http://www.cooganresearchgroup.com/crg/index.htm 07 May 2011 Researcher (Location): CRG Sponsor (no links to a researcher yet) Research: This is the Coogan family of County Kilkenny, Brooklyn (Kings County), New York and Amsterdam (Montgomery County), New York. It is likely that the patriarch of this family lived in the vicinity of Castlecomer, but we don't know the earliest ancestor's name. At least two members of this group, Abraham Coogan and Edward W. Coogan, emigrated to the United States in the late Nineteenth Century. Edward settled in Brooklyn and Abraham moved to Amsterdam. The rest of this family appears to have remained in Ireland. As late as 1917, there was contact between the Irish, Brooklyn and Amsterdam branches. We are currently looking for someone to link with this family and to take over the search! ************************** 01. [ male01 ] COOGAN Children of [ male01 ] Coogan: 02. [ male02 ] COOGAN *********** *********** *********** *********** *********** Children of [ male02 ] Coogan: 03. [ male03 ] COOGAN ***see below*** (c.1830, Ireland - after 1862, ?) resided County Kilkenny, Ireland *********** *********** *********** *********** Children of [ male03 ] Coogan: 04. James COOGAN (?, ? - before APR 1907, Ireland) resided Ireland - c.1907 04. Elizabeth 'Eliza' COOGAN (?, Ireland - after 1917, ?) resided Ireland - 1907 resided County Kilkenny, Ireland - 1917 04. Abraham / Abram COOGAN ***see below*** (MAY 1861 [or c.1856], Ireland - 15 NOV 1907, Ireland) married Mary [ ] BUTLER, 1877/1884 [* Mary JAN 1858 (or c.1855), Rome, NY - 15 MAR 1932, Amsterdam, NY] occupation - employee, Sanford Carpet Mill(s) (17 years) resided Ireland emigrated to US [New York] - 02 AUG 1880 (aboard "City of Chester") resided Amsterdam, Montgomery, NY - 1892 resided Amsterdam, Montgomery, NY - 1893 [91 Willow] resided Amsterdam, Montgomery, NY - 1900 [103 Willow] resided Amsterdam, Montgomery, NY - 1904 [13 Reid] resided Amsterdam, Montgomery, NY - 1905 resided Amsterdam, Montgomery, NY - 1907 [24 Reid] NOTE - traveled to Ireland to settle estate of brother, James COOGAN 04. Edward W. COOGAN ([07] SEP 1862, County Kilkenny, Ireland - 22 FEB 1917, Brooklyn, NY) married Margaret [ ] [* Margaret c.1871, ? - 25 APR 1915, Brooklyn, NY] occupation - manager (1883) occupation - barkeeper (1884-1898) occupation - liquors (1900) occupation - liquor dealer (1910) occupation - member, Brooklyn Liquor Dealers Association resided County Kilkenny, Ireland emigrated to US - before 1883 resided Brooklyn, Kings, NY - 1883 [379 Broadway] resided Brooklyn, Kings, NY - 1884 [York corner Bridge] resided Brooklyn, Kings, NY - 1886 [52 Smith] resided Brooklyn, Kings, NY - 1887 [52 Smith] resided Brooklyn, Kings, NY - 1888 [133 Schermerhorn] resided Brooklyn, Kings, NY - 1891 [1769 Fulton] resided Brooklyn, Kings, NY - 1895 [1556 Fulton] resided Brooklyn, Kings, NY - 1896 [171 Wykoff] resided Brooklyn, Kings, NY - 1897 [261 Atlantic av] resided Brooklyn, Kings, NY - 1898 [13 DeBevoise pl] resided Brooklyn, Kings, NY - 1900 [267 Bridge] resided Brooklyn, Kings, NY - 1909 [307 Columbia] resided Brooklyn, Kings, NY - 1910 NOTE - travelled to Ireland (returned on "Baltic" to NYC - 25 SEP 1910) resided Brooklyn, Kings, NY - 1912 [307 Columbia] resided Brooklyn, Kings, NY - 1913 [307 Columbia] resided Brooklyn, Kings, NY - 1915 [445 15th] resided Brooklyn, Kings, NY - 1917 [445 15th] 04. Timothy COOGAN (?, Ireland - after 1917, ?) resided Ireland - 1907 resided County Kilkenny, Ireland - 1917 *********** *********** *********** Children of Abraham and Mary Coogan: 05. ***step-son*** James BUTLER (MAY 1877, NY - 1920/1932, ?) resided Amsterdam, Montgomery, NY - 1900 [103 Willow] resided Amsterdam, Montgomery, NY - 1907 resided Amsterdam, Montgomery, NY - 1910 [24 Reid] (as COOGAN) NOTE - living with mother, Mary [ ] BUTLER COOGAN resided Amsterdam, Montgomery, NY - 1920 [37 Grove] (as BUTLER) NOTE - living with mother, Mary [ ] BUTLER COOGAN 05. Margaret COOGAN ***see below*** (FEB 1884, NY - after 1932, ?) married Michael R. [or Edward] CREGG / CREIG, c.1905 [* Edward c.1885, NY - after 1920, ?] resided Amsterdam, Montgomery, NY - 1892 resided Amsterdam, Montgomery, NY - 1900 [103 Willow] resided Amsterdam, Montgomery, NY - 1905 resided Amsterdam, Montgomery, NY - 1907 resided Amsterdam, Montgomery, NY - 1910 [24 Reid] NOTE - living with mother, Mary [ ] BUTLER COOGAN resided Amsterdam, Montgomery, NY - 1920 [37 Grove] NOTE - living with mother, Mary [ ] BUTLER COOGAN resided Amsterdam, Montgomery, NY - 1932 05. William J. [or A.] COOGAN ***see below*** (16 OCT 1887, NY - AUG 1974, [Amsterdam, NY]) married [ female05h ] [* female05h ?, ? - before 1974, ?] military service - US [Army ?] World War I occupation - delegate, Democratic National Convention (1948) occupation - chairman, [Montgomery] County Democratic Committee occupation - owner, Coogan's Grill [East Main, Amsterdam, NY] (c.1948-1974) resided Amsterdam, Montgomery, NY - 1892 resided Amsterdam, Montgomery, NY - 1900 [103 Willow] resided Amsterdam, Montgomery, NY - 1905 resided Amsterdam, Montgomery, NY - 1907 resided Amsterdam, Montgomery, NY - 1910 [24 Reid] NOTE - living with mother, Mary [ ] BUTLER COOGAN resided Amsterdam, Montgomery, NY - 1920 [37 Grove] NOTE - living with mother, Mary [ ] BUTLER COOGAN resided Amsterdam, Montgomery, NY - 1930 resided Amsterdam, Montgomery, NY - 1932 resided Amsterdam, Montgomery, NY - 1948 ***possible*** resided Amsterdam, Montgomery, NY - 1974 [47 Lincoln av] 05. Ellen COOGAN (MAR 1892, NY - 14 MAY 1902, Amsterdam, NY) resided Amsterdam, Montgomery, NY - 1900 [103 Willow] resided Amsterdam, Montgomery, NY - 1902 05. Elizabeth COOGAN ***see below*** (NOV 1893, NY - after 1932, ?) married Mr. SAUTER, 1910/1920 [* Mr. ?, ? - before 1920, ?] resided Amsterdam, Montgomery, NY - 1900 [103 Willow] resided Amsterdam, Montgomery, NY - 1905 resided Amsterdam, Montgomery, NY - 1907 resided Amsterdam, Montgomery, NY - 1910 [24 Reid] NOTE - living with mother, Mary [ ] BUTLER COOGAN resided Amsterdam, Montgomery, NY - 1920 [37 Grove] NOTE - living with mother, Mary [ ] BUTLER COOGAN resided Amsterdam, Montgomery, NY - 1932 05. Abraham COOGAN JR (AUG 1897, NY - 07 OCT 1904, Amsterdam, NY) resided Amsterdam, Montgomery, NY - 1900 [103 Willow] resided Amsterdam, Montgomery, NY - 1904 [13 Reid] *********** *********** Children of Margaret and Edward Cregg: 06. Isabelle CREGG (c.1906, NY - after 1932, ?) resided Amsterdam, Montgomery, NY - 1910 [24 Reid] NOTE - living with grandmother, Mary [ ] BUTLER COOGAN resided Amsterdam, Montgomery, NY - 1920 [37 Grove] NOTE - living with grandmother, Mary [ ] BUTLER COOGAN 06. Edward CREGG [JR] (c.1908, NY - after 1932, ?) resided Amsterdam, Montgomery, NY - 1910 [24 Reid] NOTE - living with grandmother, Mary [ ] COOGAN resided Amsterdam, Montgomery, NY - 1920 [37 Grove] NOTE - living with grandmother, Mary [ ] BUTLER COOGAN *********** *********** Children of William J. and [ female05h ] Coogan: 06. William J. COOGAN JR (?, ? - after 1974, ?) resided Amsterdam, Montgomery, NY - 1974 06. Mary M. COOGAN (?, ? - after 1974, ?) married Mr. BUCKLEY resided Amsterdam, Montgomery, NY resided Gaithersburg, MD - 1974 *********** Children of [ above ]: 07. [ ] 07. [ ] 07. [ ] 07. [ ] *********** *********** Children of Elizabeth and Mr. Sauter: 06. Jane SAUTER (c.1918, NY - after 1932, ?) resided Amsterdam, Montgomery, NY - 1920 [37 Grove] NOTE - living with grandmother, Mary [ ] BUTLER COOGAN