Dugan/Gallagher/Ferry
No one knows the history of the Irish line of my family. Which makes the research difficult. Donegal comes up regularly when searching through various sites such as Ancestry, and others connected to it. However, I'm not finding a lot of solid evidence to back things up. My direct line is through a Hugh Dugan who was possibly born in 1825, and married a Letitia Gallagher in Mauch Chunk, PA, or possibly in Ireland. I've seen birth dates for her of 1834, and the 1850 census lists her as 19, while her death certificate from 1915 says she's 78. Letitia is the one I find the most on where Donegal comes up. Brief searches have me finding information in many different spots in Ireland, so I may not always be tracking the right one.
Hugh and Letitia had a son in the US named John, who married a Cecelia (Cicilia) Dugan, whose parents are listed as John Doogan and Honora Hannah Ferry, who may have come over from Ireland as well. What little I find on Honora mentions Donegal as well. Though for these two, I'm finding information on opposite ends of America and in Ireland and Scotland at the same time. So there's still a lot to sort out.
If anyone has any suggestions of where I might be able to find more information, I'd greatly appreciate it. I have one grandmother left, and she's always wanted to know where the Irish side comes from, so I'm hoping to be able to tell her at some point. Thank you for your time.
