gorman families of eagan
MARGARET (1829-1884) Patrick Quealy ( ) St. Peters
Mendota MN
MARY ( - 1888)
JOHN (1817- 1882) Mary Quealy (1851) St. Henrys,
Perham MN
MICHAEL (1827-1894) Ann Murphy ( ) St. Peters Mendota
MN
PATRICK (1833- ) Mary Maher ( ) (No information available)
MARY (1834-1912) Peter Burke ( )
MICHAEL T. ( - 1855)
JOHN (1822- ) married Elizabeth Dougherty (1820- )
It was common for Irish emigrants to arrive in the U.S. and congregate with
extended family members and/or folks from the same parish in Ireland. In
Minnesota Territory, in the mid-1850's, it appears that there was a
settlement effort comprised of families from the Clondagad parish in
County Clare. These families are known to be Patrick Quealy and his
wife, Margaret Gorman; Mary Gorman, sister of Margaret Gorman Quealy; Catherine
Quealy, wife of Michael Hoy; Bridget Quealy; wife of Patrick Cleary; Honorah
Quealy, wife of Peter Cleary; and Cornelius and Bridget Cleary whose sons
Patrick and Peter married Quealy women.
Other members of this group were likely Patrick Gorman of County Clare; Michael
Gorman; and John O. Gorman and his wife, Mary Quealy.
Besides the clustering of Condagad parish families and their interrelationships
by marriage, there are two clues that suggest these families came to Minnesota
as a large group or colony. A great-granddaughter of Patrick Gorman
recalls the family story that Patrick returned to Ireland at some point and
helped organize the emigration of 20 related families to the U.S. The
published biography of a grandson of John O. Gorman says " John Gorman and
Mary Qualy Gorman, who came with a colony from Ireland to southern Minnesota...."
Besides the Quealys, Gormans and Clearys, families like
the Dalys in who settled in Eagan, may have been part of the colony.
In Minnesota territorial days, from about 1854-1857, a cluster of Gorman
or O'Gorman folks settled in Mendota, some of them claiming farms in what
would become the township of Eagan. Family relationships between these
Gorman families are not clearly known. Margaret Gorman, the wife of
Patrick Quealy, and Mary Gorman, a single woman, were sisters.
John, Michael, and Patrick Gorman appear to be brothers and they are probably
the brothers of Margaret and Mary. These three Gormans, along with
Patrick Quealy, claimed contiguous farms in Eagan Township. Adults
in these families served as godparents for each others' children. These Gormans
and Marget Gorman Quealy are described on separate pages at the site. See
MARY ( - 1888) (Parents unknown)
Mary Gorman, a single woman, was living in a Mendota hotel in 1857 and on
the Patrick Quealy farm in 1860. Then, she left the area - it is possible
that she was living with a Michael and Kate Farrell family in Madison,
Wisconsin when the 1870 and 1880 censuses were taken. By 1885, she was again
living on the Pat Quealy farm in Eagan perhaps having returned to care for
her sister, Margaret, who died in October that year. In his will,
Patrick Quealy provided for his sister-in-law granting her a home for life
on his farm, assigning his son the responsibility to support Mary, and giving
his daughters annual payments for assisting with the care of their aunt.
Mary is said to have been from Lissycasey, County Clare. She
died 8 August 1888 on the Quealy farm at Eagan, Dakota County,
Minnesota.
MARY (1834-1912) Peter Burke ( )
Mary Burke settled in Eagan near the Gorman farms and is thought to be related
. Her death record lists her as the daughter of Mike Gorman.
MICHAEL T. ( Abt 1828 -1855)
Michael T. Gorman who died 25 September 1855 , age 28, is buried at St. Peter's
cemetery, Mendota. The relationship between Michael T. and the other
Gormans in Eagan is unknown.
JOHN (1822- ) married Elizabeth Dougherty (1820- )
St. Peter's CatholicChurch in Mendota baptism records show that Rose Gorman,
born 8 November 1856, was baptized on 11 January 1857. Rose's
parents were John Gorman and Elizabeth Dougherty. This family does not appear
in Dakota County census records. By 1870, the family was living in
Erin Township, Rice County, Minnesota.
John Gorman b: May 1822 in Ireland (Parents Unknown)
Elizabeth Dougherty b: February 1820 in Ireland (Parents Unknown)
Children
Michael Gorman b: Abt. 1850 married Anna
Eliza Gorman b: Abt. 1855 in Illinois
Mary Gorman b: Abt. 1855 in Illinois
Rose Gorman b: 08 November 1856 in Minnesota
David Gorman b: Abt. 1859 in MN
Ellen "Nellie" Gorman b: Abt. 1861 in MN
John M. Gorman b: 29 March 1862 in Minnesota
In 1870, yet another Gorman family was living next to John and Elizabeth
in Erin Township: GORMAN David 35 farmer b IRE, Johanna 28 b Ire; Michael
8 b MN; Patrick 6, b MN; John 4, b MN; David 1, b MN. This David and
Johanna Gorman family came from Limerick. By the early 1900s, John and Elizabeth
were living in Warsaw, Rice County, Minnesota. For census records for these
families, contact sean at tcq.net.
| This family file contains the research notes of Mr. Kevin Geraghty
with additional information provided by Shawne FitzGerald and Mrs. Genevieve
Arndt. Mr. Geraghty is researching the families and descendants
of the Dakota County Irish. For more information or to contribute to Mr.
Geraghty's research, please send him e-mail at kgerag @ aol.com. |
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