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This photo was taken in 2002 at the cemetery in Linsfort Glebe, home of William McLaughlin Sr. The photographer: Maureen McLaughlin Lester, youngest daughter of Edward F. McLaughlin.
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William McLaughlin Sr. and Molly Quigley
William McLaughlin Sr. (1793-1853) was born in Ireland and lived on the western shore of the peninsula of Inishowen on the east shore of Lough Swilly (pronounced Sooley) in the hamlet of Linsfort Glebe in the Parish of Desertegny in County Donegal, 14 miles from the city of Londonderry. He and his wife, Molly Quigley (1796-1856), may have had eleven children, though information has surfaced only on nine of them. Most of their children emigrated to the United States.
Those children are listed below. The first nine appear in the birth order provided by the Bible of Rose Ann McLaughlin, who married John Major. Rose was a granddaughter of William and Molly McLaughlin.
Her Bible names nine children for her grandparents, making no mention of George or Daniel McLaughlin, whose names appear in "This History of the McLaughlin Family", written in 1979 by the late Edward F. McLaughlin, Justice of the New York State Supreme Court, who also was descended from William and Molly McLaughlin.
That book is the source of most of the material that appears in our McLaughlin family tree. So far, eight years after starting this project, I have found nothing further on the existence George or Daniel McLaughlin or whether they actually were sons of William McLaughlin Sr. Thus I am inclined to trust Rose McLaughlin Major's notes, concluding there were nine children – five sons, four daughters.
Branches of this family tree appear on other pages. Overall, there is a lot of missing information. If you have some of it, please let us know. Contact us at JMajor9863@aol.com.
For an interesting look at the history of the McLaughlins of Inishowen, take a look at www.maclochlainn.org |
| Children of Molly Quigley and William McLaughlin Jr.: |
1. Elizabeth McLaughlin (1817-1906)
Elizabeth McLaughlin was born in Linsfort, Donegal in Ireland. She married Patrick Doherty and they had seven children. |
2. James McLaughlin (1821-1911)
James McLaughlin (1821-1911) and his wife, Ann McKinney (1822-1888), were the first members of the family to leave Ireland for the United States, emigrating in 1848. They settled in Skaneateles, NY. He bought 40 acres in Skaneateles, started the teasel business, and picked up a new nickname. |
3. Mary
McLaughlin
Mary
McLaughlin went to England from Ireland. According to Rose McLaughlin
Major's Bible, Mary married a man named O'Conner and is buried in
Edgefield Oldham County, England. |
4. Cornelius
(Neal) McLaughlin(18??-1911)
Cornelius McLaughlin left his home in County Donegal, Ireland, in 1866, and took his son, William, to Skaneateles, NY. He returned to Ireland, but left William with one of Cornelius's brothers, James "40 Acres" McLaughlin Sr. |
5. Helen
McLaughlin (1832- )
Helen McLaughlin married Timothy Donohue. "This History of the McLaughlin Family" referred to her as Mary Ellen and said she and Timothy Donohue lived in Schenectady. However, an obituary for a Timothy Donohue in the Auburn Citizen (Aug. 13, 1913) says Donohue (1833-1913) was born in Ireland and lived in Skaneateles for about 60 years and was the sexton to St. Mary's Cemetery. His widow was identified as the former Helen McLaughlin.
Through reading many newspaper obituaries during my family research, I've noticed it's quite common for names to be misspelled or confused, particularly if the story was dictated to someone. The names Helen and Ellen would invite such confusion. However, the fact one of her grand-daughters was named Helen leads me to suspect that she was indeed Helen McLaughlin Donohue, not Mary Ellen or Ellen. (She was the twin sister of John McLaughlin (below), who figured prominently in the Major family tree.)
I have not found an obituary for her or even a date of Helen Donohue's death. Among the survivors of Timothy Donohue, besides his widow, were three sons, including Timothy E. Donohue who did live in Schenectady. His other sons were John P. Donohue of Fulton and Robert D. Donohue of New York City. He also was survived by a daughter, Anna Donohue of Skaneateles.
In one of several name coincidences on my family tree, Margaret Major, a daughter of Charles J. Major, married Timothy E. Donohue in Skaneateles Falls, NY, on Aug. 24, 1898. So it was reported in the Skaneateles Press. Her husband is the same Timothy E. Donohue mentioned in the previous paragraph.
Margaret and Timothy Donohue did live in Schenectady, something mentioned several times in the Skaneateles Press, which seemed to keep tabs on the comings and goings of its citizens. Frequently the Donohues would visit the village to see relatives there. |
6. John
McLaughlin(1832-1922)
John McLaughlin was the twin brother of Helen (aka Ellen) McLaughlin. He arrived in New York from Ireland on Dec. 7, 1851 aboard a ship called Vanguard. He settled in Skaneateles, but moved to Louisville, Kentucky, in 1858, returning to Skaneateles in May, 1868. |
7. Hugh
McLaughlin(1835-1916)
Hugh McLaughlin was born in Donegal, emigrated to the United States in 1854. He married Mary J. McCready. They lived in Queens, later moved to Brooklyn where he was engaged in the furniture business.
Skaneateles Free Press, January 21, 1916
Hugh McLaughlin, an early resident of Skaneateles, died Wednesday, January 19, 1916, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. William Russell of Fulton Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y. in the 81st year of his age.
He was born on the eastern shore of the peninsula of Inishowen in Linsfort Glebe, County Donegal, Ireland, and came to America with his sister, Mrs. Helen Donohue in the year 1854.
Having resided in Skaneateles for several years, he went to Brooklyn where he soon married Miss Mary J. McCready of that city. During the many years of his residency in Brooklyn, Mr. McLaughlin has been engaged in the furniture business. |
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8. William
McLaughlin Jr.(1836-1909)
William McLaughlin (1836-1909) married Mary McHugh (1842-1908) in County Donegal, Ireland. The moved to Skaneateles, NY after the birth of their first child. |
9. Catherine
(Kate) McLaughlin (1840-1891)
Catherine McLaughlin (1840-1891) m. Patrick Curtin in Limerick, Ireland. Rose McLaughlin Major's Bible notes that Kate's daughter, Alice, died Aug. 3, 1879. Apparently Catherine and Patrick Curtin also emigrated to America, probably the Skaneateles area. What's uncertain is when they left Ireland. One on-line source says 1850, which is doubtful. Rose Major may have had her dates wrong, but she listed Kate McLaughlin as the last of nine children, born in 1840. |
George
McLaughlin
"This History of the McLaughlin Family" says George McLaughlin emigrated to the United States and became a doctor in Philadelphia. I've found nothing to verify this. |
Daniel McLaughlin
There is no information on anyone named Daniel McLaughlin who could have been a son of William and Mary McLaughlin. The name is listed here because it appears in "This History of the McLaughlin Family." |
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