John Langan I (1832-?)

John Langan (1832-?) was born in Maghery Dungloe Co Donegal Ireland, emigrated to the United States in 1848, worked as an Indentured servant in Bethlehem, Northhampton County, Pennsylvania, then returned to Ireland c1864 with wife and children James John Edward Anne

Parents

• James Langan (c1800 - ?)
• Unknown

Siblings

Patrick Langan b c1820 married Mary Gallagher. Patrick died after 1901

Birth

John was born in Maghery, County Donegal, Ireland.

Emigration

He emigrated to the United States around 1848. He was employed as a domestic by the Grey (or Gray) family in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. There are two Greys listed in the 1890 City Directory of Bethlehem: Jacob Grey who was a "railroader" who lived on Second Avenue in South Bethlehem, and Patrick Grey, involved with "confections" living at 522 Third Street in South Bethlehem. He returned to Maghery c1864 with his wife and children.

Marriage

He married Catherine Gallagher (1831-after 1911) in 1852 at Saint Joseph's Church, Bethlehem, Northhampton County, Pennsylvania. They are on Williamstown, Northampton County, Pennsylvania census of 1860.

Children

• James Langan (1857-?) b. PA and returned to USA from Ireland and married Mary McHugh and lived in Jersey City
• John Patrick Langan I (1859-1930) b. PA and returned to USA from Ireland and married Catherine Devaney (1863-1956) and lived in Jersey City
• Edward Langan (c1861-1946) b. PA lived in Maghery and married Anne Bonner and died in Maghery, County Donegal, Ireland
• Anne Langan b c1863-?)b. Pennsylvania, and returned to USA from Ireland
• Mary Langan (1865-?) born July 22, 1865 in Maghery
• Bridget Langan (1868-?) born March 8, 1868 in Maghery married Neil Gallagher, the son of Cormack Gallagher and Mary Kennedy
• Bernard Langan I (1870-?) born June 28, 1870 in Maghery immigrated May 15 1902 to Bayonne married Helen/Ellen
• Daniel Langan (1875-?) born August 26, 1875 in Maghery immigrated 1895 and Jan 18 1899 married Hannah/Anna