Sheahans from Shanagolden to Toledo, Ohio
Hello All. I am researching the emigration of my great-great grandfather,Dennis Sheahan, and his siblings from Shanagolden to Canada in the early 1840's and would like to connect with any relatives in Ireland. Dennis Sheahan was the son of John Sheahan and Mary Fitzgerald, born in 1828 and baptised at Shanagolden Parish. John and Mary had (at least) four other children: Anastasia, John, Gerald and Johanna. Anastasia was the oldest, born in 1821 ( Ibelieve), She married John Reddan in 1839. They had a son, Patrick, in 1840 who was baptised at Shanagolden. Anastasia had another son in 1844 in Toronto, Canada. So, these dates indicate they made their way to Canada between 1840 and 1844. Later records document that Anastasia and John Reddan (spelling was changed to Redding at some point) along with Anasatsia's brothers, Dennis Sheahan and John Sheahan arrived in Toledo, Ohio in 1852. John and Dennis both settled in Toledo and raised families there, living near one another. Anastasia's husband John Reddan died in 1844 in Toledo. She re-married a man named Michael Clohesy, had fourmore children and later moved to Dayton, Ohio. I am interested in information about John and Mary Sheahan and their other children, Gerald and Johanna as well as emigration records. Thanks!