This site was created to facilitate the exchange of information and to help people with the last name Gavigan, and other names, learn more about their history, their roots, & who they are related to
The surname Gavigan”and its more common phonetic variant, Gavigan” is an Anglicized form of the ancient Gaelic name Mag Eachagain, meaning “son of Eachagan.” Originating in Ireland, particularly associated with counties like Roscommon and Westmeath, bearers of this historic name eventually crossed the Atlantic during the waves of Irish emigration in the 19th century, seeking new opportunities in the burgeoning American Midwest.
Our Journey begins with the John Gavigan family. The family supposedly immigrated from Ireland Around 1848. The spent some time in New York then by 1850 they were living in New Jersey. John Sr (age 60) sons Timothy H, John, Patrick, and William, and Daughters Mary Catherine, Marcella, Margaret, Jane were ALL born in Ireland. John Gavigan’s wife Margaret O’Brien died BEFORE they immigrated. By 1855 the Gavigans were in Wisconsin.
Anyone listed in the Genealogy pages NOT named Gavigan or McGilligan are related to a Gavigan or a McGilligan by a marriage or an adoption It’s a very Small World!
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After waiting an hour. the VC opened up on the team again from about 10 feet away. This broke up the team. The initial burst killed LCpl DOWLING. LCpl SOLOVSKOY returned fire and killed two VC
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| Frank S PYRE | 31 OCT |
| John Alexander SCHWARTZ | 31 OCT |
| Mary Kathleen SWIFT | 31 OCT |
| Richard Norbert GAVIGAN | 31 OCT |
| Elizabeth DE WELLES | 01 NOV |
| Hosea H CAMP | 01 NOV |
| Michael Joseph COLLENTINE | 01 NOV |
| William Malcolm CONWAY | 01 NOV |
| Nels Gilbert THOMPSON | 01 NOV |
| Margaret G GERLING | 01 NOV |
| Medora Mae CORBIN | 01 NOV |
| Marion Elizabeth SCHUBERT | 01 NOV |
Upcoming Anniversaries
| Matthew Michael DORAN and Delia Agnes CROWLEY | 14 NOV |
| Patrick H. CROWLEY and Ida M CHALFANT | 14 NOV |
| Francis W GAVIGAN and Louise MEUDT | 15 NOV |
| Edward Thomas MCGILLIGAN and Elizabeth Ann CROWLEY | 16 NOV |
| Thomas Franklin CROWLEY and Catherine Elizabeth RYAN | 16 NOV |
| Roy M CONWAY and Mary Agnes GAVIGAN | 16 NOV |
| Jacob Phillip LANE and Mary Enona OWEN | 19 NOV |
In Memoriam
| Matous STARý | 30 OCT 1825 |
| Mary Ann SPRINGTHORPE | 30 OCT 1888 |
| William J DOCHNAHL | 30 OCT 1930 |
| Miles R GAVIGAN | 30 OCT 1989 |
| Margaretha WALTER | 31 OCT 1789 |
| Ahira PARTRIDGE | 31 OCT 1876 |
| Peter Berntson LUND | 31 OCT 1931 |
| Michael Richard GAVIGAN | 31 OCT 1950 |
| Stephen FLANDERS | 4 OCT 1744 |
| Sarah FLINN | 4 OCT 1871 |
| Patrick MCCUE | 4 OCT 1930 |
| Mary K KEEGAN | 4 OCT 2016 |
| Frank J DERLETH | 5 OCT 1920 |
| Alfred James BARTLETT | 5 OCT 1933 |
| Sarah Arvella THOMPSON | 5 OCT 1939 |
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