To Tom O'Callaghan
my Callaghans (was originally O'Callaghan) came from County Cork also, but I'm
not sure of the location within that County, nor the parish. Here is a
family history sheet of the first two generations: Any connections?
Marie
1. Thomas Callaghan
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Birth Date: 1810/1820
Birth Place: County Cork, Ireland
Spouse: Catherine Sherkey (Sharkey)
Birth Date: 1818
Birth Place: Ireland
Death Place:
Burial Place:
Children: Elizabeth
Thomas
Patrick
Michael
Daniel
Ann(Anna)
Kate (Kitty)
Margarite
Mary
1.1 Elizabeth Callaghan
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Birth Date: 16 Dec 1842
Birth Place: Ireland - County Cork
Death Date: 24 Jul 1921
Death Place: At Daughters, Verellen, Pinconning
Burial Date: 29 Jul 1921
Burial Place: Bay City, MI - St. Patrick's Cemetery
Spouse: Patrick Thomas Toohey
Birth Date: 10 Mar 1839
Birth Place: Ireland County Mayo
Death Date: 31 Jan 1927
Death Place: Bay City, MI
Burial Date: 2 Feb 1927
Burial Place: St. Patrick's Cemetery - Bay City
Spouse Father: Timothy (Jeremiah) Toohey
Spouse Mother: Mary Kile (1819-)
Marriage Date: 12 Nov 1866
Marriage Place: Grenock Tnsp in Bruce Co. Ont. Canada
Children: Thomas
John F.
Frank (Francis) Patrick
Thomas Patrick
Catherine (Kit)
Mary (Maime)
John
Michael (Mick)
Timothy
James White (Adopted)
Mary White (Adopted)
1.2 Thomas Callaghan
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Birth Date: 1847
Birth Place: 114Canada
1.3 Patrick Callaghan109
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Birth Date: 1848
Birth Place: Bruce County, Ontario134
Spouse: Annie Cook
Marriage Date: 1872
1.4 Michael Callaghan
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1.5 Daniel Callaghan
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Birth Date: 1851
Birth Place: Canada
1.6 Ann(Anna) Callaghan
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Birth Date: 1856
Birth Place: Ireland
Spouse: Michael Brophy
Children: Mary
1.7 Kate (Kitty) Callaghan
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Spouse: Unknown Fitzgibbons
1.8a Margarite Callaghan*
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Spouse: Unknown Dennian
Children: Bessie
Other Spouses John Polk
1.8b Margarite Callaghan*
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(See above)
Spouse John Polk
Other Spouses Unknown Dennian
1.9 Mary Callaghan
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Spouse: Unknown White
Reference Note 114
At the time of Elizabeth's death in 1921, Thomas was listed as a brother and
living in Manistique, Michigan. Although the census didn't list Thomas in
the listing.
Reference Note 134
Patrick was born in Bruce Co., Ontario in 1848 and remained there until he
was 21 years of age. He came to the Saginaw Valley and engaged with Mr.
Toohey where he remained for about five years driving team, after which he
worked in the Sage Mill for a while. He then engaged in the hotel business
and was proprietor of the American House Hotel for three years and the
Callaghan House for four years. Three years after coming to the Saginaw
Valley he married Annie Cook. Information was from the book "History of Bay
County"