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Author: symbiont430
Surnames: Cavanaugh, Cavanagh, Armstrong
Classification: queries
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I'm researching my Cavanaughs - specifically the families of Thomas(Cavanagh)Cavanaugh
b. abt. 1796 and William (Cavanagh) Cavanaugh b. abt. 1809 who may be brothers traveling
to NYC from Dublin on Brig Lydia (some indexes list this as Lyura)arriving NYC on 26 Apr
1849. Thomas' family stayed in NYC for several years. Some of his 10? children went
to San Francisco around 1866. I have researched Thomas' son Thomas b. 09 Jan 1840 Co.
Kilkenny, Ire. m. Eliza Armstrong d. 19 Aug 1914 San Francisco, CA. He was the uncle or
great uncle of my great grandfather Albert Edward Cavanaugh b. 1891 San Francisco,
orphaned before 1900. Have been unable to find the name of Albert's parents. Some
possibilities are the other sons of Thomas I-
Patrick- b. bet. 1834-1837, residing NYC 1860
William- b. abt. 1836
Michael- b. bet. 1845-1846, residing NYC 1860
Edward- b. abt. 1848, residing NYC 1860.
I have not been able to track these Cavanaughs after 1860. Any of these names in your
tree? We spell our name Cavanaugh but have seen the name spelled Cavanagh, Kavanagh,
Kavanaugh, Canvanah in various census, passenger lists.
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