Patrick Gahan (1815 - 1857)

Born 1815 in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Descendants

Died 16 Jun 1857 at about age 42 in Ireland

Biography

From Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania:

Patrick Gahan, son of William and Margaret Gahan, was bom in Kilkenny, county Kilkenny, Ireland, in 1815, died in that country, June 16, 1857. He was engaged in the business of buying, raising and selling horses all his life, was a great lover of that noble animal, and kept a fine stable for his own use. He married Julia Dunney, born in Ireland in 1812, died December 27, 1885, in Bradford, McKean county, Pennsylvania. She was a sister of James Dunney, a horse transfer man in Kilkenny, Ireland, and a sister of Mary, who became the wife of William Cody, a farmer of Ireland. Children of Mr. and Mrs. Gahan: 1. Margaret, who died in August, 1912; married James McGuire ; lived in Titusville, Pennsylvania. 2. Mary, deceased; became the wife of James Kennedy; lived in Titusville, Pennsylvania. 3. Julia, became the wife of Michael Brackon, of Cleveland, Ohio. 4. John, of whom further. 5. James, of whom further. 6. Elizabeth, who died in Brooklyn, New York, February 17, 1889; became the wife of Thomas Morrow, general superintendent of the Masury Varnish & Paint Works. Mr. and Mrs. Gahan were devout and consistent members of the Roman Catholic church.

Sources

• Jordan, John W. Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (Lewis Historical Pub. Co., New York, 1915, Vol. 3, p. 1550-1552)