Daniel is possibly the youngest child of Thomas Regan and Margaret Sheehan. It it stated that he was 50 years old at his death on June 29, 1906. From that, his birth date would be 1856. It does not appear that he was ever married and that he worked as a farm laborer in and around Skaneateles and Elbridge, NY.
Although his obituary states he was buried at St. Mary's Cemetery, Skaneateles, no headstone was found.
Syracuse Journal July 2, 1906
DROPS DEAD AT ELBRIDGE
Daniel Regan, 50, dropped dead from heart trouble in a hotel at Elbridge. The remains were taken to Skaneateles Junction.
Obit Syracuse Public Library Vol 19
Reagan, Daniel - Suddenly in Elbridge, June 30 Daniel Reagan. Survived by one brother Thomas Reagan of Spafford, NY and 2 sisters, Mrs. James Reagan of Hartlot and Mrs. Mary Radford of Syracuse. Funeral from the home of his sister Mrs. James Reagan, Hartlot Tuesday morning at 9:00 and St. Mary's Church at 10:00. Burial at St. Mary's Cemetery, Skaneateles.
Syracuse Post Standard July 2, 1906:
BUYS A DRINK AND FALLS OVER DEAD
Daniel Regan Gets New Shoes and Beer, Takes Seat in Hotel Chair and Collapses - Corner Says
Heart Diesease
Corner Daniel F. Mathews made a "hurry" call to Elbridge Saturday when Daniel Regan slipped to the floor dead from his seat in a chair in the Elbridge Hotel.
Regan who was 50 years old had been working for several farmers in the vicinity of Elbridge and had been employed for the past week by a farmer named Shute. Saturday he went to Elbridge,
bought a pair of shoes and then went to the hotel and had a glass of beer.
After drinking the beer he sat on the hotel veranda and went to sleep. He was awakened and
went inside and sat down.
When next noticed, he fell out of the chair and was dead in a moment. that was at 2:00 o'clock.
Undertaker H.S. Withers took charge of the body and yesterday sent Skaneateles Junction where
Mr. Reagan had a relative, Mrs. James Regan.
Coroner Mathews said yesterday afternoon that the one of heart failure.
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Jeremiah Reagan and Ellen Flynn
Jeremiah Regan/Reagan, the son of Thomas Reagan and Margaret Sheehan is estimated to have been born about 1828 in County Cork, Ireland. He married Ellen Flynn and they had two children - Jeremiah and John Thomas. Jeremiah and Ellen are found in the 1865 New York State Census living in the Town of Skaneateles. The 1875 NYS census shows Ellen as a widow and working as a rag sorter, probably for the paper mill. The 1880 Federal Census shows Ellen working at the paper mill and her son Jerry employed by the teasel shop.
An article from the Skaneateles Free Press dated March 18, 1869 shows that Jeremiah died on March 12, 1869:
" JEREMIAH REAGAN - SUDDEN DEATH -
Jeremiah Reigan (sic) was found in an insensible condition in the road near his house on last Friday morning about half past 6 o'clock. Efforts were made for his recovery but he died in about half an hour after being found. He was employed as a cattle feeder in Earls Tallman's distillery and left that establishment for his home about 7 o'clock on Thursday evening and was not seen again until the next morning under the circumstances as described about. His death is supposed to have been caused by a fit."
Obituary Skaneateles Free Press February 11, 1882
ELLEN REAGAN
"Reagan, in this town, Wednesday February 8, 1882 of congestion of the lungs. Ellen, relict of the late Jeremiah Reagan, aged 48 years.
We mourn thee Mother
Kind at time
Yet thou art gone
to eternal rest
a home to make with angel
in the bright land of rest"
At right is a photo of the headstone of Ellen Reagan in St. Mary's Cemetery on Jordan Street Road, Skaneateles, NY. There is no marker found for Jeremiah.
Children of Jeremiah and Ellen
JEREMIAH REAGAN
He was born 1863. He died on 15 Oct 1926. He was married to Nora Walsh (1865-1930)
OBIT:
Jeremiah H. Reagan who died yesterday morning at his home 206 West Newell St. will be buried Monday. Funeral services will be conducted from the home at 9 o'clock and at St. Anthony of Padua Church at 9:30 o'clock. Burial will be in St. Agnes Cemetery.
Source: Syracuse Herald 10/16/1926 pg. 14
Jeremiah and Nora had 6 children:
WILLIAM C. REAGAN He was born on 30 May 1897. He died on 22 Jun 1957 in
Syracuse, NY. Burial on 25 Jun 1957 in St. Agnes Cemetery, Syracuse, NY.
OBIT: W.C.Reagan dies - Sold Real Estate William C. Reagan 60, 206 W. Newell St. a retired real estate salesman died unexpectedly yesterday at his home. Born in Syracuse, he was a veteran of WWI.
He sold real estate for 20 years before retiring in 1944. He was a communicantof St. Anthony of Padua. He is survived by one brother Charles M. Reagan , 3 sisters Mrs. Fred Kingsley, Mrs. Catherine Mesmer and Mrs. Joseph Lynch, several neices and one nephew. Requiem mass at St. Anthony's. Burial at St. Agnes Cemetary.
Source: Herald Journal 6/23/1957 pg. 48
Burial St. Agnes Cemetary Sec. 33 Off Valley Drive to right
Headstone: William C. Reagan
NY OPL US Army
WWI
5/30/1897
6/22/1957
Syr. City Directory:
1920 Reagan, William C. bds. 206 W. Newell St.
1927 Reagan, William C. real estate 206 W. Newell St.
CHARLES M. REAGAN
OBIT:
"Mr. Reagan Rites Slated"
Services for Charles Marshall Reagan, 69, of 407 Breakspear Road, Westvale,who died Sunday at Community General Hospital, will be at 8:15 a.m. tomorrow at the John C. Tindall Funeral Home and at 8:45 a.m. in St. Charles Borromeo Church. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery. Calling hours will be 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home, 1921 W.
Genesee St. Mr. Reagan retired in 1969 after 43 years in the central office of New York
Telephone Co., where he was a supervisor. Mr. Reagan was a communicant of St. Charles Borromeo Church and a
member of the Holy Name Society of the church. He was a member of the Telephone Pioneers of America. He played on the Central High School
championship basketball team with Victor Hanson of All America fame.Surviving are his wife, May G., a daughter Mrs. Noreen Ratcliffe or Kennewick, Washington.; two sisters, Mrs. Catherine Mesmer and Mrs. Margaret Lynch; three grandchildren and several neices and nephews.
Source: Post Standard 9/10/1974.
Syr. City Directory:
1925, 26 Reagan, Charles student res. 206 W. Newell
1927 Reagan, Charles helper 206 W. Newell
1950 Reagan, Charles M. (Mary) switchman NYT Co. 407 Breakspeare Rd.,
Geddes
ETHEL REAGAN
Syr. City Directory:
1920, 25 Reagan, Ethel N. phone operator bds 206 W. Newell St.
1926 Reagan Ethel N. married Edward Hare
EDITH REAGAN
Syr. City Directory:
1925 Kingsley, Edith M. widow Frederick G. 108 Stadium Pl.
1931 Kingsley, Edith widow of Frederick h. 161 W. Corning
MARGARET REAGAN
Syr. City Directory
1925, 26 Reagan, Margaret student 206 W. Newell St.
1927 Reagan, Margaret, bookeeper 206 W. Newell St.
CATHERINE REAGAN
Syr. City Directory:
1921-31 Mesmer, Catherine I. Mrs. machine opeerator res. 206 W. Newell St.
1956-1977/78 Mesmer, Catherine, widow of George H. shoeworker 206 W.
Newell St.
not listed 1979
JOHN THOMAS REAGAN
He was born on 11 Nov 1869 in Skaneateles, NY.
He died on 30 Aug 1945 in Livermore, Maine.
Burial on 01 Sep 1946 in St. Agnes Cemetary, Syracuse, NY.
OBIT:
John Thomas Reagan a native of Skaneateles, retired paper maker died suddenly Tuesday at his
home in Livermore, Me. He is survived by two daughters Misses Helen and Mary Reagan.
Services will be this morning at Livermore and the body will be sent to John G. Butler funeral
home for burial at St. Agnes Cemetary at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow
Source: Syr. Post Standard 8/31/1945 pg. 19
Burial St. Agnes Cemetary Sec. 33 - Enter Valley Dr., just to right
Hw as married to Matilda McNulty. She was born 1869 in Canada. She died 1941. Burial on 28 Oct 1941 in St. Agnes Cemetary, Syracuse, NY.
John Thomas Reagan and Matilda McNulty. They had 3 children.
GEORGE REAGAN. He was born 1901. He died January 30,1929. Burial on 17 Apr 1929 in St.
Agnes Cemetery, Syracuse, NY.
MARY MARGARET REAGAN She was born on 16 Nov 1916. She died June 27, 1985. Burial
on 01 Jul 1985 in St. Agnes Cemetary, Syracuse, NY.
HELEN REAGAN She was born 22 Feb 1898. She died March 22, 2001 at 103 years old. Burial in St. Agnes Cemetery.
Back M. Irene Reagan Whelan, Mary Margaret Reagan, Helen Reagan
front G. Agnes Reagan, Matilda McNulty Reagan
An article from the Skaneateles Free Press dated March 18, 1869 shows that Jeremiah died on March 12, 1869:
" JEREMIAH REAGAN - SUDDEN DEATH -
Jeremiah Reigan (sic) was found in an insensible condition in the road near his house on last Friday morning about half past 6 o'clock. Efforts were made for his recovery but he died in about half an hour after being found. He was employed as a cattle feeder in Earls Tallman's distillery and left that establishment for his home about 7 o'clock on Thursday evening and was not seen again until the next morning under the circumstances as described about. His death is supposed to have been caused by a fit."
ELLEN REAGAN
"Reagan, in this town, Wednesday February 8, 1882 of congestion of the lungs. Ellen, relict of the late Jeremiah Reagan, aged 48 years.
We mourn thee Mother
Kind at time
Yet thou art gone
to eternal rest
a home to make with angel
in the bright land of rest"
At right is a photo of the headstone of Ellen Reagan in St. Mary's Cemetery on Jordan Street Road, Skaneateles, NY. There is no marker found for Jeremiah.
Children of Jeremiah and Ellen
JEREMIAH REAGAN
He was born 1863. He died on 15 Oct 1926. He was married to Nora Walsh (1865-1930)
OBIT:
Jeremiah H. Reagan who died yesterday morning at his home 206 West Newell St. will be buried Monday. Funeral services will be conducted from the home at 9 o'clock and at St. Anthony of Padua Church at 9:30 o'clock. Burial will be in St. Agnes Cemetery.
Source: Syracuse Herald 10/16/1926 pg. 14
Jeremiah and Nora had 6 children:
WILLIAM C. REAGAN He was born on 30 May 1897. He died on 22 Jun 1957 in
Syracuse, NY. Burial on 25 Jun 1957 in St. Agnes Cemetery, Syracuse, NY.
OBIT: W.C.Reagan dies - Sold Real Estate William C. Reagan 60, 206 W. Newell St. a retired real estate salesman died unexpectedly yesterday at his home. Born in Syracuse, he was a veteran of WWI.
He sold real estate for 20 years before retiring in 1944. He was a communicantof St. Anthony of Padua. He is survived by one brother Charles M. Reagan , 3 sisters Mrs. Fred Kingsley, Mrs. Catherine Mesmer and Mrs. Joseph Lynch, several neices and one nephew. Requiem mass at St. Anthony's. Burial at St. Agnes Cemetary.
Source: Herald Journal 6/23/1957 pg. 48
Burial St. Agnes Cemetary Sec. 33 Off Valley Drive to right
Headstone: William C. Reagan
NY OPL US Army
WWI
5/30/1897
6/22/1957
Syr. City Directory:
1920 Reagan, William C. bds. 206 W. Newell St.
1927 Reagan, William C. real estate 206 W. Newell St.
CHARLES M. REAGAN
OBIT:
"Mr. Reagan Rites Slated"
Services for Charles Marshall Reagan, 69, of 407 Breakspear Road, Westvale,who died Sunday at Community General Hospital, will be at 8:15 a.m. tomorrow at the John C. Tindall Funeral Home and at 8:45 a.m. in St. Charles Borromeo Church. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery. Calling hours will be 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home, 1921 W.
Genesee St. Mr. Reagan retired in 1969 after 43 years in the central office of New York
Telephone Co., where he was a supervisor. Mr. Reagan was a communicant of St. Charles Borromeo Church and a
member of the Holy Name Society of the church. He was a member of the Telephone Pioneers of America. He played on the Central High School
championship basketball team with Victor Hanson of All America fame.Surviving are his wife, May G., a daughter Mrs. Noreen Ratcliffe or Kennewick, Washington.; two sisters, Mrs. Catherine Mesmer and Mrs. Margaret Lynch; three grandchildren and several neices and nephews.
Source: Post Standard 9/10/1974.
Syr. City Directory:
1925, 26 Reagan, Charles student res. 206 W. Newell
1927 Reagan, Charles helper 206 W. Newell
1950 Reagan, Charles M. (Mary) switchman NYT Co. 407 Breakspeare Rd.,
Geddes
ETHEL REAGAN
Syr. City Directory:
1920, 25 Reagan, Ethel N. phone operator bds 206 W. Newell St.
1926 Reagan Ethel N. married Edward Hare
EDITH REAGAN
Syr. City Directory:
1925 Kingsley, Edith M. widow Frederick G. 108 Stadium Pl.
1931 Kingsley, Edith widow of Frederick h. 161 W. Corning
MARGARET REAGAN
Syr. City Directory
1925, 26 Reagan, Margaret student 206 W. Newell St.
1927 Reagan, Margaret, bookeeper 206 W. Newell St.
CATHERINE REAGAN
Syr. City Directory:
1921-31 Mesmer, Catherine I. Mrs. machine opeerator res. 206 W. Newell St.
1956-1977/78 Mesmer, Catherine, widow of George H. shoeworker 206 W.
Newell St.
not listed 1979
JOHN THOMAS REAGAN
He was born on 11 Nov 1869 in Skaneateles, NY.
He died on 30 Aug 1945 in Livermore, Maine.
Burial on 01 Sep 1946 in St. Agnes Cemetary, Syracuse, NY.
OBIT:
John Thomas Reagan a native of Skaneateles, retired paper maker died suddenly Tuesday at his
home in Livermore, Me. He is survived by two daughters Misses Helen and Mary Reagan.
Services will be this morning at Livermore and the body will be sent to John G. Butler funeral
home for burial at St. Agnes Cemetary at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow
Source: Syr. Post Standard 8/31/1945 pg. 19
Burial St. Agnes Cemetary Sec. 33 - Enter Valley Dr., just to right
Hw as married to Matilda McNulty. She was born 1869 in Canada. She died 1941. Burial on 28 Oct 1941 in St. Agnes Cemetary, Syracuse, NY.
John Thomas Reagan and Matilda McNulty. They had 3 children.
GEORGE REAGAN. He was born 1901. He died January 30,1929. Burial on 17 Apr 1929 in St.
Agnes Cemetery, Syracuse, NY.
MARY MARGARET REAGAN She was born on 16 Nov 1916. She died June 27, 1985. Burial
on 01 Jul 1985 in St. Agnes Cemetary, Syracuse, NY.
HELEN REAGAN She was born 22 Feb 1898. She died March 22, 2001 at 103 years old. Burial in St. Agnes Cemetery.
front G. Agnes Reagan, Matilda McNulty Reagan
Thomas Regan and Margaret Sheehan - Our First Irish Immigrants
Thomas O'Regan/Regan/Reagan and Margaret Sheehan are the oldest of our ancestors that I have been able to document. Born in County Cork, Ireland, Thomas and Margaret are our oldest ancestors to have come to America. In the New York State Census records of 1865 and 1875 and the 1880 Federal Census, they were found to be living in the home of their son Jeremiah and his wife Ellen in the Town of Skaneateles, New York. As is the case, ages were often not listed correctly so we estimate the birth year for Thomas to be somewhere around 1807. I have no record of the death of Thomas. A death certificate filed in Onondaga County for Margaret Regan states that Margaret died on July 26, 1884 and was 67 years 7 months and 1 day old. Given that, she was born on December 25, 1817. This is likely incorrect and that she was 77 years old at death due to ages stated on the census records and the birth dates calculated for their children. It also listed that she is married and was buried in Skaneateles, NY.
It is thought that they settled in the Skaneateles and Marcellus areas due to the topographical similarity to their homeland of Ireland. Both communities have small waterways through them which provided water power for the many woolen mills and paper mills. It is shown in census records that many of their descendants worked in these mills.
Several of of ancestors are buried in St. Mary's Cemetery on Jordan Street Road in Skaneateles, NY. In Section 6 is the head stone of Ellen Reagan, wife of Jeremiah and there are 5 foot-stones with simple engravings - one engraved Father and one Mother. Could this be where Thomas and Margaret are buried? We will never know as St. Mary of the Lake Church which housed the cemetery records had two fires and many records were destroyed.
Thomas and Margaret had 6 children known to us that were all born in Ireland and also immigrated to America. The children are:
Thomas born abt.1830
Jeremiah born abt.1832
Patrick Thomas born abt.1835
Mary born abt.1845
Catherine born abt.1849
Daniel born abt.1856
A new page will be created for each of these individuals.
It is thought that they settled in the Skaneateles and Marcellus areas due to the topographical similarity to their homeland of Ireland. Both communities have small waterways through them which provided water power for the many woolen mills and paper mills. It is shown in census records that many of their descendants worked in these mills.
Several of of ancestors are buried in St. Mary's Cemetery on Jordan Street Road in Skaneateles, NY. In Section 6 is the head stone of Ellen Reagan, wife of Jeremiah and there are 5 foot-stones with simple engravings - one engraved Father and one Mother. Could this be where Thomas and Margaret are buried? We will never know as St. Mary of the Lake Church which housed the cemetery records had two fires and many records were destroyed.
Thomas and Margaret had 6 children known to us that were all born in Ireland and also immigrated to America. The children are:
Thomas born abt.1830
Jeremiah born abt.1832
Patrick Thomas born abt.1835
Mary born abt.1845
Catherine born abt.1849
Daniel born abt.1856
A new page will be created for each of these individuals.
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