William
Grant
Fagan
Born about in Pennsylvania
Ancestors 
Son of Asaph Fagan
and Elizabeth (Litzinger) Fagan
Husband of
Letitia (Curwin) Fagan
— married
about 1854 in Pennsylvania
Husband of
Margaret Jane (Bennett) Fagan
— married
18 May 1874 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Robert J. Fagan, Elizabeth Ann (Fagan) Johnston, Margaret Jane (Fagan) DeArmitt, William Elsworth Fagan, Joseph Howard Fagan, Rebecca Fagan and James Curwen Fagan
Died
at about age 75
in Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA
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Biography of William Grant Fagan
William Grant Fagan was born in March 1829 in Pennsylvania, his father, Aseph Fagan, was 19 and his mother, Elizabeth Litzinger, was 25. [1]
William married Letitia Curwin probably in about 1853 based on the birth of their first child. In the 1860 US Census, William and Letitia have the following children: Robert who is 6 in 1860; Ann Elizabeth is 3; John H is 2 and Margaret is 5 months. [2]
Here is a list of their children:
- Robert J. Fagan (1854-1888) [3]
- Elizabeth Ann Fagan Johnston (1856-1916) [4]
- Margaret Jane Fagan De Armitt (1860-1930) [5]
- William Ellsworth Fagan (1862-1920) [6]
- Rebecca Fagan (1864-?) [7]
- James C Fagan (1869-1938) [8]
On 12 Sept 1862 William enlisted in the US Army with the rank of private. He was in Company F, Pennsylvania, 18 Infantry Regiment. See sourcB862 in Harrisburg, PA. He was promoted to corporal on March 1, 1865. William survived the war. [9]
On 18 May 1874 William married Margaret Jane Bennett. [10] Since his first wife Letitia did not die until 4 March 1892 [11] one has to assume that William and Letitia divorced.
In the 1900 census William and Margaret are living in Jackson, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. William is 71 and Margaret is 69. [12]
William died on July 6, 1904, in Pennsylvania, having lived a long life of 75 years. His burial location is unknown at this point. [13]
Sources
- ↑ Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
- ↑ 1860 United States Federal Census
- ↑ U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [1]
- ↑ Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964
- ↑ Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964 for Margaret Jane De Armitt
- ↑ Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964
- ↑ 1870 United States Federal Census
- ↑ Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964
- ↑ See Military records posted below
- ↑ Information given to me on 24 Dec 2016 by Theresa Jeanne McMahon (tmrf1) from Ancestry.
- ↑ U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [2]
- ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census
- ↑ Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
- 1860 United States Federal Census Year: 1860; Census Place: West, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1115; Page: 720; Image: 726; Family History Library Film: 805115
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| 1860 US Census, William Grant Fagan |
- 1870 US Census, William Grant Fagan
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| 1870 United States Federal Census for William Grant Fagan |
- 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Jackson, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1414; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0094; FHL microfilm: 1241414
- Civil War Record for William Grant Fagan
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| Civil War Record for William Grant Fagan |
- US Military Pension, William Grant Fagan (11)
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| US Military Pension, William Grant Fagan (11) |
- US Military Pension, William Grant Fagan (2)
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| US Military Pension, William Grant Fagan (2) |
- Military Record, page 1
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| US Military Record, Civil War, William Grant Fagan, page 1 |
- Military Record, page 2
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| US Military Record, Civil War, William Grant Fagan, page 2 |
- Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current [3]
- Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993
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| Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993 for William G Fagan |
- Information given to me on 24 Dec 2016 by Theresa Jeanne McMahon (tmrf1) from Ancestry.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~3.12%
Nikki (Barr) Byer
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A649209 [compare], Ancestry member NIKKIBYER
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Brenda Bonk :
23andMe, GEDmatch PJ1304741 [compare]
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Mary Bonk :
23andMe, GEDmatch AN8862736 [compare]
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~0.78%
Elise (Vanaman) Wright :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Elisewright
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