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Goggin/Cronin in County Cork

I’m looking for information regarding my ancestors who immigrated from Ireland in the early 1850’s and their ancestors.  My 2nd great-grandfather was:

Patrick Goggin

BIRTH ABT. 1800 • County Cork, Ireland

DEATH 1857 • Old Town, Penobscot, Maine, US

My 2nd great-grandmother, Patrick’s wife was:

Johannah Cronin

BIRTH ABT. 1805 • County Kerry, Ireland

DEATH 31 DEC 1891 • Orono, Penobscot, Maine, USA

All census information list varying information regarding dates of immigration and ages of all these people.  Patrick and Johannah’s children were all born in Ireland before immigrating to the United States. Their names were:

David Goggin

BIRTH: 4 MAY 1845 • County Cork, Ireland

DEATH: 8 MAY 1926 • Orono, Penobscot, Maine, USA

Johannah A Goggin

BIRTH BEF. 27 MAR 1846 • County Cork, Ireland

DEATH 29 OCT 1922 • Orono, Penobscot County, Maine, USA

John Joseph Goggin

BIRTH 7 MAY 1848 • Clountead, Ballingarry and Ballymartle, Cork, Ireland

DEATH 1 JUN 1927 • Orono, Penobscot, Maine, USA

Patrick Charles Goggin

BIRTH 5 JUN 1851 • County Cork, Ireland

DEATH 17 MAY 1928 • Orono, Penobscot, Maine, USA

 

These people may have entered Canada before coming to the United States, but this is pure speculation on my part. John Joseph Goggin married someone from Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada. Chatham, New Brunswick and Orono, Maine are more than 300 miles apart.

Any information regarding the Goggin and/or the Cronin families in County Cork and County Kerry would be deeply appreciated.  I’ve been searching for more than 20 years.

Karen

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Karen:

I searched the free site www.irishgenealogy.ie for church records and had mixed results. First, there is an 1804 Patrick Goggan baptismal record in Ardfield and Rathbarry parish and an 1812 record in Kilmurry. However, there is no way to confirm either record for your Patrick. For Johanna Cronin there are at least five possible records from 1804-1812 in various parishes all in Cork. I did not find a possible Co. Kerry reord for her.

For the children, I found the same records for Johannah and John that you listed. I found a different date for David---David Goggan August 31 1843 Clontead father Patrick Goggan mother Honora Cronin

Note Honora not Johanna

I did not find a record for Patrick Goggin Jr.

Roger McDonnell

 

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