Person:Anthony Corcoran (1)

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Anthony Corcoran
b.Apr 1827 Ireland
d.Aft 1900
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Anthony Corcoran1827 - Aft 1900
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Anthony Corcoran1827 - Aft 1900
  • W.  Mary McCueAbt 1835 -
m. 30 Jun 1854
  1. James Corcoran1856 -
  2. William Henry Corcoran1857 -
  3. John Corcoran1859 -
  4. James A. Corcoran1861 - 1905
  5. Saragh Ellin Corcoran1863 -
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Name Anthony Corcoran
Gender Male
Birth[1] Apr 1827 Ireland
Marriage 30 Jun 1854 Waukegan, Lake, Illinoisto Mary McCue
Death? Aft 1900


He was living with his son, John, in Kenosha Wisconsin in 1900.

Most books on Irish surnames will say Corcoran suggests redness or ruddiness, but Corcra I think is a Gealic word for purple, Maybe the Corcorans were (reddlers) or purveyors of red dye, or more likely they were men of the cloth, as I just saw somewhere suggested in this genealogy page.


"What's your name?" "Corcoran." "Can you spell that?" "C-o-r...c-o-r.." "No, I got that part, what comes after the 'C-o-r'? "C-o-r." With great irritation: "No, I got that part. What comes after the 'C-o-r'? "It's C-O-R-C-O-R-A-N." "Where's the 'H'? "There is no 'H'. "How do you spell 'Cochran' without an 'H'? "I don't know. My name is Corcoran."


From Ancestry.com site: There is an Anthony Corcoran that arrived at the port of NY on the ship J.Z. 16 Sept 1851 destination: NY. Native country Ireland, occupation is workman. Embarkation is Liverpool.

References
  1. ↑ Calculated from 1860 Census Waukegan Il
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