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William Howe Grogan 1857–1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: November 1857

Birth Location: Aylesford, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 22 Dec 1928

Death Location: Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, USA

Father: John Grogan

Mother: Sarah Slocomb

Spouse(s): Catherine Hartney

Children(s): Cassie Grogan, Clara Grogan, Elizabeth Grogan, Estelle Grogan, William Grogan, Fred Grogan, Francis Grogan

William Howe Grogan was born in 1857 in Aylesford, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of John J Grogan And Sarah Ann Slocomb. In 1871, William Howe Grogan resided in Aylesford South, Kings, Nova Scotia. William Howe Grogan married Catherine Hartney, and had children including Cassie Grogan, Clara Grogan, Elizabeth Bessie Grogan, Estelle Stella Grogan, Francis Grogan, Fred A Grogan, William Joseph Grogan. William Howe Grogan passed away in 1928 in Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • William Howe Grogan was born in 1857 in Aylesford, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of John J Grogan And Sarah Ann Slocomb.
  • In 1871, William Howe Grogan resided in Aylesford South, Kings, Nova Scotia.
  • William Howe Grogan married Catherine Hartney, and had children including Cassie Grogan, Clara Grogan, Elizabeth Bessie Grogan, Estelle Stella Grogan, Francis Grogan, Fred A Grogan, William Joseph Grogan.
  • William Howe Grogan passed away in 1928 in Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Grogan
1828–1916
Birth Location: Massachusetts
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Sarah Slocomb
1828–1866
Birth Location: WILMOT Annapolis, , Nova Scotia, Canada
SS

Spouses(s)

Catherine Hartney
1863–1940
Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
CH

Children(s)

Cassie Grogan
1895–1945
Birth Location: Illinois
CG
Clara Grogan
1891–1978
Birth Location: Chicago, Illinois
CG
Elizabeth Grogan
1893–
Birth Location: Illinois
EG
Estelle Grogan
1898–1912
Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
EG
William Grogan
1901–1979
Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
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Fred Grogan
1906–1918
Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
FG
Francis Grogan
1906–1978
Birth Location: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
FG

William Grogan's Ancestors

Self
William Grogan
1857–1928
Birth Place: Aylesford, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
John J Grogan
1828–1916
Massachusetts
Sarah (Ann) Slocomb
1828–1866
WILMOT Annapolis, , Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
Joseph (Fagan) Grogan
1802–1866
Dungarvan, Waterford, Ireland
Susan Grogan
1800–1873
Nova Scotia
Caleb Slocomb
1787–1863
Argyle, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sarah Lennahan
1789–1829
Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Charles Grogan
1770–1853
Mary Webb
1774–1839
Alexander Walker
1773–1845
Ann Dunn
1772–1838
John Slocomb
1754–1825
Eleanor Sprague
1756–1845
William Lenihan
–1800
Margaret Huges
–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Grogan
1740–1817
Mary Fagan
1746–1829
Azariah Sr
1748–1846
Lucy Andrews
1755–1803
Robert (Spec)
1740–1819
_____ Spouse
1723–1775
John Dunn
1726–1804
Grace Kelly
1731–1813
848 Slocomb
1722–1817
Experience Healey
1725–1779
Martha Roberts
1734–1818

William Grogan's Descendants

1.
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William (Howe) Grogan (November 1857–22 Dec 1928) m. Catherine Hartney (18 Nov 1863–2 Jul 1940)
  1. 1. Cassie Grogan 1895–1945 m. Lawrence (Francis) Dwyer 1901–1971
    1. 1. Lawrence (Francis Dwyer) Jr. 1930–2005 m. Lenore (Mae) Forster 1930–2025
  2. 2. Clara Grogan 1891–1978 m. Henry (E.) Franson 1891–1958
    1. 1. Halen (Katharine Franson) Horgan 1914–1979 m. Donold (E.) Horgan 1913–
    2. 2. Dorothy Franson 1917–2002 m. John Riley 1918–2001
  3. 3. Elizabeth ((Bessie)) Grogan 1893–
  4. 4. Estelle ((Stella)) Grogan 1898–1912
  5. 5. William (Joseph) Grogan 1901–1979
  6. 6. Fred (A) Grogan 1906–1918
  7. 7. Francis Grogan 1906–1978

William Grogan's Timeline

10 Records

1857
Nov 1857
Birth of William Howe Grogan in Aylesford, 1654155, Nova Scotia, Canada
Aylesford, 1654155, Nova Scotia, Canada
1857
November 1857
Birth of William Howe Grogan in Aylesford, Nova Scotia, Canada
Aylesford, Nova Scotia, Canada
1871
abt 1871
Age 14
William Howe Grogan resided here in Aylesford South, Kings, Nova Scotia
Aylesford South, Kings, Nova Scotia
1900
1900
Age 43
William Howe Grogan resided here in Chicago Ward 9, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago Ward 9, Cook, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 53
William Howe Grogan resided here in Chicago Ward 11, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago Ward 11, Cook, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 63
William Howe Grogan resided here in Chicago Ward 34, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA
Chicago Ward 34, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA
1928
22 Dec 1928
Age 71
William Howe Grogan resided here in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Illinois, USA
1928
28 Dec 1928
Age 71
Death of William Howe Grogan in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
1928
28 Dec 1928
Age 71
Death of William Howe Grogan in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
1928
22 Dec 1928
Age 71
Burial of William Howe Grogan in Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Nov 1857
    Event Place: Aylesford, 1654155, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: November 1857
    Event Place: Aylesford, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1871 Census of Canada
    [2] Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index
    [3] Cook County, Illinois, U.S., Marriages Index, 1871-1920
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Chicago Ward 34, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_354; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 2166; Image: 639
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 9, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 254; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0247; FHL microfilm: 1240254
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 11, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_252; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0561; FHL microfilm: 1374265
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1871
    Event Place: Aylesford South, Kings, Nova Scotia
    Record Source: 1871 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1872
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 11, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_252; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0561; FHL microfilm: 1374265

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1874
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Chicago Ward 34, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_354; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 2166; Image: 639

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1875
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 9, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 254; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0247; FHL microfilm: 1240254

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Chicago Ward 9, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 9, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 254; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0247; FHL microfilm: 1240254

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Chicago Ward 11, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 11, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_252; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0561; FHL microfilm: 1374265

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Chicago Ward 34, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Chicago Ward 34, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_354; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 2166; Image: 639

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1928
    Event Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1928
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1928
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Cook County, Illinois Death Index, 1908-1988
    [2] Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1928
    Event Place: Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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