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My great grandmother, Mary M Gardiner was born in Gorwan in 1875 and left for New York City in 1895.  She married John Henry Kane in 1898, and they lived in Brooklyn, where John H Kane worked as a printer.  The family moved to Princeton, New Jersey--the town where John H Kane had grown up--after the birth of their second child in 1905.  Their first child, Daniel Walter Kane, was my grandfather.  I believe that Mary Gardiner's parents were James Gardiner and Margaret Holohan, and that some of Margaret Holohan's brothers and sisters--and perhaps her parents--left for America in the 1860s.  Would welcome any additional information--or suggestions on where to search next.

Ellen Kane

Wednesday 13th Jul 2016, 12:58PM

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  • Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out 

    I hope someone with a connection to the family will be in touch. In the meantime, I wanted to invite you to add your ancestor's details to our XO Chronicles. You can learn more about it HERE and it might be another avenue to consider so that your ancestor's details can be seen by others. 

    Best wishes

    Clare Doyle

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    Clare Doyle

    Wednesday 9th Nov 2016, 02:50PM
  • Hi I am a Holohan from Goresbridge just down the road from Gowran. My family of Holohan have lived in the area for many generations and the name Margaret has poped up before.

     

    Sunday 5th Jan 2020, 09:23PM

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