Children of Patrick Dargan / Dorgan and Johanna Flynn
Carrigkilter, Ballymacoda, Ladysbridge, and the Next Generation
This page gathers the known children of Patrick Dargan / Dorgan of Carrigkilter and Johanna / Anne / Nancy / Anstice Flynn.
Their baptism, marriage, land, cemetery, and later family records help connect the Carrigkilter household to the wider East Cork family network. The children’s records also help explain connections to Ballymacoda, Ladysbridge, Cloyne, Ballybraher, Churchtown South, Ballycatoo, Garryvoe, Rhode Island, and related families.
The names and spellings in these records vary. Dargan and Dorgan both appear in nineteenth-century sources, and Johanna Flynn may appear as Johanna, Anne, Ann, Nancy, or Anstice. These variations should be read carefully and compared with dates, places, sponsors, witnesses, and later family evidence.
This page is organized child by child, beginning with the earliest known baptism record.
This page should be read together with the separate parent pages for Patrick Dargan / Dorgan and Johanna / Anne / Nancy / Anstice Flynn.
Patrick Dargan / Dorgan of Carrigkilter represents the father’s line, landholding context, and Dargan / Dorgan name problem.
Johanna / Anne / Nancy / Anstice Flynn represents the mother’s line and the Flynn connection in East Cork.
Together, their children connect the Carrigkilter, Ballybraher, Cloyne, Ballycotton, and later Rhode Island branches of the family.
Related parent pages:
- Patrick Dargan / Dorgan of Carrigkilter
- Johanna / Anne Flynn Dorgan of East Cork
Daniel Dargan / Dorgan
Daniel Dargan / Dorgan was baptized on 18 December 1838 in the Roman Catholic parish of Ballymacoda and Ladysbridge, County Cork.
The register names his parents as Patrick Dargan / Dorgan and Johanna Flynn. His sponsors were John Motherway and Bridget Barry.
Daniel is the earliest presently confirmed child in the documented family sequence of Patrick Dargan / Dorgan and Johanna / Anne / Nancy Flynn.
Baptismal Evidence
Daniel’s baptism is important because it places the family in the Ballymacoda and Ladysbridge parish-register setting before the later Carrigkilter land records.
The sponsor names may also be significant:
John Motherway
Bridget Barry
These names should be compared with other Dorgan, Flynn, Motherway, Barry, and neighboring East Cork records. The baptism itself does not state how the sponsors were related to Daniel’s parents.
Possible Later Family Role
A Daniel Dorgan appears as one of the civil witnesses at the 10 July 1866 marriage of Mary Dorgan and Jeremiah Healy.
Because Daniel, baptized in 1838, would have been about twenty-seven years old at the time of Mary’s marriage, it is plausible that the witness was Mary’s older brother.
However, the marriage record does not state the witness’s relationship to the bride. The identification should therefore remain a strong possibility rather than a proved fact.
Daniel Dorgan as Sponsor in Mary’s 1840 Baptism
Mary Dorgan’s 1840 baptism names a sponsor called Daniel Dorgan.
This sponsor could not have been Mary’s infant brother Daniel, who was only about one year old at the time.
The 1840 sponsor must therefore have been an adult Dorgan relative or close associate. His exact relationship to Patrick, Johanna, Daniel, and Mary has not yet been established.
This distinction is important because two different people named Daniel Dorgan may appear in the family’s early records:
Daniel, the child baptized in 1838
An older adult Daniel Dorgan who sponsored Mary in 1840
Why Daniel’s Record Matters
Daniel’s baptism provides the starting point for the confirmed child sequence of Patrick Dargan / Dorgan and Johanna Flynn.
It also contributes several research clues:
the Ballymacoda and Ladysbridge parish setting
the Motherway and Barry sponsor connections
the repeated use of the name Daniel within the wider Dorgan family network
a possible role as witness at Mary Dorgan’s 1866 marriage
evidence that an older adult Daniel Dorgan was already present in the family network by 1840
Research Caution
No later record has yet been conclusively linked to Daniel Dargan / Dorgan, baptized in 1838.
The possible identification of Daniel as the 1866 marriage witness is plausible based on name, age, and family context, but it remains unproved.
The adult Daniel Dorgan who sponsored Mary in 1840 was a different person and should not be confused with the child baptized in 1838.
Mary Dargan / Dorgan
Mary Dargan / Dorgan was baptized on 13 May 1840 in the Roman Catholic parish of Ballymacoda and Ladysbridge, County Cork. The register names her parents as Pat Dorgan and Anne Flynn. Her sponsors were Daniel Dorgan and Eliza Flynn.
Mary was the second presently documented child of Patrick Dargan / Dorgan and Johanna / Anne Flynn. The baptismal entry does not provide Mary’s birth date or townland, so Carrigkilter should not be presented as her proved birthplace.
Marriage to Jeremiah Healy
Mary Dorgan married Jeremiah Healy on 10 July 1866. The Catholic marriage appears in the Cloyne / Churchtown parish-register grouping, and the civil registration records the ceremony at the Roman Catholic Chapel of Churchtown in the Registrar’s District of Aghada, Midleton Union, County Cork.
Jeremiah was recorded as a 25-year-old bachelor, farmer, and resident of Lisanly. His father was Jeremiah Healy, also a farmer. Mary was recorded as a 25-year-old spinster living at Ballybraher and as the daughter of Patt Dorgan, farmer.
Mary’s stated age closely agrees with the 1840 baptismal record. Together, the baptism and marriage records strongly support her identification as the daughter of Patrick Dargan / Dorgan and Johanna / Anne Flynn.
The civil witnesses were Michael Dorgan and Daniel Dorgan. Michael was probably Mary’s brother Michael, while Daniel may have been her older brother Daniel, baptized in 1838. The marriage record does not state their relationships to Mary, however, so these identifications remain plausible rather than proved.
John Healy
John Healy, a son of Jeremiah Healy and Mary Dorgan, was baptized on 10 November 1870. His sponsors were Jerry Brien and Betty Dorgan.
Betty Dorgan may have belonged to Mary’s immediate or extended Dorgan family, but her precise relationship has not yet been established.
John Healy married Margaret Graham on 29 April 1915 at the Roman Catholic Cathedral in Cork. John was recorded as a bachelor, farmer, and resident of Cloyne. His father was identified as Jeremiah Healy, deceased, farmer. Margaret was a spinster from Lisgoold and the daughter of John Graham, farmer. The marriage witnesses were Jeremiah Healy and Mary Ahern.
John and Margaret Healy in the 1926 Census
The 1926 Census of the Irish Free State records John and Margaret Healy living in Carrigtwohill, County Cork, with their five children.
John was recorded as a 60-year-old farmer and employer, while Margaret was recorded as 45 and engaged in home duties. Their children were:
Elizabeth Healy — age 9 years and 2 months
David Healy — age 6 years and 1 month
Jeremiah Healy — age 6 years and 1 month
John Healy Jr. — age 5 years and 2 months
James Healy — age 2 years and 8 months
The census states that John and Margaret had been married for eleven years and that five children had been born alive. The family occupied an agricultural holding of 60 statute acres.
The census gives John’s age as 60. However, the John Healy baptized on 10 November 1870 would have been 55 on census night. This five-year difference remains an unresolved age discrepancy and should not be silently corrected.
Family information preserved in the archive states that David D. Dorgan and Elizabeth / Eliza Ahern, who had no biological children, later helped preserve the family and property connection by taking in John Healy, the son of David’s sister Mary, and Margaret Graham, the daughter of Elizabeth’s sister. John and Margaret had five children, none of whom married.
This Healy branch carries the documented descendants of Mary Dorgan and Jeremiah Healy from the nineteenth-century Dorgan family of Ballybraher and Carrigkilter into twentieth-century County Cork.
These details agree with the baptism, marriage, and census entries already published in the Records Archive.
Elizabeth Dargan / Dorgan
Elizabeth Dargan / Dorgan is another documented child of Patrick Dargan / Dorgan and Johanna Flynn.
Her baptism is especially useful because the record helps connect the family to the Carrigkilter / Ballybraher area and preserves another form of Johanna Flynn’s name.
Known record:
Name: Elizabeth Dargan / Dorgan
Record type: Catholic baptism register
Date: 11 February 1842
Place / parish context: Carrigkilter / Ballybraher area, Ballymacoda and Ladysbridge parish context, County Cork, Ireland
Parents: Patrick Dargan / Dorgan and Nancy Flynn
Sponsors: Patrick Savage and Bridget Savage
Archive significance: Elizabeth’s baptism is important because it continues the documented child sequence for Patrick Dargan / Dorgan and Johanna Flynn. The use of Nancy for Johanna / Anne Flynn is an important name-variant clue. The Savage sponsors may also help identify neighboring, related, or associated families in the East Cork parish community.
Later family connection: Elizabeth Dorgan later married John Shinnick. This connects the Carrigkilter Dorgan family to the Shinnick family and to later Ballycatoo / Cloyne-area records.
Research caution: Elizabeth’s baptism is confirmed as part of the Patrick Dargan / Johanna Flynn family group. Later Shinnick records should be compared carefully with date, place, spouse, witnesses, children, and related Dorgan family evidence.
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Timothy Dargan / Dorgan
Timothy Dargan / Dorgan was baptized on 18 February 1844 in the Roman Catholic parish of Ballymacoda and Ladysbridge, County Cork.
The baptismal register names his parents as Patrick Dargan / Dorgan and Johanna Flynn. His sponsors were Ned Millerick and Mary Boozane.
Timothy was the fourth presently documented child of Patrick Dargan / Dorgan and Johanna / Anne / Nancy Flynn.
Baptismal Evidence
Timothy’s baptism continues the documented sequence of the family before and during the Great Famine:
Daniel — baptized in 1838
Mary — baptized in 1840
Elizabeth — baptized in 1842
Timothy — baptized in 1844
David — baptized in 1846
The entry forms part of the parish-register evidence that predates the Carrigkilter land records. It should be read together with the later Valuation Office Books and Griffith’s Valuation evidence for Patrick Dargan / Dorgan.
Sponsors Ned Millerick and Mary Boozane
Timothy’s sponsors were Ned Millerick and Mary Boozane.
These names may provide useful clues to the family’s wider social, religious, and neighborhood network in the Ballymacoda and Ladysbridge parish area.
The Millerick surname is especially important because it appears elsewhere in the wider East Cork family network. Michael Dorgan and Johanna Garde’s son Patrick later married Johanna Millerick, although the baptismal record does not establish any direct relationship between Ned Millerick and that later family.
Mary Boozane’s name should also be preserved exactly as it appears in the source and compared with variant spellings in nearby parish, civil, land, and census records.
The role of a baptismal sponsor may indicate kinship, friendship, or a close local association, but sponsorship alone does not prove a blood relationship.
Why Timothy’s Record Matters
Timothy’s baptism is important because it:
confirms another child of Patrick Dargan / Dorgan and Johanna Flynn
continues the family’s baptismal sequence through the early 1840s
provides Millerick and Boozane sponsor names for further comparison
strengthens the parish-register evidence associated with the family before Patrick’s documented Carrigkilter landholding
preserves another example of the family’s connections within the Ballymacoda and Ladysbridge parish network
Historical Context
Timothy was baptized in February 1844, shortly before the beginning of the Great Famine.
His baptism places him among the young children of Patrick and Johanna during a period of severe social and economic disruption in Ireland.
The record confirms his place within the family before the famine years, but it does not reveal whether he survived childhood, remained in East Cork, emigrated, married, or appeared under a variant spelling in later records.
Later Life
No later marriage, census, death, emigration, land, or cemetery record has yet been conclusively connected with Timothy Dargan / Dorgan, baptized in 1844.
He should therefore remain documented through his confirmed baptismal record without assigning him a later identity, spouse, residence, occupation, or death date that has not been proved.
Research Caution
Timothy’s baptism confirms his parentage, but it records a baptism rather than a birth.
The entry does not provide:
a birth date
a specific townland
a later residence
a marriage
a death date
evidence of emigration
Carrigkilter should not be presented as Timothy’s proved birthplace unless another record directly establishes it.
The sponsor names remain important research clues, but their precise relationships to Timothy and his parents are not stated in the register.
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David D. Dorgan
David D. Dorgan was baptized on 8 January 1846 in the Roman Catholic parish of Ballymacoda and Ladysbridge, County Cork.
The baptismal register names his parents as Patrick Dorgan and Nancy Flynn. Nancy was a familiar form used for Johanna / Anne Flynn in several family records.
David’s baptism continues the documented child sequence of Patrick Dargan / Dorgan and Johanna / Anne / Nancy Flynn and helps connect the family’s parish-register evidence with the later land records placing Patrick at Carrigkilter.
Marriage to Elizabeth Ahern
David Dorgan married Elizabeth / Eliza Ahern / Ahearne in 1881.
Their marriage was connected with Ballintotis, Midleton, East County Cork, and the Midleton registration district.
The marriage joined the Dorgan family of Carrigkilter with the Ahern / Ahearne family associated with Ballybraher. It also reflects the neighboring-farm and family network that helped preserve local property and kinship connections in East Cork.
David and Elizabeth at Carrigkilter
The 1901 Census of Ireland records David Dorgan as head of household at House No. 1, Carrigkilter, Ballycotton, County Cork.
The household included:
David Dorgan — head of household
Elizabeth Dorgan — wife
Jeremiah Cronin — farm servant
Mary Hassett — domestic servant
All members of the household were recorded as Roman Catholic.
This census confirms that David and Elizabeth were living at Carrigkilter at the beginning of the twentieth century and documents the continuation of the Dorgan family’s presence there after the earlier Patrick Dargan / Dorgan land records.
The 1911 Carrigkilter Household
The 1911 Census of Ireland records David D. Dorgan and Elizabeth at House No. 2, Carrigkilter, Ballycotton, County Cork.
Their household also included:
Ellen Mahony — general domestic servant
James Flynn — boarder and scholar
The members of the household were recorded as able to speak both Irish and English.
The presence of James Flynn may be significant because David’s mother was Johanna / Anne / Nancy Flynn. However, the census does not state that James was related to David or Elizabeth, so any family connection remains unproved.
Cloyne Directory Evidence
The 1914 Guy’s Postal Directory lists David Dorgan in Cloyne. His wife Elizabeth appears as Mrs. Dorgan, Vintner.
This directory evidence connects David and Elizabeth with the Cloyne commercial setting while their census records place them at Carrigkilter.
The directory entry should be read together with the Carrigkilter census households, David and Elizabeth’s marriage, and the wider Dorgan and Ahern family network.
Death and Burial
David Dorgan died in August 1917.
A civil death record for a David Dorgan was registered in the Midleton district during the July–September quarter of 1917. The record gives an estimated birth year of about 1849, which differs from David’s confirmed 1846 baptism.
Age discrepancies are common in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century records. The difference should be preserved, but it does not by itself establish that the death record concerns another person.
David was buried in Mogeely Cemetery. His headstone states that it was erected by Elizabeth in memory of David, her husband, who died in August 1917.
The cemetery evidence supports the identification of David and confirms his relationship with Elizabeth.
Family and Property Continuity
David Dorgan and Elizabeth / Eliza Ahern / Ahearne had no biological children.
Family information preserved in the archive states that they helped maintain family and property connections by taking in relatives:
John Healy — the son of David’s sister Mary Dorgan Healy
Margaret Graham / Grahame — the daughter of Elizabeth’s sister
John Healy and Margaret Graham were already married when they came to live on the farm. Their marriage was remembered within the family as an arranged family marriage.
John and Margaret later had five children:
Elizabeth Healy
David Healy
Jeremiah Healy
John Healy Jr.
James Healy
None of the five children married.
Through David and Elizabeth, the Carrigkilter property story became connected with the Healy and Graham / Grahame families. This relationship helped carry the family’s association with the farm into the twentieth century even though David and Elizabeth had no children of their own.
Why David’s Life Matters
David’s records provide one of the clearest examples of continuity within the Carrigkilter family.
His 1846 baptism places him among the children of Patrick Dargan / Dorgan and Johanna / Anne / Nancy Flynn. His marriage connects the Dorgan and Ahern families. The 1901 and 1911 censuses place him at Carrigkilter, while the 1914 directory links the household with Cloyne.
His death and cemetery records complete the documented sequence, and the later presence of John Healy and Margaret Graham helps explain how family and property connections continued after David and Elizabeth.
Michael Dargan / Dorgan
Michael Dargan / Dorgan was a son of Patrick Dargan / Dorgan and Johanna / Anne Flynn.
His exact baptismal record has not yet been securely identified, but his 1869 marriage record confirms his parentage and establishes the connection between the Carrigkilter family and the later Dorgan household in Cloyne.
Marriage to Johanna Garde
Michael Dorgan married Johanna Garde on 26 January 1869 in the Roman Catholic parish of Cloyne, County Cork.
The marriage record names Michael’s parents as Patrick Dorgan and Johanna Flynn. This provides direct evidence that Michael belonged to the Carrigkilter Dorgan family.
The record also begins the documented Cloyne branch formed by Michael Dorgan and Johanna Garde.
The Cloyne Family
Michael and Johanna established their family in the Cloyne area.
Their known children included:
Patrick Dorgan
Mary Eliza Dorgan
Helena Dorgan
The family’s later census records place Johanna and the children in Cloyne after Michael’s death.
Johanna Garde Dorgan in the 1901 Census
The 1901 Census of Ireland records Johanna Dorgan at House No. 17, Rock Street, Cloyne.
She was recorded as:
Johanna Dorgan — age 49, widow, vintner and grocer
The household also included:
Patrick Dorgan — age 29, farmer
Mary Eliza Dorgan — age 25
Helena Dorgan — age 24
David Dorgan — age 16, cousin
This census documents the household formed by Michael Dorgan and Johanna Garde after Michael’s death.
Johanna’s occupations as vintner and grocer also connect the family with the commercial life of Cloyne.
The 1911 Cloyne Household
The 1911 Census of Ireland continues the household evidence for Johanna Garde Dorgan and her son Patrick in Cloyne.
This later census helps establish continuity from the 1901 Rock Street household and provides the bridge to the next generation of the Cloyne branch.
Patrick Dorgan and Johanna Millerick
Michael and Johanna’s son Patrick Dorgan was born on 19 November 1870 and died on 9 March 1931.
He married Johanna Millerick.
This marriage continued the Cloyne branch into another generation and should not be confused with Patrick J. Dorgan, the younger member of the Carrigkilter line who married Mary Catherine Hartnett and emigrated to Rhode Island.
The repeated use of the name Patrick within different Dorgan branches makes careful attention to spouses, residences, dates, and parents especially important.
Why Michael’s Marriage Record Matters
Michael’s 1869 marriage record is one of the most important records for reconstructing the children of Patrick Dargan / Dorgan and Johanna Flynn.
Unlike some family relationships inferred from naming patterns or nearby records, Michael’s parentage is stated directly in the marriage record.
The record therefore:
confirms Michael as a son of Patrick Dorgan and Johanna Flynn
connects the Carrigkilter family with Cloyne
establishes the beginning of the Michael Dorgan and Johanna Garde branch
helps distinguish the Cloyne family from the later Rhode Island branch
provides a reliable basis for interpreting the 1901 and 1911 Cloyne census households
Research Caution
Michael’s baptismal date has not yet been confirmed from the surviving parish-register evidence.
His placement among the children of Patrick Dargan / Dorgan and Johanna Flynn rests on the direct parent information in his 1869 marriage record.
Until a matching baptismal record is found, no precise birth date or birth order should be assigned to Michael beyond what can be supported by the later records.
Patrick J. Dorgan
Patrick J. Dorgan was a younger son of Patrick Dargan / Dorgan and Johanna / Anne Flynn of the Carrigkilter family.
His exact baptismal record has not yet been securely identified. Surviving American records give conflicting birth years and dates, so no single birth date should presently be treated as proved.
Patrick’s later marriage, Carrigkilter land connection, emigration, passenger record, Rhode Island censuses, naturalization papers, death certificate, obituary, and cemetery evidence document his life from East Cork to the United States.
Marriage to Mary Catherine Hartnett
Patrick J. Dorgan married Mary Catherine Hartnett on 26 November 1886 in the Roman Catholic parish of Cloyne, County Cork.
Mary Catherine had been baptized in Cloyne on 22 November 1866. Her parents were John Hartnett and Kate Duhig, and her sponsors were Thomas Walsh and Nory / Honora Sullivan.
The marriage connected the Carrigkilter Dorgan family with the Hartnett and Duhig / Doohig families of the Cloyne, Churchtown South, Garryvoe, and wider East Cork area.
Patrick’s marriage record identifies his father as deceased. This helps distinguish him from his father, the earlier Patrick Dargan / Dorgan associated with Carrigkilter in the nineteenth-century land records.
Children of Patrick and Mary Catherine
Patrick and Mary Catherine’s known children included:
Anne Theresa Dorgan
Michael Joseph Dorgan
Patrick Francis Dorgan
David Andrew Dorgan
John Joseph Dorgan — baptized on 22 December 1895 and died in infancy
Timothy Joseph Dorgan
William Joseph Dorgan, also recorded in later family records as William John Dorgan
Mary Catherine Dorgan, who later married Raymond J. Moriarty
Their children carried the family from East Cork into the Rhode Island branch.
The Carrigkilter Farm Sale
A notice published in The Cork Examiner on 17 August 1896 documented the public sale of Patrick J. Dorgan’s interest in the Carrigkilter farm.
The holding contained 27 acres, 1 rood, and 30 perches and was sold to Mrs. Margaret Curtin of Glanturkin for £142 10s.
This sale is important because it occurred shortly before Patrick left Ireland. It connects the end of his farming life at Carrigkilter with the beginning of the family’s migration to the United States.
Patrick’s 1896 Emigration
Patrick emigrated from Ireland in October 1896.
His official Ellis Island arrival record confirms that he departed from Queenstown aboard the RMS Teutonic and arrived at Ellis Island, New York, on 28 October 1896.
The record describes him as:
Patrick Dorgan
Age 40
Occupation: laborer
Last residence: Ballylanders, Ireland
Destination: Providence, Rhode Island
Passenger ID: JX3Y-149
Image reference: M237-0667-855
Manifest line: 0411
The recorded age and Ballylanders locality differ from information found in some of Patrick’s other records. These details should be preserved as recorded rather than silently corrected.
Mary Catherine and the Children Follow
Mary Catherine remained in Ireland temporarily with the children after Patrick’s departure.
She and the children left Queenstown aboard the RMS Teutonic on 2 June 1897 and arrived in New York on 9 June 1897.
The passenger record gives Mary Catherine’s last residence as Midleton and records her occupation as housekeeper.
Patrick’s 1896 journey and Mary Catherine’s 1897 voyage document a two-stage family migration. Patrick appears to have traveled first and established himself in Rhode Island before Mary Catherine undertook the crossing with the children.
Settlement in Providence
After arriving in the United States, the family settled in Providence, Rhode Island.
Family information indicates that Patrick initially stayed with James Hartnett, Mary Catherine’s uncle and the brother of her father, John Hartnett.
Patrick later lived at 296 Charles Street in Providence.
The 1900 United States Census documents Patrick, Mary Catherine, and their family in Providence and provides the first confirmed federal-census household after their migration.
The 1910 census continues the family’s Providence record.
Patrick and Mary Catherine have not yet been identified with certainty in the 1920 United States Census. This should remain documented as a research gap rather than treated as evidence that they had left Rhode Island.
The 1925 Rhode Island Census
The 1925 Rhode Island Census records Patrick, Mary Catherine, and their daughter Mary living on the third floor at 61 Bergen Street in Providence.
Their son David and his wife Helen lived on the second floor with Helen’s father, James Doorley.
This state census is especially important because it helps bridge the gap between the 1910 and 1930 federal censuses.
The 1930 United States Census
The 1930 United States Census records a household that included:
Patrick J. Dorgan
Mary Catherine Hartnett Dorgan
Their daughter Mary Catherine
Mary Catherine’s husband, Raymond J. Moriarty
Their daughter, Barbara Jane Moriarty
Patrick was recorded as working as a fireman in a boiler room.
The census connects the East Cork immigrant generation with the next American-born generation of the family.
Providence and Cranston Directories
Providence and Cranston city directories trace Patrick and Mary Catherine between census years.
The directory records help document:
Changing home addresses
Patrick’s occupations
The family’s movement between Providence and Cranston
Household continuity during years when no census record has been identified
These directories are particularly valuable for the period surrounding the unresolved 1920 census gap.
Naturalization
Patrick began the formal naturalization process late in life.
He filed a Declaration of Intention in April 1928. The document records him as a laborer living at 61 Bergen Street in Providence and identifies his wife as Mary.
In 1933 he filed a Petition for Citizenship while living at 170 Richland Street in Cranston and working as a station fireman.
His naturalization witnesses were John H. Maguire and John H. O’Brien.
Patrick signed the Oath of Allegiance on 25 September 1933, completing the naturalization process. His naturalization certificate number was 3710408.
Research Caution About the Naturalization Papers
Patrick’s naturalization papers contain information that conflicts with his earlier passenger record.
The naturalization documents state that he arrived in New York in October 1897 aboard the Majestic and give his birth date as 17 March 1863.
The contemporary Ellis Island arrival record instead confirms that Patrick arrived on 28 October 1896 aboard the RMS Teutonic.
Because the passenger record was created at the time of his arrival, it should be given greater weight for the voyage date and vessel. The later naturalization statements should be preserved as Patrick’s later self-reported information but should not replace the earlier arrival evidence.
Death and Obituary
Patrick J. Dorgan died on 9 December 1937 at Division Road in East Greenwich, Rhode Island.
His death certificate identifies:
His wife as Mary Hartnett / Hodnett Dorgan
His birthplace as Ireland
His parents as Patrick Dorgan and Ann Flynn
His occupation as a fireman in the building industry
The principal cause of death as cerebral hemorrhage
Contributory conditions as paralysis and bed sores
Patrick’s obituary appeared in the Providence Journal on 10 December 1937.
It described him as a native of County Cork, a longtime Rhode Island resident, and a fireman employed at the Industrial Trust Building.
The obituary named four sons, two daughters, and twenty grandchildren.
The surviving children named were:
Michael J. Dorgan of Auburn
Patrick Francis Dorgan of Providence
David A. Dorgan
William J. Dorgan of East Greenwich
Mrs. Ann T. Maguire of Edgewood
Mrs. James Moriarty of Cranston
Burial at St. Ann Cemetery
Patrick was buried in St. Ann Cemetery in Cranston, Rhode Island.
He shares a grave and headstone with Mary Catherine.
Burial location: Section 7, Lot 1123, Grave 1
The headstone records Patrick’s dates as 26 April 1860–9 December 1937.
However, his exact birth date remains unresolved. The Ellis Island passenger record suggests an estimated birth year of 1856, while the naturalization papers give 17 March 1863.
These conflicting dates should remain visible in the archive until an Irish baptismal or civil birth record is found.
Why Patrick’s Life Matters
Patrick’s life forms the principal bridge between the Carrigkilter family and the Rhode Island branch.
His records connect:
The Patrick Dargan / Dorgan and Johanna Flynn family of East Cork
The Carrigkilter landholding tradition
His marriage to Mary Catherine Hartnett in Cloyne
The 1896 sale of the Carrigkilter farm interest
The family’s staged migration aboard the RMS Teutonic
Settlement and working life in Providence and Cranston
United States citizenship
The later American-born generations of the family
His life demonstrates how parish, land, newspaper, passenger, census, directory, naturalization, death, obituary, cemetery, and family evidence can be read together to reconstruct one person’s journey from East Cork to Rhode Island.
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