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Christopher Gahan b 1840/41, poss County Wexford

Christopher Gahan b 1840/41, poss County Wexford

Posted: 1 Jan 2000 12:00PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 28 Aug 2001 2:52AM GMT
Surnames: Gahan
My gggrandfather Christopher Gahan was born in Ireland, probably Wexford, in 1840-1841. I next find him in Ontario, Canada in 1871 as a farmer. Does anyone have any records of this family? I am at a deadend.

Re: Christopher Gahan b 1840/41, poss County Wexford

Posted: 15 Jan 2006 1:21AM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 24 Apr 2006 8:07PM GMT
Hi Mary, still looking for Gahans in Wexford?

Re: Christopher Gahan b 1840/41, poss County Wexford

Mary Jane Sinkwich (View posts)
Posted: 15 Jan 2006 8:23PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Gahan, Ritt, Cummings
I don't know if my Gahan is from Wexford. His death certificate says he's from Kerry but can't find any proof of that. Info was supplied by son-in-law. Can't find any Gahans in Kerry. Christopher's mother was Catherine Ritt (not very Irish probably Flemish) and his father was John Gahan. Also don't know when Christopher "Christie" Gahan immigrated to Canada. If you have any info him it would be greatly appreciated.

Re: Christopher Gahan b 1840/41, poss County Wexford

Marie (View posts)
Posted: 21 Jan 2006 6:52PM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi, Mary Jane, try below web site, if you have'nt already. Just do a search for Gahan and choose your county, though like you say there seems to be none in Kerry. Though quite a few in Wexford.

http://159.134.203.172/search.asp?source=Eircom

Re: Christopher Gahan b 1840/41, poss County Wexford

Posted: 10 Apr 2007 12:06AM GMT
Classification: Query
Hello,
So many years after your initial posting, but I am going to try to help. There is a Daniel Gahan, born 1847 and died July 19,1912, buried in Calvary Cemetary in Springfield, Illinois. He is buried right near my relatives, Michael Summers (or Sommers) and wife, Marguerite Devereaux, both from Wexford, both born 1825. I was investigating him as possibly a nephew to Devereaux. The relatives are often buried nearby. It said that he was born in Ireland and survived by wife and son, Danny.
As I was searching for this in my newspaper clippings, I also found a Dennis Gahan who died in Springfield, IL. on Sept. 2, 1949 and was born Jan.23, 1884, in Springfield. This may be of no use to you, but I thought I would send it out anyway. Good luck. Stay in touch please because Gahan is a name that is connected to Devereaux and Sommers, all of whom came from Wexford, via Canada, and on to Springfield, Illinois.
Additional info that I found that I had includes a Margaret Devereaux (not mine!)born 1828 in Monageer, Wexford. She died in 1870, and her parents were Thomas Devereaux and Margaret Gahan.
Advice: when you get stuck research relatives. I did that and found relatives related to my great grandmother, and they had wonderful pictures of my great great grandmother and tons of info. Good luck.
Mary

Re: Christopher Gahan b 1840/41, poss County Wexford

Posted: 12 Feb 2013 9:55PM GMT
Classification: Query
thank you for your help.daniel is my greatgrandfather and the trail just runs cold at times.he was also related tto the rossiter family
pat
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