30 December 2008 Researcher (Location): #013 - Kathleen Connell Ryan (WI) #017 - Betty McCaig Titman #051 - Kathy Bowman (CA) Research: This is the family of Christopher Coogan. He was born in Ireland and emigrated to the United States in the early Nineteenth Century. He first settled in Connecticut, but quickly moved West until he built a new life for his family in Dodge County, Wisconsin. Most of Christopher's descendants still live in the area near Watertown, WI, today. This family has been found as COGAN. _________________________________________________________________ Kathleen is a descendant of Rose Coogan and Patrick Burns. Betty is a descendant of Anna Coogan and John McCaig. Kathy is a descendant of William Coogan and Isabella McCaig. ************************** 1. Christopher COOGAN (c.1790, County Meath, Ireland - after 1860, ?] married Mary KEEGAN, c.1820, near Tara Hall, County Meath [* Mary c.1800, Navan, Meath, Ireland - after 1860, ?] occupation - farmer resided Ireland emigrated to US [New York] - 06 MAY 1842 (aboard "Penna") resided CT (?) resided Shields, Dodge, WI - 1850 resided Shields, Dodge, WI - 1860 (as COGAN) resided Watertown, Dodge, WI Children of Christopher and Mary Coogan: 2. [ ] COOGAN resided Ireland NOTE - did not emigrate to USA 2. ***possible*** B. [female] COOGAN (c.1822, Ireland - ?, ?) resided Ireland emigrated to US [New York] - 06 MAY 1842 (aboard "Penna") resided [ USA ] 2. Rosanna 'Rose' COOGAN ***see below*** (c.1825, Ireland - DEC 1915, ?) married Patrick H. BURNS, 03 MAR 1844, New London, New London, CT resided Ireland emigrated to US [New York] - 06 MAY 1842 (aboard "Penna") resided WI 2. Matthew COOGAN ***see below*** (c.1827, County Meath, Ireland - MAY 1898, Jefferson, WI) married Isabella / Annabelle MCCAIG / MCCAGE, c.1865 [* Isabella 1831, County Antrim (?), Ireland - 1913, Jefferson, WI] occupation - farmer resided Ireland emigrated to US [New York] - 06 MAY 1842 (aboard "Penna") resided Shields, Dodge, WI - 1850 resided Milford, Jefferson, WI - 1860 (as COGAN) resided Milford, Jefferson, WI - 1870 resided Milford, Jefferson, WI - 1880 2. ***possible*** P. [male] COOGAN (c.1830, Ireland - ?, ?) emigrated to US [New York] - 06 MAY 1842 (aboard "Penna") resided [ USA ] 2. ***possible*** Christopher COOGAN (c.1832, Ireland - after 1900, ?) resided Ireland emigrated to US [New York] - 06 MAY 1842 (aboard "Penna") resided Jefferson County, WI - 1900 2. William COOGAN (c.1837, Ireland - after 1850, ?) resided Ireland emigrated to US resided Shields, Dodge, WI - 1850 2. Anna COOGAN ***see below*** (c.1839, Ireland - after 1865, ?) married John MCCAIG, c.1865 [* John ?, County Clare, Ireland - ?, WI] resided Ireland emigrated to US [New York] - 06 MAY 1842 (aboard "Penna") resided Shields, Dodge, WI - 1850 *************** *************** *************** *************** Children of Rose and Patrick H. Burns: 3. Margaret A. BURNS (c.1851, WI - after 1876, ?) married Patrick KEEGAN, 30 MAY 1876, Shields, Dodge, WI resided WI 3. Rose Helen BURNS (c.1857, ? - ?, ?) resided WI *************** *************** *************** *************** Children of Matthew and Isabella Coogan: 3. Mary COOGAN (c.1855, WI - after 1920, ?) resided Milford, Jefferson, WI - 1860 (as COGAN) resided Milford, Jefferson, WI - 1870 resided Milford, Jefferson, WI - 1880 resided Jefferson County, WI - 1900 NOTE - living with brother, Christopher COOGAN resided Dodge County, WI - 1910 NOTE - living with mother, Isabella COOGAN resided Watertown, Jefferson, WI - 1920 NOTE - living with sister, Isabella COOGAN SOLON 3. Anna COOGAN (c.1858, WI - after 1880, ?) resided Milford, Jefferson, WI - 1860 (as COGAN) resided Milford, Jefferson, WI - 1870 resided Milford, Jefferson, WI - 1880 3. Christopher COOGAN ***see below*** (08 JUN 1861, WI - 03 SEP 1912, Jefferson, WI) married Ella BURKE, 05 JUN 1901, Dodge County, WI [* Ella 01 AUG 1878, WI - 10 FEB 1964, ?] resided Milford, Jefferson, WI - 1870 resided Milford, Jefferson, WI - 1880 resided Jefferson County, WI - 1900 NOTE - living with sister, Mary COOGAN resided Jefferson County, WI - 1910 3. Isabella Agnes COOGAN ***see below*** (29 NOV 1867, WI - AUG 1922, ?) married John T. SOLON, 05 JUN 1901, Jefferson County, WI [* John 1862, WI - 1944, ?] resided Milford, Jefferson, WI - 1870 resided Milford, Jefferson, WI - 1880 resided Jefferson County, WI - 1900 resided Watertown, Jefferson, WI - 1920 3. William COOGAN ***see below*** (c.1870, ? - 1951, ?) married Eleanor Mary MCFARLAND, NOV 1897 [* Eleanor 24 JUL 1877, Shields, WI - 01 JUN 1933, Dodge, WI] resided Milford, Jefferson, WI - 1880 resided Watertown, [Dodge / Jefferson], WI - 1904 resided Jefferson County, WI - 1910 resided Watertown, Dodge, WI - 1918 resided Watertown, Dodge, WI - 1920 resided Watertown, [Dodge / Jefferson], WI - 1933 *************** *************** *************** Children of Christopher and Ella Coogan: 4. Matthew Joseph COOGAN (19 JUL 1902, WI - 21 NOV 1987, WI) married Zola HILL [* Zola 07 MAR 1912, WI - 04 OCT 1999, Norwood, MA] military service - US Marine Corps (USMC) (1928 - ?) resided Jefferson County, WI - 1910 resided Jefferson County, WI - 1920 resided Madison, Dane, WI 4. Eugenia COOGAN (09 DEC 1903, WI - 19 FEB 1976, ?) resided Jefferson County, WI - 1910 resided Jefferson County, WI - 1920 4. Helen / Ellen M. COOGAN (01 AUG 1905, WI - 11 DEC 1928, ?) resided Jefferson County, WI - 1910 resided Jefferson County, WI - 1920 4. Christopher P. 'Christie / Christy' COOGAN ***see below*** (16 MAR 1908, WI - 07 MAR 1998, Madison, WI) married Dorothy MOLZAHN, MAY 1943 [* Dorothy 10 MAR 1909, ? - after 1998 (?), ?] resided Jefferson County, WI - 1910 resided Jefferson County, WI - 1920 resided Watertown, Jefferson, WI - 1998 4. Francis J. 'Frank' COOGAN (1911, WI - before 1998, ?) occupation - chemical engineer resided Jefferson County, WI - 1920 resided East Baton Rouge County, LA - 1942 *************** *************** Children of Christopher P. and Dorothy Coogan: 5. Charles COOGAN *************** *************** *************** Children of Isabelle Agnes and John Solon: 4. Mary SOLON (1904, WI - 1975, ?) married Mr. STACK resided Watertown, Jefferson, WI - 1920 4. Archie SOLON (c.1908, WI - after 1920, ?) resided Watertown, Jefferson, WI - 1920 *************** *************** *************** Children of William and Eleanor Coogan: 4. Jerome Wallace COOGAN (17 AUG 1898, WI - 1952, ?) occupation - farmer resided Jefferson County, WI - 1910 resided Watertown, Dodge, WI - 1918 resided Dodge County, WI - 1920 resided Dodge County, WI - 1930 4. Rose COOGAN (c.1899, WI - DEC 1878, ?) occupation - Christian Sister (nun) - 'Sister Eletta' resided Jefferson County, WI - 1910 resided Jefferson County, WI - 1920 4. Isabelle / Isabel Mary 'Issy' COOGAN (15 MAR 1902, WI - 25 MAR 1992, ?) married Mr. HUBER [* Mr. ?, ? - APR 1960, ?] resided Jefferson County, WI - 1910 4. Neil Cornelius COOGAN ***see below*** (c.1903, WI - 11 DEC 1977, Watertown, Dodge, WI) married Lillian NELSON [or CAMERON], MAY 1928 [* Lillian c.1900, Chicago, IL - 12 NOV 1949, Dodge County, WI] resided Jefferson County, WI - 1910 resided Dodge County, WI - 1920 resided Waukesha County, WI - 1930 4. Peter Francis COOGAN ***see below*** (03 DEC 1904, Watertown, WI - 20 JUN 1985, Boston, MA) married Barbara TRACY [* Barbara c.1905, ? - 29 MAR 1987, Pomfret, VT] student - Marquette University student - Case Western Reserve University - 1939 (law degree) student - Boston University - 1941 (M.A.) student - Harvard University - 1942 (law degree) occupation - lawyer resided Jefferson County, WI - 1910 resided Dodge County, WI - 1920 resided Newton Center, Middlesex, MA - 1942 resided Newton Center, Middlesex, MA - 1977 resided Pomfret, Windsor, VT - 1977 resided Pomfret, Windsor, VT - 1985 4. John T. 'Jack' COOGAN ***see below*** (30 JAN 1906, WI - 11 APR 1992, WI) married Thelma L. [ ] [* Thelma 22 MAR 1913, ? - FEB 1983, WI] resided Jefferson County, WI - 1910 resided Dodge County, WI - 1920 resided Jefferson County, WI - 1930 resided Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI resided Kenosha, Kenosha, WI 4. Gertrude W. COOGAN (08 JUN 1907, WI - MAY 1935, WI) resided Jefferson County, WI - 1910 resided Dodge County, WI - 1920 4. Robert C. COOGAN (c.1908, WI - 1987, ?) resided Jefferson County, WI - 1910 resided Dodge County, WI - 1920 resided Dodge County, WI - 1930 4. Anna Winifred 'Win' COOGAN (c.1910, WI - ?, ?) married Mr. CHESNER [* Mr. ?, ? - JUN 1960, ?] resided Jefferson County, WI - 1910 resided Dodge County, WI - 1920 4. Catherine J. 'Kate' COOGAN (c.1912, WI - 1989, ?) resided Dodge County, WI - 1920 resided Dodge County, WI - 1930 4. Eleanor M. COOGAN (c.1914, WI - before 1930, WI) resided Dodge County, WI - 1920 resided Dodge County, WI - 1930 4. Joseph M. COOGAN (c.1914, WI - ?, ?) resided Dodge County, WI - 1920 resided Dodge County, WI - 1930 4. Margaret M. 'Mag' COOGAN (c.1918, WI - ?, ?) resided Dodge County, WI - 1920 resided Dodge County, WI - 1930 4. Madeline 'Maddy' COOGAN (c.1920, WI - ?, ?) resided Dodge County, WI - 1930 4. Mary Jo COOGAN (c.1920, WI - ?, ?) resided Dodge County, WI - 1930 4. Patricia Jane COOGAN (12 MAR 1922, Shields, WI - 24 AUG 1925, Dodge, WI) married J. RICHART, JUN 1952 resided Dodge County, WI 4. Loretta J. 'Laurel' / 'Lolly' COOGAN (c.1923, WI - 1991, ?) resided Dodge County, WI - 1930 *************** *************** Children of Neil and Lillian Coogan: 5. Francis COOGAN 5. Richard COOGAN ***see below*** married Miss KENNEDY resided Oshkosh, Winnebago, WI - 1961 *************** Children of Richard Coogan: 6. Claire COOGAN 6. Christopher Kennedy COOGAN (15 MAR 1961, Oshkosh, WI - 15 MAR 1961, Oshkosh, WI) *************** *************** Children of Peter Francis and Barbara Coogan: 5. Peter Weston COOGAN occupation - lawyer 5. Matthew Allen COOGAN occupation - Undersecretary of Transportation, State of Massachusetts 5. Rosalind COOGAN married Mr. ANDERSON 5. Eleanor COOGAN married Mr. MERRILL *************** *************** Children of John T. 'Jack' and Thelma Coogan: 5. John T. 'Jack' COOGAN JR *************** *************** *************** *************** Children of Anna and John McCaig: 3. Isabel MCCAIG (c.1859, WI - ?, ?) resided WI 3. Maria MCCAIG (c.1861, WI - ?, ?) resided WI 3. [ female ] MCCAIG 3. [ female ] MCCAIG 3. [ female ] MCCAIG 3. [ female ] MCCAIG 3. [ female ] MCCAIG 3. [ female ] MCCAIG 3. Daniel Christopher MCCAIG (01 AUG 1870, WI - ?, ?) resided WI 3. John William MCCAIG ***see below*** (15 NOV 1875, Waterloo, WI - ?, ?) married Elizabeth O'BRIEN, 1902 resided WI *************** *************** *************** Children of John William and Elizabeth McCaig: 4. L. Margaret MCCAIG 4. William MCCAIG 4. Raymond MCCAIG 4. Donald MCCAIG 4. Darrell V. MCCAIG 4. Nevila E. MCCAIG