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Dennis R. McLaughlin
William McLaughlin Sr. (1793-1853) was born in Ireland and lived on the western shore of the peninsula of Inishowen on the east shore of Lough Swilly (pronounced Sooley) in the hamlet of Linsfort Glebe in the Parish of Desertegny in County Donegal, 14 miles from the city of Londonderry. He and his wife, Molly Quigley (1796-1856), had seven sons and four daughters, several of whom emigrated to the United States. The first to leave Ireland was son James, whose American experience earned him the nickname "40 Acres."

James McLaughlin (1821-1911) and his wife, Ann McKinney (1822-1888) emigrated to the United States in 1848 after the deaths of their three young children, starvation victims during the potato famine. James and Ann McLaughlin settled in Skaneateles, NY, on 40 acres he had purchased.

The children of James and Ann include Mary, Donald and William, all of whom died in Ireland, and eight who were born in the United States – sons James Jr., Dennis, Cornelius, John, William, Daniel and Hugh, and daughter Margaret. This page is devoted to the descendants of one of those sons, Dennis R. McLaughlin.

 
Source for much of this information: This History of the McLaughlin Family by Henry W. McLaughlin and Edward F. McLaughlin, a former New York State supreme court justice. E-mail corrections and additions to
JMajor9863@aol.com
 
 
 

Dennis R. McLaughlin (1851-1925) m. Mary O'Hara (1851-1905).
After the death of Mary O'Hara McLaughlin, Dennis married Bridget O'Brien (1866-1922). Dennis moved to Syracuse and became a building contractor, constructing many houses in the Burnet Park area. Mary O'Hara was the sister of Edward H. O'Hara, onetime publisher of the Syracuse Herald. His son, Edward A. (Bud) O'Hara later also was publisher of the Herald.

Dennis McLaughlin had nine children – Edward, Anna, Harry, William, Clarence, Kitty, Arthur, Grace and Leo. (Mary O'Hara McLaughlin's newspaper obituary said she and Dennis had eleven children, but that two predeceased her, most likely dying in infancy.)
 
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Edward J. McLaughlin (1874-1933) m. Mary Ellen Carrigan (1872-1931).
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Paul E. McLaughlin (1898-1962) m. Kathleen Barry (1900-1978).
He served in the Navy in WW1, later was a Syracuse policeman. He retired in 1961 with the rank of captain. His last duty was the supervision of the police training school.
 
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Edward F. McLaughlin (1909-1991) m. Elizabeth L. Erickson (1918-2009)
Edward F. McLaughlin was a lawyer and an Army captain in WW2. His wife, Elizabeth of Chicago was a WAC lieutenant. They married in 1945. In 1973 McLaughlin was appointed to the New York State Supreme Court by Gov. Nelson Rockefeller, and in 1979 he published a book on the history of the McLaughlin family.

Edward and Elizabeth had five children – Edward, Patricia, Sheila, Michael and Maureen:
 
 

Edward F. McLaughlin Jr. (1948-2002)
 

Patricia M. McLaughlin m. Victor Hamilton.
They live in Sylva, North Carolina.

 
  Heather Hamilton m. John Nelson
  Ella Nelson
  Hayden Nelson
  Christopher Hamilton m. Molly Graves
  Ava Hamilton
  Selah Hamilton
  Riya May Hamilton
  Joshua Hamilton m. Hazel Brewin
Joshua is in the Army special forces.
 

Sheila M. McLaughlin (1953- ) m. Bradley McCarthy
They live in Fairport, New York
  Caitlin McCarthy
Brendan McCarthy
 

Michael P. McLaughlin (1956- ) lives in Rome, New York.
 

Maureen M. McLaughlin (1957- ) m. Richard Thomas Lester
Lester is from Passage West, County Cork, Ireland. He and Maureen were
married in 2004, they had twins in 2009. They live in Brooklyn, New York.

  Richard Francis Lester
Maura Elizabeth Lester
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Anna McLaughlin (1877-1962) m. Michael "Mickey" Major (1879-1862)
This is the second connection between the Skaneateles McLaughlins and the Skaneateles Majors, the other being the marriage of Rose McLaughlin to John W. Major. As a young man "Mickey" Major played minor league baseball, which is why the story of their wedding was a bit different than most marriage announcements. He and Anna had two children – Harold and Mary:
 
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Harold T. Major (1909-1990) m. Marybelle Kelly
Harold Major served in the Pacific during World War II and was wounded at Okinawa and received the Purple Heart. He was district manager for Atlantic-Richfield and lived in Watertown and Binghamton before retiring to Fort Myers Beach, Florida. Because of his father, Harold also was nicknamed "Mickey."
 
 

Sheila Major
  Michael Major m. Diane Toman
  Lara Major
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Mary Major (1912-1927)
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Harry McLaughlin m. Bridget O'Hara (1890-1917)
Harry McLaughlin's second wife: Jane Tucker
Harry had three daughters – Grace, Jane and Ann:
 
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Grace McLaughlin m. Thomas Dwyer
 

Kevin Dwyer
  Thomas Dwyer
  Brian Dwyer m. Marilyn LaMartina
  Sheila Dwyer m. Edward Sarkowski
  Deborah Dwyer m. Michael Krupa
  Christopher Krupa
  Matthew Krupa
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Jane McLaughlin (1924-1965) m. George Grover
 

Thomas Grover m. Martha LaCasse
  Clara Grover
  Colleen Grover
 

Dennis Grover m. Susan Dates
  Erin Grover
 

Christopher Grover m. Leigh Talbott
  Nathan Grover
  Jane Grover
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Ann MccLaughlin m. Donald LaCasse
(In 1979 the family lived in Loudonville, New York.)

 
 

Michael LaCasse
  Kathleen LaCasse
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William McLaughlin (1881-1959) m. Eloise Munson Briggs.
He attended Cornell and Syracuse Universities and Oswego Normal. He taught first at the Cornell University Industrial Arts School (1912-15), then taught industrial arts in Syracuse at Vocational, Nottingham and Valley High Schools. At Valley High he also was the athletic director and helped organize the first golf teams in Syracuse high schools. William and Eloise McLaughlin had two children – Gertrude and Robert:
 
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Gertrude McLaughlin m. Everett Van Alstyen
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Robert McLaughlin m. Jeannette Clark
(In 1979 they lived in Fulton, New York)
 
 

Robert McLaughlin (In 1979 he was living in Baltimore.)
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Clarence McLaughlin m. Agnes Reilly.
He taught industrial arts at Theodore Roosevelt Junior High in Syracuse. Clarence and Agnes McLaughlin had four children – Charle, Frank, Rita and Jean:
 
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Charles McLaughlin m. Elsie Polano
 

Thomas McLaughlin m. Alma Boone
  Mark McLaughlin
  Matthew McLaughlin
  Melissa McLaughlin
 

James McLaughlin m. Patricia Curtis
  Sean McLaughlin
  Maureen McLaughlin
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Frank McLaughlin m. Alice Mells
 

Kathleen McLaughlin
  Colleen McLaughlin
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Rita McLaughlin
4 Jean McLaughlin
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Kitty McLaughlin m. Henry Slater
They had two children: Charles and Helen
 
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Charles Slater m. Beatrice Bouker
 

David Slater
  Jeremiah Slater
 

Julie Leach
  Nancy Leach
  Michael Leach
  Jennifer Leach
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Helen Slater m. Robert Davern
Several years after the death of Robert Davern, Helen Slater Davern m. Daniel Ryan

 
 

Robert Davern
In 1979 Monsignor Robert Davern was on special assignment to the Bishop of Syracuse.

 
 

Marilyn Davern m. Thomas Moore
  Thomas J. Moore Jr.
  Susan Moore
  Bobby Moore
 

Kathryn Davern m. John P. Shea
  Timothy Shea m. Megan Elizabeth Carroll
  Bobby Shea
  Martha Shea
  Sarah Ann Shea m. Andrew Myers
In 1999 Sarah Anne Shea m. James Vincent Kilpatrick
 
  Nathan Myers (1997- )
  Zachary (2006- )
  Benjamin Andrew Myers (2006- )
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Arthur McLaughlin m. Flroence Sullivan on July 25, 1911 in Syracuse.
 
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Grace McLaughlin (1896-1912)

From the Syracuse Journal, Monday, October 7, 1912:

Miss Grace M. McLaughlin, daughter of Dennis R. and the late Mary McLaughlin, died early Sunday morning at her home, 235 Whittier Av., aged 16 years. She had been suffering from heart trouble for ten days.
 
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Leo McLaughlin m. Mayme Gleason
They had two children – Jack and William:

 
 

Jack McLaughlin m. Betty Anderwater
  Margaret McLaughlin m. Michael McLaughlin
  Maureen McLaughlin
  Mary Ellen McLaughlin
  Madeline McLaughlin
  Kelly McLaughlin
  Michael McLaughlin
  William McLaughlin
  Martin McLaughlin
 

William McLaughlin m. Beatrice Madden (In 1975 they lived in Baldwinsville NY)
 

Kevin McLaughlin
  Debbie McLaughlin
 
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