Posted by Eileen Coughlin on February 22, 19101 at 10:23:40:
We are looking for info on Joseph Coughlin our grand father we were told he was born in Athlone Ireland 1875 1879? fathers name was John Joseph Coughlin mothers name was Catherine Bracken We do know that Joseph was working for the White Star Line in 1903 and married Nora Shanley in England .Nora came to New York in 1908 but Joseph may of been here befor that date Joseph went to work on the dockes in Bklyn N Y Nora passed a way and Joseph Married Margaret Kelly 1921In doing this family history we found Patrick Coughlin in the family polt.He never married was born here passed in 1933 at the age of 44 Fathers name was William Coughlin mothers name was Catherine Kelly They were born in Ireland Thanking you Eieen