In brief

Born in Ireland. She died in Canada.

Family

No linked relatives on file.

Children

  • Thomas Madigan
    b. Abt. 1849
    d. April 20th, 1899, at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Portland, OR due to a pulmonary edema
  • Cornelius Madigan · in this line
    b. March 1826 (records vary; c. 1840s also given) · in or near Limerick, Ireland
    m. Anna Murphy, October 13, 1875, at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Portland, Oregon
    d. May 8, 1924 · home in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon

Life story

Margaret McGrath

Margaret McGrath was born in Ireland and was the mother of Cornelius Madigan, Meghan's 2x-great-grandfather, who was born in or near Limerick. Cornelius was living in Canada by the time he was about ten, and Margaret too died in Canada; he later worked as a logger in Michigan before settling in Portland, Oregon. Her dates and her husband's name have not been found.

Sources (1)
  1. Family History Notes from Leineweber-Madigan Family Bible; privately held by a family member.