I have two different online genealogy websites:
1) One is my website (http://members.toast.net/jan.monnin/) that I have to program and upload myself. I haven't updated it in years;
2)
The other is hosted by rootsweb/ancestry. I upload my genealogy
database and it is put in a format that's easy to navigate. The
advantage to using this system is that ALL my data is here - not just
what I purposely wrote up and recapped. (https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=hagmon86)
So that being said, as a way of presenting my information, here are several interesting hagan/crego ancestors:
Hagan Ancestors:
1) John A Hagan, Irish Immigrant. Draftsman.
Here's the link to the biography I wrote up on him:
2) Owen Deal.
operated an iron foundry. In 1839 he came to Cass County Michigan. He
went into business with Nathan Baker and they were the manufacturerers
of the first iron plows in the entire county.
3) Ebenezer Robinson,
revolutionary war soldier. Served several terms. Was deathly ill
during his last tour of duty. Through many complications, took the
government 17 years to grant him a pension. He died 3 months after
receiving his first payment at age 92.
4) Charles H. and Aramintha Hammond.
Their story was made much more personal by a 3 page hand written family
history of their marriage by Aramintha. They were from Michigan, moved
around a bit, but came back to Constantine Michigan to help Charles'
parents in their old age. Charles' occupation was listed in the census
records as laborer, and one time as farmer. But starting in 1880, his
occupation was always listed as stone mason. So in 1891, Charles and
their eldest son Eli, went to California. Aramintha, Charles' Mother
and the rest of their children, all stayed with aramintha in Michigan.
Aramintha didn't join her husband in California until 1893, after
Charles' Mother had passed away and she could sell their property. In
Charles' obituary, it states that he was a stone mason and had a part in
building up of the city of Redlands - its fine buildings, homes and
public improvements. What a strong, pioneer family!
Hagan ancestors that I know about, but haven't done a lot of original research:
* Captain John Whipple. Born about 1617 in England.. Came to America in 1632. One of the original prominent settlers of Providence Rhode Island. https://genweb.whipple.org/
* Van Frank/Van Vranken family. John Van Frank married Harriet Whipple.
This family's origin is Dutch. I don't know the immigrant ancestor yet, but there is a reputable family history out called"Van Vranken/Van Frank Family Genealogy" by Roberta (Bobbi)
Dodge,2005. THis family were members of the Reformed Dutch Church. Lived
mostly in New York.
* Hammond immigrant
ancestor was Thomas Hammond, born about 1630 in England. He married
his wife Elizabeth in England and immigrated to America. Their
children's birth records are all listed in Newton Massachusetts starting
in 1664. Newton wasn't settled until 1630, so they were early founders
of this city.
