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- The John
Finnegan Family
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- John
Finnegan was born in County
Monaghan, Ireland in 1823. His parents, probably
- Thomas
(born ca. 1788) and Mary (born ca. 1790) Finnegan, came to this
country in
- ca.
1839.
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- John
married Ellen Brannon
/ Brennen
sometime prior to 1850, probably in
- Richland
County, Ohio. The Brennen Family is also among
the early settlers in
- this
part of Sharon Township, and also Auburn Twp. in Crawford County.
John and
- Ellen
were the parents of at least 8 and possibly 9 children:
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- Mary
Ann?
- John
Jr. born 1850
- Richard
born 1853
- James
born 1856
- Mary
E. born 1858
- Thomas
born 1860
- Margaret
A. born 1862
- Matilda
B. born 1864
- William
B. born 1869
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- Richard
Finnegan married Sarah Viola
Mott on October 23, 1877
at
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Sacred Heart Church, Bethlehem, Ohio. Sarah was a daughter of
Peter Mott
- and
Victorene Catherine Cattey.
Peter Mott immigrated from Germany
and
- Victorene
Cattey was born in Favouris, Belfort Territory, France and
- immigrated
with her parents Alexis and Katherine Querry / Cattey.
- (James Williamson wrote
to provide this additional information on his family.)
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- Richard
and Sarah were to become the parents of seven children:
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- Victorene
Helena "Rena" born 1880 md. Joseph Francis Biglin
- Margaret
Estella "Stella" born 1882 md. Charles Steven Biglin
- Thomas
Walter born 1885 md. Helen Josephine Wharton
- John
Peter born 1887 md. Olivia Ann Stine
- Florence
Mary born 1890 md. Bertram Henry Horning
- Alice
Malida born 1893 md. Joseph Widmer
- Howard
Joseph born 1895 md. Agnes Xenia Stine
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- Stella,
Rena, and John Peter Finnegan's wife, Olivia Stine were all one- room
- schoolhouse
teachers in the Sharon Twp. school system.
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- This
family portrait taken about 1904, includes John Finnegan (Ellen Brannon
- /
Finnegan
died in 1885) and his son Richard's family and a few friends.
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- The John
Finnegan Family
(ca. 1904) - courtesy of
Mrs. Paul Gosser
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- Back
row (left to right):
- Miss
Curren, Thomas Finnegan, Rena Finnegan, John Finnegan, Stella
Finnegan,
- Jack
Finnegan, Miss Curren
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- Front
row (left to right):
- Florence
Finnegan, Viola Mott / Finnegan, Howard Finnegan, Richard Finnegan,
Alice Finnegan
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- Thanks to Mrs.
Paul Gosser who contributed much of the material on this page.
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- If you would like
to add to, or comment on, this Pioneer Family, please email us,
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