When John Flanigan was born on 11 June 1831, in Ardagh, County Mayo, Ireland, his father, Michael Flannigan, was 34 and his mother, Margaret Ann McCauley, was 26. He married Margaret Ann Fox in 1854, in Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada in 1871 and Perth, Ontario, Canada for about 10 years. He died on 25 August 1921, in Stratford, Perth, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 90, and was buried in Stratford, Perth, Ontario, Canada.
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Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brigid.
Irish: variant of Flanagan .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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