The John McGarrigle Association
"Preserving Family History & Bringing It's Members Closer Together"

Welcome to web site for The John McGarrigle Association. Formed in August 2000, we are a non-profit group of descendants of John McGarrigle committed to preserving family history through genealogy work and to bring the family descendants closer together. Our main focus is placing a burial marker (headstone) at John McGarrigle's gravesite at the Milltown Catholic Cemetery in Milltown/St.Stephen, New Brunswick. Also in the grave site is John's wife Mary McPike and possibly several other children. This site has no marker. We are also available to assist family researchers in gathering genealogy data on the McGarrigle family regardless of connection.

Members:
Jason Gaudet (New Brunswick) - Co-Founder
Susan Esposito (Maine) - Co-Founder
Angela Leavitt (New Brunswick) - Treasurer
Carol J McGarrigle (New Brunswick)
Brian McGarrigle (New Brunswick)
Gerald McGarrigle (New Brunswick)
Everett McGarrigle (New Brunswick)

If you are a descendant of John McGarrigle and wish to join, please send email
John McGarrigle
Born: abt. 1818 in Ballintra, Co. Donegal Ireland
Married: Mary McPike in 1844
(born abt. 1826/ died Dec. 17th 1894)
Died: March 19th 1901 in Milltown, NB Canada

Children:
Edward (born: 1845/died: 1850)
Mary (born: 1846/died: 1924)
Elizabeth (born: 1848/died: 1901)
Edward (born: 1850/died: 1924)
James (born: 1852/died: 1919)
John (born: 1854/died: 1921)
Richard (born: 1856/died: 1941)
Charles (born: 1858/died: 1938)
Hugh (born: 1861/died: ??)
Anne (born: 1863/died: 1893)
Michael (born: 1867/died: 1904)
Isabell Catherine (born: 1869/died: 1952)

Notes: John left Ireland (probably from the port of Derry) and arrived in Saint John in 1841. He was a roman catholic teacher.




The McGarrigle Family
(John McGarrigle is the gentleman with a beard.)


About Ballintra Ireland: Ballintra (or Baile an tSratha in Irish, which translates as 'Town of the Holm') is a village with a population of 217 (1996). It is located on the Ballyshannon to Donegal road about seven miles north of Ballyshannon. A swift stream from the hills has cut its way through the limestone, at some places forming steep cliffs. In other places (The Brown Hall Demesne) the stream disappears into caves and underground passages and again emerges to flow through a meadow. Finally it tumbles into a deep chasm known as The Pullins bounded on each side by precipitous limestone walls. There is an attractive waterfall at Argadullah Mill. In the vicinity of there are prehistoric remains including the fort of Ard Fothadh. A further three miles away on the "Two Mile Stone Ridge" is a recent discovery of pre-historic huts and allied antiquities have been made. (from Local Ireland)

The "Mc Garrigle" Surname: It may be fair to say that the largest number of McGarrigle preside in the western region of the province of Ulster, Ireland. Currently, there appear to be four larger groups of McGarrigles in this area: 1) Strabane, Co. Tyrone area 2) Donegal Town, Co. Donegal 3) Ballintra & Drumholm Parish, Co. Donegal 4) Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal ...with many further families around Derry and Letterkenny. The family is spread out around the world. Scotland, northern England have many McGarrigle families. McGarrigle families appear in North America around the mid-1800s. This migration is mainly due due to the potatoe famine in Ireland. Families can also be found in Australia and some parts of mainland Europe. There are two theories on the surname's origin, in large part to the surname's similar sound to several places: 1) The name originated from the "Parish of Carigill" in the County of Perthshire, Scotland 2) The name originated from the "County of Argyll" in Scotland. One of earliest recordings of "Mc Garrigle" appear to have them helping to defend Donegal Castle in the late 1580s. No doubt, we were people of the O'Donnells and no doubt as servants of the clan, family members likely fought and die in some of the battles that the O'Donnells took part in. Unforunately, many years of records were destroyed in the 1920s with the destruction of the Four Courts building in Dublin and therefore it is difficult to track our family previous to the mid-1800s. One might add that there is no "authentic" or "official" family crest or coat of arms, at least none that have been registered with the heraldic authorites in United Kingdom, Canada or the United States (so watch out for those scams promising a family crest and brief family history!)


Burial Marker Poject

Total Raised= $75.00 (as of November 25th)

The total cost of the proposed burial marker is $650.00 (canadian). The proposed marker is a black, polished granite. It's a sloped marker (measurements 24"x12"x6/3). The design was brought forward by Smet Monuments in St. Stephen, New Brunswick. (Smet Monuments). A smaller is availible at a reduced price of $559 (measurement 20"x10"x6/3). At the present time, there is no deadline set on this project but hope to have this marker in place within the next couple of years.


(sample of proposed burial marker - courtesy of Smet Monuments)


Donation Form (please fill out and mail to address below)
Name: ___________________________________________________

Location (city/state):__________________________________________________

Relationship (ie.ancestory):_____________________________________________________

Phone:_______________________________

Donation (please circle): $5.00 $10.00 $20.00 $30.00 $40.00 $50.00 Other______

Date:_________________ Signature:________________________

(please do not send cash; accepting cheque or money order; thank you)


Canadian Address:
The John McGarrigle Association
2 Maxwell Road
Canal, New Brunswick Canada
E5C 1K3
US Address:
The John McGarrigle Association
26 Key Street
Eastport, Maine USA 04631



Attention:
We are currently looking for family members in the states of Rhode Island and Vermont. Family members of Charles McGarrigle and Harriet Hennessey in Rhode Island. If these people were your grandparents, please contact us.


An "Unoffical" McGarrigle Family Crest/Coat of Arms

McGarrigle Family Crest

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(Sources: Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Living family members | Note: Some dates are estimates based on research documents)

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