This imported genealogy was rife with potential errors and inconsistencies. The entire family and tree, which had been copied several times on various gen sites, was based mostly on the 1851 Canadian census
https://search.ancestry.ca/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1061&h=1590590&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=lVK3&_phstart=successSource (Year: 1851; Census Place: Pakenham, Lanark County, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C_11732; Page: 25; Line: 9. Listing: D. Shanahan, 45, born circa 1807, Ireland, wife: A. Shanahan 48, Children: Rosana Shanahan 26, and R. 24, C.19, W.16, and D. Shanahan 14), which after some searching, was found to reference Dennis Shanahan and wife Abigail Green, (this turned out to be a totally different family in the Perth, Lanark region of Ottawa, Ontario).
A whole list of children had to be redacted from Daniel's imported list. There are still some children, whose birth and death are questionable. Daniel's obituary from 1902, gleaned from Ancestry, indicates that at his death, he left 2 sons and 2 daughters, which leaves a couple of children too many.
Shanahan seemed to have been a quite popular Irish monicker, similar to Smith. It seemed that every attempt to research, was met with more and more Daniel or Dennis Shanahan, which all had similarities and differences. The wife's name was also listed as Margaret or Catherine, depending on the source. He may have been twice married, once to Anne Margaret Hogan, and once to Catherine Margaret Harrigan.
One thing is certain, the family lived in the Strathroy-Caradoc, Middlesex region of Ontario (1871-81) before moving to Michigan.
Some of the children's sources and reference documents, such as death certificates list parents as Dennis Shanahan and Catherine Harrigan. Were these the same people, whose names had simply been mistranscribed in a clerical error?
There were also two different death registries for the wife Catherine Shanahan. One showing her dying in 1888, and one dying in 1897. The 1897 one listed her as a widow at her death, so couldn't possibly be Daniel's wife, as he was still alive, and listed as widowed, living with his son Dennis in 1900.
Sources
U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s; Note: http://search.ancestry.ca/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pili354&h=4314235&ti=5543&indiv=try&gss=pt Filby, P. William, ed.; Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2012. Citing: Daniel Shanaghan, arrival year: 1825; Canada. Source Publication Code: 43.10; Page Number: 79; Source Bibliography: ACTON, JOHN A. Index of Passengers who Immigrated to Canada Between 1817 and 1849. Toronto: Ontario Genealogical Society, 1999. 93p.
Census of Canada, 1871. https://search.ancestry.ca/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1578&h=1188304&ssrc=pt&tid=15244644&pid=1110002653&usePUB=true Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, n.d.. RG31-C-1. Statistics Canada Fonds. Microfilm reels: C-9888 to C-9975, C-9977 to C-10097, C-10344 to C-10388, C-10390 to C-10395, to C-10540 to C-10570. Year: 1871; Census Place: Caradoc, Middlesex West, Ontario; District Number 07, Division 01, Roll: C-9901; Page: 15; Family No: 50. Listing: Daniel Shannagan age 60, born circa 1811 Ireland, wife: Catherine 55, Children: Daniel 23, Denis 20, Margaret 17, Jane 15, Jeremiah 12.
Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Note: http://search.ancestry.ca/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=24879900&ti=5543&indiv=try&gss=pt United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. Year: 1900; Census Place: Isabella, Isabella, Michigan; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0071; FHL microfilm: 1240718. Listing: Dennis Shanahan, wife: Caroline, Children: Augustus, Halliett, Frank W., J. Leo, Joseph William, Bernie D., Martin D., and widowed father: Daniel Shanahan 95.
Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995; Michigan Department of State, Lansing, Michigan. Certificate and Record of Death. Note: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHB5-SNL?treeref=K1DB-JD9Citing: Daniel Shanahan, died 23 Feb 1902, Isabella Township, Isabella, Michigan, USA. Widowed. Age 97. Born circa 1805, Ireland. Parent's name: John Shanahan. Cause of daeath: La Grippe, Heart failure. Place of burial: Mt. Pleasant Catholic Cemetery, 25 FEb 1902. Reference ID v 2 p 59; GS Film Number 1005119; Digital Folder Number 004273018; Image Number 00284
Web: Isabella County, Michigan, Obituary Index, 1875-2005, - Name (Mr.) Shannahan, Death Age95, Birth Date 1807 Death Date 23/02/1902; Publication or Record Date 28/02/1902; Mount Pleasant, Isabella, Michigan USA - family collection, ancestry.ca
Find a Grave, base de données et images (https://fr.findagrave.com/memorial/210282719/daniel-shanahan: consulté(e) 18 Mai 2023), page du mémorial de Daniel Shanahan (1805–23 Fév 1902), ID de mémorial Find a Grave 210282719, citant Calvary Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan, USA; Administré par Gilles Caron (contributeur 48516724).
This WikiTree profile Shanahan-23 was originally created through the import of OBrien Family Tree.ged on Dec 14, 2011 by Jamie O'Brien.
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