When Charles Joseph Creran was born on 5 September 1874, in Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, his father, John M Crerar, was 22 and his mother, Mary Campbell, was 19. He married Mary Elizabeth Mooney on 24 June 1903, in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States for about 20 years. He died in 1938, at the age of 64, and was buried in Saint Josephs Cemetery, Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States.
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Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Liam.
Irish (Limerick): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Riagáin ‘son of Riagán’ (see Regan ).
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