| Name |
Birth |
Marriage |
Immigration |
Occupation |
Contact |
|---|
| Bernard Began/Little |
1798, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, Ireland |
|
Janesville, Wisconsin |
Farmer |
Peter Biggins |
| John Beggan/Bagan |
1805 Roslea, Co. Fermanagh, Ireland |
Bridget Tierney in Ireland |
1846 to New Orleans and Galena, Illinois; then Minnesota |
Farmer |
Patricia Beaty, great granddaughter |
| Patrick Biggins |
1807 Co. Monaghan or Cavan, Ireland |
1825-29 Bridget (b. 1805) in Ireland or Ontario, Canada |
before 1835-38 to Ontario, Canada; then 1835-38 to Lockport, Illinois; then 1848 to Romeoville, Illinois |
Farmer |
Peter Biggins, great great grandson |
| Patrick Beagan/Little |
1807, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, Ireland |
1836 Sarah Beggan (b. 1809 Roslea, Co. Fermanagh, Ireland) in New York City |
before 1836 New York City, then Hartford, Connecticut, then Watertown, Wisconsin, then Blue Earth, Minnesota |
Farmer |
Peter Biggins |
| James Biggins (brother of Owen below) |
1822 Co. Monaghan, Ireland |
1861 Catherine Prior (b. Ireland) in Will Co., Illinois |
1840 to LaSalle Co., Illinois; then 1850 to Romeoville, Illinois (across Normantown Road from Patrick Biggins above) |
Farmer |
Peter Biggins |
| Owen Biggins (brother of James above) |
1825 Co. Monaghan, Ireland |
1855 Rosanna O’Callaghan (b. 1838 Ireland) in Lake Co., Illinois |
1840 to LaSalle Co., Illinois; then 1848 to Romeoville, Illinois (across Normantown Road from Patrick Biggins above) |
Farmer |
Peter Biggins |
| James Biggins |
1825 Co. Cavan, Ireland |
1860 Ann Brady in San Francisco, California |
1840 to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; then Burlington, New Jersey, then Sonoma, California |
Farmer, land owner |
Peter Biggins |
| Thomas F. Biggins (father of Matthew below) |
1810 Co. Cavan, Ireland |
before 1835 Anna Collins in Ireland |
1837 to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
|
David Belfry Biggins, great great grandson |
| Matthew W. Biggins (son of Thomas above) |
1835 Co. Cavan, Ireland |
1864 Deborah E. McGrath (b. 1845 Co. Limerick, Ireland) in Philadelphia |
1837 to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; enlisted 1861 in Civil War; 1874 to Dakota Territory |
Shoemaker, farmer |
David Belfry Biggins, great great grandson |
| Thomas Biggins |
1815 Co. Mayo, Ireland |
1842 Catherine Mahon (b. 1824) in Shrule Parish, Co. Mayo, Ireland |
1850 to Portland, Maine; then to Bath, Maine |
Laborer |
Mary Santangelo |
| Patrick Biggins |
Ireland |
before 1844 Bridget Hart (b. 1818 Co. Galway) in Ireland |
1850 to Steubenville, Ohio; then 1854-56 to Claysville, Pennsylvania |
Farmer |
Candice Lynn Buchanan, CG |
| James Biggins |
1820 Ireland |
before 1858 Susan (b. 1826 Ireland) |
before 1858 to Washington, D.C. |
Grocer |
Peter Biggins |
| Daniel Biggins |
1825 Ireland |
1853 Catherine (b. 1835 Canada) |
1846 to Washington Township, Dubuque Co., Iowa |
Farmer |
Peter Biggins |
| James Biggins |
1825 Ireland |
1862 Mary Fahy (b. 1846 Louisiana) in Louisville, Kentucky |
2 Sep 1851 ship M. Hawes Galway to Castle Garden; enlisted 1861 in Civil War from Hillsboro, Ohio; also lived in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Illinois |
Laborer |
Jerry B. Blaine
Jo-Anne Weiler |
| Thomas Biggins |
1826 Co. Mayo, Ireland; parents James and Bridget Malloy Biggins |
1849 Elizabeth Mitchell (b. 1826 Ireland) |
1849 to Alton, Illinois |
Hotel keeper; proprietor of stone quarry |
Jo-Anne Weiler |
| John Biggins |
1827 Ireland |
1848 Mary (b. 1828 Ireland) |
before 1849 to Poughkeepsie, New York, then 1862 to Ancram, New York, then 1866 to Peoria, Illinois |
Dairy farmer; cattle dealer |
Peter Biggins |
| Michael Biggins |
1823 Ireland |
1858 Anne Reddington (b. 1826 Co. Galway, Ireland) in Maine |
May 1854 Port of Boston; then to Maine; then 1859-61 to Hartford, Wisconsin; then to 1865-66 to Indiana; then 1868-70 to Joliet, Illinois |
Laborer |
Myrtle Briggs |
| Catherine Biggins (sister of Michael, Patrick, and James below) |
1827 Rossdaff, Co. Mayo, Ireland; parents: John and Margaret Moghan Biggins |
1854 Michael Connolly (b. 1829 Ireland) in Bath, Maine |
before 1854 to Maine; then 1855 to Chicago, Illinois |
|
Joe Connelly, great grandson |
| Michael Biggins (brother of Catherine above) |
1830 Rossdaff, Co. Mayo, Ireland; parents: John and Margaret Moghan Biggins |
1858 Mary O’Shaughnessy (b. 1841 Ireland) in Bath, Maine |
before 1858 to Maine; then 1864-67 to west side of Chicago, Illinois |
RR laborer |
Mary Santangelo, great great granddaughter |
| Patrick Biggins (brother of Catherine above) |
1835 Rossdaff, Co. Mayo, Ireland; parents: John and Margaret Moghan Biggins |
1860 Mary Geary (b. 1840 Ireland) in Maine |
before 1860 to Maine; then 1869-70 to south side of Chicago, Illinois |
Butcher |
Margaret Hayes, great granddaughter |
| James E. Biggins (brother of Catherine above |
1841 Rossdaff, Co. Mayo, Ireland; parents: John and Margaret Moghan Biggins |
1872 Mary Nolan (b. 1850 Connecticut) |
1855 to Maine; then 1872-73 to west side of Chicago, Illinois |
Expressman |
Bob Biggins, great grandson |
| Anna Biggins (sister of Patrick, Charles, and Owen below) |
1820 Ballieboro, Co. Cavan, Ireland |
1853 Dennis Kelly (b. 1825 Ireland) in Springfield, Ohio |
before 1855 to Springfield, Ohio |
|
Anne Benston |
| Patrick Biggins (brother of Anna above) |
1822 Ballieboro, Co. Cavan, Ireland |
before 1855 Mary (b. 1825) |
before 1855 to Springfield, Ohio |
Corn laborer |
Anne Benston |
| Charles Biggins (brother of Anna above) |
1830 Ballieboro, Co. Cavan, Ireland |
1852 Mary Crossen (b. 1835 Co. Cavan, Ireland) |
before 1854 to Springfield, Ohio |
Laborer |
Anne Benston |
| Owen Biggins (brother of Anna above) |
1830 Ballieboro, Co. Cavan, Ireland |
before 1857 Catherine McGivney (b. 1834 Ballieboro, Co. Cavan, Ireland) |
1849 to New Orleans, Louisiana; then to Springfield, Ohio |
Foreman, water works |
Anne Benston |
| Bridget Biggins (mother of Michael below) |
1802 Ireland |
before 1830 Biggins in Ireland |
before 1860 to Maryland; then 1860-63 to Youngstown, Ohio; descendents moved early 1900s to Fort Worth, Texas |
|
Mitzi Fisch Biggins |
| Michael Biggins (son of Bridget above) |
1830 Ireland |
before 1860 Bridget (b. 1833 Ireland) |
before 1860 to Maryland; then 1860-63 to Youngstown, Ohio; descendents moved early 1900s to Fort Worth, Texas |
Laborer |
Mitzi Fisch Biggins |
| Patrick J. Biggins |
1830 Ireland |
1857 Bridget M. (b. 1835 Ireland) |
1863 to Springfield, Massachusetts |
Railroad freight house |
Peter Biggins |
| Thomas Biggins |
1831 Ireland |
before 1861 Mary (b. 1835 Ireland) |
1857 to New Hope, Union County, Iowa |
Farmer |
Peter Biggins |
| James Biggins |
1834 Cloondaver, Co. Mayo, Ireland; parents: Patrick and Mary Maloy Biggins |
1869 Ellen Welch (b. 1845 Ireland) in Pennsylvania |
6 Jan 1851 ship Star of the West Liverpool to Castle Garden; then to Eldred, McKean Co. Pennsylania; enlisted 1864 in Civil War from Waterford, Pennsylvania |
Farmer |
Brian Biggins, great grandson |
| Patrick Biggins |
1835 Co. Mayo, Ireland |
1865 Julia Dugan (b. 1842 Co. Cork, Ireland) in Wilmington, Delaware |
1861 to Wilmington, Delaware |
Laborer |
Linda Hargreaves, great great granddaughter |
| James Biggin |
1841 Ireland |
|
before 1860 to Bath, Maine |
Domestic for Charles Crooker, ship builder |
Peter Biggins |
| Thomas Biggins |
1842 Ireland |
Ellen (b. 1840) |
before 1865 to Chicago, Illinois |
Laborer |
Peter Biggins |
| Thomas Biggins |
1844 Ireland |
|
before 1870 to Chicago, Illinois |
Ostler |
Peter Biggins |
| Thomas Biggins |
1844 Ireland |
Mary (b. 1845) in Ireland or England |
before 1870 to England; then 1870-71 to Newark, New Jersey; then 1870-80 to Harrison, Hudson County, New Jersey |
Laborer |
Peter Biggins |
| John J. Biggins |
1845 Co. Mayo, Ireland |
1877 Mary J. Walsh (b. 1860 Washington) in Antioch, California |
22 Mar 1875 ship Abyssinia Liverpool to Castle Garden, then to San Francisco, California |
Boilermaker |
Stephanie Perry |
| Patrick Henry Biggins |
1845 Co. Galway, Ireland |
1877 Rachel L. Sliger (b. 1858 Missouri) in Fremont, Iowa |
15 Mar 1869 ship City of Baltimore Liverpool to Castle Garden, then to Sidney, Fremont County, Iowa |
Farmer |
Leroy Jackson, great grandson |
| Ellen F. Biggins |
1845 Ireland |
|
before 1860 to Bath, Maine |
Domestic for William C. Duncan, blockmaker |
Peter Biggins |
| James Biggins |
1857 Ireland |
1872 Mary (b. 1857 England) in England |
before 1877 to England; then 1885 to Waltham, Massachusetts |
Laborer-city street department |
Peter Biggins |
| Joseph J. Beggin |
1858 Ireland |
1882 Anna (b. 1865 New York) in New York |
1878 to Manhattan, New York, then to the Bronx |
Laborer-railroad |
Glenn Beggin, great grandson |
| Patrick Biggins |
1862 Ireland |
1885 Margaret (b. 1862 Ireland) in Waltham, Massachusetts |
1880 to Waltham, Massachusetts |
Stone mason |
Peter Biggins |
| James Biggins |
1862 Ireland |
1896 Mary (b. 1869 Ireland) in Ireland |
1886 to Wilmington, Delaware |
Bridge tender--railroad |
Peter Biggins |
| Thomas Biggins |
1862 Ireland |
1900 Minnie McQuaid (b. 1868 Ireland) in Chicago |
1880 to Chicago, Illinois |
Bartender--own saloon |
Peter Biggins |
| Thomas Biggins |
1873 The Neale, Co. Mayo, Ireland |
1893 Annie Crosby (b. 1873 Ireland) in Chelsea |
1889 to Chelsea, Massachusetts |
Teamster |
Peter Biggins |
| Thomas Biggins |
1898 Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo, Ireland |
Mary Ellen Murphy (b. 1908, Ballinrobe) in New York |
28 Feb 1921 ship Carmania Queenstown to Ellis Island; then to The Bronx, New York |
Motorman--street car |
Kathleen Biggins |
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