
Mary   Dennison    Cohan,   born   Canton,   Mass.,    Sept.   7,   189G. 
Educated  at   Canton.      Shipping  clerk.     Unmarried;    resides 
Canton,  Mass. 
William  Francis  Cohan    (IV-43)    second  child  of  Dennis  Cohan 
and    Mary    Dennison    Cohan,    born    Canton,    Mass.,   June    12, 
1898.     Student  at  Canton,  Mass. 
James  Harold  Cohan    (1V-44)    third  child  of  Dennis  Cohan  and 
Mary   Dennison    Cohan,   born   Canton,    Mass.,  Jan.    2G,    1900. 
Student  at  Canton,  Mass. 
Joseph  Edward  Cohan  (IV-45)  fourth  child  of  Dennis  Cohan  and 
Mary    Dennison   Cohan,  born   Canton,   Mass.,  Jan.   20,   1902. 
Student  at  Canton,  Mass. 

*  ELLEN  Cohan  (111-15)  seventh  child  of  Cornelius  Cohan  and  Ellen 

Healey  Cohan,  born  Canton,  Mass.     Died  in  infancy. 

*  William  Cohan  (II-5)  fifth  child  of  William  Cohan  and  Honorah 

Burke  Cohan,  born  Bandon,  Ireland,  1832.  Emigrated  to 
Canton,  Mass.,  in  1847  (See  1-1).  Together  with  his  brother 
Cornelius,  he  was  employed  by  a  Mr.  Barney  Capen  of 
Sharon,  Mass.,  for  several  years,  the  two  Cohan  brothers 
practically  becoming  part  of  the  Capen  household.  William 
was  married  from  the  Capen  home,  Sharon,  Mass.,  in  IS.')."., 
to  Miss  Mary  Coughlin,  Canton,  Mass.  Soon  thereafter,  both 
Wi'-i-m  and  Cornelius  Cohan  took  up  their  residence  at 
Canton,  Mass.,  where  they  lived  for  many  years  in  a  large, 


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double  house  erected  by  themselves.  Most  of  their  children 
were  born  in  this  home.  William  later  engaged  in  extensive 
farming  for  a  period  of  16  years,  but,  his  health  failing, 
returned  again  to  the  old  homestead,  where  he  remained 
until  his  death,  of  dropsy,  Feb.  16,  L904,  aged  72  years.  His 
wife,  Mary  Coughlin  Cohan,  died  at  Canton,  Mass.,  Dec.  29, 
1898,  aged  08  years.  Six  children,  Hannah,  William,  Jr., 
John,  Mary,  Catherine  and  Ellen. 
Hannah  Cohan  (111-17)  first  child  of  William  Cohan  and  Mary 
Coughlin  Cohan,  born  at  Sharon,  Mass.,  1856.  EducaU-d  in 
the  Canton  public  schools.  Married  Nov.  8,  1887,  to  William 
Pierce,  a  widower  with  three  children,  Mary,  Thomas  and 
Catherine.  May  12,  1892,  her  husband,  William  Pierce,  died, 
and  is  buried  in  St.  Mary's  Cemetery,  Canton,  Mass.  The 
widow,  Hannah  Cohan  Pierce,  resides  at  330  Washington  St., 
Canton,  Mass.     No  children. 

*  John   Cohan    (111-19)    third   child  of  William  Cohan  and   Mary 

Coughlin   Cohan,  born   Sharon,   Mass.,   Dec,   1859.      Died,  un- 
married, of  consumption,  July  12,  1888,  and  is  buried  at  Can- 
'    ton,  Mass. 

*  Mary  Cohan   (111-20)   fourth  child  of  William  Cohan  and  Mary 

Coughlin    Cohan,    born    Canton,    Mass.,    1803,    and    died     in 
infancy. 

*  Catherine  Cohan  (111-21)  fifth  child  of  William  Cohan  and  Mary 

Coughlin  Cohan,  born  Canton,  Mass.,  May,  I860.     Died,  un- 
married, of  consumption,  Jan.  30,  1891;  buried  Canton,  Mass. 

LEXINGTON,    MASSACHUSETTS 

Ellen  Cohan  (111-10)  eighth  child  of  Cornelius  Cohan  and  Ellen 
Healey  Cohan,  born  Canton,  1865.  Educated  in  Canton 
schools.  Married  by  Rev.  J.  Ryan  at  Cambridge,  Mass.,  June 
20,  1911,  to  John  Gleason,  a  grocery  merchant,  of  Cambridge. 
At  present  resides  Baker  Ave.,  East  Lexington,  Mass.  No 
children. 

NORWOOD,  MASSACHUSETTS 

Honorah  Coughlin  (1II-3)  third  child  of  Catherine  Cohan  Cough- 
lin and  Jeremiah  Coughlin,  born  Canton,  Mass.,  Feb.  8,  18f>5. 
Married  by  Rev.  Fr.  J.  W.  Allison  at  Canton,  Mass.,  to 
Michael  Connolley  of  Connaught,  Ireland,  June  23,  1887.  Re- 
sides 102  Rock  St.,  Norwood,  Mass.  Six  children,  John,  Mary 
Ellen,  Catherine,  Gertrude,  Joseph  and   Helen  Louise. 

John  Connolley  (IV-15)  first  child  of  Honorah  Coughlin  Connol- 
ley and  Michael  Connolley,  born  at  Canton,  Mass.,  Sept.  14, 
1889.      Unmarried;    resides   Norwood,   Mass. 

Mary  Ellen  Connolley  (IV-17)  second  child  of  Honorah  Cough- 
lin Conolley  and  Michael  Connolley,  born  Norwood,  Mass., 
Dec.  10,  1890.     Unmarried;  resides  Norwood,  Mass. 

Catherine  Connolley  (1V-18)  third  child  of  Honorah  Coughlin 
Connolley  and  Michael  Connelley,  born  Norwood,  Mass.,  May 
19,  1892.  Unmarried;  resides  Norwood,  Mass. 
♦GERTRUDE  CONNOLLEV  (IV-19)  fourth  child  of  Honorah  Coughlin 
Connolley  and  Michael  Connelley,  born  Norwood,  Mass.,  July 
31,  181)3;  died  of  heart  trouble  at  Norwood,  July  27,  1913. 
♦Joseph  Connolley  (1V-20)  fifth  child  of  Honorah  Coughlin  Con- 
nolley and  Michael  Connolley,  born  Norwood,  Mass.,  Nov.  7, 
1895;  died  Norwood,  Feb.,  1890. 

Helen  Louise  Connolley  (IV-21)  sixth  child  of  Honorah  Cough- 
lin ConflflUey  and  Michael  Conolley,  born  Norwood,  Mass., 
May  7,  1897.     Unmarried;  resides  Norwood,  Mass. 


PONEAPOAG,    MASSACHUSETTS 

William  Roach,  Jr.,  (IV-29)  first  child  of  Joanna  Coughlin 
Roach  and  William  Roa.h,  born  Canton,  Mass.,  Aug.  5,  L898. 
Resides  Ponkapoag,  .Mass. 

WOBURN,  MASSACHUSETTS 
Ellen  V.  Cohan  (111-22)  sixth  child  of  William  Cohan  and  Mary 
Coughlin  Cohan,  born  Canton,  Mass.,  July  5,  L868.  Educated 
in  Canton.  For  several  years  was  compositor  For  Roi 
&  Churchill,  of  Boston,  Mass.  Married  by  Rev.  1  r.  Cronin  oi 
Cathedral,  at  Boston,  Mass.,  June  28,  1914,  to  Hen. aid  P. 
Doherty,  a  cigar  merchant  of  Woburn,  Mass.,  and  now  resides 
at  56  Bow  St.,  Woburn,  Mass. 

HILLSDALE,  MICHIGAN 

Kate  Nevada  McCourtie  (111-23)  first  child  of  Mary  Cohan 
McCourtie  and  Michael  Doty  McCourtie,  horn  at  Somei  i 
Center,  Hillsdale  Canity,  Michigan,  Aug.  30,  1858.  Taught 
school  until   her  marriage  to   Orrin   B.   Mosher    of    Jerome, 

Mich.,  Oct.  13,  1880.  Orrin  B.  Mosher  was  a  locomotive 
engineer  and  was  killed  in  a  railroad  accident  at  Peru,  lnd., 
in  1897.  His  widow,  Mrs.  Kate  Nevada  McCourtie  Mosher, 
resides  at  90  Howell  St.,  Hillsdale,  Mich.  One  child,  Hubert. 
Hubert  Mosiiek  (IV-48)  only  child  of  Kate  Nevada  McCourtie 
Mosher  and  Orrin  B.  Mosher,  born  July  29,  1885.  Is  an 
electrician.  Is  unmarried  and  resides  with  his  mother  at.  DO 
Howell  St.,  Hillsdale.  Mich. 

JACKSON,    MICHIGAN 

William  Herbert  Lee  McCourtie  (IIT-30)  eighth  child  of  Mary 
Cohan  McCourtie  and  Michael  Doty  McCourtie,  born  Jan.  16, 
1872,  on  farm  at  Somerset  Center,  Mich.  Educated  in  the 
University  of  Michigan,  receiving  degree  of  L.  I..  B.  in  1801. 
Spent  several  years  in  the  development  of  the  Portland 
Cement  industry  in  this  country  and  Canada,  and  is  still 
extensively  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  Portland  cement. 
Is  the  genealogist  who  compiled  this  booklet;  business  head- 
quarters, Minneapolis,  Minnesota,  permanent  address  Jack- 
son or  Somerset  Center,  Mich.  Was  married  to  Ellen  I). 
Hulett  of  Marshall,  Mich.,  Dec.  9,  189G.  One  child,  Wendell 
Hulett  Lee. 

Wendell  Hulett  Lee  McCourtie  (IV-53)  son  of  William  Herbert 
f.ee  McCourtie  and  Ellen  I).  Hulett  McCourtie,  born  May  15, 
1902.     Student. 

JEROME,    MICHIGAN 

*  Mary  Jane  McCourtie  (11121)  second  child  of  Mary  Cohan 
McCourtie  and  Michael  Doty  McCourtie,  born  at  Somerset 
Center,  Mich.,  March  14,  1860.  Taught  school  until  her  mar- 
riage to  Frank  Carney  of  Jerome,  Mich.,  on  June  10,  1883. 
Continuously  resided  on  their  farm  about  three  miles  from 
Jerome,  Mich.  She  died  of  cancel-,  Feb.  11,  1914;  buried  in 
Aldrich  Cemetery,  Jerome,  Mich.  One  adopted  child,  Henry 
Bj  ei's. 

t  HENRY  Ryers  Carney  (IV- 10)  adopted  son  of  Mary  Jane  McCour- 
tie Carney  and  Frank  Carney,  born  1901,  adopted  by  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Carney,  Oct.  31,  1913. 
Amanda  McCourtie  (111-27)  fifth  child  of  Mary  Cohan  McCourtie 
and  Michael  Doty  McCourtie,  born  at  Somerset  Center,  Mich., 
Sept.    1  1,   1805.      TaughL   school   until   her  marriage   to  Jay 


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Chandler  of  Jerome,  Mich.,  Nov.  10,  1880.  With  the  exception 
of  the  period  spent  at  Ann  Arbor,  Mich.,  during  the  education 
of  her  two  sons  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  she  has  con- 
tinuously resided  on  the  Chandler  faun  one  mile  from 
Jerome,  Hillsdale  County,  Mich.     Two  children,  Max  and  Ilex 

Max  Chandler  (IV-51)  first  child  of  Amanda  McCourtie  Chandler 
and  Jay  Chandler,  born  August  16,  1887.  Graduated  from 
the  Mechanical  and  Electrical  Engineering  Departmenl  of 
the  University  of  Michigan,  June-,  1908,  thereupon  joining 
the  engineering  force  of  the  U.  S.  Steel  Co.,  at  Gary,  Ind., 
later  continuing  his  engineering  profession  in  Chicago  111' 
After  the  death  of  his  brother,  Rex,  he  returned  to  th<  old 
homestead,  Jerome,  Mich.,  where  he  now  resides.  Married 
Cora  Genevieve  Null,  at  Murfursboro,  111  ,  Oct.  6,  1909.  Two 
children,  Donald  Edward  and  Gertrude  Cenevieve 

Donald  Edward  Chandler  (V-10)  first  child  of  Max  (handler  and 
Cora  Genevieve  Null  Chandler,  born  Dec.  2.  l!)ll 

Gertrude  Genevieve  Chandler  (V-ll)  second  child  of  .Max 
Chandler  and  Cora  Genevieve  Null  Chandler,  born  Julv  3 
1913.  ' 

*  Rex     Chandler     (IV-51)     second    child    of    Amanda     McCourtie 

Chandler  and  Jay  Chandler,  born  June  2,  1889.  Graduated 
from  Hillsdale,  Mich.,  High  School  at  the  age  of  11,  being 
the  youngest  graduate  in  the  history  of  that  institution.  At 
the  age  of  19  he  graduated  from  the  Mechanical  and  Elec- 
trical Engineering  Department  of  the  University  of  Michi- 
gan, immediately  thereafter  joining  the  electrical  engineering 
force  of  the  Northwestern  States  Portland  Cement  Company 
at  Mason  City,  Iowa,  and  later  was  associated  with  the 
engineering  department  of  the  U.  S.  Steel  Co.,  at  Gary,  Ind. 
In  1910  lie  successfully  passed  the  U.  S.  competitive  i 
nation  entitling  him  to  a  year's  schooling  by  the  government, 
after  which  he  was  assigned  to  the  artillery  corps  of  the 
U.  S.  Army  with  the  rank  of  Second  Lieutenant,  stationed  at 
Norfolk,  Va.  In  February,  1913,  he  successfully  passed  the 
examination  for  promotion  to  First  Lieutenant  and  joined 
the  U.  S.  Aviation  Corps  at  San  Diego,  Cal.,  where  he  met  his 
death,  April  S,  1913,  in  an  aeroplane  accident.  He  is  buried 
at  Jerome,  Mich. 

SOMERSET    CENTER,    MICHIGAN 

*  Mary  Cohan   (II-7)   seventh  child  of  William  Cohan  and  Uonorah 

Burke  Cohan,  born  at  Bandon,  Ireland,  June  22,  1835.  Emi- 
grated to  Canton,  Mass.,  in  1847  (See  1-1):  In  the  early 
fifties,  during  the  "gold  rush",  she,  together  with  her  brother 
Patrick  and  sister  Margaret,  emigrated  via  boat  and  Panama 
to  California.  Married  Michael  Doty  McCourtie  of  Somerset 
Center,  Mich.,  at  Mokelumne  Hill,  Cal.,  Dec.  28,  1856,  and 
they  later,  in  1858,  removed  to  Michigan  and  resided  until 
death  upon  the  McCourtie  farm  on  the  Chicago  Turnpike  at 
Somerset  Center,  Hillsdale  County,  Mich.  Mary  Cohan 
McCourtie  died  of  pneumonia  Dec.  19,  1893,  and  her  husband, 
Michael  Doty  McCourtie,  died  of  cancer,  May  13,  190  1.  Both 
are  buried  in  the  cemetery  at  Somerset  Center,  Mich.  Eight 
children,  Kate  Nevada,  Mary  Jane,  Dora  Edith,  Amanda 
Eleanor  Blanche,  Ada  West  and  William  Herbert  Lee. 

*  Dora  MCCOURTIE    dII-25)    third   child  of  Mary   Cohan   McCourtie 

and  Michael  Doty  McCourtie,  born  at  Somerset  Center,  Mich., 
Dec.  12,  1801.  Taught  school  until  her  marriage  to  John 
Clancy,  a  merchant,  Dec.  12,  1881.  She  died  at  Elkhart,  Ind., 
June  22,  1888,  and  is  buried  in  the  McCourtie  family  lot  at 
Somerset  Center,  Mich.     One  child,  Herbert  Lynn. 


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*  EDITH  McCOURTIB  (111-26)    fourth  child  of  Mary  Cohan  McCourtie 

and  Michael  Duty  McCourtie,  horn  at  Somerset  Center,  Mich., 
Feb.  7,  L863.     Died  Nov.  7,  1803,  and  is  buried  in  the  ceme- 
tery one  mile  cast  of  Somerset,  Mich. 
Eleanor  Blanche  McCourtie  (111-28)  sixth  child  of  Mary  Cohan 

McCourtie  and  Michael  Doty  McCourtie,  born  at  Somerset 
Center,  Mich.,  Dec.  25,  1868.  Her  early  life  was  spent  in 
teaching  school.  Is  unmarried  and  resides  on  the  old  Michael 
Doty  McCourtie  homestead  at  Somerset  Center,  Mich. 

William  Herbert  Lee  McCourtie  (111-30)  (See  Minneapolis, 
Minn.).  ' 

MINNEAPOLIS,    MINNESOTA 

Herbert  Lynn  Clancy  (IV-50)  only  child  of  Dora  McCourtie 
Clancy  and  John  Clancy,  horn  April  26,  1881.  Is  a  graduate 
of  the  University  of  Michigan  Law  School,  class  of  1906. 
Married  Miss  Ethel  Henegan  of  Chicago,  111.,  December,  1913. 
Resides  West  Hotel,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

William  Herbert  Lee  McCourtie  (111-30)  eighth  child  of  Mary 
Cohan  McCourtie  and  Michael  Doty  McCourtie,  born  Jan.  16, 
1872,  on  farm  at  Somerset  Center,  Mich.  Educated  in  the 
University  of  Michigan,  receiving  degree  of  L.  L.  B.  in  1894. 
Spent  several  years  in  the  development  of  the  Portland 
Cement  industry  in  this  country  and  Canada,  and  is  still 
extensively  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  Portland  Cement. 
Is  the  genealogist  who  compiled  this  booklet;  business  head- 
quarters, Minneapolis,  Minnesota,  permanent  address  Jackson 
or  Somerset  Center,  Mich.  Was  married  to  Ellen  D.  llulett 
of  Marshall,  Mich.,  Dec.  9,  1896.  One  child,  Wendell  Hulett 
Lee.  - 

ST.  JOHNS,  NEW  BRUNSWICK 

*  William  Cohan   (II)   Founder  of  the  Cohan  Family  in  America. 

William  Cohan,  son  of  Cornelius  Cohan  and  Joanna  Sattery, 
of  Bandon,  County  Cork-,  Ireland;  married  to  Honorah  Burke, 
daughter  of  William  Burke  and  Catherine  Deasy  (Dacey) 
Burke.  These  families  lived  along  the  mail  coach  road 
(probably  in  Desert-Dizard— Bellelangly,  Killbrittain  or 
Haw  idea:')  close  to  the  town  of  Bandon,  which  is  a  very  quaint 
and  picturesque  city  of  about  10,000  people,  situated  in  the 
beautiful  valley  of  the  Bandon  River  in  County  Cork,  where 
is  located  the  famous  Blarney  Castle.  To  William  Cohan  and 
Honorah  Burke  Cohan  were  horn  nine  children,  Joanna,  Tim- 
othy, Catherine,  Cornelius,  William,  Patrick,  Mary,  Margaret 
and  John.  Joanna,  Timothy  and  John  died  in  infancy  and 
are  buried  at  Bandon,  Ireland.  Honorah  Burke  Cohan  died 
in  March,  1847,  and  is  buried  at  Bandon,  Ireland,  but  as  no 
church  or  official  records  or  statistics  were  kept  until  the  year 
1855,  the  exact  burial  cemetery  is  unknown.  Her  brother, 
Daniel  Burke,  later  removed  to  England  and  all  effort  to 
definitely  trace  the  Burke  family  has  been  unsuccessful,  altho 
there  are  several  Burke  families  still  residing  in  Bandon, 
Ireland,  one  of  which,  Daniel  Burke,  a  grocer,  baker  ami  pro- 
vision merchant,  expressed  the  belief  that  their  relationship 
can  be  later  established.  A  nephew  of  Honorah  Burke  Cohan, 
Michael  Burke,  who  once  resided  in  Boston,  Mass  ,  and  whose 
daughters,  Catherine  and  Leonara,  still  reside  at  Somerville, 
Mass.,  has  since  returned  to  Ireland  mid  now  resides  >  me 
where  in  the  vicinity  of  Bandon.  Another  nephew  of  Honorah 
Burke  Cohan,  William  Burke,  resided  at  822  Magnolia  St., 
Oakland,  Cal.,  in  1907,  and  still  resides  in  Oakland,  and  it  is 
reported  that  one  of  his  three  sons,  John  J.  Burke,  educated 
for  the  priesthood  at  Santa  Clara  College,  but  who  afterward 


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practiced  law,  was  a  member  of  the  State  Legislature  oJ   <  al 
lfornia  in  1907,  and  died  during  a  strenuous  session  of  that 
body.    Two  other  sons,  Bernard  B.  (unmarried)  and  William 
H.  Burke,  Jr.,  with  a  family  of  four  children,  also  reside  in 
Oakland. 

There  are  no  Cohans  now  residing  in  Bandon,  Ireland, 
or  vicinity,  and  it  is  the  opinion  of  the  writer,  who  recently 
visited  Bandon,  that  the  Cohan  family  may  probably  have 
originated  in  Wexford  County,  where  it  is  reported  that  sev- 
eral Cohan  families  still  reside,  and  that  William  Cohan,  our 
ancestor,  may  have  removed  to  Bandon  from  Wexford.  Jere- 
mith  Deasy,  Insurance  Broker,  born  Bandon,  Ireland,  1843, 
now  of  2053  Sutter  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  is  undoubtedly  a 
cousin. 

Immediately  following-  the  death  of*  Honorah  Burke  Cohan, 
William  Cohan,  with  his  daughters,  Catherine,  Mary  and 
Margaret,  emigrated  to  America,  William  intending  to  soon 
return  for  his  three  sons,  Cornelius,  William  and  Patrick, 
who  had  remained  to  care  for  the  crops  on  the  farm  near 
Bandon,  Ireland.  While  enroute,  William  Cohan  took  ill 
with  ship  fever  .and  died,  May,  1847,  soon  after  landing  at 
St.  Johns,  New  Brunswick,  where  he  is  buried,  the  exact 
burial  cemetery  being  unknown.  After  his  death  the  daugh- 
ters, Catherine,  Mary  and  Margaret,  then  mere  children, 
continued  their  emigration  journey  alone  to  the  home  id'  their 
cousin,  John  Murphy,  in  Canton,  Mass.,  where  they  were 
later  joined  by  their  brothels,  Cornelius,  William  ami  Patrick, 
who  had  also  emigrated  to  America  in  the  latter  part  of  the 
year    1847.       (Cornelius    Murphy,    Contractor,    Kilton     St., 

*  Dorchester,  Mass.,  Mrs.  Donovan  of  Lynn,  Mass.,  and  Mrs 
Tirrell  of  Boston,  Mass.,  are  children  of  this  cousin,  John 
Murphy.) 

PAWTUCKET    RHODE    ISLAND 

*  William  Cohan,  Jr.,   (111-18)   second  child  of  William  Cohan  and 

Mary  Coughlin  Cohan,  born  Sharon,  Mass.,  Dec,  1ST.7.  Mar- 
ried Miss  Anna  Carter,  of  Pawtucket,  R.  I.  Died  of  con- 
sumption at  Pawtucket,  Sept.,  1903.  Two  children,  Bertha 
and  Ethel. 

BERTHA  Cohan  (IV-46)  first  child  of  William  Cohan,  Jr.,  and  Anna 
Carter  Cohan,  born  Pawtucket,  R.  L,  April,  1886.  Unmar- 
ried; resides  Pawtucket. 

Ethel  Cohan  (IV-47)  second  child  of  William  Cohan,  Jr.,  and 
Anna  Carter  Cohan,  born  Pawtucket,  R.  I.,  August,  1887. 
Unmarried;  resides  Pawtucket. 

PROVIDENCE,    RHODE    ISLAND 

Margaret  Coughlin  (III-4)  fourth  child  of  Catherine  Cohan 
Coughlin  and  Jeremiah  Coughlin,  born  at  (anion,  Mass., 
Aug.  21,  1858.  Married  by  Rev.  Fr.  John  Flatley  at  Canton, 
Mas.-,.,  to  Dr.  Edward  II.  Galligan  of  Canton,  Mass.,  July  27 , 
1882.  In  lflOl  removed  to  Providence,  R.  I.,  where  she  now 
resides  at  187  Lowell  Ave.  Her  husband,  E.  II.  Galligan,  is 
a  physician,  druggist,  manufacturer  and  wholesaler  of  patent 
medicines  and  is  the  inventor  of  the  Cushion  Colon  Syringe. 
lie  also  bears  the  distinction  of  making  the  longest  fast  on 
record,  53  days.  Seven  children,  Edward  II.,  Jr.,  Catherine 
May,  Thomas  Joseph,  Francis,  Charles,  Charles  Francis 
and  Margaret  Lillian. 

EDWARD  II.  Galligan,  Jr.,   (IV-22)   first  child  of  Margaret  Cough 
lin   Galligan   and    Edward    11.   Galligan,  born   Canton,  Mass., 


13 

Jan.  3,  1 88-1.    Educated  at  Canton,  Mass.    Married  at  Boston, 

Mass.,  to  Miss  Mary  Dillon  of  Providence,  R.  I.,  Dec.  7.  L910. 

Resides  at  Providence.    Two  children,  E.  Mildred  and  Gladys. 
E.  Mildred  Galligan   (V-4)   first  child  of  E.  II.  Galligan,  Jr.,  and 

Maty  Dillon  Galligan,  burn  at  Providence,  R.  I.,  Oct.  11,  L908. 
Gladvs   Galligan    (V-5)    second    child    of    Edward    II.    Galligan, 

Jr.,   and    Mary    Dillon    Galligan,   born   at   Providence,    R.    I., 

July  27,  1910. 
Catherine    May    Galligan    (IV-23)    second    child    of    Margaret 

Coughlin  Galligan  and  E.  11.  Galligan,  born  at  Canton,  Mass., 

May    18,    1887.      Educated    at    Canton,    Mass.      Unmarried; 

resides  Providence,  R.  I. 
Thomas    Joseph    Galligan     (IV-24)     third    child    of    Margaret 

Coughlin  Galligan  and  E.  H.  Galligan,  horn  at  Canton,  Mass., 
Oct.  12,  1889.  Married  at  Boston,  Mass.,  to  Miss  ilellen 
Flyn  of  Gloucester,  Mass.,  July  18,  1908.  Js  a  druggist; 
resides  Providence,  It.  1.     One  child,  Annie  Elizabeth. 

Annie  Elizabeth  Galligan  (V-6)  hist  child  of  Thomas  Joseph 
Galligan  and  Ilellen  Flyn  Galligan,  born  Providence,  R.  I., 
Aug.  24,  1914. 

Charles  Francis  Galligan  (IV-27)  sixth  child  of  Margaret 
Coughlin  Galligan  and  E.  II.  Galligan,  born  at  Canton, 
Mass.,  April  22,  1898.  Is  drug  clerk;  resides  Providence, 
R.   I. 

Margaret  Lillian  Galligan  (IV-28)  seventh  child  of  Margaret 
Coughlin  Galligan  and  E.  11.  Galligan,  born  at  Canton, 
Mass.,  Oct.  3,   1899.     Attending  school   at  Providence,   R.   I. 

Catherine  Agnes  Cohan  (111-11)  third  child  of  Cornelius  Cohan 
and  Ellen  Healey  Cohan,  born  at  Canton,  Mass.,  Nov.  L858. 
,  Married  by  Rev.  Fr.  Flatley  at  Canton,  Aug.  18,  188G,  to 
Thomas  Henry  Bennett  of  Providence,  R.  I.  Resides  35 
Sumter  St.,  Providence,  R.  1.  Four  children,  May  Ell;.', 
Grace  Alma,  Thomas  Francis  and  Pose  Anna. 

May  Ella  Bennett  (IV-34)  first  child  of  Catherine  Agnes  Cohan 
Bennett  and  Thomas  II.  Bennett,  born  at  Providence,  R.  I., 
April  30,  1890.  Educated  in  Providence  Public  Schools  and 
Bryant  &  Stratton  Business  College.  Is  accountant;  unmar- 
ried; resides  Providence,  R.  I. 

Grace  Alma  Bennett  (IV-35)  second  child  of  Catherine  Agnes 
Cohan  Bennett  and  Thomas  II.  Bennett,  born  at  Providence, 
R.  I.,  Oct.  6,  1891.  Educated  in  Providence  Public  Schools 
and  Bryant  &  Stratton  Business  College.  Is  accountant; 
unmarried;  resides  Providence,  R.  I. 

Thomas  Francis  Bennett  (IV-36)  third  child  of  Catherine  Agnes 
Cohan  Bennett  and  Thomas  II.  Bennett,  born  at  Providence, 
R.  I.,  Aug.  31,  1893.  Educated  at  Providence,  R.  I.  Manu- 
facturer of  jewelers'  tools;  unmarried;  resides  Providence. 
R.  I. 

Rose  Anna  Bennett  (IV-37)  fourth  child  of  Catherine  Agnes 
Cohan  Bennett  and  Thomas  H.  Bennett,  born  at  Providence, 
R.  I.,  March  15,  1897.     Is  student  in  l'rovidence  schools. 

SAN    ANTONIO,    TEXAS 

Cornelius  Connell  (IV-32)  third  child  of  Mary  Cohan  Connell 
and  Maurice  Connell,  born  Jamaica  Plains,  Boston,  Mass., 
Jan.  12,  1890.  Educated  in  Boston.  Unmarried;  present 
occupation  ranching,  San  Antonio,  Texas. 


INDEX 

Bennett,  Grace    Alma    (J.V-35) Providence,  R.  I. 

Bennett,  Mary  Ella    (IV  31) Providence,  R.  1. 

Bennett,  Rose    Anna    (IV-37) Providence,  K.  1. 

Bennett,  Thomas  Francis   (I V-3G) Providence,  R.  1. 

Bennett,  M  r.s.  Thomas  (Catherine  Cohan) 

(III-ll)     Providence,  14.  I. 

*  Carney,  Mrs.  Frank  (Mary  Jane  McCourtie) 

(111-24)     Jerome,   Mich. 

f  Carney,  Henry    Byers    (IV-49) Jerome,    Mich. 

Carroll,  Ella  L.    (IV-38) Canton,  Mass. 

Carroll,    Frank   J.    (1V-3!)) Canton,    Mass. 

Carroll.  James  W.    (IV-40) Canton,    Ma;  s. 

Carroll,  Mrs.  .James   (Margaret  E.  Cohan) 

(IH-12)     Canton,    Mass. 

Carroll,   Mary    A.    (IV-41) Canton,    Mass. 

Chandler,  Donald   E.    (V-10) Jerome,  Mich. 

Chandler,  Gertrude   G.    (V-ll) Ferome,  Mich. 

Chandler,   Mrs.  Jay    (Amanda  McCourtie) 

(111-27)     Jerome,  Mich. 

Chandler,  Max   (1V-51)    Ferome,  Mich. 

*  Chandler,    Rex    (IV-52)     Jerome,  Mich. 

Clancy,  Herbert  Lynn   (IV-50) Minneapolis,  Alum. 

*  Clancy,  Mrs.  John  (Dora  McCourtie) 

(111-25)    Somerset  Center,  Mich. 

*  Clinton,  Catherine    (1V-2)    Canton,   Mass. 

Clinton,  Catherine    E.    (1V-6) Canton,    Mass. 

Clinton,  Edward  Francis   (IV-8) Canton,  Mass. 

Clinton,  Ellen   May    (1V-7) Canton,   Mass. 

Clinton,  Gertrude    (IV-10)     Canton,   Mass. 

Clinton,  James   Lawrence    (IV-3) Canton,   Mass. 

Clinton,  John    ( 1  V-'J)    Canton,    Mass. 

Clinton,     Mrs.  John    (Catherine  Coughlin) 

(III-l)    Canton,   Mass. 

Clinton,  Margaret    (IV-5) Canton,  Mass. 

*  Clinton,  Mary    Ellen    (IV-4) Canton,   Mass. 

Clinton,  Rebecca    (IV-1)    Canton,  Mas.-,. 

Cohan,  Bertha   (IV-46)    Pawtucket,  R.  I. 

*  Cohan,  Catherine    ( I J 1-21)     Canton,   Mass. 

*  Cohan,   Cornelius    (II-4) Canton,   Mass. 

Cohan,  Cornelius  Leo  (IV-42)    Canton,   Mass. 

Cohan*   Dennis    (111-11)    Canton,   Mass. 

*  Cohan,  Ellen    (II 1-15)    Canton,   Mass. 

Cohan,  Ethel    (IV-47)    Pawtucket,  R.  I. 

Cohan,  James    Harold    (IV- 11) Canton,  Mai 

♦Cohan,  Joanna    (11-1)     Bandon,   Ireland. 

*  Cohan,  John    ( 1 1-9)     Bandon,  1 i  eland. 

*  Cohan,  John   (1)1-1!))    Canton,  Mass. 

Cohan,  Joseph    Edward    (IV-45) Canton,   Mass. 

*  Cohan,  Mary    (111-20)     Canton,  Mass. 

*  Cohan,  Patrick    (1 1-6)    Sao   Francisco,  Cal. 

*  Cohan,  Timothy    (U-2)    Bandon,  Ireland. 

♦Cohan,  William   (1-1)    St.  Johns, 

New  Brunswick 
♦Cohan,  Mrs.  William  (Honorah  Burke)   (1-1)  Bandon,  Ireland. 


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*  Cohan,  William   (1 1-5)    Canton,    Mass. 

*  Cohan,  William,  Jr.  (111-18) Pawtucket,    It.    I. 

Cohan,  William    (111-13)     San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Cohan,  William    Francis    (IV-43) Canton,  Mass. 

Connell,  Catherine   (V-9)'    Boston,  Mass. 

Connell,  Cornelius  (IV-32)    San  Antonio,  Texas. 

Connell,  Dorothy   May   (V-7)    Boston,  Mass. 

Connell,  Mary    (IV-33)    Boston,  Mass. 

Connell,  Maurice    (IV-31)     Boston,  Mass. 

Connell,  Mrs.  Maurice  (Marv  Cohan) 

( 111-10)    Boston,  Mass. 

Connell.  Ruth    Esther    (V-8) Boston,  Mass. 

Connell,  William    (IV-30)     Boston,  Mass. 

Connolley,   Catherine    (IV-18)     Norwood,   Mass. 

*  Conolley,  Gertrude    (IV-19)    Norwood,  Mass. 

Connolley,    Helen    Louise    (1V-21) Norwood,   Mass. 

Connolley,  John   (IV-15)    Norwood,  Mass. 

*  Connolley,  Joseph    (  IV-20)     Norwood,   Mass. 

Connolley,   Mary  Ellen    (IV-17)    Norwood,   Mass. 

Connolley,    Mrs.  Michael    (Honorah  Cough- 

lin  )    (11 1-3)    Norwood,  Mass. 

Coughlin,  Allen    (V-2*>    San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Coughlin,  Catherine    (IV-13)    Oakland,  Cal. 

Coughlin,  Cathlean   (IV-15)    San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Coughlin,  Eliene  Catherine    (V-3) San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Coughlin,   Ellen     (Nellie)      (111-8) Canton,  Mass. 

*  Coughlin,  Mrs.  Jeremiah   (Catherine  Cohan) 

(11-:?)    Canton,  Mass. 

Coughlin,  Jeremiah,  Jr.    (Ill  2) San  Francisco,  Cal 

Coughlin,  Jeremiah  Allen   (1V-12) San   Francisco,  Cal. 

Coughlin,  Lloyd   (V-l)    San   Francisco,   Cal. 

Coughlin,    Marv    (III-6)     Canton,    Mass. 

*  Coughlin,  William    (I1I-7)    Canton,  Mass. 

*  Coughlin,  William   (IV-2)    Oakland,  Cal. 

*  Coughlin,  Winifred   (IV-14)    Oakland,  Cal. 

*  Curran,   Mrs.   Thomas    (Hannah    Cohan) 

(III-9)    Canton,  Mass. 

Doherty,  Mis.  15.  F.   (Ellen  Cohan)    (111-22)  Woburn,  Mass. 

Fowle,  Mrs.  Ada  (Ada  West  McCourtie) 

(IH-29)    Indianapolis,  Ind. 

Galligan,  Annie  Elizabeth  (V-6)    Providence,  R.  I. 

Galligan,  Catherine  May   (IV-23) Providence,  K.   I. 

*  Galligan,  Charles    (IV-26)     Canton,   Mass. 

Galligan,  Charles  Francis   (1V-27) Providence,  R.  1. 

Galligan,   Mrs.  Edw.  II.  (Margaret  Coughlin) 

(Hi. 4)    Providence,  R.  1. 

Galligan,    E.    II.,   Jr.    (IV-22) Providence,   R.   1. 

Galligan,   E.    Mildred    UV-l)     Providence,  R.  1. 

:  Galligan,  Francis    (IV-25)     Canton,   Mass. 

Galligan,  Gladys  (V-5)    Providence,  \l.  I. 

Galligan,  Margaret  Lillian   (1V-28)    Providence,  R.  I. 

Galligan,  Thomas  J.  (IV-24) Providence,  K.  I. 

Gleason,  Mrs.  John   (Ellen  Cohan)    (111-16)  .'Lexington,  Mass. 

McCourtie,   E.  Hlanche  (111-28) Somerset  Center,  Mich. 

*  McCourtie,  Edith    (111-26)    Somerset  Center,  Mich. 

*  .McCourtie,  Mis.  Michael  Doty  (Mary  Cohan) 

(1 1-7)    Somerset  Center,  Mich. 


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McCourtie,  Wendell  Hulett  Lee  (1V-53)    ...  Jackson,  Mich. 

McCourtie,   William   Herbert   Lee    (111-30)  .  .  Minneapolis,    Minn., 

Jackson  and 
Somerset  Center,  Mich. 

Mosher,   Hubert   (IV-48)    Hillsdale,   Mich. 

Mosher,   Mrs.  ().  15.    (Kate  N.  McCourtie) 

(111-2.°))    Hillsdale,  Mich. 

Pierce,  Mrs.  William   (Ha.  nah  Cohan) 

(111-17)     Canton,  Mass. 

Roach,  Mrs.  William    (Joanna  Coughlin) 

(III-5)    Canton,  Mass. 

Roach,  William,  Jr.    (IV-29) Ponkapoag,  Mass. 

Sullivan,  Anita  (IV-54)    San   Francisco,  Cal. 

*  Sullivan,  Daniel    (111-32)    Mokelumne  Hill,  Cal. 

Sullivan,  Mrs.   Dennis    (Margaret   Cohan) 

(11-8)     Mokelumne  Hill,  Cal. 

Sullivan,  Mark    (111-35)    Mokelumne  Hill,  Cal. 

Sullivan,  Mark   (IV-55)    San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Sullivan,  Mary   (111-31)    Mokelumne   Hill,  Cal. 

Sullivan,  Robert  E.    (111-3(5)    San   Francisco,  Cal. 

Sullivan,  Thomas    (111-33) Mokelumne   Hill,  Cal. 

*  Sullivan,  William  D.    (111-31)    Mokelumne  Hill,  Cal. 


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•1.  Joanna  Cohan 
•2.  Timothy  Cohan 


•1.   WILLIAM   COHAN 
•1.  HONORAH  BURKE 
(Cohan 


IV. 

Rebecca  Clinton 
Catherine    Clinton 
James  Lawrence 

Clinton 
Mary   Ellen   Clinton 
Margaret    Clinton 
Catherine  E.  Clinton 


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Honorah   Coughlin 

(Connolley)      j 


Edward    Francis 

Clint 
John    Clirlton 


William   Coughlin 
Jeremiah   Alien 

Couphlin 

Catherine   Coughlin 
Winifred    Coughlin 
Cathlean    Coughlin 
John   Connolley 
Mary    Ellen    Connolle 
Catherine   Connolley 
Gertrude  Connolley 
Joseph    Connolley 
Helen  Louise 


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Catherine  May 

Galligan 
Thomas    Joseph 

Galligan 
Francis    Galligan 
rles  Galligan 


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t    Lillian 

Galligan 


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William  Roach.  Jr 


6.  Mary  Coughlin 

7.  William   Coughlin 

8.  Ellen(Nellie)Coughlin 

9.  Hannah    Cohan 


Lloyd  Coughlin 
Allen  Coughlin 
I  liene  Catherine 

Coughlin 


12.  Margaret   E.   Coha 


13.  William   Cohan 

14.  Dennis  Cohan 

>15.  Ellen  Cohan 

16.  Ellen  Cohan   (Gle 

17.  Hannah  Cohan 


41.  Mary  Carroll 

42.  Cornelius  Leo  Cohan 

43.  William   Francis 

Cohan 

44.  James  Harold  Cohan 

45.  Joseph    Edward   Cohan 


William   Coha 
Patrick  Cohai 


8.  Margaret   Coha 


{•9.  John  Coha 


18. 

William  Cohan,  Jr. 

19 

John  Cohan 

20 

Marv  Oohan 

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Catherine  Cohan 

Ellen  V.   Cohan 

(Dougherty) 

23. 

Kate  N.  McCourtie 

(Moshe 

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Mary  J.  McCourtie 

(Carney) 

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Dora    McCourtie 

<Clancy) 

26. 

Edith    McCourtie 

;    27.  Amanda    McCourtie 

(Chandler) 
1    2S    E.  Blanche  McCourtie 
i     29.  Ada  West  McCourtie 
(Fowle) 
!     30.  W.  Herbert  L. 

McCourtie 

31.  William  D.  Sullivan 

32.  Daniel    Sullivan 

33.  Thomas   Sullivan 

34.  Marv    Sullivan 

35.  Mark   C.   Sullivan 
3C.    Robert  E.  Sullivan 


48.   Hubert    Mosher 
r49.  Henry  ByerB  Carney 

50.  Herbert  Lynn  Clancy 

51.  Max  Cnandier 


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53.    Wendell  H.  L. 


i     65.   Mark   Sulliv 


One  of  the  principal  streets  of  Bandon,  County  Cork,   Ireland,  from  which 

city  the  William  Cohan  family  immigrated  to  America  in  1847 

May   lt>,    1914 


River  scene  outskirts   of   Bandon,  County  Cork,   Ireland. 

Taken  from  bridge  leading  to  Convent  Hill 

May   16,   1914 


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touring  near  Bandon,  Ireland 

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