McGeehan - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: Brice McGEEHAN, Lawrence Co., PA (1761 - 1825 or 1826)

khansely — 2013-04-29 01:39:02Z

thank you for the information. I've got an uncle and a cousin both named Brice McGeehan, the elder from Lawrence Co, PA who moved to Baltimore where the son was born. Must be related...Brice is an uncommon name.

Re: Patrick MCGEEHAN of PA

lowerylabs — 2013-03-21 18:43:10Z

my name is mc geehan from dublin. i am given to believe that my grandfather james mc geehan originally fron donegal ireland emigrated to PA when very young. wonder if you have any knowledge of the family. my father gerald was a tailor and was diatantly related to maureen o hara please let me know thanks

Re: Mary Agnes McGeehan of Philadelphia

baya10 — 2013-03-05 09:59:38Z

Although I'm not related I did find this - Children born to Alexander and Mary McGeehan - You probably have this already but if you don't it may help open a few doors

http://ifhf.rootsireland.ie/quis.php?page=1&confirmPageV...

Mary Agnes McGeehan of Philadelphia

annkathe — 2013-02-19 16:24:20Z

I am looking for relatives of my grandmother Mary. She was born in Manor Cunningham, Donegal in June 1873 to Alexander McGeehan and Mary McGeehan McGeehan. She immigrated to Philadelphia in 1890. I believe she was followed by a sister Sarah in 1894.

Re: McGeehan's of Philadelphia. .. Re Alice McGeehan

lavlav — 2013-02-03 05:51:24Z

Our Alice McGeehan was born in 1900 in Philadelphia. Her father was Patrick McGeehan, mother was Mary, both from Donegal.

What more do you know of your Alice? what section of the city did they live in? did she have siblings?

Re: McGeehan's of Philadelphia

christinazellman — 2013-02-02 04:36:57Z

Hello,

I am also looking for McGeehan's in Philadelphia. I know Alice M McGeehan was born in Philadelphia around 1885 and believe her father's name was Edward - but that's about all I know. Does anyone know more information?

Re: Fintown McGeehan

baya10 — 2012-08-03 21:00:59Z

I'm not sure if you have found any other information on your family tree and if you haven't I may be able to help.
Con (Connell/Cornelius) was my great grandfather Neil McGeehan's brother and he immigrated to the USA with his sister Rose and Patrick McGeehan. They all settled in Philadelphia.
Con's parents were Patrick McGeehan and Mary Doherty.

Re: McGeehans of Donegal, Ireland or near it

baya10 — 2012-08-03 20:33:44Z

Hey Ryan,

I am related to those McGeehans. My great grandfather was Neil McGeehan and his brother's were Patrick and Connell (Condy)and his sister was Rose. All three of these immigrated to PA, USA.
Rose married Hugh Callaghan in Philadelphia which is probably the person you are related too.
Patrick, Connell and Rose also had several other brothers and sisters.
Philomena was Neil McGeehan's daughter but it was her sister Una that married Noel Manley.

1841 marriage of Joseph McGeehan, Mifflin county, Pa

midge1249 — 2011-10-05 22:37:51Z

MARRIED - At McVeytown, on the 23d ult., by the Rev. B Carrell, Mr. JOSEPH McGEEHAN to Miss NANCY COHAN.

From the Lewstown Republican of Wednesday, Jan 5, 1842.

Re: Richard Lee McGeehan

pateden67 — 2011-03-08 11:38:37Z

Glenn McGeehan is the name of Richard Lee McGeehan Sr's father. His mother's name is still unknown. Glenn and Richard Sr's mother divorced, she remarried a man and became Mrs. Ferry.

She was Grandma Ferry in Trumbull County, Ohio when my husband met her in probably in the 60's or 70's.

There is also a memory of an Aunt Dot (Dorothy maybe)that would be a sister to Richard Lee McGeehan Sr.

Richard Lee McGeehan

pateden67 — 2011-01-29 12:52:05Z

I'm looking for information on my husband's biological father. Richard Lee McGeehan b. 7 Feb 1936 d. 24 Mar 1998.

He resided in Trumbull County, Ohio until mid-1980 then moved to Melbourne, Florida.

I've found four marriages. Dianne(Francis), Linda, Gladys, Iona.

My husband was adopted by his mother's(Dianne)2nd husband, he can't remember his biological grandfather's name but recalls his grandmother was Fay.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you,
Patti

McGeehans of Donegal, Ireland or near it

rynasaurus — 2010-06-04 16:48:22Z

Looking for any information on Rose McGeehan of Donegal, Ireland. She was born November 8, 1901 - Glenties, Donegal, Ireland. She was the sister of Cornelius McGeehan and Patrick McGeehan. I know for sure that Cornelius and Rose came to the U.S, but not 100% about the others. Nothing is known about their parents.

Also, I know that there is a Philomena McGeehan, married to Noel Manley. But I don't know how Philomena and I are related.

McGeehan, Michael P

PatMcHu2626 — 2010-04-26 23:57:30Z

Looking for information on Michael P McGeehan born Feb.23 1896, died Janaury 1973. Married Anna Mae, had three children, Agnes, Anna Mae, and John Paul. John was my father. Agnes and Anna Mae died as children.

Re: McGeehan/McGough

annkathe — 2009-07-29 21:04:27Z

Thanks for the reply. I'll give it a try.

Re: McGeehan/McGough

makmak11 — 2009-07-26 05:01:33Z

There is a Gough family DRGEJG@aol.com that researches McGeehans and Gough, give them a shout.

Pete McGeehan

McGeehan/McGough

annkathe — 2009-06-18 14:55:52Z

I am looking for information on my paternal grandmother, Mary Agnes McGeehan. She immigrated in 1890, settled in Philly and married my grandfather, Thomas Patrick McGough in 1908. I know she was born in Ireland in 1877 on Dec. 23. I believe in Donegal somewhere in the vicinity of Newton Cunningham. She died in Philly in 1953. At the wake there were many relatives from the area with McGeehan and I believe Cunningham last names. I have not been able to find information on her parentage due to loss of records in Ireland. Is this Mary related to your McGeehan family? If you have any information please let me know.

Re: Patrick McGeehan in PA... sister Mary McGeehan to Hailey Idaho

lavlav — 2009-06-12 22:36:15Z

It is very possible that your great grandmother's attendant Mary McGeehan may have been my great grandfather's FIRST wife Mary McGrady (McCraedy) who died just after childbirth (around 1895) of their son Hugh. Freeland PA is very close to Hazleton PA, where they lived.

Patrick certainly knew the McMonigles from Derrylaconnell, Donegal. His sister Mary McGeehan married Andrew McMonigle and they emigrated to Hailey Idaho. I don't think she (his sister) ever made it to PA. So I'm thinking it might have been Patrick's first WIFE Mary McGrady (McCraedy).

Do you have any more info? Where did your McMonigles come from?

selphie06@yahoo.com

Re: Patrick McGeehan in PA... sister Mary McGeehan to Hailey Idaho

Bernadette606 — 2009-06-11 19:54:49Z

My great grandmother, Rose McMonigle was married in 1893 in Freeland, PA. Her attendant was Mary McGeehan. Would this person be your relative?

Re: McGeehan's of Philadelphia

annkathe — 2009-06-10 13:45:30Z

Re: FRANK BOYLE, born 1860s, Hazelton PA, lived in ALASKA rest of his adult life

reeddurand — 2009-05-15 03:59:35Z

Frank A. Boyle was widowed before 1930. He returned to America from the 1930 trip on the S.S. America - departing from Cherbourg France to United States on 25 April 1930 (Passanger list).

He died 15 December 1950. (Who's Who in Alska Politics (1974), page 9) also (Daily Sitka Sentinal, 18 December 1950)

Re: Hugh Mcgeehan

subythec — 2009-04-18 00:03:26Z

I am also researching this line of McGeehans in Newark, New Jersey. Please contact me.

Robert McGeehan and Margaret Morgan

ericanicholas1 — 2008-12-20 18:43:11Z

Robert McGeehan and Margaret Morgan are my g-g-g-g grand parents. Mary McGihon (for some reason the
name changes here) is my great great grandma and one of the children, she was married to Earl W. Shade. If you have any information on the Morgan name and anything past Robert McGeehan and Margaret Morgan, like their parents, that would be wonderful. Thank you!

Re: Patrick MCGEEHAN of PA

lavlav — 2008-11-15 01:05:21Z

Hi Mary. I found an old article recently about a Patrick McGeehan who had a sawmill accident in that area around 1895. My great grandfather was also Patrick McGeehan, orig from Lettermacaward (Derrylaconnell). Do you know if the sawmill accident was YOUR Patrick or mine? My Patrick McGeehan was married to Mary McGrady (McCraedy?) around that time. I think he lived in Hazleton. Not sure where he worked exactly but I believe he did a year in the mines before moving to Philadelphia around 1896.

Drop me a line: selphie06@yahoo.com

Re: Patrick McGeehan in PA... sister Mary McGeehan to Hailey Idaho

lavlav — 2008-05-29 13:31:43Z

The sister of my Patrick McGeehan, both originally from Derrylaconnell, Donegal (he who emigrated to Hazelton area and then to Philadelphia) was Mary McGeehan, born around 1865. She married an Andrew McMonigle and they emigrated to Hailey Idaho where they settled and had a number of children and grandchildren. Later to Boise Idaho.

Is it possible you meant Idaho rather than Montana? If so, I have information I can share.

selphie06@yahoo.com

Re: FRANK BOYLE, born 1860s, Hazelton PA, lived in ALASKA rest of his adult life

lavlav — 2008-05-29 13:25:15Z

Posting a clip about a Frank Boyle, born about 1860 in Hazelton PA, lived in Alaska the rest of his life, worked as an auditor and in public service there. Married around 1926, although no children resulted. Is this the Frank Boyle you're asking about? Son of John Boyle and Nora Brennan, both of Glenties Ireland, who emigrated to Hazelton PA around 1850. Frank and his 3 siblings (John, Andrew, Edward) were all born in Hazelton PA. If so, contact me directly (selphie06@yahoo.com) and I can give you more detail. See clip I posted to this.

Re: McGEEHAN, Mary md Frank CONNAGHAN, c. 1860 ... & MC CUE

lavlav — 2008-05-29 13:04:27Z

You might want to search on Cornelius McHugh (not McCue). My Charles McHugh was often mispelled Charles McCue, including in his Phila obituary!

I know I've seen "Cornelius McHugh" mentioned on various boards.

Re: Patrick MCGEEHAN of PA

ronimarmcgee — 2008-05-29 11:30:32Z

Patrick McGeehan
Born: 1860 Ramelton Co, Ireland
Died: 27 Oct 1942

He was married to
Mary Boyle
Born: 1862 Donegal, Ireland
Died: 12 Feb 1941

Although I stated for the both of them that they died in Ireland...this isn't necessarilly the case, as I havent had this information confirmed or disputed.

They had 11 Children! 3 Girls and 8 Boys.
Mary
Born: 1882
Died: 30 March 1950

Anthony
Born:24 March 1883
Died:8 Oct 1920

Patrick
Born:2 April 1885
Died:1961

Neil
Born:30 March 1887
Died:3 July 1970

Susan
Born:1889
Died:?

John
Born:11 June 1891
Died:1935

James
Born:26 September 1893
Died:20 0ctober 1978

Edward
Born:30 August 1896
Died:7 July 1964

Thomas
Born:7 July 1899
Died:?

William Joseph
Born:2 May 1902
Died:7 Jan 1951

Sarah Anne
Born:30 June 1904
Died:?

I hope this is enough information to go on for the moment; as it is I have hit a brick wall as far as Ancestry for the McGeehan line is concerned. None of my family can enable me to go any further back into the history of our family as no one seems to know where and if they immigrated to America! :)

Re: Patrick MCGEEHAN of PA

tommc249 — 2008-05-28 21:08:56Z

just received your post. any info would be great. tom

Death of Mr. John McGeehan - Lost at Sea

davwayell — 2008-04-02 20:32:02Z

Anyone interested in a copy of the U.S. Department of State's "Report of the Death of an American Citizen" for Mr. John McGeehan, please contcat me so I can conduct research to locate the record. Mr. McGeehan was lost at sea aboard a British ship on February 19, 1918.

Dave Ellison
davwayell@aol.com

Re: Patrick MCGEEHAN of PA

ronimarmcgee — 2008-03-10 19:06:51Z

I think I may have the information on my Family Tree that will assist you.
My Great Great Grandad was called Patrick McGeehan
and he was married to Mary Boyle.
Patrick McGeehan was born in Ramelton co, Donegal.
I'm not 100% sure of all the information as obviously I am not looking at it at this particular moment. But get back to me and I will see if I can help you.
Search for the McGeehan/Brady Family Tree and it should have all the information you need!

Veronica

I have attached two photos of Mary Boyle and Patrick McGeehan.

relatives

RobertMcGeehan66 — 2008-01-10 18:34:12Z

My father name was Robert Edward McGeehan,born in philly,married to Henrietta Van Blunk,her father was Richard Van Blunk,Robert E.s father was John J. McGeehan,married to LillianUpdegrave.Henrietta had lots siblings,like 8 sisters.4 bros.I believe they would be in philly area.If any body knows of any women whose maiden name was Van Blunk,please contact me.Robert E. played guitar,Henrietta sang in bars in philly,back in the 40,s,so i wastold

A New board Administrator for McGeehan

666888 — 2007-03-05 23:39:46Z

The new board admin is Peter McCrae.

Re: born in Newark, New Jersey

subythec — 2007-02-15 17:51:14Z

I think we are researching the same family. I don’t have much but I think we meet at Hannah’s father’s generation. Hugh had twins Anna and Michael born in Newark, New Jersey on May 19, 1867. I think Hugh was brother/cousin of my Catherine McGeehan. Also, my mother-in-law remembers her father’s cousin, John McGeehan, saying that Irene Ryan was a relative. I don’t have a lot more, going backward. Maybe we can add to each other’s information.

McGeehan Family from Doochary, Lettermacaward Parish, Derrylaconnell Near, Donegal

lavlav — 2007-01-05 14:51:28Z

My McGeehan line comes from Connell McGeehan (b around 1825) who married a Mary Bonar around 1855.
Their families were both well-known in the farm area of Doochary (Derrylaconnell Near), Lettermacaward Parish, Donegal.

Connell (Condy) and Mary had 5 children: Nancy who never married and lived in the family cottage until old age; Owen who married and resettled in Scotland; Mary who emigrated to "pioneer country" Hailey Idaho (Deer Creek) with husband Andrew McMonigle, and who had many children there; Patrick who emigrated to Pennsylvania and settled in Philadelphia with his second wife Mary Moy (McHugh); and Sarah (Sally) who married a Condy Boyle from Fintown. Sarah and Condy settled in Londonderry and had many children, last name of Boyle today.

My line comes from Patrick McGeehan and (second wife) Mary Moy McHugh, m around 1896 in Philadelphia. Descendants of theirs still live in the Philadelphia area, all through Alice McGeehan Flanagan (b 1900) and/or Ann (Babe) McGeehan Frederick (b 1898).

Patrick McGeehan's first wife (m 1893) was a Mary McGrady (also from Doochary area) who died from complications of childbirth to their son Hugh. Their son Hugh McGeehan lived to adulthood but died in a steel mill accident in 1928. Hugh had 2 sons, Joseph McGeehan and Hugh McGeehan, who may have descendants today in the Philadelphia area or in the mines area of PA, where Patrick and Mary McGrady settled before she died. (I would be interested in corresponding with any descendants of Joseph McGeehan or Hugh McGeehan. We have lost touch with this side of his first family).

Feel free to contact me at mlavins@optonline.net if any of this sounds connected to your family history.

Posted January 5, 2007

Hazleton Plain Speaker, 07APR1944 - PJ McGeehan

CooooCayemberg — 2006-10-23 03:55:31Z

P.J. McGeehan, of 51 East Madison avenue, West Hazleton, is celebrating his birthday anniversary today

Re: McGEEHAN, Mary md Frank CONNAGHAN, c. 1860

2006-08-24 18:35:16Z

My grandmother, Mary McCue Carmody, Married to Thomas Carmody of Kalispell, Mt. died of complications of birth to my father, in 1913. Her parents were Cornelius McCue and Bridget Clifford of Vermillion, S.D. Bridget was from Iowa. Thomas was born Watervliet, Mi., 1886.

Patrick McGeehan in PA

Lisadal1 — 2006-02-06 15:17:04Z

I have information from the 1870 census from the area of Hazleton (Luzerne County) PA showing a McGeehan family with a son named Patrick. This family is almost certainly the family of my great-grandmother, Bridget McGeehan who married Patrick HIGGINS in (Dec.?) 1870.
The census shows the following individuals:
Head of house: Catherine, born abt. 1828 in Ireland.
Bridget, born abt. 1853
Daniel, born abt. 1854
Anthony, born abt. 1856
Patrick, born abt. 1858
Grace, born abt. 1860
Ellen, born abt. 1862
Edward, born abt. 1864
All of the children are shown as being born in PA.
There is a good possiblity that this McGeehan family has connections to a Boyle family, but I have no specific proof of that as yet.

If you think you may have connections to this family, or to any Higgins family in the area of Drifton, Freeland, or Hazleton, PA I would love to hear from you.

Patrick McGeehan in PA

Lisadal1 — 2006-02-06 15:17:04Z

Mary,
My apologies for taking so long to respond to your last post.
You asked if I knew of any westward migration in my family. Actually, I know very little about the McGeehan line, other than what I mentioned in my first post. The only westward migration I have certain knowledge of is this: my grandfather Daniel Patrick Higgins (son of Patrick Higgins and Bridget McGeehan Higgins) left PA sometime after 1900, and after a stay in Washington D C, went to Chicago, Illinois, and then to Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he lived the remainder of his life.
There is one other item that I haven't been able to prove, as yet. My grandfather had a cousin (I haven't even been able to prove the relationship yet) named Frank Boyle, who became a judge in Juneau, Alaska. I have found that there was a man of that name in Juneau in 1917, as an on-line database shows a WWI draft registration for a Francis Aloysius Boyle (born June 1, 1877)in Juneau. Furthermore, a 1930 Hazleton newspaper gives a brief mention of "Judge Frank Boyle of Juneau, Alaska" as visiting his sister (a Mrs. O'Donnell) in Hazleton. The only other information I have so far comes from my Aunt Peggy, who remembers receiving a letter from Judge Boyle when her father (my grandfather) died in 1947.
Hope I haven't gotten too far off track here, but perhaps the information might be helpful in determining if we have a connection.

Lisa here

Lisadal1 — 2006-02-06 15:17:04Z

Stan, I just came across your message here, as I don't visit this site very often.
My e-mail address is Mimity@aol.com. If that address doesn't work, I can also be reached at Lisadal1@excite.com

New information

Lisadal1 — 2006-02-06 15:17:04Z

Reed,
Was it you I was in contact with concerning Frank Boyle? My computer crashed and I lost a lot of e-mail addresses, but if it was you I had exchanged e-mail with please get in touch with me. I have a good bit of new information about Frank Boyle, including place of birth and the names of his parents.

Lisa

US World War 1 soldier Richard McGeehan – Brooklyn – Flanders Field

patricklernout1 — 2004-06-17 19:23:08Z

Looking for information about and relatives of World War 1 soldier Richard McGeehan. He was from Brooklyn, NY and is remembered on the wall of missing in the US Flanders Field Cemetery in Belgium. He was killed in action September 2, 1918.
Purpose: book writing to honour those fallen soldiers.
Patrick Lernout – Belgium
patrick.lernout@pandora.be

Re: Peter Short b. 1769 m. Catherine McGeehan

bobmarje — 2004-05-21 18:48:01Z

I am a descendant of Andrew Lewis and Maria Bruce Lewis. I am interested also in establishing the link between Catherine McGeehan Short and Francis Scott Key. I have found a Charles Bruce on the Key family tree that may be the father to Maria and William, but the Key family tree did not have any information on spouses and descendants of Charles Bruce and we don't have any parentage information on Charles Bruce on our family tree. If Charles Bruce was nephew of Catherine McGeehan Short's, it would not be inconcievable that he would have married her daughter. And I bet you are my cousin, Carole Moyer Rivenbarck.

22nd wedding anniversary: Bernard and Evelyn (Johnson) McGeehan, Dec 13 1947

JLBURKET — 2004-05-12 22:50:42Z

[Note: I am not researching any of these families. Just posting this marriage because it was on the same page as an obit I tracked down for an RAOGK request.]

The Allentown Morning Call
Allentown, PA
Tuesday, December 16, 1947
Page 23

WED 22 YEARS --- Mr. and Mrs. Bernard McGeehan, Rowe St., observed their 22nd wedding anniversary on Saturday. Mrs. McGeehan is the former Evelyn Johnson. McGeehan is employed as a detective for the Lehigh Navigation Coal Co. The couple has two children.

Re: James McGeehan and Elizabeth Cleary from Diocese of Derry, Ireland

AKanavel — 2004-05-09 16:56:42Z

So glad you responded. I feel there is a definite connection here because of names and location in Ireland. My Cleary's are from Londonderry area, (Culmore Point -- where lighthouse is).

Actually have little on the McGeehan's other than that Elizabeth Cleary married James McGeehan. There is a website in Ireland that I can send you that has the baptisms from 1858-1901 for the Diocese of Derry of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, parish of Iskaheen and it does show a Daniel McGeehan who was married to a Ann McLaughlin and they had a child named Eliza Jane on March 17, 1867. The two McGeehan's mentioned are several named James and one Daniel. Gives births of their children and the sponsers. One sponsor is a George McGeehan.

Appreciate hearing what you have on your John McGeehan and Elsie Jewell, as it does appear that is our Elizabeth.

You can reach me at Stars4aud@aol.com.

Audrey

Re: McGeehans

2004-04-20 19:44:21Z

Hi
Im Selina McGeehan and im from northern ireland where abouts are you from?

Re: Annie

2004-02-05 18:27:54Z

There must have been a lot but she was Annie Dailey and my great grandmother. My grandfather, Thomas McGeehan, was born around 1908. Good luck in your research!

Re: McGeehan: Daniel and Mary Boyle, Hazleton Area

2004-02-05 12:26:59Z

Pete,
Thanks so much for passing along my inquiry. I've hit a brick wall in trying to get information.

Re: McGeehan: Daniel and Mary Boyle, Hazleton Area

2004-02-04 19:00:04Z

I don't know your Anna and Charles. I have asked another person who may know more about them. In that part of Donegal there are many Boyles and McGeehans! FIntown has a McGeehan Coach Co. (bus) and there may be a high likelyhood that he may know may. Also, my friend knows Boyles in the Fintown area, so he may them.

Re: McGeehan: Daniel and Mary Boyle, Hazleton Area

2004-02-04 14:49:30Z

Anna McGeehan, my grandmother, emigrated from the Fintown area of Donegal to Phila. where she married Charles Boyle from Doochary, Co. Donegal in Jan., 1901.
Do these people appear anywhere in your family records? I have not been able to find Anna's parents or siblings.

Re: Annie

2004-02-04 14:45:12Z

Anna McGeehan, my grandmother, emigrated from Co. Donegal to Phila. where she married Charles Boyle from Doochary, Co. Donegal in Jan., 1901.
Do these individuals appear in your family records? I do not know who Anna's parents or siblings were.