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Tagen ~ MA area

Heather P (View posts)
Posted: 16 May 2006 2:05AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Tagen
Looking for info on Great Grand Parents Frederick & Sarah Tagen from Cambridge, MA.


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Re: Tagen ~ More Info

Posted: 16 May 2006 3:58AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Tagen
More Info on Frederick & Sarah Tagen:

Frederick S. Tagen Born 1895 or 1897 ( Have conflicting archives) Born in MA Died Oct. 1977 in MA
Father birn in MA Mother born in Ireland ( Don't have their names)

Sarah A. Tagen ( Don't have her maiden name ) Born 1986 in MA Died May 12, 1973 in Boston, MA. Both of her parents born in Ireland.

Frederick married Sarah when he was 16 and she 17.

They had 5 Children that I know of:

Henry F. (Harry?) B. 1913 in MA

Frederick B. 1916 in MA

Margaret B. 1922 in MA Married name Coyne

Francis J. (My Grandfather) B. Oct. 4, 1924 in MA
Died Apr. 27, 2002 in MA. Married 3 times to:
Helen Brennan ( My Grandmother), Marilyn Hanlon & Patricia Olsson.
Service: US Navy 1943

Mary C. B. 1928 in MA. Died May 29, 2004 Married name Yahnian.

Re: Tagen ~ A LOT More Info

Posted: 31 Mar 2007 8:57PM GMT
Classification: Query
Robert & Margaret (Donovan) Tagen (GGGG Grandparents)
Both Born in Ireland

Their Children:

Henry Joseph Tagen I 1820-1892 *See below

Elizabeth Tagen 1824-1885 *Married Thomas Enright

Jane Tagen 1835-1900 *Married Timothy Murphy

Annie Tagen 1845-1885 *Never Married

Hannah Tagen 1848-1916 *Never Married


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Henry Joseph I & Ann (Sweeney) Tagen (GGG Grandparents)
Henry Born in Ireland in 1820 Died in Ma in 1892 of a Stroke.
Anna Born in Ireland 1828 Died in Boston, MA in 1905 at age 77 of chronic Bronchitis

Their Children:

Cornelius Henry Tagen 1857-1907 *Married Sarah McDonnell. Was a Fire Fighter for Boston, died on the job.

Henry Joseph Tagen 1854-1903 *Married Mary Dormity

Robert Joseph Tagen 1850-1882 *Married Mary Boynton

Frank Joseph Tagen 1865-1901 *See below

Thomas Francis Tagen ?
George Francis Tagen ?
John Joseph Tagen ?

Henry was one of the original Teamsters in S.Boston. He owned a horse & Team business. All 7 sons worked for the family business. Buried in Mt. Calvary Roslindale with wife Anna, son Robert & Roberts wife Mary (Boynton) Tagen.
Henry & Anna lived at 20 St. S.Boston, MA.


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Frank Joseph & Margaret F (Calinan/Calnan) Tagen (GG Grandparents)

Francis Tagen born in Lowell, MA 1865. Died 1901 in MA.
Margaret F. (Calinan/Calnan) Tagen born in Waterford, County Cork Ireland in 1869 Died July 1, 1935.
Married October 11, 1885 They were third cousins and their marriage was arranged by their family. Margaret married Francis the day after she immigrated from Ireland aboard the S.S. Cephalonia.

Their Children:

Margaret Florence Tagen 1887-1887 (6 Mths old) *Died of Meningitis

Francis Joseph Tagen 1888-1904 (15 Yrs old) *Died of enlarged heart & Kidney failure

Henry George Tagen 1889-1908 (18 Yrs old) *Died of Spinal Meningitis

Anna Gertrude 1891-1961 *Married William Wilkins

Frederick Stanley Tagen 1896-1977 *See below

Martina (Catherine) 1898-1900 (2 Yrs old) *Died from Diphtheria

Frank & Margaret first lived in Woburn, MA. Soon after they lived at 208 W. Third St. in S. Boston and they moved to 601 E. Third St. Frank was a Teamster in the family business. He shot himself while cleaning a gun and developed tetanus. He died in 1901 at the age of 36. Frank is buried in Mt. Benedict with sons Henry and Francis.
Margaret widow of Frank in 1901 at the age of 32, she then married Frank's Nephew Henry J. Tagen III on May 1, 1913. Widowed again in 1931. Lived at 47 High St. Charlestown, MA. Margaret developed cancer of the rectum in 1934. She died at her home on July 1, 1935.


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Frederick S. & Sarah A. (Mcgonagle) Tagen: (Great Grandparents)

Frederick Stanley Tagen Born 1896 in Boston, MA Died Oct. 25, 1977 in Winchester, MA
Frederick did have a step Father, Harry/Henry Tagen, his real Father's Nephew.
Sarah Anne. (McGonagle) Tagen Born 1986 in MA Died May 12, 1973 in Boston, MA.
Both of her parents born in Ireland.

Frederick married Sarah when he was 16 and she 17.

They had 5 Children:

Henry F. (Harry?) Tagen Born. 1913 in MA

Frederick Tagen Born. 1916 in MA

Margaret Born. 1922 in MA Married name Coyne

Francis Joseph Tagen (Grandfather) Born. Oct. 4, 1924 in MA
Died Apr. 27, 2002 in MA. Married 3 times to:
Helen Brennan (Grandmother), Marilyn Hanlon & Patricia Olsson.
Service: US Navy 1943

Mary C. B. 1928 in MA. Died May 29, 2004 Married name Yahnian.

Frederick was a retired truck driver Local #25 Teamsters union, Boston, MA

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