Tag Archive | McGaughey
Moses McGaughey Senior – The Lucky Bible – 52 Ancestors 2015 #11
St. Patrick’s Day is approaching. My side of the family has 100% of its origins in Germany, at least in the last 150 years or so. For Irish roots, I have to turn to my husband’s family. Gary’s 2x great-grandfather on his paternal side was Moses McGaughey. Moses arrived in Philadelphia, PA, in 1825 aboard […]
Henry O’Donnell – Died on the 4th of July (Heat Exhaustion) – 52 Ancestors #25
Entry #25 Henry O’Donnell was the husband of Sarah J. McGaughey, who was my husband’s 2nd great grandaunt and sister of Moses McGaughey Jr. Both Henry O’Donnell and Moses McGaughey Jr. were members of the Philadelphia police force, but at separate times. The two brother-in-laws were stone polishers prior to becoming police officers; perhaps they […]