I'm having a horrible time trying to find my ancestors in Ireland, probably because I'm not positive that they hailed from County Cork although that's what I've been told, and even though I may have a county name, I don't know which parish or the date that my second great grandfather and his brother left Ireland. All I do know is that their names were Daniel Frederic Meehan and John Meehan. Daniel Meehan was born about 1833 in Ireland and I've found him and his family in Fredericton, York County, New Brunswick. I've found a few newspaper articles on him and his brother, Father John Meehan in the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Their father's name was Patrick Meehan and he was born about 1803 in Ireland and apparently died in Ireland. I haven't found him here except for someone with the same name on a baptism record for Frederic Joseph Meehan, born July 1881 in New Brunswick, baptized on 17 July 1881. Parents names were Daniel Meehan and Jane Quigley (my second great grandparents). Patrick Meehan and Elizabeth McIntosh were listed on this record (Drioun Records at Ancestry.com)as sponsors of the parents and baby. Father John Meehan was a Catholic priest and was ordained at Montreal in 1878 and was living in Ottawa in 1882. I've found nothing more on him in the Census records or any place else that I've looked. I did find a marriage record for Daniel and Jane. The information that I do have is this:

Patrick Meehan, born about 1803, Ireland (possibly County Cork) married "Irish Wife Unknown" who was also born in Ireland, probably around 1805. They had the following children (that I know of); John Meehan, born between 1830 and 1835 and Daniel Frederic Meehan, born about 1833, Ireland, sailed to New Brunswick sometime during the late 1850's (I'm guessing this because I found his marriage record to Jane Quigley on the Drouin Records stating the date as 07 January 1863, St. Dunstan's Roman Catholic Church, Fredericton.) I don't know where either of the brothers died. (Jane Quigley was born about 1837-39 in Ireland and died in Fredericton, New Brunswick on 11 September 1893. (I think Jane's parents were Thomas Quigley and Mary Unknown.) Daniel and Jane had the following children:

1. Patrick John (John Patrick, he seemed to change his name around because he liked to?)Meehan, also known as Pat, born March or April (depending on his preference as I've found two dates within days of each other)1872, Fredericton, York County, New Brunswick, married Elizabeth King (daughter of Firmin King (aka Roy) and Susan Muskraw (aka Suzanne Mazerolle, we think) on 20 June 1897. Elizabeth was born 6 January 1874 in Fredericton, York County, New Brunswick and she died on 10 May 1913 in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts. Patrick died on 16 October 1918 in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts. Elizabeth and Patrick had nine children, five survived.
2. Mary Ann Elizabeth Meehan, born October 1863, Fredericton, York County, New Brunswick
3. Jane Livinia Meehan, born January 1869, Fredericton, York County, New Brunswick, married (1) Francis M. O'Brien27 November 1889, St. Dunstan's Roman Catholic Church, Fredericton, Francis died 28 August 1892 in Maine, she married (2) Samuel Robichaud about 1902 in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts. Jane had three children with each husband. One daughter, Janie Irene O'Brien died the same year that her father died.
4. Helena Florence Meehan, born about 1870, Fredericton, York County, New Brunswick, married Sylvester/Sylvain Thomas LeBlanc on 30 August 1896 at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts. Helena Meehan and Sylvain had eight children.
5. Roselle/Rosella Meehan, born about 1873, Fredericton, York County, New Brunswick, died November 1896 in Fredericton, York County, New Brunswick
6. Kathleen Meehan, born about 1878, Fredericton, York County, New Brunswick, married George Stuart Stanger before 1902 in Fredericton, and she died after 1917 (I don't know where). Kathleen and George had two children that I've found.
7. Frederic Joseph Meehan, born 02 July 1881 in Fredericton, York County, New Brunswick (I just found this child yesterday and have no idea when he died but he is not listed on the 1881 Census of Canada and I don't know what date that was taken and he's also not listed on the 1891 Census of Canada.
If any of these names sound familiar to anyone, please contact me. I'm not sure where to look for information other than to just put it out here on this site and keep my fingers crossed. Thank you in advance for any information that can be provided to help me find more information. Pam