Catharine (Kelly) McSwegan was my 3rd Great Aunt. Catharine’s husband, Thomas McSwegan, was a plasterer. He was seriously hurt on the job in the mid-1890s. He died at the age of 50 from the those injuries in 1895. Catherine had 9 children, 3 of them born after 1890. One born a year before Thomas died….
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Catherine (McSwegan) Baddeley’s Individual Summary
Name: Catherine MCSWEGAN Sex: Female Father: Thomas MCSWEGAN-8485 (1845-1895) Mother: Catharine F. “Kate” KELLY-8479 (1851-1921) Individual Facts Birth Nov 1880 San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA Alt. Name 4 Jul 1895 (about age 14) Kittie MCSWEEGAN Residence 1900 (about age 20) 317 Eighth St.; San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA Alt. Name 5 Sep 1908…
Surname Saturday: McSwegan
This week I’ve been working on organizing, verifying, and inputting information from my McSwegan folder. It seems appropriate that I highlight this surname this week. McSwegan is a “marry in”. Thomas McSwegan married my 3rd Great Aunt, Catherine Kelly. Catherine was the daughter of Martin Kelly and Catherine Dolan. The McSwegan’s hale from County Tyrone,…
The Problem with Patrick Dolan’s Obituary
Again on the trail of the Dolan family… I have Patrick Dolan’s obituary, which started this whole mess, I mean, adventure. The obituary proves that Patrick Dolan is my gr gr gr Uncle, but it leaves much to be desired in sorting out his unknown brother. The only facts it presents is that he is…