I have found a baptism of Andrew Keegan in the parish records. the date was 14 June 1812. Mullingar parish, Meath diocese, westmeath county. Looking for family? siblings? Is the family still there? Andrew left Ireland in 1848 and settled in Philadelphia. He married Margaret Jenkins in 1852. He died as a Northern soldier in December 1861 from typhus. They had 8 children (Joseph, William, Barbara, Mary, John(my ggf), Margaret, James & Rose)
john_k
Monday 9th May 2016, 07:48PMMessage Board Replies
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John:
Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!
Can you share more details on the baptismal record? Which church? What were his parents names?
Roger McDonnell
Castlemore Roscommon, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘
Monday 9th May 2016, 09:46PM -
Edward Keegan
Margret Whelehan
john_k
Sunday 11th Feb 2018, 08:03PM -
John:
Did not see a marriage record for the parents. I did find a baptismal record for an older brother Patrick. The 1854 Griffiths Valuation head of household listing for Mullingar does list six Keegan reocrds but no Edward http://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths/westmeath/mullingar.htm No way to tell if any distant relatives are still there. You may want to consider autosomal DNA testing.
Roger
Name:Patrick KeeganDate of Birth:
Date of Baptism:11-Mar-1810Address:Not RecordedParish/District:MULLINGARGender:MaleCountyCo. Westmeath
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:Edward KeeganMother:Margaret WheilehanOccupation:Not Recorded
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Informant 2:Not Recorded Not RecordedCastlemore Roscommon, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘
Monday 12th Feb 2018, 04:50PM