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Descendants of Elizabeth McLaughlin (1817-1906)
William McLaughlin Sr. (1793-1853) was born in Ireland and lived on the western shore of the peninsula of Ineshowen 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.

This page is devoted to their firstborn, Elizabeth McLaughlin, (1817-1906). Like most of her siblings, Elizabeth emigrated to the United States and settled in Skaneateles. She married Patrick Doherty (1811-77) in Donegal and they had seven children, the first four of whom were born in Ireland. They arrived in Skaneateles between 1849-52.

 
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
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Hugh Doherty (1844-1921) m. Catherine "Kate" Buckley (1842-1899).
Both were born in Ireland. They settled in San Jose, CA, where they had three children, William, Hugh and Thomas:

 
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William J. Dougherty (1869-1911) m. Mary "May" Joseph Dwyer (1870-1939)
Note the spelling of Dougherty, which was changed from Doherty.

 
 

Claire Evelyn "Danny" Dougherty (1895-1975) m. Lloyd Byron Fletcher (1891-1945)
Their wedding took place in 1912.

In 1916
Claire Dougherty Fletcher m. John Edgar Britschgi (1894-1980), a native of Switzerland.

 
 

Lloyd Byron Fletcher II (1913-63)

 

Clare William "Bill" Fletcher (1913-44)

 

Bonnie Jean Britschgi (1919-97)

 

William L. "Willie" Dougherty (1897-1941) m. Marcia Carlton(?) (1898-1983)

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Hugh Joseph Dougherty (1872-1923) m. Anna Matilda Smith (1876-1965)

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Thomas Richard Dougherty (1874-1935) m. Viola Belle Stillwell (1884-1960)

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Mary Doherty (1846-1918) m. Theodore William Petersen (1837-1902)
Peterson was a native of Denmark. The couple was married in San Jose, CA, where all three of their children were born.

 
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Frederick Theodore Petersen (1869-99)

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Lillie Petersen (1872-1905) m. Frederick Dreischmeyer Jr. (1866-??)

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William Thomas Petersen (1880-1940) m. Mary (1882-??)

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Michael Doherty (1847-1915) m. Mary (1853-??)

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Chester A. Doherty

 

Sean Doherty m. ?? Fox

 

Willard Doherty

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Mary E. Doherty (1872-1905)

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Ellen Doherty (1849-1852); died in Skaneateles

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William Doherty (1853-1893) m. Ellen McDonald (1858-1903)
William Doherty was born and died in Skaneateles. He and Ellen had ten children – William, Frederick, Mary, Ada, Hugh, Grace, Genevive, Walter, Fanny and James:

 
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William P. Doherty (1877-1923) m. Julia M. McCarthy (1877-1965)

 

Ida J. Dougherty (1906-2004) m. Herbert L. Slack (1905-48)

 

George W. Slack (19??-2002)

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Frederick Doherty (1880-??)

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Mary Doherty (1881-1953) m. Owen Haley (1879-1958)

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Ada Catherine Doherty (1883-1982) m. William John Binns (1879-1952)

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Hugh Dougherty (1885-1948) m. Grace T. (1887-1972)

Note change in spelling of last name

 
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Grace Alita Doherty (1888-1972)

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Genevive Ellen Doherty (1889-1976) m. Pete Schneider (1889-1972)

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Walter M. Doherty (1891-1892)

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Fanny Louise Doherty (1893- ) m. Fritz Campbell (1892- )

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James Martin Doherty (1894, died in infancy)

 
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Daniel Doherty (1856-??) m. Ellen McGuinn (1867-1930).

Daniel Doherty was born in Skaneateles. Note spelling change in the last name of their children.

 
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James Patrick Dougherty (1888-1908)

  Paul Augustus Dougherty (1890-1959) m. Mabel "Marie" Spaulding (1891-1986)
  John Michael Dougherty (1892-1933)
  Emmett Daniel Dougherty (1894-1936)
 

 

 
 

 

 
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James Augustus Doherty (1857-1936) m. Anna Elizabeth Walsh (1863-1945)

James Doherty was born and died in Skaneateles. Note spelling change in the last name of their children.

 
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Marie Irene Dougherty (1891-1969)

  Francis Leo Dougherty (1894-1981) m. Agnes Veronica King (1894-1974)
 

Francis Leo Dougherty Jr. (1917-1994); born in Syracuse, died in Wilmington, DE

 

Robert King Dougherty (1920-99) m. Helen Fitzgibbons (1927-2006)

 

Raymond Patrick Dougherty (1897-1969) m. Anna C. Shea (1897-1967)

 

James Henry Dougherty (1898-1956) m. Catherine Marie Heffernan of Cazenovia

 

James Henry Dougherty Jr. m. Joanne Wills (1925-95)

 

John Terrance Dougherty (1935-2001)

John T. Dougherty was born in Syracuse, died in Hua Hin, Thailand; married three times.

 
 

Anna Loretta Dougherty (1901-1987)

 

John Walsh Dougherty (1904-68) m. Dorothy Fraser (1901-1971)

 
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