Originally posted Sun Jan 5 22:42:58 1997 Looking for info on John & Jane GAGEN, and their children: Phillip H. GAGEN, b. 26 Jun 1867, unknown location, d. 16 Aug 1889, Pendleton, OR; Mary A. GAGEN, b. 25 Feb 1869, d. 25 Aug 1869, unknown locations; Mary S. GAGEN, b. 24, July 1870, Antioch, California, d. 24 Nov 1960, Tacoma, Washington.
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Gagen in Contra Costa county
Antioch is in Contra Costa county: these listings all had mother's maiden names of Gagen....
CUDDYRE JOHN D 12/01/1899 GAGEN M CALIFORNIA CONTRA COSTA 01/06/1969 531-05-0372 69 yrs Add DILSAVER MARGARET ELIZABETH 12/18/1906 GAGEN CUDDYRE F CALIFORNIA CONTRA COSTA 08/01/1992 545-03-6131 85 yrs Add WALSH JOSEPH GERALD 10/06/1901 GAGEN M CALIFORNIA CONTRA COSTA 04/26/1981 557-28-3406 80 yrs Add
GAGEN MADELINE C 12/30/1907 F CALIFORNIA CONTRA COSTA 07/05/1976 569-66-9354 68 yrs Add
births GAGEN 05/13/1929 MALE MOODIE CONTRA COSTA Add GAGEN DANIEL W 04/09/1975 MALE MCDANIEL CONTRA COSTA Add GAGEN NEIL R 03/03/1977 MALE MCDANIEL CONTRA COSTA Add GAGEN PATRICK MICHAEL 09/20/1982 MALE MCDANIEL CONTRA COSTA Add JAMES BRANDON NEAL 12/17/1987 MALE GAGEN CONTRA COSTA Add
So there are still Gagen members in Contra Costa county
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Father: Michael Gegeny passed away in Los Angeles, Ca. looking for info. Changed name from Gagen to Gegeny when they came from Hungary.
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Donna- Your father may have changed his surname so that he could not be confused with Red Army commander, General N V GAGEN, who helped "liberate" Hungary in 1944/5.
Jack
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I DO NOT KNOW MUCH ABOUT MY HUNGARIAN ANCESTRY, BUT THIS IS WHAT I DO KNOW: MY GRANDFATHER WAS EMERY GEGENY DIED 1972, HIS WIFE JULIANNA DIED YEARS BEFORE I WAS BORN. I DO HAVE COUSINS THAT LIVE IN CANDLEWOOD LAKE, CONNETICUT, THEY ARE THOMAS, THERESA, JOSEPH. MY GRANDFATHER BROTHER JOSEPH PASSED AWAY SEVERAL YEARS AGO. I HAVE LOST CONTACT WITH MY FATHER AND WHEN WE DID SPEAK HE WOULD NOT TELL MUCH OF MY FAMILY. MY FATHER WAS JAMES MICHAEL GEGENY MARRIED LENA PICCIANO AND HAD 2 CHILDREN, MYSELF AND BROTHER JAMES. HE HAD SISTER GRACE WHO LATER MARRIED ROBERT SMITH TO HAVE 3 CHILDREN. ANY INFORAMTION WOULD BE APPRECIATED
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I WAS TOLD BY MY FATHER THAT THERE WAS A CASTLE NAMED AFTER THE GEGENY NAME IN HUNGARY. I HAVE TRIED TO FIND INFORAMTION TO SUPPORT THIS, HOWEVER I HAVE NOT HAD ANY LUCK. CAN ANYONE HELP ME
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Re: Gagen in Contra Costa county
my grandmother was margarith gagen, she had 10 children. my mother was julia cuddyre inkster and one of her sisters was margaret dilsaver. i am looking for any information on her/ when she left galway for boston and then settling in oakland, ca. also any information on my grandfather, patrick cuddyre. any info would be greatly appreciated.
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Thats interesting. I have a brother named Michael James Gegeny. My dad was born in Conneticut. He had a sister named Mary Gegeny later married to Mary Busci. My grandmothers maiden name was Kotona. We could have some ties
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I am sorry I was mistaken. It was Gegen before they came to the usa. Not Gagen as I spelled it. They added a y to it. Does anyone know why they would do that
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