Mary Degnan

1822 - 1886  (64 years)

• Name	Mary Degnan
  	to US
  Birth	About 1822	Cavan, County Cavan, Ireland   [2, 4]
  Immigration	Bef 1842 (19 years)  [1]
  as their youngest child, John, was born about 1842 according to the 1850 census
  Census	1850 (28 years)	Choconut Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [1]
  In the 1850 US Census she was recorded, age 26, living in Choconut Township, Pennsylvania.
  Census	1860 (38 years)	Choconut Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [2]
  In the 1860 US Census she was recorded, age 38, living in Choconut Township, Pennsylvania. The post office was Friendship, a village within Choconut Township.
  History	12 Apr 1861 (39 years)	Civil War Begins
  Death	17 Nov 1886	Choconut Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [3, 5]
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Peter Degnan   (Father)  Bridget Shields  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I9775	Sullivan Line
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	Peter Degnan
  Mother	Bridget Shields
  Family ID	F9599	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Michael Gallagher,   b. 1807, Longford, County Longford, Ireland d. Between 1860 and 1870, Binghamton, Broome County, New York, U.S.A. (Age 53 years)
  Children	3 sons and 3 daughters
  1. John Gallagher,   b. About 1842, Choconut Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. +   2. Francis Gallagher,   b. Mar 1845, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 8 Apr 1911, Binghamton, Broome County, New York, U.S.A. (Age 66 years) ▻ Anna Elizabeth Donovan  m. 1873     3. Ann Gallagher,   b. About 1846, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.     4. Michael Gallagher,   b. About 1849, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.     5. Mary Gallagher,   b. About 1851, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.     6. Catherine Gallagher,   b. About 1854, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
  Family ID	F6836	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Mary Degnan(1822 – 1886) 2Peter Degnan 3Bridget Shields

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - About 1822 - Cavan, County Cavan, Ireland Census - 1850 - Choconut Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1860 - Choconut Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Death - 17 Nov 1886 - Choconut Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S273] Bureau of the Census, 1850 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1850; Census Place: Choconut, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: 829; Page: 161a. [S191] Bureau of the Census, 1860 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1860; Census Place: Choconut, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania; Page: 130. [S110] Ancestry.com, Ancestry Family Trees, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S2567] New York, U.S., Census of Inmates in Almshouses and Poorhouses, 1830-1920, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011). [S180] New York State Department of Health, New York State, Death Index, 1852-1956, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017).