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The Descendants of Michael Greenan and Catherine Cairns
Generation No. 1
1. Michael1 Greenan was born in Ireland. He married Catherine Cairns. She was born in Ireland.
Children of Michael Greenan and Catherine Cairns are:
+ 2 i. Patrick2 Greenan, born 15 Oct 1827 in Ireland; died 24 Feb 1906 in Newton, PEI.
+ 3 ii. Peter Greenan, born 1835 in Ireland; died 05 Mar 1914 in Emerald, PEI.
+ 4 iii. James Greenan, born 1841 in Ireland.
Generation No. 2
2. Patrick2 Greenan (Michael1) was born 15 Oct 1827 in Ireland, and died 24 Feb 1906 in Newton, PEI. He married Mary Crehan 18 Jan 1858 in Kelly's Cross, PEI. She was born 10 Dec 1837 in Ireland, and died 14 May 1911 in Kinkora, PEI.
Children of Patrick Greenan and Mary Crehan are:
5 i. Mary Ann3 Greenan, born 18 Oct 1860 in Newton, PEI.
6 ii. Margaret Greenan, born 18 Dec 1862 in Newton, PEI.
7 iii. Rose Greenan, born 23 Oct 1864 in Newton, PEI.
+ 8 iv. Michael John Greenan, born 14 Aug 1866 in Newton, PEI; died 1953 in Kinkora, PEI.
+ 9 v. James R. Greenan, born 19 May 1870 in Newton, PEI; died 19 May 1947.
+ 10 vi. Catherine Greenan, born 31 Mar 1872 in Newton, PEI; died 1950 in Kinkora, PEI.
+ 11 vii. John Patrick Greenan, born 27 Jun 1874 in Newton, PEI; died 1957 in Kinkora, PEI.
+ 12 viii. Bridget Ellen Greenan, born 09 Apr 1876 in Newton, PEI; died 18 May 1935 in Roxbury, Mass..
13 ix. Margaret Frances Greenan, born 22 Aug 1878 in Newton, PEI; died 17 Jul 1966 in Hyde Park, Mass..
3. Peter2 Greenan (Michael1) was born 1835 in Ireland, and died 05 Mar 1914 in Emerald, PEI. He married Mary J. Cor 06 Oct 1868. She was born 1852.
Children of Peter Greenan and Mary Cor are:
14 i. Michael3 Greenan, born 29 Dec 1870 in Freetown, PEI.
+ 15 ii. Francis "Trapper" Greenan, born 08 Dec 1872 in Kinkora, PEI; died 1949 in Kinkora, PEI.
16 iii. John Henry Greenan, born 02 Mar 1876 in Freetown, PEI.
17 iv. Mary Ann Greenan, born 31 Aug 1878 in Freetown, PEI.
18 v. James Ambrose Greenan, born Oct 1880 in Freetown, PEI.
4. James2 Greenan (Michael1) was born 1841 in Ireland. He married (1) Mary Ellen Grehan 06 Nov 1866, daughter of James Grehan and Mary McAttie. She was born 1843 in Ireland. He married (2) Sarah A. Carr Aft. 1890. She was born Aug 1849 in Hope River, PEI.
Children of James Greenan and Mary Grehan are:
19 i. Catherine A.3 Greenan, born 29 Aug 1867 in Newton, PEI; died 08 May 1922 in Hyde Park, Mass.. She married Patrick J. Brophy 31 Dec 1901 in Hyde Park, Mass.; born 06 Jun 1869 in Chatham, N.B.; died 13 Oct 1933 in Hyde Park, Mass..
20 ii. James Greenan, born 13 Dec 1868 in Newton, PEI.
+ 21 iii. Francis James Greenan, born 20 Nov 1869 in Newton, PEI; died 17 Feb 1960 in Kinkora, PEI.
22 iv. Mary Ellen Greenan, born 1873 in Newton, PEI; died in Kinkora, PEI.
23 v. Eliza Alice Greenan, born 11 Aug 1874 in Newton, PEI; died Aug 1959 in Portland, Maine. She married John Martin; born 1878.
+ 24 vi. Anastasia Greenan, born 03 Dec 1876 in Newton, PEI; died Aug 1959 in Portland, Maine.
Generation No. 3
8. Michael John3 Greenan (Patrick2, Michael1) was born 14 Aug 1866 in Newton, PEI, and died 1953 in Kinkora, PEI. He married Bridget Mulligan, daughter of Michael Mulligan and Bridget McCarville. She was born 30 Aug 1868 in Newton, PEI, and died 22 Dec 1914 in Kinkora, PEI.
Children of Michael Greenan and Bridget Mulligan are:
25 i. Patrick Basil4 Greenan, born May 1896 in Shamrock, PEI; died 1951 in Montreal, Que..
26 ii. Michael St.Clair Greenan, born Jun 1898 in Shamrock, PEI; died 01 May 1964 in Kinkora, PEI. He married Camilla Catherine Connick; born 09 Apr 1899 in Norboro, PEI; died 01 Jun 1998 in Kinkora, PEI.
27 iii. Mary Viola Greenan, born Sep 1900 in Shamrock, PEI; died Jun 1976. She married George Russell Deighan; born 22 Aug 1895.
9. James R.3 Greenan (Patrick2, Michael1) was born 19 May 1870 in Newton, PEI, and died 19 May 1947. He married Sophia Lavinia McMahon 08 Oct 1901 in Kinkora, PEI, daughter of Peter McMahon and Ann Duffy. She was born 27 Jun 1874 in Emerald, PEI.
Children of James Greenan and Sophia McMahon are:
28 i. Aloysius4 Greenan, born 1901 in Freetown, PEI; died 08 Dec 1984. He married Mary Kathleen Driscoll; born 28 Jul 1901 in Freetown, PEI; died 08 Dec 1984 in Kinkora, PEI.
29 ii. Annie Madeleine Greenan, born Jul 1903 in Freetown, PEI; died in Medicine Hat, Alta. She married Joseph Michael McKenna 03 Jul 1929 in Kinkora, PEI; born 25 Jul 1894 in Newton, PEI; died 21 Sep 1984 in Medicine Hat, Alta..
30 iii. James Greenan, born Sep 1905 in Freetown, PEI.
31 iv. George D. Greenan, born Oct 1908 in Freetown, PEI; died in Medicine Hat, Alta.. He married ? MacDonald; born in Corran Ban, PEI.
10. Catherine3 Greenan (Patrick2, Michael1) was born 31 Mar 1872 in Newton, PEI, and died 1950 in Kinkora, PEI. She married Patrick Farmer 08 Oct 1895 in Newton, PEI, son of James Farmer and Catherine McCarville. He was born 17 Nov 1858 in Kinkora, PEI, and died 24 Nov 1926 in Kinkora, PEI.
Children of Catherine Greenan and Patrick Farmer are:
32 i. Catherine Alberta4 Farmer, born 21 Feb 1897 in Kinkora, PEI; died Oct 1976 in Norwood, Mass.. She married (1) James Edward Powers 12 Oct 1921 in Kinkora, PEI. She married (2) Leonard Thomas Murphy 29 Jun 1952 in Hyde Park, Mass.; born 04 Jan 1897 in Middleton, PEI; died 1974 in Michigan.
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Burial: Kinkora, PEI
33 ii. Mary Mildred Farmer, born 08 Jul 1898 in Kinkora, PEI; died 04 Oct 1976 in Charlottetown, PEI. She married Francis Xavier Dorsey 08 Oct 1919 in Kinkora, PEI; born 27 Aug 1889 in Charlottetown, PEI; died 27 Dec 1954 in Borden, PEI.
34 iii. Joseph Urban Farmer, born 13 Jan 1901 in Kinkora, PEI; died 16 Nov 1969 in Winnipeg, Man.. He married (1) Mary Elizabeth White 1926 in Emerald, PEI; born 19 Jan 1901 in Emerald, PEI; died 21 Dec 1951 in Winnipeg, Man.. He married (2) Gladys Acheson 1956 in Winnipeg, Man.; died 1995 in Winnipeg, Man..
35 iv. Margaret Edna Farmer, born 1904 in Kinkora, PEI; died 07 Mar 1964 in Hyde Park, Mass USA. She married Alphonsus Powers; born in Hyde Park, Mass USA; died 09 Jun 1963 in Hyde Park, Mass USA.
36 v. Rosella Farmer, born 05 Sep 1906 in Kinkora, PEI; died 21 Jan 1994 in Kinkora, PEI. She married (1) Louis Edward McQuaid Nov 1936 in Somerville, Mass.; born 06 Nov 1906 in Kellys Cross, PEI; died 26 Sep 1942 in Somerville, Mass. USA. She married (2) Frederick J. McCabe Oct 1948 in Central Bedeque, PEI; born May 1893 in Middleton, PEI; died 1966 in Kinkora, PEI.
37 vi. Patrick Walter Farmer, born 22 Oct 1910 in Kinkora, PEI; died 10 Apr 1968 in Borden, PEI. He married Mary Ellen Garland 25 Sep 1940; born 11 Apr 1916 in Fort Augustus, PEI; died 29 Jun 1992 in Borden, PEI.
11. John Patrick3 Greenan (Patrick2, Michael1) was born 27 Jun 1874 in Newton, PEI, and died 1957 in Kinkora, PEI. He married Regina Hughes 29 Jun 1909 in Kinkora, PEI, daughter of James Hughes and Ellen Berrigan. She was born 20 Mar 1886 in Kinkora, PEI, and died 02 Jul 1975 in Newton, PEI.
Children of John Greenan and Regina Hughes are:
38 i. Patrick Vernon4 Greenan, born 05 Apr 1910 in Newton, PEI; died 26 Nov 1967 in Charlottetown, PEI. He married Mildred Christina Caseley 29 Jun 1942 in Montreal, P.Q.; born 06 Jan 1921 in Spring Valley, PEI; died 25 Apr 2004 in Calgary, Alta..
39 ii. Mary Helen Greenan, born 06 May 1911 in Newton, PEI; died 08 Dec 1990 in Summerside, PEI. She married Sabinas Gerald Johnston 09 Jan 1936 in Montreal, Que.; born Apr 1908 in Kinkora, PEI; died 1974 in Kinkora, PEI.
40 iii. Maurice James Greenan, born 13 Apr 1913 in Newton, PEI; died 1996 in Ajax, Ont.. He married Winnifred Anne White 22 Apr 1944 in Toronto, Ont.; born 09 Nov 1914 in Emerald, PEI; died 14 Dec 2004 in Ajax, Ont..
41 iv. Eunice Catherine Greenan, born 06 Oct 1914 in Newton, PEI. She married Francis Maitland Laidlaw 08 Jul 1972 in Toronto, Ont.; born 22 Jul 1907 in Guelph, Ont..
42 v. John Borden Greenan, born 28 May 1916 in Newton, PEI; died 28 May 1995. He married Mary Noreen Sherry 15 Aug 1961 in 7 Mile Bay, PEI; born 16 Jan 1936 in Fernwood, PEI.
43 vi. Myrtle Gene Greenan, born 26 Dec 1918 in Newton, PEI; died Bef. 1975 in Toronto, Ont.. She married Bernard Gillis in Indian River, PEI; born 1916.
44 vii. James Greenan, born 1920 in Newton, PEI. He married Mabel Monaghan 1944; born 1926.
45 viii. Adele Rose Greenan, born 25 May 1921 in Newton, PEI. She married Gus Percy Connolly 28 Oct 1946; born 26 Jul 1919 in Alma, Ont..
46 ix. Joseph Greenan, born 1923 in Newton, PEI.
47 x. Evangeline Anne Greenan, born 10 Jul 1925 in Newton, PEI. She married Paul Joseph O'Rourke 19 Aug 1957; born 14 Sep 1924 in Saint John, N.B..
48 xi. Georgina Mary Greenan, born 30 Jul 1926 in Newton, PEI. She married Gerard Harold Allen 24 Jul 1952; born 10 Feb 1923.
49 xii. Madeleine Teresa Greenan, born 30 Oct 1928 in Newton, PEI. She married Sheldon Harvey McEwen 19 Apr 1976.
50 xiii. Mildred Amilda Greenan, born 25 Jun 1929 in Newton, PEI. She married Francis Edward Connolly 27 Feb 1954; born 20 Dec 1917 in Drayton, Ont..
12. Bridget Ellen3 Greenan (Patrick2, Michael1) was born 09 Apr 1876 in Newton, PEI, and died 18 May 1935 in Roxbury, Mass.. She married John Brophy 21 Nov 1905 in Hyde Park, Mass., son of Patrick Brophy and Catherine Cook. He was born 1872 in Chatham, N.B..
Children of Bridget Greenan and John Brophy are:
51 i. Patrick Aden4 Brophy, born 31 Oct 1906 in Hyde Park, Mass.; died 20 Mar 1972 in Bronx, N.Y.. He married Martha Henry.
52 ii. John Harold Brophy, born 01 Jun 1908 in Hyde Park, Mass.; died Nov 1971 in Charlestown, Mass.. He married Florence Marandi.
53 iii. Mary Margaret Brophy, born 12 Aug 1910 in Hyde Park, Mass.; died Feb 1986 in Hyde Park, Mass.. She married Eugene Francis McDermott.
54 iv. Joseph Chester Brophy, born 15 Mar 1912 in Hyde Park, Mass.; died 15 Dec 1987 in Marshfield, Mass.. He married Mary Agnes Dwyer.
55 v. Eleanor Catherine Brophy, born 31 Jul 1914 in Hyde Park, Mass.; died 11 Sep 1989 in Dedham, Mass.. She married Joseph Berube.
56 vi. James Vincent Brophy, born 26 Jun 1917 in Hyde Park, Mass.; died Dec 1980 in Hyde Park, Mass.. He married Agnes Colburth.
15. Francis "Trapper"3 Greenan (Peter2, Michael1) was born 08 Dec 1872 in Kinkora, PEI, and died 1949 in Kinkora, PEI. He married Bridget Ellen Shreenan, daughter of Owen Shreenan and Margaret Murphy. She was born 07 Mar 1874, and died 1934 in Kinkora, PEI.
Children of Francis Greenan and Bridget Shreenan are:
57 i. Gerald4 Greenan. He married (1) Alice McQuaid; born 1924; died 1944 in Kinkora, PEI. He married (2) ? Connolly Aft. 1944.
58 ii. Adrian James Greenan, born Oct 1906 in Newton, PEI; died 1970 in Kinkora, PEI. He married Mary McCarville; born 1909 in Kinkora, PEI.
59 iii. Alden Patrick Greenan, born Apr 1907 in Newton, PEI; died 1971 in Kinkora, PEI.
60 iv. John Greenan.
61 v. Eugene Greenan.
62 vi. Ethel Greenan. She married John Connolly; born Sep 1893 in Bedeque, PEI.
63 vii. Margaret Greenan, born 1913 in Newton, PEI; died 1971 in Kinkora, PEI. She married Louis Clow.
64 viii. Mary Greenan, born Mar 1900 in Newton, PEI.
21. Francis James3 Greenan (James2, Michael1) was born 20 Nov 1869 in Newton, PEI, and died 17 Feb 1960 in Kinkora, PEI. He married Catherine "Katie" Bolger 19 Nov 1901 in Hope River, PEI, daughter of Pat Bolger and Catherine Cosgrove. She was born 09 Mar 1881 in Hope River, PEI, and died 29 Dec 1959 in Newton, PEI.
Children of Francis Greenan and Catherine Bolger are:
65 i. Ruth Katherine4 Greenan, born 14 Oct 1902 in Newton, PEI; died 13 Feb 1971. She married James E. McIsaac; born in Hope River, PEI.
66 ii. James Carl Greenan, born 06 Jan 1904 in Newton, PEI; died 06 Jul 1980 in Charlottetown, PEI. He married Florence Elizabeth O'Connor 09 Jul 1930 in Hope River, PEI; born Dec 1904 in Hope River, PEI.
67 iii. Joseph Earl Greenan, born 28 Feb 1907 in Newton, PEI; died Sep 1974 in Braintree, Mass.. He married Emily Lawless; born Aug 1905 in Graham's Road, PEI; died 09 Jul 1986 in Quincy, Mass..
68 iv. Mary Helena Greenan, born 20 Jun 1910 in Newton, PEI; died Jun 1983 in Wakefield, Mass.. She married Robert Bustin; born 01 May 1908 in Mechanic Lake, N.B.; died Sep 1974 in Wakefield, Mass..
69 v. Clara Anastasia Greenan, born 28 Feb 1912 in Newton, PEI. She married Ignatius Francis Lawless 1933 in Kinkora, PEI; born 13 Jul 1906 in Graham's Road, PEI.
70 vi. Francis Leo Greenan, born 23 Aug 1914 in Newton, PEI; died 26 Dec 1960 in Kinkora, PEI. He married Doris McCarville.
71 vii. Wilfred Greenan, born 12 Oct 1918 in Newton, PEI. He married Noreen Costello.
72 viii. Dorothy Greenan, born 06 Apr 1922 in Newton, PEI. She married Freeze Bustin 1940 in Moncton, N.B.; born 21 Mar 1918 in Mechanic Lake, N.B.; died 1988 in Leominster, Mass..
24. Anastasia3 Greenan (James2, Michael1) was born 03 Dec 1876 in Newton, PEI, and died Aug 1959 in Portland, Maine. She married Howard William Benson, son of Thomas Benson and Mary Benson. He was born 1877 in Belleisle Creek, N.B..
Children of Anastasia Greenan and Howard Benson are:
73 i. Hazen Francis4 Benson, born 20 Oct 1900 in Hyde Park, Mass.; died Oct 1973. He married Grace Whorton.
74 ii. Lester Joseph Benson, born 1901 in Hyde Park, Mass.; died 18 Sep 1958. He married Nellie Sprague.
75 iii. William Benson, born Feb 1903 in Hyde Park, Mass.; died 04 Aug 1905 in Hyde Park, Mass..
76 iv. Florence Marie Benson, born 1908 in Hyde Park, Mass.. She married ? Forrest.
77 v. James T. Benson, born 1909 in Hyde Park, Mass.; died Aug 1961. He married (1) Eva Dubois. He married (2) Amelia Ditto.
78 vi. Charles Benson, born 03 Dec 1913 in Hyde Park, Mass.; died 11 Jun 1990. He married Sadie ?.
79 vii. George Edwin Francis Benson, born 06 Aug 1916 in Hyde Park, Mass.; died 09 Aug 1963. He married Elizabeth Marie LeBrasseur 1944 in Hyde Park, Mass.; born 29 Dec 1916 in Winslow, Maine; died 28 Aug 1989.
80 viii. Howard W. "Jr." Benson, born 1919 in Hyde Park, Mass.; died 13 Aug 1962.