Patrick J. Dorgan and Mary Catherine Hartnett Dorgan had eight known children. Their family connects the Carrigkilter and East Cork generations with the later Providence, Cranston, Warwick, and East Greenwich branches in Rhode Island.
Their known children were:
- Anne Theresa Dorgan
- Michael Joseph Dorgan
- Patrick Francis Dorgan
- David Andrew Dorgan
- John Joseph Dorgan
- William John Dorgan
- Timothy Joseph Dorgan
- Mary Catherine Dorgan
The older children were born in East Cork before the family’s migration to the United States. John Joseph Dorgan was baptized on 22 December 1895 and died in infancy in Ireland, although his exact date of death has not yet been established.
Patrick J. Dorgan emigrated first in October 1896. Mary Catherine and their five surviving children followed aboard the RMS Teutonic, departing Queenstown on 2 June 1897 and arriving in New York on 9 June 1897. William was still an infant when the family crossed the Atlantic.
Timothy Joseph and Mary Catherine were born after the family settled in Providence, Rhode Island.
The children’s records document the family’s transition from East Cork to America. Their lives appear in passenger manifests, census returns, city directories, marriage records, military records, death and cemetery records, photographs, and later family branches.
This page presents the children in birth order and provides a place to connect each child with spouses, descendants, residences, occupations, and surviving records.
Patrick J. Dorgan should not be confused with his father, Patrick Dargan / Dorgan of Carrigkilter, or with Patrick Dorgan of Cloyne, the son of Michael Dorgan and Johanna Garde.
Anne Theresa Dorgan
Anne Theresa Dorgan was the eldest known child of Patrick J. Dorgan and Mary Catherine Hartnett Dorgan. She was born in East Cork before the family’s emigration to the United States.
Anne Theresa traveled to America with her mother, Mary Catherine Hartnett Dorgan, and her siblings aboard the Teutonic in 1897, following Patrick J. Dorgan’s earlier emigration in 1896. Her life connects the Irish-born generation of the family to the later Providence and Cranston records.
Parents: Patrick J. Dorgan and Mary Catherine Hartnett Dorgan
Birthplace: East Cork, Ireland
Emigration: 1897, aboard the Teutonic with her mother and siblings
Later family branch: Maguire family
Related records: 1897 passenger list, Providence census records, marriage records, cemetery records, photographs, and family documents
Michael Joseph Dorgan
Michael Joseph Dorgan was a son of Patrick J. Dorgan and Mary Catherine Hartnett Dorgan. He was born in East Cork before the family’s emigration to the United States.
Michael traveled to America with his mother, Mary Catherine Hartnett Dorgan, and his siblings aboard the Teutonic in 1897, after his father Patrick had already emigrated in 1896. He grew up as part of the Providence, Rhode Island, branch of the family and appears in later American records documenting the family’s life in Rhode Island.
By 1910, Michael was part of the working generation of the Dorgan family in Providence. His records help show how the Irish-born children of Patrick and Mary Catherine became established in the later Providence and Cranston family story.
Parents: Patrick J. Dorgan and Mary Catherine Hartnett Dorgan
Birthplace: East Cork, Ireland
Emigration: 1897, aboard the Teutonic with his mother and siblings
Later family setting: Providence / Cranston, Rhode Island
Related records: 1897 passenger list, Providence census records, city directories, marriage and family records, cemetery records, photographs, and family documents
Patrick Francis Dorgan
Patrick Francis Dorgan was a son of Patrick J. Dorgan and Mary Catherine Hartnett Dorgan. He was born in East Cork before the family’s emigration to the United States.
Patrick Francis traveled to America with his mother, Mary Catherine Hartnett Dorgan, and his siblings aboard the Teutonic in 1897, following his father’s earlier emigration in 1896. As one of the Irish-born children, he helps connect the East Cork family group to the later Providence, Rhode Island, branch.
Patrick Francis appears in the family’s American record sequence and became part of the next generation of Dorgans who grew up in Rhode Island after the family left Ireland.
Parents: Patrick J. Dorgan and Mary Catherine Hartnett Dorgan
Birthplace: East Cork, Ireland
Emigration: 1897, aboard the Teutonic with his mother and siblings
Later family setting: Providence, Rhode Island
Related records: 1897 passenger list, Providence census records, city directories, marriage and family records, cemetery records, photographs, and family documents
David Andrew Dorgan
David Andrew Dorgan was a son of Patrick J. Dorgan and Mary Catherine Hartnett Dorgan. He was born in East Cork before the family’s emigration to the United States.
David traveled to America with his mother, Mary Catherine Hartnett Dorgan, and his siblings aboard the Teutonic in 1897, after his father Patrick J. Dorgan had emigrated the year before. As one of the Irish-born children, David helps carry the family story from East Cork into the Providence, Rhode Island, records.
David later appears in Rhode Island family records and became part of the Providence and Cranston branch of the Dorgan family. His life connects the immigrant household of Patrick and Mary Catherine to the later American-born generations.
Parents: Patrick J. Dorgan and Mary Catherine Hartnett Dorgan
Birthplace: East Cork, Ireland
Emigration: 1897, aboard the Teutonic with his mother and siblings
Later family setting: Providence / Cranston, Rhode Island
Related records: 1897 passenger list, Providence census records, city directories, marriage and family records, cemetery records, photographs, and family documents
John Joseph Dorgan
John Joseph Dorgan was a son of Patrick J. Dorgan and Mary Catherine Hartnett Dorgan. He was born in East Cork before the family’s emigration to the United States.
John Joseph was baptized on 22 December 1895 in Churchtown South, Cloyne, East Cork, Ireland. He died in infancy, but his exact date of death has not yet been established. Because he died before the family’s emigration, he does not appear in the 1897 passenger list or in later American records.
Although his life was brief, John Joseph belongs in the complete birth-order list of Patrick and Mary Catherine’s children. His baptism helps preserve the full family structure before the family left East Cork for Rhode Island.
Parents: Patrick J. Dorgan and Mary Catherine Hartnett Dorgan
Birthplace: East Cork, Ireland
Baptism: 22 December 1895, Churchtown South / Cloyne, East Cork, Ireland
Death: Died in infancy; exact date not yet established
Related records: baptism record and family birth-order documentation
William John Dorgan
William John Dorgan was a son of Patrick J. Dorgan and Mary Catherine Hartnett Dorgan. His Irish baptismal and later naturalization records identify him as William John Dorgan, although some later American records use William J. Dorgan and family material has sometimes referred to him as William Joseph.
William was born in East Cork and was still an infant when he traveled to America with his mother, Mary Catherine Hartnett Dorgan, and his siblings aboard the Teutonic in June 1897.
He became part of the Providence and Warwick branches of the family and remained closely connected to his mother in later life. William supplied the information for Mary Catherine Hartnett Dorgan’s Rhode Island death record in 1950.
Parents: Patrick J. Dorgan and Mary Catherine Hartnett Dorgan
Birthplace: East Cork, Ireland
Emigration: 1897, aboard the Teutonic with his mother and siblings
Later family setting: Providence / Warwick, Rhode Island
Family record note: Informant for Mary Catherine Hartnett Dorgan’s 1950 death record
Related records: Irish baptism record, 1897 passenger list, Providence census records, city directories, naturalization records, marriage records, Mary Catherine Hartnett Dorgan’s death record, cemetery records, photographs, and family documents
Timothy Joseph Dorgan
Timothy Joseph Dorgan was a son of Patrick J. Dorgan and Mary Catherine Hartnett Dorgan. He was born in Providence, Rhode Island, after the family had emigrated from East Cork and settled in the United States.
Family and death-record information gives Timothy’s birth as 17 June 1902. He died on 17 April 1903 in Providence at the age of 10 months. He died at the family home at 39 Ashburton Street, Providence, Rhode Island. His cause of death was measles and capillary bronchitis, and he was buried at St. Francis Cemetery.
Although Timothy died in infancy, he belongs in the complete birth-order list of Patrick and Mary Catherine’s children. His short life forms part of the Providence chapter of the family story.
Parents: Patrick J. Dorgan and Mary Catherine Hartnett Dorgan
Birth: 17 June 1902, Providence, Rhode Island
Death: 17 April 1903, Providence, Rhode Island
Residence at death: 39 Ashburton Street, Providence, Rhode Island
Burial: St. Francis Cemetery
Cause of death: Measles and capillary bronchitis
Related records: Rhode Island death record, family birth-order documentation, and St. Francis Cemetery burial information
Research caution: The indexed Rhode Island vital record contains conflicting details, including an estimated birth year of 1903 and an age entry of “0 days.” These entries are inconsistent with the other evidence identifying Timothy as approximately 10 months old when he died. A baptism record for Timothy Joseph Dorgan has not yet been located in the family archive.
Mary Catherine Dorgan
Mary Catherine Dorgan was the youngest known child of Patrick J. Dorgan and Mary Catherine Hartnett Dorgan. She was born in Providence, Rhode Island, after the family had emigrated from East Cork and settled in the United States.
Mary Catherine represents the American-born generation of this Dorgan branch. Unlike her older Irish-born siblings, she was born into the Providence chapter of the family story, after Patrick’s 1896 emigration and Mary Catherine Hartnett Dorgan’s 1897 arrival with the older children.
She later married Raymond J. Moriarty and appears with her parents, husband, and daughter Barbara Jane Moriarty in the 1930 U.S. Census. Her life helps connect Patrick and Mary Catherine’s immigrant household to the later Moriarty branch of the family.
Parents: Patrick J. Dorgan and Mary Catherine Hartnett Dorgan
Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island
Spouse: Raymond J. Moriarty
Child noted in records: Barbara Jane Moriarty
Later family branch: Moriarty family
Related records: Providence census records, 1930 U.S. Census, marriage and family records, cemetery records, photographs, and family documents
How These Children Connect the Family Story
The children of Patrick J. Dorgan and Mary Catherine Hartnett Dorgan connect the family’s East Cork origins to the later Rhode Island branches. Anne Theresa, Michael Joseph, Patrick Francis, David Andrew, John Joseph, and William John belonged to the Irish-born generation, while Timothy Joseph and Mary Catherine belonged to the Providence-born generation.
Together, their records show the family’s transition from Carrigkilter and the wider East Cork landscape to Providence, Cranston, Warwick, East Greenwich, and later Rhode Island family branches.
Their lives should be read together with the Patrick J. Dorgan and Mary Catherine Hartnett page, the Dorgan Family Records Archive, passenger lists, census records, cemetery records, photographs, and family documents.
Related Pages
Children of Patrick J. Dorgan and Mary Catherine Hartnett
Children of Patrick Dargan / Dorgan and Johanna Flynn