Hello, Bev
Defintely the same family as mine! My 3xgreat grandfather was William Reader Gagen, a master mariner, who comes from that line. I have mislaid my family tree but I think that John and Charlotte were his parents. William's wife was called Martha Bush and his eldest son (born about 1830) was also WIlliam who settled in London, marrying Harriet Bassett in 1857. My great-grandfather was one of his sons (George). My grandfather and father were also named George. I know quite a lot about Daniel, as we have a cousin who lives in Victoria, Canada (Ed Gilman) who kindly did a lot of research into Daniel. There was a small town in Wisconsin named after him (Gagen). I'd be grateful if tou could scan anything you have - including illegible letters! - and send them to me at
suegagen@yahoo.co.uk. Some later relatives also went to the USA and Canada. We have cousins in both western and eastern Canada but I think the US ones did not have children (my great-grandfather's sister, Elizabeth Gagen, whose married name was Belcher - they lived in Washington state).
Best regards SUE