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==Before Miles City==

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In Ireland, the ~~McCannas~~, and ~~their neighbors~~ the ~~Hanrahans intermarried~~ and ~~then left for~~ the United States in the ~~Fall~~ of ~~1867~~. ~~And~~ the ~~immigration record~~ of Myles McCanna ~~puts him~~ in the United States no later ~~than 4~~/4/~~1868~~, settling near Padua, MN. There were at least three households: Myles, James S. and Michael Bernard, all had their own farms. About 1868 James marries Sarah Ann Duffy. Best guess is that Myles was the father and Michael and James were his sons. (Or they could all be brothers). Presumably, their mother Bridgette was with them, as she is with them when they arrive in Miles City and their unmarried sister, also named Bridgette. In September, 1875 both Myles and James sold their farms; a locust plague devastated Minnesota from 1872-1875, being especially hard-hitting in 1874.

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About 1848, Myles McCanna (1810?-1879) and his wife, Bridget McDevit (1849-1890) emigrated from Ireland (possibly Waterford) to Canada with four children: Elizabeth (12/29/1837), James S. (1842), Mary Ann Lavina (8/1/1844), and Michael Bernard (1849). They settled in the "Queen's Bush" area of Ontario until 1868. Three more children were born to them there: Bridgette (1854), Catherine (1856), and Margaret Jane (3/1858).

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As the children got to marrying age, life changed. Elizabeth married Patrick Hanrahan in Orchardville, Ontario on 2/1/1860; James married Sarah Anne Duffy in Mt. Forest, Ontario on 4/11/1866. Soon after the neighboring and related Hanrahan family emigrated to the United States. Mary Ann Lavina went with them as she married John Hanrahan that October. Her brother, Michael, joined the trek southward in Pope County, Minnesota, in an area about three miles from Grove Lake and about ten miles from the Rooneys' Settlement. Myles and Bridget were there by 4/4/1868.

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Myles homesteaded a 160 acre farm near Lake Alice. As he was in his late fifties, and since Michael Bernard was unmarried and nineteen, Michael probably worked this farm with his Dad while Bridget took care of the house and the three young girls. James and Sarah Ann had another 160 acre farm nearby, as did John Hanrahan and wife, Mary Ann Lavina. They had settled near Padua, MN which at that time was called Rooneys' Settlement. The place was thick with a large branch of the Irish [[Rooney family]] (see), who had also immigrated through Canada.

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By 1872, one of them, '''Katherine Ann Rooney''' was twenty years old. She had been well schooled for a young girl living in rural Canada. Indeed, she became the first teacher in Raymond Township and taught in a small one-room schoolhouse about three miles east of present-day Padua. The school director was her cousin Hugh Rooney, who would end up in Montana with her family.

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Two years later, on April 9, 1874, '''Michael McCanna''' married Katherine Ann Rooney at Rooneys' Settlement. The best man was her brother Michael; the bridesmaid was his sister Margaret Jane. In all likelihood the new couple moved in with the Myles McCanna family. Elizabeth Elinor, their first child, was born at this farm in Grove Lake on 5/13/1875.

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Myles McCanna became a naturalized citizen of the United States on 10/14/1873; James followed suit the next day.

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All was not well with these settlers in the early 1870's. A locust plague devasted Minnesota from 1872-1875, hitting Pope and Stearns Counties especially hard in 1874. On November 15th Myles laid claim to his farm at the federal land office in Alexandria, Minnesota. Again James imitated his Dad. Myles owned his land by March 10, 1874 and James his by September 10, 1875. But eleven days later (9/21) Myles and Bridget sold their farm for $1,000 and James and Sarah Ann theirs immediately thereafter (9/23) for the same amount. The locusts had done them in.

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Either that Fall or early in 1876, the McCanna family moved on out for newer lands in the West. John Hanrahan and wife Mary Ann did not leave. Indeed, a sick Myles also stayed, probably with them. He died of jaundice in 1879 and is buried in the Hanrahan plot at the Lake Alice Cemetary, on land that probably was once part of his farm. John and Mary Ann raised four children on their Pope County farm: James A., Elizabeth E., William Henry, and John T.

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Bridget left with her two married sons, James and Michael, and her three unmarried daughters, Bridgette and Catherine and Margaret Jane. They made it as far as Bismark in 1876. It is likely that Katherine Ann's and Michael's second child, James, was born there on December 16th. Bridget and her girls stayed in North Dakota, while James and Sarah Ann, Michael and Katherine Ann continued on to Miles City with their children. Bridgette married Charles Johnson in 1878 and had two children, Charles and Helen; she remarried in 1890. She and her new husband, Patrick Fox, then took the family to Alaska. Catherine married Thomas W. Gallagher; they had a daughter, Ann. Finally, Margaret Jane married Robert C. Mathews in Bismark on 6/6/1880. It seems likely that they lived in Williston, North Dakota and that Bridget lived with them. The Mom died there on 6/18/1890; her youngest died there on 2/26/1940, fifty years later. Because of a payment default, the McCanna farm had reverted back to Bridget. When she died, she left it to her daughter Margaret Jane and husband, Robert Mathews. They in turn sold the land to Mary Ann Lavina and husband, John Hanrahan, for $1,900. In this way the original McCanna homestead stayed in the family.

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In Ireland, the McCannas, left for the United States in the Fall of 1867, settling near Padua, MN. There were at least three households: Myles, James S. and Michael Bernard, all had their own farms. About 1868 James marries Sarah Ann Duffy. Best guess is that Myles was the father and Michael and James were his sons. (Or they could all be brothers). Presumably, their mother Bridgette was with them, as she is with them when they arrive in Miles City and their unmarried sister, also named Bridgette. In September, 1875 both Myles and James sold their farms; a locust plague devastated Minnesota from 1872-1875, being especially hard-hitting in 1874.

Also in 1874, Micheal marries Katherine Ann Rooney, whose family had emigrated through Canada, and a branch had moved to this part of Minnesota in such numbers that the area was named after them. Katherine had been a local school teacher for 2 years. At the age of 20 Katherine Ann became the community's first teacher; she taught in a one-room schoolhouse a mile or so from the present-day Padua. The teacher's contract is signed by her and by the school director, her cousin Hugh Rooney, [[13 Mau 1872]]. Hugh ends up living with Katherine about the time her husband dies in Alaska.

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 ==Before Miles City==
-In Ireland, the McCannas, and their neighbors the Hanrahans intermarried and then left for the United States in the Fall of 1867. And the immigration record of Myles McCanna puts him in the United States no later than 4/4/1868, settling near Padua, MN. There were at least three households: Myles, James S. and Michael Bernard, all had their own farms. About 1868 James marries Sarah Ann Duffy. Best guess is that Myles was the father and Michael and James were his sons. (Or they could all be brothers). Presumably, their mother Bridgette was with them, as she is with them when they arrive in Miles City and their unmarried sister, also named Bridgette. In September, 1875 both Myles and James sold their farms; a locust plague devastated Minnesota from 1872-1875, being especially hard-hitting in 1874.
+About 1848, Myles McCanna (1810?-1879) and his wife, Bridget McDevit (1849-1890) emigrated from Ireland (possibly Waterford) to Canada with four children: Elizabeth (12/29/1837), James S. (1842), Mary Ann Lavina (8/1/1844), and Michael Bernard (1849). They settled in the "Queen's Bush" area of Ontario until 1868. Three more children were born to them there: Bridgette (1854), Catherine (1856), and Margaret Jane (3/1858).
+As the children got to marrying age, life changed. Elizabeth married Patrick Hanrahan in Orchardville, Ontario on 2/1/1860; James married Sarah Anne Duffy in Mt. Forest, Ontario on 4/11/1866. Soon after the neighboring and related Hanrahan family emigrated to the United States. Mary Ann Lavina went with them as she married John Hanrahan that October. Her brother, Michael, joined the trek southward in Pope County, Minnesota, in an area about three miles from Grove Lake and about ten miles from the Rooneys' Settlement. Myles and Bridget were there by 4/4/1868.
+Myles homesteaded a 160 acre farm near Lake Alice. As he was in his late fifties, and since Michael Bernard was unmarried and nineteen, Michael probably worked this farm with his Dad while Bridget took care of the house and the three young girls. James and Sarah Ann had another 160 acre farm nearby, as did John Hanrahan and wife, Mary Ann Lavina. They had settled near Padua, MN which at that time was called Rooneys' Settlement. The place was thick with a large branch of the Irish [[Rooney family]] (see), who had also immigrated through Canada.
+By 1872, one of them, '''Katherine Ann Rooney''' was twenty years old. She had been well schooled for a young girl living in rural Canada. Indeed, she became the first teacher in Raymond Township and taught in a small one-room schoolhouse about three miles east of present-day Padua. The school director was her cousin Hugh Rooney, who would end up in Montana with her family.
+Two years later, on April 9, 1874, '''Michael McCanna''' married Katherine Ann Rooney at Rooneys' Settlement. The best man was her brother Michael; the bridesmaid was his sister Margaret Jane. In all likelihood the new couple moved in with the Myles McCanna family. Elizabeth Elinor, their first child, was born at this farm in Grove Lake on 5/13/1875.
+Myles McCanna became a naturalized citizen of the United States on 10/14/1873; James followed suit the next day.
+All was not well with these settlers in the early 1870's. A locust plague devasted Minnesota from 1872-1875, hitting Pope and Stearns Counties especially hard in 1874. On November 15th Myles laid claim to his farm at the federal land office in Alexandria, Minnesota. Again James imitated his Dad. Myles owned his land by March 10, 1874 and James his by September 10, 1875. But eleven days later (9/21) Myles and Bridget sold their farm for $1,000 and James and Sarah Ann theirs immediately thereafter (9/23) for the same amount. The locusts had done them in.
+Either that Fall or early in 1876, the McCanna family moved on out for newer lands in the West. John Hanrahan and wife Mary Ann did not leave. Indeed, a sick Myles also stayed, probably with them. He died of jaundice in 1879 and is buried in the Hanrahan plot at the Lake Alice Cemetary, on land that probably was once part of his farm. John and Mary Ann raised four children on their Pope County farm: James A., Elizabeth E., William Henry, and John T.
+Bridget left with her two married sons, James and Michael, and her three unmarried daughters, Bridgette and Catherine and Margaret Jane. They made it as far as Bismark in 1876. It is likely that Katherine Ann's and Michael's second child, James, was born there on December 16th. Bridget and her girls stayed in North Dakota, while James and Sarah Ann, Michael and Katherine Ann continued on to Miles City with their children. Bridgette married Charles Johnson in 1878 and had two children, Charles and Helen; she remarried in 1890. She and her new husband, Patrick Fox, then took the family to Alaska. Catherine married Thomas W. Gallagher; they had a daughter, Ann. Finally, Margaret Jane married Robert C. Mathews in Bismark on 6/6/1880. It seems likely that they lived in Williston, North Dakota and that Bridget lived with them. The Mom died there on 6/18/1890; her youngest died there on 2/26/1940, fifty years later. Because of a payment default, the McCanna farm had reverted back to Bridget. When she died, she left it to her daughter Margaret Jane and husband, Robert Mathews. They in turn sold the land to Mary Ann Lavina and husband, John Hanrahan, for $1,900. In this way the original McCanna homestead stayed in the family.
+In Ireland, the McCannas, left for the United States in the Fall of 1867, settling near Padua, MN. There were at least three households: Myles, James S. and Michael Bernard, all had their own farms. About 1868 James marries Sarah Ann Duffy. Best guess is that Myles was the father and Michael and James were his sons. (Or they could all be brothers). Presumably, their mother Bridgette was with them, as she is with them when they arrive in Miles City and their unmarried sister, also named Bridgette. In September, 1875 both Myles and James sold their farms; a locust plague devastated Minnesota from 1872-1875, being especially hard-hitting in 1874.
 Also in 1874, Micheal marries Katherine Ann Rooney, whose family had emigrated through Canada, and a branch had moved to this part of Minnesota in such numbers that the area was named after them. Katherine had been a local school teacher for 2 years. At the age of 20 Katherine Ann became the community's first teacher; she taught in a one-room schoolhouse a mile or so from the present-day Padua. The teacher's contract is signed by her and by the school director, her cousin Hugh Rooney, [[13 Mau 1872]]. Hugh ends up living with Katherine about the time her husband dies in Alaska.