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I have been working about 40 years gathering family stories and digging through libraries and computer archives tracking the history of my families ancestors. It’s the age old question of where did I come from. I was able to find some interesting tales about who our ancestors were, what they did, and how we ended up where we are.
This directory of family associations, based largely on data received in response to questionnaires sent to family associations, reunion committees, and one-name societies, offers contact information on some 6,000 family associations in the US. The directory is useful for those engaging in genealogical research or planning family reunions. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR
Vol 1 905p Vol 2 961p.
"Patrick Fagin, progenitor of the Fagin family treated in this history was born in Ireland and came to the American colony of New Jersey some time around 1740. ... tradition says that he came from northern Ireland -- the "Orange Country" -- ... Patrick Fagin was originally in the colony of Irish settlers of Salem Co., New Jersey, and was apparently a schoolmaster in Elsin Borough, Salem Co. about 1759. Before 1766 he had moved, ... to New Hanover Township, Burlingon Co. ... there Patrick's children were born. ... [there is] no record of his marriage. ... Patrick Fagin and his family left New Jersey before 1790, ... [moving] to western Pennsylvania, and settled in Fayette Co., Menallen Township, on the Monogohela River near Brownsville."--P. 6. "Patrick Fagin died before 1820 ... He may have died in Clermont before 1810"--P.8. It is said that he was buried in the Old Clough Cemetery. Descendants lived in Ohio, Kentucky, Missouri, Illinois, Colorado, California, Oregon, Washington and elsewhere.
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