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Author: rcanavin
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Hi Laura,
How are you? I think that we may be related. My great grandfather is also John Canavin. I
am trying to trace things back myself, so perhaps we can help each other. What I was told
by my father, Clifford Canavin, was that my great, great ( I'm not sure how many
greats, lol) grandfather came from Scotland to Ireland and changed the name from Canavan
to Canavin and got a coat of arms so that another clan could not make the same change. So
my issue is finding the ancestor that made the change because then I think my research
moves to Scotland. I live in Montna now, but Philadelphia is where you will find most
Canavins. Anyway, let me know what you think.
Take care,
Rick
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