| Repository: | Western Reserve Historical Society |
| Creator: | Shehan, Daniel T. Family |
| Title: | Daniel T. Shehan Family Papers |
| Dates: | 1841-1939 |
| Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) |
| Abstract: | Daniel T. Shehan was born in County Kerry, Ireland, and married Margerett Melagott there in 1838. They emigrated to Quebec, Canada, in 1841. They moved to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1847. The collection consists of correspondence, medical instructions, a recipe book, poems, a contract, a partial will, photocopies of genealogical information, photocopies of newspaper articles, an autograph book, a commencement book, and a souvenir menu. Included are letters written home by Daniel Shehan to his family in Ireland. |
| MS Number | MS 4817 |
| Location: | closed stacks |
| Language: | The records are in English |
Daniel T. Shehan (1808-1867) was born in the parish of Ballylongford, County Kerry, Ireland, and married Margerett Melagott (1819-1864) there on February 15, 1838. Together they emigrated from Scattery Harbor, Ireland, on April 29, 1841, arriving in Quebec, Canada, on May 18, 1841. They spent six years in Canada where Daniel worked as a blacksmith. Three children were born to them in Canada, and their firstborn child, born in Ireland, joined them here. They moved to Cleveland, Ohio, arriving Nov. 12, 1847, where four more children were born to them.
The Daniel T. Shehan Family Papers, 1841-1939, consist of correspondence, medical instructions, a recipe book, poems, a contract, a partial will, photocopies of genealogical information, photocopies of newspaper articles, an autograph book, a commencement book, and a souvenir menu.
This collection is of value to researchers interested in the history of settlement in Canada, Ohio, and the Western Reserve. It is also of utility for research into the causes and practices of Irish immigration to the United States and Canada; the Irish potato famine, 1845-52; work practices; medicinal practices; and life in the mid-to-late 1800s. Of special interest is a listing of items Daniel Shehan recommended to his sister to bring on ship when emigrating and reference to the failure of the crops in Ireland in 1846, commonly known as the potato famine. Biographical information regarding Irish undertaker Tom Gallagher (1827-?), the second Catholic undertaker in Cleveland, and Ohio state representative and state senator, Tom L. Gallagher (1888-1939) is included in the photocopied newspaper clippings. The collection also contains detailed genealogical information on the Shehan and Gallagher lines.
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Related MaterialResearchers should also consult related family information in MS. 4822 Lawrence Connelly Papers.
Separated MaterialClothing items have been removed to the Western Reserve Historical Society Museum. All photographs have been removed to The Photograph and Print Collection.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 4817 Daniel T. Shehan Family Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Margaret Gallagher, 1993 and 1999
Processed by Lonnie McCauley in 1999
Series I: Daniel T. Shehan 1841-1851 ca. 1866-1867 1992 undated |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Contract November 5, 1946 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Letters, Montreal June 1, 1841 | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Letters, Toronto October 4, 1841 | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Letters, voyage journal November 16, 1841 1841 March 26, 1842 | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Letters, voyage letter in brother John's handwriting (Miller Document D) 1841 | |||||||||
| 1 | 6-7 | Letters, Toronto August 10, 1843 March 7, 1845 May 7, 1846 | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | Letters, Brother John B. Shehan September 9, 1845 | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | Letters, John B. Shehan July 13, 1846 | |||||||||
| 1 | 10 | Letters, Stoney Creek April 15, 1847 | |||||||||
| 1 | 11 | Letters, letter fragment, in regard to brother's death; order for Irish Volunteer newspaper (Miller Manuscript A) undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 12 | Instructions regarding medical treatment (Miller Document C) undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 13 | Poem, "Florid Grand Legions; and promissory note 1842 | |||||||||
| 1 | 14-15 | Poems January 15, 1847 October 25, 1851 | |||||||||
| 1 | 16 | Prayer book undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 17 | Recipe and cure book undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 18 | Typescript, correspondence and manuscripts of Daniel Shehan, his brother John, and photocopies of genealogical information from Shehan family Bible, by Dr. Kerby Miller 1992 | |||||||||
| 1 | 19 | Will (Miller Manuscript B) ca, 1866-1867 | |||||||||
Series II: Gallagher Family 1888 1907 1898 1935 1939 1992 |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 20 | Autograph book of Annie Gallagher 1888 | |||||||||
| 1 | 21 | Commencement book, Cassie Reddy 1907 | |||||||||
| 1 | 22 | Genealogy chart 1790-1992 | |||||||||
| 1 | 23 | Newspaper clippings, photocopies, Gallagher family members 1935 1939 | |||||||||
| 1 | 24 | Souvenir menu, Forest City House November 24, 1898 | |||||||||