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Welcome to our blog about our family ancestry. Jim and John and I have been researching our family tree since the mid 1990's in hopes of finding our "homeland" in Ireland. But, we have hit the proverbial "brick wall" but have not given up hope. We knew that we were descended from Patrick Reagan / Regan/ O'Regan and Bridget Gilvie. Family stories tell us that Patrick was from County Cork, Ireland and Bridget was a native of County Mayo, Ireland and that Patrick had brothers Thomas and Jeremiah and sister Catherine. In my research, I found that there also was a brother Daniel, possibly the youngest and another sister Mary. I also found that their parents were Thomas Reagan /Regan/O'Regan and Margaret Sheehan. This was a big find for us because we had never been told of them. These are our Irish Immigrant Ancesters. They were all born in Ireland and some married in Ireland and came to America in the 1840's - 1850's to find a better life due to the Potato Famine in Ireland.


Saturday, July 21, 2012

Thomas Reagan and Julia McCarthy

THOMAS REGAN/REGAN may have been the oldest son of THOMAS REAGAN and MARGARET SHEEHAN.  His Death Certificate states that he was born on December 15, 1929 in Ireland.  Thomas married JULIA MCCARTHY. The 1900 Federal Census states she was born in 1834. It is thought that they were married in Ireland and immigrated to the United States together in 1857.  Thomas and Julia settled on a parcel of land in the Hamlet of Borodino in the Town of Spafford, Onondaga County, New York.  Thomas was a farmer and land owner as shown on the map below.


Julia died on February 22, 1902 and Thomas on December 20, 1919. They are buried in St. Mary's Cemetery, Skaneateles, NY.





Skaneateles Free Press December 23, 1919:
"Reagan, Thomas
Reagan in the town of Spafford, NY Saturday December 20, 1919 Thomas Reagan. Funeral Services were held at St. Mary's Church at 10:30 o'clock this morning.  Burial in St. Mary's Cemetery."











Skaneateles Free Press February 25, 1902
"Regan, Julia
Regan In Spafford NY Saturday February 22, 1902, Mrs. Julia Regan, aged 70 years.  Funeral Monday at St. Mary's Church in this village.  Interment in St. Mary's Cemetery."



Thomas and Julia Reagan had 7 children.







Children of Thomas and Julia Regan

KATHERINE REAGAN 
Married LOUIS GAGE.  He died November 12, 1932
They had five children:
          GEORGE GAGE
          HELEN GAGE
          ALFRED GAGE
          GRACE GAGE
          CLARA GAGE m. JAMES REALS on 3/7/1936

 MARGRETT REAGAN born March 2, 1857

 THOMAS REAGAN born 2/14/1858 and died May 9, 1860 age 2 of scarlet fever.

 JULIA REAGAN  was born on June 20, 1860 and died in 1925. She married PHILLIP PENDERGAST born in 1958 and died in 1929. Their children are:
        PHILLIP PENDERGAST JR.. born in 1889 and died  in 1971
        THOMAS PENDERGAST born in 1891 and died 2/1/1952
        MARGUERITE PENDERGAST  She married Grover Ryan  


JOHN LAWRENCE REAGAN was born in 1862 and died in 1924.
He married MARY QUINN who was born 10/4/1872 and died in Borodino, NY in 1959.  They had 6 children:
          

JOHN THOMAS REAGAN was born on 12/16/1899 and died on 1/20/1970.  He was married to ADELAIDE T. REED who was born 8/8/1899 and died on 2/6/1980.  He as known as Jay or JT and was a framer with his homestead on Bishop Hill Road, Marcellus NY.  He and his cousin George B. Reagan ran a cattle auction on Cedarvale Road in Cedarvale, NY in the 1940's.  Adelaide was a history teacher at Theodore Roosevlet Jr. High School on Brighton Avenue in Syracuse, New York until her retirement about 1962.

WILLIAM LESLIE REAGAN  was born on 5/18/1902 and died on 9/12/1981 in Auburn NY. He married NORA CALKINS on 6/25 at St. Mary's Church, Skaneateles, NY.  Nora was born 1/1/198 and died on 2/12/1988. Their daughter:

           LOIS REAGAN was born on 12/20/1939 and married DAVID G. LAXTON who was born 12/20/1936. They were married on 12/22/1958 at St. Mary's Church, Skaneateles, NY

GROVER VINCENT REAGAN married EDITH SMITH and settled in Detroit, Michigan. He died 5/18/1961.

MARGARET AGNES REAGAN  was born 10/20/1911 in Spafford. She died 4/16/1996 and is buried in St. Mary's Cemetery, Skaneateles, NY.

BERNARD PHILLIP REAGAN was born 4/2/1915 and died 9/1948.  He married DORIS LOUISE LEIGH on 3/6/1938.  She was born 4/21/1921

FRANCES ANASTASIA REAGAN


MARY ANN REAGAN was born on May 14, 1863 and Married JOSEPH F. O'BRIEN on 5/18/1892 in Syracuse, NY.



MARGARET REAGAN was born 1/15/1865 and died 3/14/1917.  She married TIMOTHY PENDERGAST who was born 9/14/1863 and died on 4/1/1943. Their son:

          FRANCIS PENDERGAST was born in 1895






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