Hi again,
I got a lead on a person who may be related to my ancestor Margaret McGonigle born 1805 near Londonderry. James Andrew McGonigle Sr may have had a sister Eleanor or Ellen who would be the mother of my Margaret McGonigle or a cousin. I think they knew each other because they sponsored each other's children's baptism in Maryland and lived in the same area.
I searched your site for his name but I am not familiar with the parishes or towns yet in Ulster.
This is his son who was a civil war veteran, architect and general builder:
James Andrew McGonigle Jr, a contractor and builder of Leavenworth, was born at Hagerstown, Md., Feb. 8, 1834, and is one of eight children—six sons and two daughters—born to James and Susan (McLaughlin) McGonigle, both natives of County Derry, Ireland. James McGonigle, the father, was born within four miles of the historic Giant's Causeway on July 3, 1786. When he was sixteen years of age he began an apprenticeship at the weaver's trade in the town of Londonderry, where he spent five years in learning to weave carpets, bedspreads, linen and woolen cloth. On May 10, 1813, he took passage on an old-fashioned sailing vessel from Londonderry and landed at Baltimore, Md., on August 10 following. From Baltimore he took the stage to Hagerstown, where he arrived on August 27 and soon after found employment at his trade. A few years later he embarked in business for himself and continued actively engaged until a few years before his death, which occurred on Nov. 28, 1858. He was a man fine appearance, strong-minded, possessed of a keen sense of humor, a good citizen and a kind husband and father. Susan McLaughlin was born in County Derry on June 3, 1805. Her father, John McLaughlin, came to America in 1823 and settled at Hagerstown, Md., where James McGonigle and Susan McLaughlin were married on May 1, 1829. She died on Dec. 14, 1885, aged eighty years. She was a fine looking woman, intelligent and charitable, and had a host of sincere friends.
James Andrew McGonigle - KS-Cyclopedia - 1912 (ksgenweb.org)
I would appreciate any info you can provide.
With kindest regards,
Meggie Abel
Hi again,
I got a lead on a person who may be related to my ancestor Margaret McGonigle born 1805 near Londonderry. James Andrew McGonigle Sr may have had a sister Eleanor or Ellen who would be the mother of my Margaret McGonigle or a cousin. I think they knew each other because they sponsored each other's children's baptism in Maryland and lived in the same area.
I searched your site for his name but I am not familiar with the parishes or towns yet in Ulster.
This is his son who was a civil war veteran, architect and general builder:
James Andrew McGonigle Jr, a contractor and builder of Leavenworth, was born at Hagerstown, Md., Feb. 8, 1834, and is one of eight children—six sons and two daughters—born to James and Susan (McLaughlin) McGonigle, both natives of County Derry, Ireland. James McGonigle, the father, was born within four miles of the historic Giant's Causeway on July 3, 1786. When he was sixteen years of age he began an apprenticeship at the weaver's trade in the town of Londonderry, where he spent five years in learning to weave carpets, bedspreads, linen and woolen cloth. On May 10, 1813, he took passage on an old-fashioned sailing vessel from Londonderry and landed at Baltimore, Md., on August 10 following. From Baltimore he took the stage to Hagerstown, where he arrived on August 27 and soon after found employment at his trade. A few years later he embarked in business for himself and continued actively engaged until a few years before his death, which occurred on Nov. 28, 1858. He was a man fine appearance, strong-minded, possessed of a keen sense of humor, a good citizen and a kind husband and father. Susan McLaughlin was born in County Derry on June 3, 1805. Her father, John McLaughlin, came to America in 1823 and settled at Hagerstown, Md., where James McGonigle and Susan McLaughlin were married on May 1, 1829. She died on Dec. 14, 1885, aged eighty years. She was a fine looking woman, intelligent and charitable, and had a host of sincere friends.
James Andrew McGonigle - KS-Cyclopedia - 1912 (ksgenweb.org)
I would appreciate any info you can provide.
With kindest regards,
Meggie Abel
