John Langan II (1860-1930)

John Patrick Langan I (1860-1930) Laborer (b. March, 1860, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA - d. April 06, 1930, 288 Ege Avenue, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, 07304-1002, USA)

Birth
John was the son of James Langan (1831-1922) and Katherine Gallager (1831-c1922). His father had emigrated from Ireland, worked as an indentured servant for the Gray family in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania then he took his wife and unmarried children back to Ireland with him around 1910 where he died in 1922.

Siblings
John had the following siblings: James Langan II (1854-?); Edward Langan I (1858-1946) who moved back to Ireland and married Anne Boner and died in Maghery in County Donegal; Ann Langan II (1860-?); Mary Langan I (1862-?); Bridget Langan (1864-?) who moved back to Ireland and married Neil Gallagher; Bernard Langan I (1866-?); and Daniel Langan I (1870-?).

Marriage
In 1883 John married Catherine Devaney (1863-1956) at Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey.

Children
Together they had the following children: Daniel Langan (1885-1964) who married Jenny Lynch (1885-1969); Edward Langan (1886) who died as an infant; Mary Langan II (1888) who died as an infant; James Patrick Langan (1889-1975) who was an Army Sergeant who served in World War I and was a Newspaper Pressman who married Katherine (Kitty) Mary Norton (1894-1942); John Langan (1890-?); Edward Langan (1891-?); Catherine V. Langan (1892-1950) who was a school teacher who never married; John F. Langan (1893) who died as an infant; Cornelius Langan (1893-1896) who died as a child; Bernard Langan II (1895) who died as an infant; Mary Langan III (1895-?); Bernard Langan III (1895-1898); Ann Langan (1898-1939) who married Francis Ayers; Charles E. Langan (1899-1996) who was a welder who married May Cornetta; Bernard Francis Langan (1903-1982) who married Anna Fortmuller; and John Langan II (1905) who died as an infant.

Jersey City, New Jersey
In the year 1900 they were living at 818 Garfield Avenue, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey and from at least 1922 till his death they lived at 288 Ege Avenue in Jersey City.

Death
He died on April 06, 1930 and his obituary was printed in the Jersey Journal on Wednesday, April 09, 1930 and it reads as follows: On Sunday, April 6, 1930, John beloved husband of Catherine Langan (nee Devaney), and father of Daniel, James, Anna, Charles, and Bernard Langan. Relatives and friends, also Holy Name Society of Our Lady of Victories Church, are invited to attend the funeral from residence 288 Ege Avenue, on Thursday, 9 am. Thence to Our Lady of Victories Church where solemn high mass of requiem will be offered for the happy repose of his soul. Arrangements by James M. Houghton.