Michael, I will email the DNA participants who shared information with us to see if it is
ok to post their information on this list. I've never asked them if they are part of
this list (I just came aboard). Meanwhile, here is what I have in my notes on Patrick
Cavanaugh's:
1850 Luzerne Co., PA, Providence Twp. census Image 33 of 121 has 6/6 Patrick Cavana_ age
70 M labourer b. Ireland (wife Mary age 60, Matthew 25, Thos. 23, all born Ireland).
1870 3rd Ward Scranton, PA, Providence P.O. census (images 14 and 15 of 70)
101/101 Kavenah, John 49 M W labourer -/$150 b Ireland Parents foreign born
" Bridget 43 F W keeping house "
"
" Michael 19 F W (error=Male) labourer b PA "
(page changes and spelling of surname changes)
Kavanah, Martin 17 M W labourer b PA Parents foreign born (our
direct connection)
" Mary 15 F W at home " "
" Sarah 14 F W at home " "
" John 12 M W Slate Picker " "
" Patrick 3 M W "
"
Image 5 of 70 32/33 has a Patrick Kavanah age 50 b Ireland, possible brother to John? Wife
is Honora age 40, ch: Patrick age 10, Peter age 9, Catherine age 13, Thomas age 6.
We have the same thing with repetition of names: John, Peter, Thomas, Patrick, Bridget,
Catherine, etc. Anyone interested in DNA tests can read about it at this website:
www.familytreedna.com
There are 35 participants with the Cavanaugh/Kavanagh project.
Georgia
----- Original Message -----
From: Michaelcav(a)aol.com
To: cavanaugh(a)rootsweb.com
Cc: georgiac(a)cccomm.net
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 4:02 AM
Subject: Re: [CAVANAUGH] John Cavanaugh b ca 1821 Ireland d ca 1879 Scranton, PA
Georgia, This is intriguing. My ancestor John Christopher Cavanaugh (born probably in
1804 in County Mayo) married in 1831 in Alabama and then ended up in Louisiana. His
brother Patrick was with him. When I went back to Shrtagle (County Mayo) in 1977 I met a
family who claimed to be descended from John and Patrick's brother Martin, who
supposedly came with them to the US but then returned to Ireland. The family in Ireland
who we visited also included a sister named Bridgett. Of course all of these are standard
Irish names, but the geography and the similarity of the names makes me wonder.
Oh, by the way, we've lost touch with the Patrick side of the family, but family
stories say he "went North" and I keep thinking Pennsylvania has about the
largest collection of Cavanaughs I have found from that time period.
So if you do have any information that dovetails with this I'd love to have it.
I'd also like to know what DNA test was able to pinpoint County Mayo.
Cordially,
Michael Cavanaugh
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
In a message dated 3/3/2008 2:08:55 A.M. Central Standard Time, georgiac(a)cccomm.net
writes:
John Cavanaugh b ca 1821 Ireland d ca 1879 Scranton, PA, m Bridget Unknown ca 1848.
She was b ca 1827 Ireland. Our DNA test (posted on Family Tree DNA) points to this family
coming from Co. Mayo. They were in Scranton by 1850. Children: Bridget, Michael, Martin,
Mary, Sarah, John, and Patrick. The names Peter and Thomas are also prevalent in the next
generations in this family. I have some census information (PA) that I can share if anyone
thinks they are related.
Georgia Cavanaugh
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