BEIRN : GAVAGAN : GAVAGHAN : GAVICAN : GAVIKAN : Genealogy Query


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Date Posted:

24-Nov-2003

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BEIRN : GAVAGAN : GAVAGHAN : GAVICAN : GAVIKAN

Query Text:

I am searching in Boyle, County Roscommon, for information about any members of the GAVICAN or BEIRN families. Can anyone help? I know that Thomas Gavican married Elizabeth BEIRN at St. Joseph's Church in 1812. I have located some of their children: Richard, Thomas, Edward, James and Robert, my gr-gfr. They were born between 1817-1830, and there were probably others as well. Robert emigrated through Quebec to the U.S. in 1847, settling finally in Boston, where he married Mary LYnch and raised nine children. Several of his brother also emigrated, one to Scotland. I have found no information about the Beirn family. (The GAVICAN surname is also spelled Gavikan, Gaviken, Gavaghan, to name a few. Robert's surname had changed to GAVAGAN by the time he reached the U.S. The BEIRN surname was spelled BERN, BEIRNE, and BERNE in Ireland. In the U.S. it may have changed to BURNS.) Any information about these families would be appreciated. Thank you.