25 October 2008 Researcher (Location): #215 - Ron Denesha Research: This is the family of James Coogan. He was born on the Aran Isles in Galway Bay, Ireland, and moved to the United States in the mid Nineteenth Century. He settled in North Providence (Providence County), Rhode Island - near Pawtucket. James is not listed in US Census records after 1860. Birth years for his children indicate that James probably lived with his family until at least 1872 - most likely until soon after the family moved to the Boston area of Massachusetts (Cambridge). However, the 1880 Census reported that James' wife, Ann, was divorced (a rare event in those times). One of James' sons, John Thomas Coogan, was a postal carrier. He carried the mail in Cambridge, Massachusetts, for about 20 years. _____________________________________________________________________ Ron is a descendant of James Coogan. ************************** 1. James COOGAN (c.1830, Aran Islands, Ireland - after 1860, ?) married Ann [ ], ?, ? [divorced (?) before 1880] [* Ann c.1833, Ireland - after 1880, MA] resided County Galway, Ireland emigrated to US [resided New Bedford, Bristol, MA - 1858] resided North Providence, Providence, RI - 1860 ***possible*** resided Cambridge, Middlesex, MA - 1871 [77 School] ***possible*** resided Cambridge, Middlesex, MA - 1874 [18 School] Children of James and Ann Coogan: 2. Ellen M. 'Nellie' COOGAN (c.1856, RI - after 1930, ?) occupation - clerk resided North Providence, Providence, RI - 1860 resided Suffolk County, MA - 1870 resided Cambridge, Middlesex, MA - 1880 resided Cambridge, Middlesex, MA - 1890 [10 River] NOTE - living with brother, Martin COOGAN resided Watertown, Middlesex, MA - 1930 2. Michael B. COOGAN (21 MAR 1858, New Bedford, MA [or RI] - after 1895, ?) married Mary E. CONNELL, 29 NOV 1883 occupation - law clerk, US Marshal's Office (Boston) occupation - lawyer, Coogan & Galvin occupation - U.S. Secret Service Agent resided North Providence, Providence, RI - 1860 resided Suffolk County, MA - 1870 resided Cambridge, Middlesex, MA - 1878 resided Cambridge, Middlesex, MA - 1880 resided Cambridge, Middlesex, MA - 1882 resided Cambridgeport, Middlesex, MA - 1883 resided Newton Highlands, MA - 1884 resided Cambridgeport, Middlesex, MA - 1885 resided Cambridgeport, Middlesex, MA - 1886 resided Cambridgeport, Middlesex, MA - 1887 [38 Howard] resided Cambridgeport, Middlesex, MA - 1888 [16 Fairmont] resided Cambridgeport, Middlesex, MA - 1889 [80 Winsor] resided Cambridgeport, Middlesex, MA - 1890 [80 Winsor] resided Cambridgeport, Middlesex, MA - 1895 2. John Thomas COOGAN ***see below*** (APR 1860, RI - 1940, ?) married Elizabeth A. [ ], c.1887 [* Elizabeth 21 DEC 1858, Providence, RI (or MA ?) - 1944, ?] occupation - letter carrier resided North Providence, Providence, RI - 1860 resided Suffolk County, MA - 1870 resided Cambridge, Middlesex, MA - 1880 resided Cambridge, Middlesex, MA - 1887 [99 Henry] resided Somerville, Middlesex, MA - 1887 resided Somerville, Middlesex, MA - 1889 [29 Springfield] resided Somerville, Middlesex, MA - 1890 [29 Houghton] resided Somerville, Middlesex, MA - 1891 resided Somerville, Middlesex, MA - 1892 [29 Houghton] resided Somerville, Middlesex, MA - 1893 resided Somerville, Middlesex, MA - 1900 resided Somerville, Middlesex, MA - 1901 [29 Houghton] resided Somerville, Middlesex, MA - 1910 [Putnam ?] resided Middlesex County, MA - 1920 ***possible*** resided Holyoke, Hampden, MA - 1930 2. Martin COOGAN (c.1861, RI - after 1890, ?) occupation - clerk occupation - salesman (Boston) resided Suffolk County, MA - 1870 resided Cambridge, Middlesex, MA - 1880 resided Cambridge, Middlesex, MA - 1887 [99 Henry] resided Cambridge, Middlesex, MA - 1888 [89 Green] resided Cambridge, Middlesex, MA - 1889 [48 Pearl] resided Cambridge, Middlesex, MA - 1890 [10 River] ***possible*** resided Boston, Suffolk, MA - 1900 NOTE - living with sister, Nellie COOGAN 2. James COOGAN JR (c.1862, RI - after 1887, ?) resided Suffolk County, MA - 1870 resided Cambridge, Middlesex, MA - 1880 resided Cambridge, Middlesex, MA - 1887 [99 Henry] 2. Anna Elizabeth COOGAN (21 JUL 1868, Providence, RI - after 1880, ?) resided Suffolk County, MA - 1870 resided Cambridge, Middlesex, MA - 1880 2. Frank COOGAN (21 JUL 1868, Providence, RI - before 1880, ?) resided Suffolk County, MA - 1870 2. Margaret 'Maggie' COOGAN (1870, MA - after 1880, ?) resided Suffolk County, MA - 1870 resided Cambridge, Middlesex, MA - 1880 2. Charles Henry COOGAN ***see below*** (1872, Cambridge, MA - after 1920, ?) married Katherine C. 'Kate' HEFFNER [* Kate c.1870, ? - after 1920, ?] occupation - clerk resided Cambridge, Middlesex, MA - 1880 resided Cambridgeport, Middlesex, MA - 1889 resided Cambridge, Middlesex, MA - 1900 resided Boston (Brookline ?), Suffolk, MA - 1905 [12 Bigelow] resided Boston, Suffolk, MA - 1910 resided Boston (Brookline ?), Suffolk, MA - 1915 [12 Foster] resided Boston, Suffolk, MA - 1920 *************** *************** *************** *************** Children of John Thomas and Elizabeth Coogan: 3. Louise C. COOGAN ***see below*** (12 APR 1891, Somerville, MA - 22 SEP 1981, South Hadley, MA) married Stephen Thomas CALLAHAN, 07 JUL 1917 [* Stephen 22 DEC 1891, Woburn, MA - 28 DEC 1980, South Hadley, MA] resided Somerville, Middlesex, MA - 1900 resided Somerville, Middlesex, MA - 1910 [Putnam ?] resided South Hadley, MA - 1980 3. Elizabeth F. COOGAN (JUN 1892, MA - after 1910, ?) resided Somerville, Middlesex, MA - 1900 resided Somerville, Middlesex, MA - 1910 [Putnam ?] 3. [John] Russell COOGAN ***see below*** (27 OCT 1893, Somerville, MA - after 1942, ?) married Margarite A. MURRAY, c.1914 [* Margarite c.1893, ? - after 1942, ?] occupation - chauffer, Jordan Marsh occupation - employee, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company resided Somerville, Middlesex, MA - 1900 resided Somerville, Middlesex, MA - 1910 [Putnam ?] resided Somerville, Middlesex, MA - 1917 resided Somerville, Middlesex, MA - 1920 resided Everett, Middlesex, MA - 1928 resided Somerville, Middlesex, MA - 1930 resided Somerville, Middlesex, MA - 1942 [43 Packard av] *************** *************** *************** Children of Louise and Stephen Thomas Callahan: 4. Rosemary Louise CALLAHAN married John William HENDRICKS III *************** *************** Children of Rosemary Louise and John William [III] Hendricks: 5. John William HENDRICKS IV married Sharan Marie BAUDIN *************** Children of John William [IV] and Sharan Marie Hendricks: 6. Ronald Henry 'Ron' DENESHA *** *************** *************** *************** Children of [John] Russell and Margarite Coogan: 4. [John] Russell COOGAN JR ***see below*** (1915, MA - APR 1998, Stoughton, MA) married Elizabeth [ ], after 1942 [* Elizabeth 1918, ME - 21 APR 2003, Lewiston, ME] military service - US Army World War II resided Somerville, Middlesex, MA - 1920 resided Somerville, Middlesex, MA - 1930 resided Somerville, Middlesex, MA - 1942 4. Richard F. COOGAN (c.1919, MA - before 2005, ?) resided Somerville, Middlesex, MA - 1920 resided Somerville, Middlesex, MA - 1930 4. [Marilyn] Ruth COOGAN ***see below*** (18 JUN 1928, Everett, MA - 24 MAR 2005, Hampton, NH) married Francis X. MCNEIL resided Somerville, Middlesex, MA - 1930 resided Hampton, Rockingham, NH - 1965 resided Hampton, Rockingham, NH - 2005 *************** *************** Children of J. Russell [JR] and Elizabeth Coogan: 5. Jane COOGAN 5. Joan COOGAN (c.1940, ? - before 2003, ?) *************** *************** Children of Marilyn and Francis McNeil: 5. Robert MCNEIL 5. Paul MCNEIL 5. Margaret MCNEIL married Frank RUSS *************** *************** *************** *************** Children of Charles Henry and Katherine Coogan: 3. Charles Henry COOGAN JR (02 APR 1908, Boston, MA - 12 FEB 1986, Windham, CT) occupation - mechanical engineer occupation - educator resided Boston, Suffolk, MA - 1910 resided Boston, Suffolk, MA - 1920 resided Surry, CT resided Windham, Windham, CT - 1986