What's New?

January 2020

Greetings to all visitors to the "Harrigan That's Us!" blog, especially those who are visiting for the first time. This site was started about twenty years ago and was intended to provide information for Harrigans and others doing research on this surname. Over the years, my wife and I have retired, downsized, and moved. I no longer keep notes on every Harrigan I encounter (too big a task for a 75-year-old), but I am still interested in genealogy, family history and any other mention of our name. Just recently after a ten-year break, I decided to bring back some of the information that was provided on this site before. I won't try to connect various branches of our family tree, but some of you might. If you see your name in the index and can provide a bit of an update on your family, that would be great. Every Harrigan is an interesting one!
I'll add new names to the index, so keep checking back. If I'm missing someone , I'm willing to add names. Dates of birth and even places of birth might help. If you are a Facebook or Twitter user, you are more than welcome to visit my pages there.

Harrigan Coat of Arms (Burke's General Armory)


Harrigan Crest

A number of people have asked about the Joe King books. I have heard from Barbara and Jack O'Connell of Schull Books in Ballydehob, Co. Cork, Ireland. They have copies of the book "Ireland to North America". (This is old information, but you never know).  This book deals specifically with emigration from the Schull area of SW Cork. The families mentioned include the Harrigans, and indeed the front cover shows a photograph of the Harrigan Rocks, situated just off the coast. There is a photograph of Bing Crosby's mother, Catherine Harrigan Crosby, cutting the cake on her 90th birthday at Bing's house. The book sells at $10 plus postage, either by surface or airmail to anywhere worldwide. If you are interested in Irish military history, this is also a source to investigate. Contact the O'Connells at c/o Schull Books, Ballydehob, Co. Cork, Ireland. Tel/Fax (+353)28 37317 I think the best source for his other books will still be libraries and the ISBN numbers are included here.
Just a bit more information on the Joe King books. I have three of them-

The Irish Lumberman-Farmer (1982) (1)"The Irish Lumberman-Farmer" by Joseph A. King. Published in 1982 (254 pages). As far as I know this is out of print. The Library of Congress data: E184.I6K56 973'.049162
Catalogue Card No 82-6572
ISBN 0-9608500-0-7
This book contains a wealth of family history. It may be available in some libraries.

Ireland to North America (1994) (2)"Ireland to North America" by Joseph A. King. (124 pages) Published in 1994, privately. Was distributed in US by BookWorld Services, Inc. Sarasota, FL34243, and by Irish Books and Media, Minneapolis, MN 55404-2135. Paperback with picture of Harrigan's Rocks on the cover.
ISBN 0-9608500-8-2 (United States)
Library of Congress Catalog Card No: 94-77047

The Uncounted Irish (1990) (3)"The Uncounted Irish" by Margaret Fitzgerald and Joseph A. King. (377 pages) Published in 1990 by P.D.Meany Company Inc., Box 534, Port Credit, ON L5G 4M2
ISBN 0-88835-024-4.
Some advice from Fred Harrigan: for people who would like a copy (used) of Joe King's "The Irish Lumberman-Farmer", go to any of the used book locations on the Internet such as ABEBOOKS.com or Alibris.com. He has been able to get three copies so far. It just takes a little patience.
Good luck with your searches.

If you are especially interested in New Brunswick genealogy, please visit the NB GenWeb at New Brunswick Genealogy Links.

As this is a hobby for me, I am usually working when I find time. My wife and I took our first trip to Ireland in September 2002 (See travel journal on this blog). I do appreciate the many contacts I receive via e-mail regarding the site. And it is most gratifying to hear that researchers have been helped.
I wish you all the best. Drop back to the site from time to time and keep in touch.
Wayne Harrigan

My Harrigan Background

My Harrigan Ancestors
It is likely that our earliest known ancestors were John and Ellen Horgan who were married in the 1770's. Margaret Harrigan Kendall said the "first Harrigan" was John of Skibbereen who was known as "Organ O'Brien" because he played the organ so beautifully in the church at Skibbereen, fifteen miles east of the village of Schull in southwest Ireland.


Village of Schull

We know that John and Ellen had at least five children: Dennis, Ellen, Ann, Cornelius, and very likely John. These children emigrated from County Cork and eventually settled in the village of Williamstown,New Brunswick. Cornelius was the earliest of my line to enter New Brunswick. We have a copy of his marriage record for June 14, 1830,when he married Elizabeth Sloan. They were both from Hampton Parish in Kings County . Apparently Cornelius and Elizabeth moved to
Williamstown because they raised nine children in the Miramichi area.
Cornelius died around the 1850's and is buried in St. Patrick's Cemetery, Nelson. His son John (1837-1908) married Catherine Fitzpatrick and they raised a family of eight in Chelmsford, New Brunswick. Their eldest son was William John (1874-1932), my grandfather. William married Amanda McKinley and had ten children,also raised at Chelmsford. Their fifth child was Frederick George (1913-1952). Fred moved to the north shore of New Brunswick. He married Annie Gracie MacDonald and had two sons. I am the elder.

First Visit to Ireland (September 2002)

September 8 - 22, 2002
(At left)
Barb and Wayne Harrigan with the Dunbrody at New Ross.


Sunday, September 8
After last minute calls and e-mails to everyone, Barb and I were packed and ready to leave by 3. We had a smooth flight by Air Canada to Toronto where we met our tour leader along with the rest of our tour group (Craig Travel). The overnight flight to Heathrow in London was about 6 and a half hours.

Monday, September 9
We had to change terminals in London and catch the British Midland flight to Dublin. Although we left Heathrow in pouring rain, as we descended toward the Dublin Airport, the sun peeked out and the first view of the green fields of Ireland was a delight. Our luggage was held up in London and arrived several hours later. We met our driver/guide for the tour and he drove us by bus to the Burlington Hotel where we stayed the next two nights. After our welcome dinner, we met briefly to introduce the other members of the tour, and then we were all more than ready to head to our rooms and get some sleep.

Tuesday, September 10
After a summer that was mostly rainy, Dublin provided us with a beautiful sunny day for our city tour. Our guide, Helen, had a wealth of Dublin history and trivia, and a memorable delivery. We drove first around the Georgian part of the city, reminiscent of Bath and Edinburgh. We stopped at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, arrived just as matins was finishing. Students at the choir school sing matins and evensong daily. Jonathan Swift (“Gulliver’s Travels”) was dean for thirty years and is buried here. Our next stop was at Trinity College, the largest in Ireland. We visited the Old Library to view the Book of Kells, one of the oldest manuscripts in the world. On our own for the afternoon, Barb and I got sandwiches at Marks and Spencers and took them to St. Stephen’s Green to have them. Today the park was filled with people enjoying the sun (photo below). With help from the receptionist at Canada House, we found the National Gallery. Tonight we enjoyed Irish cabaret entertainment right at the hotel- music, comedy and dancing



Wednesday, September 11
Our bus trip started today with a few minutes silence to mark the anniversary of the events of last year in the U.S. We drove south through the Wicklow Mountains. Our first stop was at Glendalough, the ruins of a 6th century monastery. Next we went to Avoca, the village where the series “Ballykissangel” was filmed, and where now tours are given of the handweavers’ centre. Our final stop today was at New Ross where we toured a replica of the barque Dunbrody, a ship originally built in Quebec to carry victims of the Irish famine to the new world. It was about a half hour from there to the city of Waterford.

Thursday, September 12
Today we took a circular path out of Waterford, beautiful scenery, a mixture of mountains and valleys. Our first stop today was at Ballyrafter where we enjoyed a demonstration of the Irish sport horses and what they do in competitions. We walked afterwards to a nearby inn. There is a lot of wild rhododendra and fuchsia growing on the sides of the roads, heather and gorse still in bloom on the hills. We continued across the Knockmealdown Mountains to Cashel where we had our lunch stop. We drove through the farms of Tipperary to Kilkenny where we had a tour of the castle there.


Friday, September 13
Our first stop this morning was at the Waterford Crystal centre. We had a guided tour where we could follow the process of creating these treasures. It was a pleasant drive this morning through Dungarvon, Youghall, Cork and we arrived at Blarney around 12:30. We went to the castle first and I got to kiss the Blarney Stone (see photo at right)- there’ll be no shutting me up now! We had lunch at the Blarney Woolen Mills and continued on to Killarney where we’ll be the next three nights. I found an internet café and sent off some messages. Tonight I had a call from Mary Lucey, a Harrigan descendant and distant cousin, who lives in Ratooragh near Schull.

Saturday, September 14
Today we left our tour group and spent most of the day on our own. Arrangements had been made before we left Canada. We were finished breakfast and ready to leave when our guide/driver arrived around 8. We had a beautiful morning to drive through the Caha Pass (the tunnel road)- high mountains and green valleys. Our first stop was in Bantry. Next we went to Skibbereen where legend has it that the original Harrigan, John known as “Organ O’Brien” played the organ at church. On to Ballydehob and then to Schull. We called Mary from Schull on the car phone and she gave us directions to her farm.
With a little difficulty we did arrive at the 100-year-old farmhouse of the Luceys, Mary and her brother Con. (Wayne and Mary Lucey pictured
at right)


They were great hosts and served drinks and then lunch. After lunch we all piled into the minivan and headed out.









First we drove to a hill where we could view the Harrigan Rocks (pictured below-- no longer are we able to get right down to the shore. We had a clear view and got some pictures. We stopped at a church in Toormore to view a “Horrigan” tombstone which would be a relative. Most of the people in Ireland were named Horgan, Hourigan, or Horrigan. (The Harrigan name is not familiar as an Irish name to the people there. It is thought that anyone still in Ireland with our name came back from away. In the phone books I found a handful of Harrigans in Dublin, Waterford, and Killarney, and about two dozen in Galway). We continued through Goleen and stopped at Mizen Head, the last bit of Irish soil most immigrants would have seen as they sailed to the new world (photo at right).


The day exceeded my expectations in every way. We were back at our hotel around 5, had gone about 250 miles during the day. Tonight we drove to Tralee to see Siamsa Tira, a cultural concert of song and dance in gaelic, very high energy and interesting to watch.

Sunday, September 15
Our first stop was at a peat bog village (Kerry Bog Village Museum) where we could see the recreated buildings and view the ponies. Part of our trip around the Ring of Kerry was foggy, but the fog lifted and we had excellent views in the afternoon. We stopped at Waterville, a seaside village where Charlie Chaplin used to holiday, and where there is a monument to him. Our lunch stop was at Sneem- most of our lunches consisted of soups and Irish soda bread.



We saw the lakes of Killarney (at right) from impressive viewing sites. Tonight a number of us walked to a pub, where we enjoyed music and craic.







Monday, September 16
We headed north from Killarney toward Galway. We learned today that some people on our tour are experiencing symptoms of a stomach/bowel bug. Our first stop today was at Adare, an interesting village of thatched cottages and gardens. Our lunch stop was at Dunratty Castle; we had crossed the Shannon River at Limerick. There is a folk park at the castle which was interesting to see. This afternoon we stopped at the Cliffs of Moher (photo above) which we viewed under dramatic conditions. We also enjoyed the drive through the Burren, an eerie landscape of limestone rock.

Tuesday, September 17
The travelling bug has visited us- Barb was up most of the night. We decided (along with a number of others) to remain at the hotel for the day instead of trying to join the regular tour. We hear the bug is spreading through the country- several Killarney hotels were affected.

Wednesday, September 18
We decided today to join four other couples and go by minibus from Galway to Buncrana- it would be a more direct route. The drive was lovely, very scenic. We passed the little church where W. B. Yeats is buried and had our lunch stop at the Yeats Tavern in Drumcliff. We passed by Sligo and Donegal and headed up the Inishowen Peninsula. We were met by health officials who gave us a little talk. The hotel here is wonderfully situated, right on the water of the Lough Swilly.

Thursday, September 19
We were a little late leaving Buncrana because our driver was also sick during the night. I went for a long walk along the beach there. Around 11 we left for Derry/Londonderry. Our city guide showed us much of the place where several decades back bombing and riots occurred. We left the bus for a walking tour of the city centre. We finished at the Tower Museum which gives a great overview of the history of Derry. The drive to Belfast was interesting and we reached our hotel by dinner time.

Friday, September 20
Today was sunny and bright, a great day to tour. Barb is feeling much better and was able to enjoy the day. We headed toward the Antrim Coast. Viewed first the ruins of Dunluce Castle clinging to the cliffs overlooking the sea. Our first stop was at Bushmill’s, the oldest licensed whiskey distillery. We had a guided tour and video and then had some to test (hot toddies). From there we drove the mile to the Giant’s Causeway, a world heritage site (photo below). We continued along the coast to admire the Glens of Antrim. Had a comfort stop at Carnlough, a little harbour town. It was clear enough we could see Scotland across the water.


Saturday, September 21
Today we headed to Armagh, the ecclesiastical capital of Northern Ireland. We went first to St. Patrick’s Trian, a centre which explains the history of the area. We saw a Lilliputian display- Swift has a connection with Armagh. There was just enough time after lunch for Barb and me to find an internet place and receive and send messages. Lots of excitement in Armagh as the all-Ireland football final takes place tomorrow and Armagh is playing Kerry (Armagh won!). We picked up our city guide for Belfast, and had an interesting tour of the city. Made stops at City Hall, Queens University.

Sunday, September 22
We headed south from Belfast this morning under sunny skies to Downpatrick, the site where St. Patrick’s grave is located. We attended the morning service at 11:30. It was a familiar Church of Ireland prayer book service. Our last stop was at the Bruna Boinne Visitors’ Centre, an important archaeological site in the Boyne Valley. We enjoyed our farewell dinner at our hotel in the Boyne Valley.

Monday, September 23
We headed to the Dublin Airport this morning. Our first flight was uneventful. In London, we sat for two and a half hours waiting for our flight to leave, then had a 7-hour flight to Toronto. We missed our connecting flight to Moncton so we stayed overnight near the airport. We arrived home around 11 a.m. on September 24.

Harrigan Family Index A - J

The Harrigan Family Index
This is the most important page on this web site. Below is an index of all individuals of whom I am aware. If you are a Harrigan, born or adopted with this surname, you should be on this list. Browse through this list to see which Harrigans are included. Help me by adding to this list. Extra information will not be posted on the web without permission. At one time I had some information on each of these entries.  However, I have retired, downsized, and moved, so I no longer have much of that information. However, maybe you do, and you would be willing to share it with others who are doing family research. As the list increases, I will try to make it more efficient. However, this page will always be under construction and I will try to update the information on a regular basis. Scroll down to view the whole index.

HARRIGAN FAMILY INDEX

The following names are listed in the Harrigan Family Index of all people born (or adopted) with the surname HARRIGAN. For more information, contact
Wayne Harrigan
304 - 40 Weldon St.
Moncton, New Brunswick
CANADA E1C 5V8
(Tel. 506-386-2187)
e-mail: wbharrig@nb.sympatico.ca or harriganbarleycove@gmail.com
Date in brackets is birth date where available. I'd like to add death dates if possible. It might also help to have birth place in the index. Repeated names are separate entries. If you would like your name removed, just let me know.
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Abbie (1888)
Abigail Joi (1980)
Abner Sinclair (1868)
Abraham
Ada Maude (1885)
Adalaide
Adelaide (1919)
Adele Ann (1967)
Adrian John (1965)
Aedan Christopher (2006)
Agnes (1873)
Agnes
Agnes
Agnes
Agnes
Agnes
Agnes E. (1905)
Agnes J. (1869)
Agnes Margeret (Maggie) (1866)
Agnes Marion (1923)
Aidan
Alan Patrick (1988)
Alba
Albert (1868)
Albert (1897)
Albert (1929)
Albert
Albert Clarence (1908)
Albert Eyselee (1895)
Albert Reginald Tenant (1893)
Aletia Louise (1896)
Alex (1986)
Alex
Alexander (1849)
Alexander (1869)
Alexander (1886)
Alexander
Alexander Dow (1906)
Alexandra Jade (1994)
Alfred (1896)
Alfred
Alfred Reed (1892)
Alice (1866)
Alice (1882)
Alice
Alice Armintha
Alice E. (1885)
Alice G.
Alisa
Alix Patricia
Aliza Ann (1992)
Allen (1989)
Allen Edward (1947)
Allison Leigh (1985)
Alvina A. (1878)
Amanda (1980)
Amanda Brooke (1978)
Amanda Catherine (1998)
Amanda Jessica (1993)
Ambrose (1890)
Amelia Ann (1969)
Amelia Ann (1997)
Amy (1881)
Amy Elizabeth (1975)
Amy Lucile (1906)
Amy Nicole (1997)
Amye (c1992)
An Sharn (1954)
Anastasia Jean (1997)
Andrew (1855)
Andrew (1858)
Andrew
Andrew
Andrew
Andrew
Andrew G. (1920)
Andrew James (1978)
Andrew Joseph (1989)
Andrew William (1973)
Angela
Angela L. (1964)
Angelo (1896)
Angus (1851)
Ann (c1792)
Ann (c1811)
Ann (c1836)
Ann (c1848)
Ann (c1861)
Ann (1863)
Ann
Ann Louise (c1910)
Ann Marie (1952)
Ann Marie (1968)
Anna (1878)
Anna (1881)
Anna (1897)
Anna (1912)
Anna
Anna Dorothy (1903)
Anna E. (1899)
Anna Elizabeth (1881)
Anna L. (1857)
Anna Mae
Anna Theresa (1917)
Anna-Marie Cecile (1996)
Anne (1848)
Anne (1875)
Anne (1876)
Anne
Anne
Anne
Anne Egan
Anne S. (Gertrude)
Annette (1884)
Annie (1863)
Annie
Annie
Anthony (Tony) Clyde
Anthony Hart I (1881)
Anthony Hart II (1925)
Anthony Hart III (1951)
Anthony Oliver (1943)
Antoinette Lakilah
April
Archibald (1861)
Archibald (1873)
Archibald (1882)
Archie
Arlington
Arne
Arthur
Arthur
Arthur
Arthur C.
Arthur C. Gordon (1927)
Arthur E. (1909)
Arthur James (c1887)
Arthur James (1955)
Arthur L. (1920)
Arthur Nolan
Arthur Seeton (1888)
Arthur T. "Tom"
Arthur Vance "Jerry" (1901)
Arthur W. (1944)
Arthur Washington I
Arthur Washington II (1919)
Arthur Washington III
Ashleigh Eloise Jane (2003)
Atlin Noraldo
Audrey Marie (2007)
Aylwin (1923)

Barbara Jean (1928)
Barbara Mae
Barry (1954)
Barry J.
Barry Timothy (1960)
Bartley (1871)
Basil James (1929)
Beatrice (1871)
Beatrice Alice (1916)
Beatrice Leona (1921)
Ben
Benita (1914)
Benjamin
Benjamin Apter (1990)
Bernadette (1892)
Bernadette (1964)
Bernard
Bernard
Bernard (1964)
Bernard Anthony (1899)
Bernard M.
Bernard M.
Bernard M.
Bernice (1918)
Bernice (1928)
Bernice
Bernice Iva (1912)
Bertha (1892)
Bessie Winoby (1917)
Beulah
Bevington
Billie Jo
Blake (1991)
Bob Keith (1922)
Bonnie (c1910)
Bonnie Jean
Brad E.
Brad John (1984)
Brady S. (1961)
Brandi Lee (1980)
Brendan (1983)
Brendan (1994)
Brendan
Brendan Joseph (2000)
Brendan Patrick (1988)
Brent Adam (1985)
Brett (1996)
Brett Jason (1979)
Brian (1949)
Brian (1965)
Brian (1969)
Brian
Brian Allen (1971)
Brian Christopher (1973)
Brian Joseph (1952)
Brian Joseph
Brian Peter (1953)
Brian Sean (1969)
Brian Walter (1954)
Briana Marie (1992)
Bridget (c1840)
Bridget (1848)
Bridget (1865)
Bridget (1873)
Bridget
Bridget
Brion (1967)
Brittany Marie
Brooke
Bruce A.
Bruce M.
Bruce Morrison (1915)

Caicee Patricia (1998)
Caileigh Elyse (2005)
Caitlin (c1984)
Caitlin (1997)
Caitlin (Caty) Jean (1986)
Caitlyn Elizabeth (2005)
Calvin
Cameron David (1976)
Carl
Carl G. (1884)
Carlton G.
Carol
Carol Ann
Casey Daniel (1984)
Casey Therese
Cassandra
Cassandra Ann (1999)
Catherine (c1816)
Catherine (1826)
Catherine (c1832)
Catherine (c1842)
Catherine (c1856)
Catherine (1881)
Catherine (1883)
Catherine-Sister Mary Gerald (1888)
Catherine
Catherine
Catherine A. (1861)
Catherine A.
Catherine Anne (Annie) (1968)
Catherine Gail
Catherine Helen (1873)
Catherine Isabel (1872)
Cathleen
Cathy
Cathy
Ceara Brienn (1981)
Cecil
Cecil C (1948)
Cecil Lebaron (1900)
Cecilia Ann (1955)
Cecilia Winifred
Celeste Marie (1968)
Ceri Elizabeth Angela (2005)
Chandra Crane (1931)
Chantal
Chardon
Charles (1864)
Charles (1883)
Charles (1892)
Charles
Charles
Charles
Charles Andrew (1919)
Charles Angus (1898)
Charles Daniel (1929)
Charles Earl (1897)
Charles Edgar (1908)
Charles Edward (1889)
Charles Frederick (1843)
Charles Henry
Charles Herbert (1869)
Charles James Hubert (1924)
Charles Joseph (1919)
Charles Leonard (1950)
Charles Michael
Charles Michael Jr. (1931)
Charles Michael III (1966)
Charles Morris
Charles Patrick
Charles T. (1957)
Charles T.
Charles Thomas (1932)
Charles Wandell (1898)
Charles Wandell
Charlotte Isabella (1879)
Cheryl Lynne
Chester (1922)
Christina
Christina Maria
Christine
Christine Marie (1982)
Christine Mary (1961)
Christine Michelle (1981)
Christine Susan (1988)
Christophe
Christopher (1962)
Christopher (1991)
Christopher Gordon James (1977)
Christopher J. (1971)
Christopher James (1962)
Christopher Kerry (1984)
Christopher Kevin (c1958)
Christopher M.
Christopher Mark (1961)
Christopher Richard (1968)
Christopher Roderick
Christopher Thomas (1975)
Chrystal Ann (1953)
Cian Jacob (1995)
Cindy Lee (1963)
Claire
Clara (1906)
Clare (1956)
Clarence Ariel
Clarence James (1953)
Clarence Sylvestor (1920)
Clarence Wilfred (1894)
Clement Augustus (1899)
Clifford T. (1928)
Clyde
Coleen (1964)
Colin
Colleen (1942)
Colleen (1969)
Colleen
Colleen
Colleen
Colleen
Colleen Marie (1990)
Collin Robert (1998)
Connell
Conner William (1999)
Connor (1996)
Connor
Connor Patrick
Conor P. (1997)
Constance Lorraine (1906)
Cora Agnes (1880)
Cornelious
Cornelius (c1823)
Cornelius (1842)
Cornelius
Cornelius
Cornelius
Cornelius Eyselee (1900)
Cornelius Laurence (1871)
Cornelius Timothy (1929)
Coyd L.(1902)
Craig (c1950)
Cynthia
Cynthia Jean
Cynthia Rejeanne (2002)
Cynthia Rose (1957)
Cyril C.

Daisy
Daisy (c1914)
Daisy Gladys (1913)
Dale John (1949)
Damian
Damien
Dan (c1834)
Dan (1878)
Daniel (c1838)
Daniel (1834)
Daniel (1841)
Daniel (1846)
Daniel (1868)
Daniel (1871)
Daniel (1873)
Daniel (c1875)
Daniel (1876)
Daniel (1880)
Daniel (1881)
Daniel (1886)
Daniel (1917)
Daniel (1944)
Daniel
Daniel
Daniel
Daniel
Daniel
Daniel
Daniel Benjamin (1917)
Daniel Edward
Daniel Edward (Brud)
Daniel F. Jr. (c1905)
Daniel Francis (1886)
Daniel George
Daniel Henry
Daniel J. (1857)
Daniel J. (1881)
Daniel J. (1937)
Daniel J.
Daniel James (1867)
Daniel James (1878)
Daniel James (1985)
Daniel Joseph
Daniel M.
Daniel Murphy (1991)
Daniel P. (1954)
Daniel Patrick (1875)
Daniel Patrick (1898)
Daniel Patrick
Daniel Rex (1954)
Daniel Robert
Daniel S.
Daniel Ward (1900)
Daniel William
Danielle (1999)
Darlene Lois (1944)
Darren (1985)
Darren Shaun (1975)
Daryl Joseph
Dashiell (1886)
David (1792)
David (1829)
David (c1869)
David (1896)
David (1984)
David (1988)
David
David
David
David C.
David Christopher (1968)
David E.
David Frederick (1947)
David J. (1867)
David J. (c1918)
David John (1956)
David John (1958)
David Lee
David L.
David Patrick
David Pershing (1918)
David Scott (1973)
David Thomas (1950)
David Xavier
(Tomata du Plenty)(1948)
Dawn
Dean Anthony
Debbie (1956)
Deborah (1966)
Deborah (1970)
Deborah (1963)
Deborah Ann (1953)
Deborah Ann
Deborah Lynn (1955)
Deborah Marie (1960)
Dellie
Dena Mary (1966)
Denis (c1823)
Denis Arthur James (1952)
Denis Gerald (1961)
Dennis (c1781)
Dennis (c1814)
Dennis (1832)
Dennis (c1846)
Dennis (c1859)
Dennis (1864)
Dennis (1882)
Dennis
Dennis
Dennis
Dennis
Dennis
Dennis Edward (1949)
Dennis F. (1953)
Dennis Francis (c1870)
Dennis J.
Dennis J.
Dennis James (1951)
Dennis P. (1957)
Derrick (c1984)
Devin (1991)
Devin Thomas (1989)
Devon (1986)
Diandra Nicole (1988)
Diane (1947)
Diane
Diane Lynn (1987)
Diane Marie (1950)
Dianne (1958)
Dion
Donald Bruce (1916)
Donald Edward (1919)
Donald J.
Donna (1948)
Donna Marie (1962)
Donna R. (1940)
Doris
Doris
Doris
Doris
Doris (1918)
Dorothy C.
Dorothy Cecilia (1910)
Douglas G.
Doyle (1952)
Drew Derick (1998)
Dwayne R.
Dwight
Dwight James

Eagan M. (1867)
Eamonn (c1988)
Earl
Earl Joseph (1912)
Eautha Emily (1961)
Edith
Edith
Edmond M. (1890)
Edmond M. (1964)
Edmond P. (1926)
Edmund (1852)
Edmund
Edmund
Edward (1801)
Edward (1804)
Edward (c1815)
Edward (c1862)
Edward (1870)
Edward (1878)
Edward (1886)
Edward (1897)
Edward (1914)
Edward (c1916)
Edward (1921)
Edward
Edward
Edward
Edward
Edward
Edward
Edward C. (1892)
Edward Cornelius
Edward D. (1915)
Edward Donald (1948)
Edward Green (1845)
Edward H.
Edward H.
Edward Jerimiah (1895)
Edward Joseph (1894)
Edward Richmond (1920)
Edward Russell (1958)
Edward Teague (c1771)
Edward Willard (1912)
Edwin Clyde
Edwin Noble
Edwin Thomas (1911)
Eileen (1918)
Eileen Gay (1957)
Eileen Marie (1970)
Eileen Patricia (1983)
Elaine
Elaine
Eleanor (c1844)
Eleanor
Eleanor
Eleanor Gertrude
Eleanor Grace (2005)
Eleanor Jane (1892)
Elenora Irene (1885)
Eli Apter (1987)
Eliza (1853)
Eliza Jane
Elizabeth (c1831)
Elizabeth (c1851)
Elizabeth (1866)
Elizabeth (c1867)
Elizabeth (1878)
Elizabeth (1881)
Elizabeth (c1930)
Elizabeth
Elizabeth A. (1922)
Elizabeth Anne (1966)
Elizabeth Claire
Elizabeth Clara (1989)
Elizabeth J. (1865)
Ella (1879)
Ella Danielle (2000)
Ella Lorraine
Ella May (1888)
Ellen (1800)
Ellen (c1809)
Ellen (c1834)
Ellen (c1862)
Ellen (1876)
Ellen
Ellen Elizabeth (1956)
Ellen Teresa (Nellie) (1867)
Ellena (Helen) Nora (1858)
Elliot McPherson (1956)
Elliott (1871)
Elsie (1922)
Elvis (Jughead)
Emilie Jane (2003)
Emily (1993)
Emily
Emily
Emma (1885)
Emma Elizabeth (1987)
Emma Jane
Emmet J. (1999)
Emmett Louis (1879)
Emmett Louis Jr.
Enoch Shedrack (1915)
Eoghan James (2002)
Eric (1912)
Eric (1991)
Eric
Eric Dwayne (1970)
Erin Katherine (1980)
Erin Maree (1982)
Erlyn (1905)
Ernest Edward (1917)
Ernest John (1922)
Ernest Roy (1887)
Ernest William (1942)
Ernie
Errol T. F.
Errol Thornton (1913)
Ethel (1912)
Ethel
Ethel Elizabeth (1894)
Eugene (1945)
Eugene J. (1958)
Eugene John
Eunice
Eunice
Eunice Kathryn (Kay) (1934)
Evan
Evelyn
Evelyn Gertrude (1929)
Evelyn P. (c1927)
Everett Raymond

Ferdinand Leo (1885)
Fiona J. (1995)
Florence (1899)
Florence E. (1904)
Florence Marie-Louise (1899)
Flossie
Frances
Frances
Frances Louise (1956)
Frances Marie (1932)
Frances Winnifred (1906)
Francis (1893)
Francis (1899)
Francis (1912)
Francis (1926)
Francis Albert (1876)
Francis Archibald (1873)
Francis Arnold (1907)
Francis David
Francis Ignacious (1919)
Francis J. (1894)
Francis J.
Francis Jeremiah (1886)
Francis John Martin (1954)
Francis Joseph (1901)
Francis Joseph (1931)
Francis Joseph (1938)
Francis Peter (1893)
Francis T.
Francis X.
Francis Verne
Frank Eyselee (1893)
Frank Ernest (1882)
Frank J.
Frank Joseph (1973)
Frank P.
Frank R.
Frank Thomas (1889)
Frederic William
Frederick (1814)
Frederick (1829)
Frederick
Frederick
Frederick
Frederick Eyselee (1902)
Frederick George (1913)
Frederick Hilton
Frederick J.
Frederick James (1926)
Frederick Joseph I
Frederick Joseph II
Frederick Joseph III
Frederick Joseph IV (2000)
Frederick Osborne (1948)
Frederick Wayne (1944)
Fredrick Charles (1891)

G. Leo
Gabrielle Elizabeth (2000)
Gail Anne (1943)
Gail Barbara
Gail Irene
Gail Lee (1951)
Galvin (1991)
Garesa
Garnet Marie
Gary (1950)
Gary Allan (1956)
Gary James (1963)
Gary James (1972)
Gary Mark (1956)
Gene M. (1987)
Genevieve (1893)
Genevieve Marie (1950)
George (c1848)
George (1874)
George (1900)
George (1906)
George (1912)
George
George
George
George
George
George
George Anthony
George Edward
George Eyselee (1907)
George Joseph (1909)
George Morwood (1890)
George Robert (1879)
George Wilfred (1928)
Georgina (1872)
Gerald (1900)
Gerald (1907)
Gerald (c1923)
Gerald (c1943)
Gerald
Gerald Alexander (1924)
Gerald Ambrose (1921)
Gerald L. (1948)
Geraldine (1930)
Geraldine Marie Therese
Gerard
Gertie Anne (1909)
Gertrude (1894)
Gertrude (1906)
Gertrude Mary (1903)
Gilbert (1941)
Gilbert Craig (1971)
Gilbert Frederic (1941)
Gladys
Glen Patrick (1948)
Glenn Marlowe (1955)
Gordon
Gordon Phippen
Gordon Richmond (1950)
Grace (Nedda) (c1900)
Grace A.
Grace C. (1998)
Grace Catharine (1893)
Gracey (1855)
Grant Alexander (1992)
Grant Thomas (1982)
Gregory
Gregory Michael (1948)
Gregory Michael (1962)
Gwendolyn Elizabeth (1915)
Gwendolyn Maria (1933)

Hailey (1994)
Halie Marie (1994)
Hamlet
Hanna (c1847)
Hannah (1872)
Hanora (1878)
Hanora Ann (c1799)
Harold Francis (1927)
Harriet
Harris
Harris
Harry Hames
Harvey (c1863)
Harvey Hugh (1925)
Hattie (1880)
Hawley (1985)
Hayden Michael (1963)
Hayden Noah (2000)
Hazel C (1893)
Heather Ruth(1966)
Heber (1871)
Heike Jacob (1995)
Helen
Helen
Helen (1901)
Helen (c1914)
Helen (1919)
Helen Marie
Helena (1899)
Helena (1908)
Helena (Ellen) (1843)
Helena Marie (1915)
Henry (c1869)
Henry Charles (1929)
Henry E. (1863)
Henry J. (1869)
Henry Matthew (1891)
Henry Robert (1999)
Herbert Clifford (1892)
Herbert J. (1897)
Herbert Leo (1897)
Herman Reed (1884)
Herrick Harold
Hilda Louise (1896)
Homer Virgil (1891)
Honora
Honora (c1848)
Howard Carson (1914)
Howard William (1897)
Hubert (1925)
Hugh (1856)
Hugh (1879)
Hugh (1880)
Hugh
Hugh
Hugh Clyde (1888)
Hugh John (1879)
Hugh Martin (1884)
Hugh Murphy (1887)

Ida (1922)
Ilka (1988)
Ina
Irene
Irene
Irene Alison (1890)
Irene Helen (1907)
Irma May (1918)
Irv
Isaac (1866)
Isabel Madeline (1912)
Ivan (1927)

J. Edward (1800s)
J. Mark (1962)
Jack
Jack
Jacqueline Frances (1948)
Jacqueline Rose (1993)
James (c1783)
James (1806)
James (c1806)
James (c1810)
James (c1832)
James (c1838)
James (c1839)
James (c1841)
James (1843)
James (c1845)
James (c1852)
James (c1855)
James (1858)
James (1859)
James (c1864)
James (1880)
James (1884)
James (1892)
James (1914)
James (1920)
James (c1922)
James (1937)
James (1938)
James (1947)
James (1992)
James
James
James
James
James
James
James
James
James
James
James A. (1874)
James Albert (1956)
James Allen
James Arnoll
James Arthur (c1954)
James Arthur
James B. (1985)
James Benedick (1899)
James Charles (1956)
James Christopher (1936)
James Daniel (1927)
James David (1966)
James Dennis
James Derek (1993)
James E.
James Edmond (1908)
James Edward (1843)
James Edward Jr. (1912)
James Emmett (1961)
James Eyselee (1898)
James Eyselee Jr. (1931)
James F. (1878)
James F. (1940)
James F. (1947)
James Francis (1942)
James Francis
James Frederick (1928)
James Frederick (1961)
James G. (1941)
James Hugh Gerard (1957)
James J. (1877)
James J. (1883)
James J.
James J.
James J.
James Joseph (1877)
James Joseph (1988)
James Langen (1945)
James Michael (1945)
James P.
James R.
James Randall (1953)
James Ray (1954)
James T. (1902)
James Timothy (1962)
Jamie (1979)
Jamie
Jane (c1856)
Jane
Jane
Jane Ann (1947)
Jane D. (1958)
Jane Elizabeth (1966)
Jane Marie Anne (1961)
Jane Maureen (1934)
Jane T. (c1842)
Janet (1936)
Janet Colleen
Janine (1939)
Janis Carol
Jason Arthur
Jason Scott (1961)
Jasper (1990)
Jean
Jean Barclay Bowen
Jeanette (c1859)
Jeanmarie
Jeanna
Jeffery
Jeffery Jude (1960)
Jeffrey
Jeffrey Robert (1957)
Jennifer
Jennifer Ann (1971)
Jennifer Ann (1984)
Jennifer Elizabeth (1996)
Jennifer Lee Mary (1976)
Jennifer M. (1973)
Jerald Richard (1955)
Jeremiah (c1807)
Jeremiah (c1811)
Jeremiah (c1825)
Jeremiah (c1827)
Jeremiah (c1838)
Jeremiah (1859)
Jeremiah (1869)
Jeremiah C. (c1827)
Jeremiah Jerome (1900)
Jeremiah Michael
Jeremy William (1982)
Jerimiah (1859)
Jerry
Jerry D.
Jerry Francis (1938)
Jerry Herbert (1941)
Jerry James
Jesse (1995)
Jessica
Jessica Christine (1985)
Jessica Marie (1991)
Jessie Mae
Jill Marie (1974)
Jim
Joan (c1930)
Joan (1936)
Joan Margaret (1952)
Joanna Grace (1810)
Joanne Elizabeth (1942)
Joanne Elizabeth (1951)
Jocelyn Rae (1950)
Jodie Leigh (1971)
Joey Gregory (1982)
Johanna (1838)
Johanna (1866)
Johanna (1867)
Johanna
Johanne Marie (1963)
John (c1796)
John (c1800)
John (c1801)
John (c1804)
John (c1811)
John (c1813)
John (c1816)
John (c1820)
John (1836)
John (c1837)
John (c1838)
John (c1840)
John (1843)
John (1843)
John (c1845)
John (1846)
John (1850)
John (1852)
John (c1854)
John (c1856)
John (c1856)
John (1857)
John (c1857)
John (c1858)
John (1860)
John (c1860)
John (1861)
John (1869)
John (1870)
John (1870)
John (1876)
John (1879)
John (1882)
John (1902)
John (1922)
John (1963)
John
John
John
John
John
John
John
John
John
John
John
John
John
John
John
John A. (1911)
John Allen (1904)
John Angus (1933)
John C. (c1859)
John C.
John Charles (1967)
John D. (1895)
John Dennis I
John Dennis II
John E. (1854)
John E.
John Edward (1898)
John Edward (1926)
John Edward (1949)
John Edward (1990)
John Eugene (1897)
John F. (c1900)
John F. (1935)
John Francis (1868)
John Francis (1914)
John Frank
John Frederick (1925)
John H. (1863)
John H. (1909)
John H.
John H. III
John Hand
John Harold (1923)
John Henry (1917)
John Henry
John Henry I
John Henry II
John Herman (1919)
John J. (1854)
John J.
John J.
John J.
John J.
John Jamal Ariff (1993)
John Jay
John Joseph (1878)
John Joseph (1881)
John Joseph (1891)
John Joseph (c1897)
John Joseph (1903)
John Joseph (1903)
John Joseph (1906)
John Joseph (1954)
John Joseph II
John Joseph III
John Joseph IV
John Joseph Jr. (1927)
John Kevin (1959)
John Kevin (1959)
John L. (1924)
John L. (1999)
John L.
John M. (1908)
John M. (1951)
John Melvin (Jack) (1936)
John Michael (1919)
John Michael (1974)
John Miller (1850)
John P. (c1868)
John Patrick (1864)
John Patrick (2000)
John Patrick
John Reginald (1924)
John Samuel (1889)
John Shafer (1918)
John Stephens
John T. (1888)
John Thomas (1893)
John Thomas (1943)
John Thomas
John Thomas Jr. (1929)
John W. (1932)
John W. (1942)
John William (c1930)
Johnathan (1977)
Jon Lucien(1942)
Joseph (1855)
Joseph (1862)
Joseph (1919)
Joseph (1929)
Joseph (1931)
Joseph (1962)
Joseph
Joseph Dennis
Joseph E. (1908)
Joseph Edward (1868)
Joseph Edward (1881)
Joseph Edward (1917)
Joseph Edward (1926)
Joseph Edward (1947)
Joseph Edward III(1953)
Joseph F. (c1866)
Joseph John (1977)
Joseph M. (1902)
Joseph Michael (1947)
Joseph Michael (1981)
Joseph Nicholas (1888)
Joseph Noble (1883)
Joseph Patrick (1971)
Joseph Patrick (1996)
Joseph Thomas (1990)
Josephine
Joshua
Joshua Sean
Joshua Thomas (1999)
Josie (1868)
Judith Ann (1945)
Judy (c1944)
Julia
Julia Elizabeth (1884)
Julia May (1881)
Julian
Julie (1962)
Julie Ann (1966)
Julie Marie (1981)
June
Justin
Justin Eric (2001)
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Harrigan Family Index K - Z

Kacy Olivia (1979)
Kaelie (1986)
Kailey Brooke (2003)
Kaitlan Marie
Kaitlyn Patricia
Karen (1961)
Karen
Karen Ann
Karen Jay (1970)
Kari Lyn (1984)
Katherine (c1841)
Katherine (1956)
Katherine (1982)
Katherine Dulcinea (1983)
Katherine Margaret Mary (1896)
Kathleen (1903)
Kathleen (c1904)
Kathleen (1945)
Kathleen (1963)
Kathleen
Kathleen
Kathleen
Kathleen
Kathleen
Kathleen
Kathleen (Babe) (1929)
Kathleen Ann "Kate" (1931)
Kathleen Helen Jane (1927)
Kathleen Jane (1955)
Kathleen Jean (1968)
Kathleen Marie (1955)
Kathleen Marie
Kathleen Patricia
Kathryn
Kathryn Ann
Kathryn Elba (1978)
Katie Lynn
Kay
Keith Michael (1982)
Kelley Noreen
Kelly
Kelly
Kelly
Kelly
Kelly Ann (1973)
Kelly C (1985)
Kelly M.
Kelly Marie (1972)
Kelsey
Kelsey Ann (2003)
Ken
Ken
Ken
Kenneth
Kenneth
Kenneth Gilbert (1969)
Kenneth L. (1940)
Kenneth Romeo (1941)
Kenneth William James (1927)
Kervin
Kevin
Kevin
Kevin Ambrose
Kevin Christopher (1964)
Kevin Daniel (1977)
Kevin G. (1965)
Kevin Luke (1993)
Kevin Michael (1958)
Kevin Michael (1963)
Kevin Michael (1967)
Kevin Michael
Kevinna Tatjanna Jean (1996)
Kieran (1996)
Kim
Kimberly Lynn
Kimberly Sue (1958)
Kishon
Krista (1971)
Kristin
Kurt (1965)
Kyle
Kyle Ronald (1997)

Lana
Lanville Allonie (1967)
Laura Cavers (1887)
Lauren (c1986)
Lauren Anna (1978)
Laurence (1873)
Lawrence
Lawrence A.
Lawrence Colburn (1943)
Lawrence William (1946)
Lee (1956)
Lee Eric (1971)
Leedom Ellis (1894)
Leland Clyde
Leland Clyde Jr.
Leo
Leo
Leo Arnold (1926)
Leo Bartley (1901)
Leo Edward (1931)
Leonard
Leonard Joseph (1893)
Leonard Noel (1947)
Leslie (1899)
Liam (c1997)
Liam David (1999)
Lillian Elizabeth (1921)
Lillian Grace
Lily
Lima (1903)
Linda (1951)
Linda
Linda G. (1949)
Linda Ruth Florence (1952)
Linda Sue (1954)
Linda Therese (1957)
Lindsay Lee (1980)
Lindy (c1927)
Lindy (1978)
Lisa (1971)
Lisa Ann (1982)
Lisa Deutsch
Lisa M.
Lisa Marie (1966)
Lisa Marie
Llewellyn(Hardrock)Eyselee (1904)
Lois
Lois Ann (1935)
Lola Gertrude (1906)
Lolita
Loretta (1927)
Loretta
Loretta Mary (1905)
Lori
Lorna (1942)
Lorraine Fostina (1985)
Lorraine V. (1927)
Louis J. (1886)
Louise
Louise M.
Lucie
Lucy M. (1901)
Lyma
Lyman Charles (1927)
Lynnann (1964)
Lynne Anne (1957)
Lynne Ellen (1943)

Mabel E.
Madeline
Madeline
Madeline Rebecca "Maudie" (1904)
Madison Pearl (1998)
Maeve (c1999)
Magdalena Ilene
Maggie
Maggie Leah (1986)
Makayla
Malinda Catherine (1870)
Mallory Claire Boyle
Mallory Paige (1995)
Mamie
Marbeth Lee (1941)
Marc J.
Marcella Ann (1924)
Marcia Anne (1932)
Marcus John (1969)
Margaret (c1843)
Margaret (1863)
Margaret (1872)
Margaret (c1880)
Margaret (1893)
Margaret (1930)
Margaret (1954)
Margaret (1958)
Margaret
Margaret
Margaret
Margaret
Margaret
Margaret
Margaret
Margaret
Margaret Ann (1848)
Margaret Ann
Margaret Ann
Margaret B.
Margaret Byron (1951)
Margaret Catherine (1907)
Margaret Colleen
Margaret Elizabeth (1895)
Margaret Ellen
Margaret Ellen
Margaret Elizabeth (1908)
Margaret Genevieve (1901)
Margaret L.
Margaret Louise (Peggy) (1951)
Margaret Lucille (1956)
Margaret M.
Margaret Mary (Peggy) (1964)
Margaret (Mary) Ellen (c1874)
Margaret Nancy (1953)
Margaret Rose (1995)
Margaret Rose
Margaret Rose
Margaret Sophia (1998)
Margaret Theresa (1889)
Margaret Viola
Margariete (1921)
Margeret (c1865)
Margie
Marguerite Mary (1902)
Maria Elena (1942)
Marianne (1816)
Marie (1906)
Marie G. (1966)
Marietta (1851)
Marilyn (1935)
Marilyn June
Marion
Marion Annala (c1904)
Marion Jane (1916)
Marion Viola
Marjorie
Mark (1965)
Mark (1969)
Mark
Mark Andrew (1974)
Mark Daniel
Mark Gerard
Mark John(1975)
Mark Robert (1978)
Mark Shafer (1953)
Mark William (2000)
Marlene (1949)
Marsha Sue (1963)
Martha (1845)
Martha (c1856)
Martin (1881)
Martin (1926)
Martin (1967)
Martin
Martin F. (1880)
Martin Michael
Mary (1825)
Mary (c1832)
Mary (1848)
Mary (c1860)
Mary (c1863)
Mary (1863)
Mary (1866)
Mary (1875)
Mary (1882)
Mary (1895)
Mary (1904)
Mary (1925)
Mary (1938)
Mary (1960)
Mary
Mary
Mary
Mary
Mary
Mary
Mary
Mary
Mary
Mary Ada (1869)
Mary Agnes Margaret (1860)
Mary Alice (1951)
Mary Ann (1846)
Mary Ann (1869)
Mary Ann (1873)
Mary Ann (1875)
Mary Anna (1913)
Mary Anne
Mary Athyln (1909)
Mary Augusta (1875)
Mary (Mae) C. (1883)
Mary C. (1991)
Mary Catherine (1880)
Mary Colleen
Mary D. (1859)
Mary Dundas (1891)
Mary Edith (1879)
Mary Eileen (1918)
Mary Elizabeth (1862)
Mary Elizabeth (1867)
Mary Elizabeth (c1928)
Mary Ellen
Mary Elliott
Mary Glenn (1889)
Mary James
Mary Jane (c1830)
Mary Jane (c1870)
Mary Jane (1876)
Mary Jane (c1878)
Mary Jane (1953)
Mary Josephine (1921)
Mary Josephine Adelaide (1986)
Mary Katherine (1955)
Mary Kathern
Mary Kay (1962)
Mary Lavonne (1921)
Mary Lou (1952)
Mary Louise (1941)
Mary Lucille (1923)
Mary Margaret
Mary Margaret Cyrene
Mary Ravenel (1960)
Mary Regina (1865)
Mary Reid (1997)
Mary Theresa (1874)
Mary Theresa (1938)
Mary Veronica (1907)
Mary Worthington (1925)
Matthew (1963)
Matthew (1975)
Matthew
Matthew Charles (1999)
Matthew Mark (1976)
Matthew T. (1963)
Mathis ((2010)
Maud Eyselee (1894)
Maude Jane (1889)
Maura (1966)
Maura A. (1969)
Maura Catherine
Maureen (1954)
Maureen A. (1955)
Maureen Bertha (1955)
Maureen Elizabeth (1965)
Maureen Gerrard
Maureen Mary (1967)
Maurice Earl
Maurice Earl Jr.
Mavis
May
Mayme
Mayo (1907)
Megan Elizabeth
Megan Liane (2003)
Meghan
Melanie Joyce (1986)
Meredith Joy (1977)
Merle
Meryl (1954)
Michael (c1811)
Michael (c1820)
Michael (c1827)
Michael (c1836)
Micahel (1839)
Michael (1842)
Michael (1857)
Michael (c1858)
Michael (c1860)
Michael (1866)
Michael (c1870)
Michael (1873)
Michael (c1951)
Michael (1954)
Michael (1962)
Michael (1964)
Michael (1966)
Michael (1968)
Michael (1971)
Michael (1978)
Michael
Michael
Michael
Michael
Michael
Michael Brian (1940)
Michael Charles (c1864)
Michael Conners (1981)
Michael Daniel
Michael Dennis
Michael Duff (1987)
Michael Francis
Michael Gene (1954)
Michael George (1958)
Michael Howard (1960)
Michael J. (1975)
Michael James (1964)
Michael James (1969)
Michael James
Michael John (1946)
Michael Joseph (1952)
Michael Joseph (1969)
Michael Joseph
Michael Kenneth Shaun (1974)
Michael Lee
Michael Matthew
Michael P. (1954)
Michael Patrick (1955)
Michael Patrick (1971)
Michael Patrick
Michael Ray (1981)
Michael Richard (1938)
Michael Robert (1858)
Michael W. (1957)
Michael William (1948)
Michaela Marie (2000)
Michele (1979)
Michele Elizabeth (1973)
Michelle A. (1974)
Michelle Nicolle (1993)
Middleton (c1910)
Mikaely Eva (1977)
Mildred Evelyn (1923)
Molly
Molly Ann
Mona
Moses Dundas
Myles (1951)
Myrna

Nadine Webb (1927)
Nancy (1819)
Nancy (1878)
Nancy (1949)
Nancy
Nancy
Nancy Ann (1958)
Nancy Ann
Nancy L. (1961)
Nancy Stafford
Naomi Elizabeth (1984)
Nathan Sean (1972)
Nathaniel (1983)
Ned
Nedda (See Grace)
Neil (1837)
Neil (1950)
Neil
Neil
Neil
Neil Patrick
Neil Thomas (2003)
Nellie M (1891)
Nicholas (c1871)
Nicholas Paul (1969)
Nicole Lynn (1974)
Nicolle
Niel (c1806)
Noble
Noble (c1853)
Noel Gail (1939)
Nolan
Nora Catherine (1924)
Norbert Alfred (1934)
Noreen Elizabeth (1959)
Norman Harris (Patrick)
Norman P.

Oliva
Olivia
Opal Virginia(1936)
Orville (1926)

Pamela Jane (1960)
Pamela Sue (1960)
Pansy (c1925)
Patison
Patville
Patric (c1999)
Patricia (1930)
Patricia
Patricia
Patricia
Patricia
Patricia
Patricia Ann (1942)
Patricia Ann (1957)
Patricia Ann (1957)
Patricia Ann (1965)
Patricia Ann
Patricia Irene (1936)
Patricia Lee (1952)
Patricia Lee
Patricia Lynn
Patrick (1821)
Patrick (1825)
Patrick (1842)
Patrick (1854)
Patrick (1859)
Patrick (1870)
Patrick (1879)
Patrick (1955)
Patrick (1987)
Patrick
Patrick
Patrick
Patrick
Patrick
Patrick
Patrick
Patrick
Patrick B. (1852)
Patrick Coyle
Patrick David (1950)
Patrick F. (1961)
Patrick Fenton (1995)
Patrick J. (1877)
Patrick J. (1962)
Patrick James
Patrick John (c1830)
Patrick John
Patrick Joseph (1853)
Patrick Joseph (c1870)
Patrick Joseph (1892)
Patrick Joseph (1900)
Patrick Joseph (1933)
Patrick Joseph (PJ) (1963)
Patrick Joseph
Patrick Joseph
Patrick Joseph
Patrick Kevin (1955)
Patrick Michael (1996)
Patrick Sean (1985)
Patrick Simmons (1956)
Patrick Thomas (1942)
Patrick Thomas (1960)
Patrick Timothy
Patrick William
Paul (1903)
Paul (1973)
Paul
Paul
Paul
Paul Andrew (1961)
Paul Byron (1918)
Paul Edward (1939)
Paul Richard (1961)
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Some Famous Harrigans

Anne Harrigan, Music Director of the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra and the Lafayette Symphony Orchestra

Anthony Hart Harrigan II, editor and author



Bill Harrigan rugby referee

















Catherine Helen Harrigan, the mother of singer Bing
Bing Crosby



Claire Harrigan, Scottish artist







David Xavier Harrigan (Tomata du Plenty)

Edward Harrigan, American actor, writer, part of team, Harrigan and Hart. You may read more about Ned Harrigan in "The Merry Partners" by E. J. Kahn, and "Ned Harrigan: From Corlear's Hook to Herald Square" by Richard Moody

James Harrigan  Scottish artist

Lori Harrigan
Lori Harrigan American softball Olympic champion


John Harrigan, writer, director, actor, founder of Foolish People site








Michael Harrigan Professional Voice Over, Scenario Writer and Presenter


Nedda Harrigan Logan actress on stage and screen,wife of Joshua Logan

Paul Harrigan, Christian singer









Ryan Harrigan photos of his Soap Box derby racer and trying out for the USA Luge Olympic Luge team


Stephen Harrigan novelist


Steve Harrigan former CNN news correspondent now with FOX



Tahesia Harrigan, BVI track star










William Harrigan (on left)

Help me to add to this list.

Harrigan Geography

Harrigan GeographyWhere do Harrigans live at the beginning of the 21st century? With the various internet directories and information gained from various sources, we can get a rough idea of our numbers and where they occur.
There are probably around 3500 Harrigan households in the world. Most of these occur in the United States, and most states are represented. Not all these Harrigans are related, but many are. There are probably around 500 households in Canada. In New Brunswick where our Harrigans arrived from County Cork, Ireland, there are probably around 30. Ireland (Eire) has probably just a few more households than New Brunswick; Harrigan is not a common surname in Ireland in modern times. In all of Great Britain there may be close to 700 households. The island of Anguilla is home to many families of Harrigans. There are more than 250 households in Australia, but that's about it for Harrigan gatherings.



The Harrigan Rocks which are pictured on Joe King's book, Ireland to North America, are located in County Cork. Drop me a line if you want to know where.


Iceberg Photo taken near Cape Harrigan, Labrador A breathtaking iceberg off Cape Harrigan (Davis Inlet), Labrador, in July dwarfs CCGS Matthew. The ship was in the area to run survey lines for a new shipping channel into Cape Harrigan. Fergus Francey, First Officer, caught this magnificent scene on film one evening from the Matthew's fast rescue craft several miles from the offshore end of the survey corridor. This beauty was one of many icebergs the ship encountered, which made for challenging line running, Fergus reports.

Harrigan Hill is a rocky hill in the NW part of Mitchell Peninsula, just E of Pidgeon Island of the Windmill Islands. First mapped from air photos taken by USN OpHjp, 1946-47. Named by US-ACAN for Edward C. Harrigan, meteorologist at Wilkes Station in 1961.
Go to http://aadc-maps.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/display_name.cfm?gaz_id=126223
(Thanks to Rosemarie Harrigan for this information.)

Harrigan Lake, Itasca County, Minnesota
It's always fun to stop by Harrigan Lake. Deadmans Rapids is a beautiful place to visit while you're at Harrigan Lake. Don't leave Harrigan Lake without first going for a hike along the Valley River Trail. Go for a hike on the Holstrum Spur Trail. Climbing up to the top of Harrington Hills is great exercise. Prairie Creek is very near and is always a pleasure to visit. Other nearby water includes Valley River. There are great places to discover along the Buttonbox Trail. Nett Lake Indian Reservation is a great place. (Thanks to Bob Harrigan)

There is a Harrigan Lake in Saint John, New Brunswick. And a Harrigan Cove in Nova Scotia. If you hear of any other geographical sites bearing this name, please let me know.

"Harrigan That's Me!" - the tune

Harrigan - George M. Cohan, 1907
(Click the link above to hear the tune)
George M. Cohan

Who is the man who will spend
Or will even lend?
Harrigan, that's me!
Who is your friend when you find
That you need a friend?
Harrigan, that's me!
For I'm just as proud of my name you see,
As an emperor, czar or a king, could be
Who is the man helps a manEv'ry time he can?
Harrigan, that's me!

Who is the man never stood
For a gadabout?
Harrigan, that's me!
Who is the man that the town's
Simply mad about?
Harrigan, that's me!
The ladies and babies are fond of me,
I'm fond of them, too, in return you see,
Who is the gent that's deserving
A monument?
Harrigan, that's me!

Chorus:
H a double r i, g a n spells Harrigan
Proud of all the irish blood that's in me,
Divil a man can say a word agin me.
H a double r i, g a n you see,
Is a name that a shame
Never has been connected with
Harrigan, that's me!


"Harrigan That's Me" sheet music


James Cagney and Joan Leslie in
Yankee Doodle Dandy, Michael Curtiz, 1942, Warner Bros.

https://youtu.be/a_cBhdRQgFI

Harrigan- Ray Bolger, Eddie Hodges, Jane Powell and Jimmy Durante

https://youtu.be/esuVxk_gqX0

Barleycove Beach, a treasure

Barleycove Beach, a beautiful site in southwest Cork, Ireland

Rustically situated on the peninsula west of Schull, Barleycove Beach continues to seduce visitors into resting upon its welcoming sands. You will likely find it surprisingly uncrowded considering its astounding beauty. Fortunately, its fine sand and gentle currents make it a safe place for children; the tiny streams emptying out into the sea will keep them busy for hours. Campsites and bicycle hire facilities are also available nearby.Open Hours: Open all year
Barleycove is a large sand beach backed by sand dunes. the sand dunes were thrown up in the tidal wave which swept Europe after the earthquake in Lisbon 1n 1755. Today the dunes have been partially eroded but are protected like much of the coastal area round this area as European designated Special Areas of Conservation. The road goes to the east of the beach across a causeway bisecting Lissagriffin Lakes and at the t -junction you turn left to Mizen Head.
On our tour of Ireland in 2002, we spent a day visiting southwest Cork. So many of these places form part of the Harrigan family history. Barleycove Beach is on the road to Mizen Head, the tip of southwestern Ireland, "any farther south and you'd be in the water", I was told.

Dan Harrigan: New Brunswick Boxing Legend ....Or Not!

By Wayne Harrigan


Dan Harrigan

Nearly fifty years ago, the Fresno Bee, a California newspaper, carried sportswriter Billy Mahoney’s interview with Dan Harrigan whom he described as “a rough, tough Irishman who wore the lightweight boxing crown in Canada in the 1890s”. But therein lies the mystery. Who was this native of Saint John, New Brunswick? Is this claim to the Canadian lightweight boxing title valid?

At the time of the interview, Dan in his early 80s reflected on his life, the difficult early years in New Brunswick and the rest of his life spent in California.

Born May 21, 1875, in Saint John, Daniel Patrick was the son of John Harrigan who had arrived in the city from County Cork, Ireland, and Catherine Harrington, who was born in Saint John. Dan’s father died in a logging accident in Houlton, Maine, in 1877. After just four years in school, Dan quit to help support his family. At age 14, he went to work in a rope factory. One of his fellow workers and boyhood chums was Amos Smith, who later became the welterweight boxing champion of the world and one of boxing’s immortals. His ring moniker was Mysterious Billy Smith. Smith, born in Little River, Digby County, Nova Scotia, had left home in his early teens and before he turned 20 was fighting professionally. In 1892, in San Francisco, Smith knocked out Danny Needham in Round 14 to capture the welterweight title. When asked to compare the old time fighters with those of the 1950s, Dan stated “It can’t be done. Why Mysterious Billy Smith would have torn the guts out of any of these present day fighters…. Today the fighters sleep till noon, do a few miles of roadwork and then a few rounds in the gym. Then they ride around in cars or sit in cocktail bars all night. Compare this with the old timer who got up at 5 o’clock every morning, and did 10 miles of roadwork. After breakfast and a rub down he would take a walk of five miles. Back to camp for a short nap then chop wood for an hour. Lunch, then a nap followed by a game of handball. Later two hours of bag punching and sparring. Supper and a long evening stroll and in bed by nine. Two months of this schedule and a man was ready for 10 or 100 rounds if needed.”

It was the summer of 1895 at the rope factory’s annual picnic when Dan attracted great attention. Observing a fight near the picnic grounds, he strolled over to find a bully beating up the little bookkeeper from Pidgeon’s Mercantile Store, the business owned by actor Walter Pidgeon’s father. Harrigan knocked the bully out cold; when jumped by another man, he laid him out as well. Sam Bowery, owner of Saint John’s largest saloon, quickly informed Dan that he had knocked out Shinty Moore, the lightweight champion of Canada.

That was all that was needed. Arrangements were made for a championship fight between Harrigan and Moore for October 5, 1895, in a rented Saint John hall. Just before the match, the hall’s owner backed out and another was hired on the Black River waterfront. Here’s Dan’s description of what followed: “Buggies loaded with fans, boxers and the referee were rushed to the new site and it was two o’clock in the morning before the boxers met. A storm started and the high waves forced water into the warehouse flooding the floor. The ring was pitched on the floor and the boxers had to wade in ankle deep water. Fighting with 2-oz gloves, the pace was hot and heavy in the first round.” Harrigan caught Moore with a hard right cross in the second round which knocked out Shinty, and Dan ruled as the new lightweight champion of Canada”.

A few months later Harrigan and Eddie Connolly fought a 14-round draw. Connolly, who was born in Saint John in 1876, later became lightweight champion of Great Britain and one of America’s leading boxers. The men Dan Harrigan fought and defeated in Canada included Jumbo Flood, Willis Sears, Bob Campbell, Bob Falkner and Dan Littlejohn. He later lost his title when he was defeated by Littlejohn in 15 rounds. Rothesay author, Brian Flood’s 1985 book, “Saint John: A Sporting Tradition 1785-1985”, mentions that Connolly “beat a contender Dave Harrigan”. Mr. Flood says:

“Here is my take on that story. I would believe it to be true. Family oral history is often fairly accurate. My guess is the Dave Harrigan in the book is Daniel Patrick Harrigan unless he had a brother named Dave. There is definitely a Dan Littlejohn. He fought at the turn of the century and was a Maritime champion. So the idea that they were out barnstorming together makes perfect sense to me. Did he beat Eddie Connelly? He could have. The information I gleaned from reading the sports pages of that era said that Connolly beat a Dave Harrigan. Given the fact that Connolly went on to become a renowned fighter, I would tend to agree with the version that Connolly won. However, bear in mind how oral family history is recorded. You have a tendency to tell the version that puts the family in the highest light. On a given night, he could very well have beaten Connolly.” New Brunswick boxing historian, Jerry Doiron of Moncton, discovered that Dan Littlejohn lost a match to Mike (Twin) Sullivan in Saint John in June 1902. He found another Saint John fight in 1897 where Ned Harvey and Jim Flood fought to a draw. Could Jim Flood be nicknamed Jumbo?

It was an accident that probably shortened Harrigan’s career. It happened while training for a bout with George Dixon in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1897. Dixon, born in Africville, Nova Scotia, in 1870, would become world renowned as "Little Chocolate", one of the greatest world boxing champions the world has ever seen: the first Black World Champion. While Dan was stacking logs as a body strengthener, the logs rolled on him crushing one of his legs. He was saddled with a “game” leg the rest of his life.

Mahoney’s account continues: “After losing the title in 1898, Harrigan moved to a small logging town in New Hampshire. He was on his way into a bar there when he was knocked to the floor. Before he realized what had happened, he was in a fight. He tossed punches and took some, but the finisher was a boot to his head which cracked his skull. He continued to fight as more men charged him, but finally managed to escape through the back door. He walked over the top of the mountain to get back to camp, a distance of 12 miles. He fainted then from the loss of blood.” Not long after this, he decided to return to the Maritimes.

In 1900 while on a barnstorming tour with Dan Littlejohn, Dan met and married Kathleen (Catherine) Duff of Dalhousie, New Brunswick. When Harrigan returned to Saint John with his bride, the townspeople made him a present of a saloon for his recognition as a top fighter. He operated the saloon until 1904 when the couple with their two young daughters left for Fresno, California, and a new life in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Dan Harrigan, early 1920s

The Harrigans settled in Fresno and then moved to Millwood where they operated a saloon and hotel. In 1907, the constable of Millwood was killed in an altercation. The town officials, knowing of Dan’s prowess as a boxer, offered him the job, which he held for the next three years. There were six more children born to the couple. Harrigan soon learned fate plays no favourites. His young daughter was killed in a fall from the balcony of the hotel. Then the hotel burned and Dan and his family were lucky to escape with their lives. Everything else was lost. In 1917, wife Kathleen was killed in a car/train accident leaving Dan with the large family to raise alone. Through the years Dan and the children had little contact with the family in Canada. On February 2, 1932, Harrigan and Dixie Kid, the former world’s welterweight champion (he beat Joe Walcott in 1904 to take the title), opened a boxing gym in Fresno. Dixie Kid, born Aaron Lister Brown in 1883, died in Los Angeles in 1934. On opening night Dan and Dixie Kid boxed a three-round exhibition match. Until his death in 1959, Dan Harrigan maintained a keen interest in boxing. His grandchildren remember him saying “Put up yer dukes.”


Dan Harrigan, Fighter in the 1950s

And one of those grandchildren, Rayene Sperbeck of San Diego, California, is on a quest to learn more about her grandfather and his life in New Brunswick. A few years ago she and husband Jim visited New Brunswick for the first time and spent time in Saint John, Fredericton and Moncton gathering information on the Harrigans of New Brunswick. So far, no official record has been found of the boxing success of Dan Harrigan. The Sperbecks returned to New Brunswick for another visit. If anyone reading this article has information about Dan Harrigan or the other Canadian boxers- Jumbo Flood, Willis Sears, Bob Campbell, Bob Falkner, or Dan Littlejohn, please contact Wayne Harrigan of Moncton at e-mail wbharrig@nb.sympatico.ca